Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-06
MR.. WARES RECEPTION
PROGRAM ANNOUNCED FOR Elk
ERCIsEs AT PENSION BUREAU.

Announcement was made yesterday of the
program for the pension bureau reception,
which is to be rendered the commander-in
chief by the clerks of that bureau Tuesday
afternoon at 3 o'clock. With the program
the committee In charge has distributed the
following general statement:
The reception by the commissioner Of
pensions of the commander-in-chief and
comrades of the G. A. R., to be held in the
pension office building tomorrow afternoon
at o'clock, will not be a public function,
and to avoid overcrowding the court and
galleries on that occasion, the building will
be given over exclusively to the veterans
and their friends from out of the city who
desire to attend the commissioners recep-
ton.
Residents of this city desiring to see the
decorations of the building will be admitted
during the daytime and in the evenings I'M
til the 18th instant, except on Tuesday af
ternoon.
The Order of Exercises.
The program follows:
Reception by commissioner of pensions
and deputy commissioners of commander-in-
chief, G. A. R.. and staff, at pm.
Assembly call and battle limitations on
drum, A. F. Springton.
Address of welcome, Commissioner E. F.
Ware.
Response, General Ell Torrance.
Reception of comrades by commissioner
and deputies.
Note-An visiting comrades desiring to
meet the commissioner and deputy commits
sioners will fall into line near the large
columns on the east side of the court
Marine Band, director, Prof. w. H. SanteI-
mann.
Modoc Club, from Topeka, Kansas direc-
tor Mr. T. J. Anderson.
chorus director 7
Woodman.
Note-At the conclusion of the exercises
the pension office chorus will lead in sing
ing my Country IT'S Of Thee assisted by
the Marine Band and the Modoc Club, and
it is requested that the audience Join In the
singing.
Of Interest to Pensioners.
Commissioner of pensions, E. F. Ware,
Kansas; first deputy commissioner, ]. l..
Davenport, New Hampshire; deputy COM
missioner L. M. Kelley, Illinois.
The Pension Building.-Outside measure
ment, 200 by 400 feet, and 1917 feet tall;
four stories throughout, and a cellar under
one-half: number of rooms, including base
ment, 175; entire contents of outer skin of
walls, s,211. 5O2 cubic feet; floor areas, 1885,
25S square feet; ground plan, $1,000 square
feet about $40 acres); in 1t were used u.s.
500 tons of material. including 1886, 900
brick; the hall contains 100000 cubic feet
of air space-the whole space to be heated
and ventilated, excluding the cellar, 6,17O-
200 cubic feet; heated by four tubular boil
ers. situated in the southwest basement
rooms fuel consumed in heating, and run
ming elevators. about 1900 tons per year;
first partially occupied by the pension office
in May 1885; at that time the walls were
not completed. the roof had not been erect
ed and the floor of earth in the hall had not
been paved; floors of the court and galleries
(59,S39 square feeD tiled at cost of 500
600, "a; total cost Of building. 500, 569. 4S
Large Columns in Court.-Height from
floor to top of capital, rs feet; diameter at
top, 61a feet: diameter at base. feet; num-
Der Of brick In each, %, 100; number Of
square yards Of plaster on each, 161 esti-
mated weight of each, 1873 TONS
Employes.-Empfoyed in building, AGO; In
field, 246; soldiers, 525; widows Of soldiers
81; daughters of soldiers. 46; sons of SOL
diers, 1874; wives Of soldiers, 2; brothers and
sisters of soldiers, 81.
Committee OF arrangements for reception.
w. H. Bayly, chairman; Capt L. NJ. Kel-
ley. vice chairman and treasurer; A. D. AL
bert. secretary.