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roy, chairman; committee on Woman's Re-
lief Corps, Mrs. LYDIA A. Oldroyd. chairman.
Corps of Veteran Buglers.
Sergt Frank Manvlle, a veteran bugler
at the Soldiers Home here, proposes to in
troduce novel feature in the program of
the forthcoming encampment of the Grand
Army in this city. He has issued a call to
army buglers for the purpose Of forming
bugle corps of fifteen or more players for
service during encampment week.
Sergt ManVille Is a veteran Of the civil
war, several Indian campaigns and the war
with Spain. He is seventy years of age.
He will lead the corps with a Spanish bugle
which he captured after a struggle from
one of the dons during the fight before San
tiago, where he served with the regulars.
The corps will play bugle marches during
the encampment. well as the calls of the
civil war and those of the war with Spain.
The sergeant is himself the composer of
several marches for the bugle, one of which
he has dedicated to the late President Nc
Kinley.
Petition for War Museum
A petition has been prepared by Capt. J.
E. Carr to be circulated for signatures
among the Grand Army veterans during the
national encampment here next month, urg-
ment of a museum of war in this city. Dur
ing the last session of Congress Represen-
tative Green of Pennsylvania presented in
the House several resolutions and petitions
from commands of Spanish War Veterans
IN all sections of the country requesting
Congress to pass such a bill Senator Ma
son presented like petitions In the Senate,
one being from Gen. Nelson A. Miles Com
mand No. l, Spanish War Veterans, of this
city.
A number of Grand Army posts have
passed resolutions favoring the establish
ment of such a museum here. Corps Com
mander Lee NJ. Lipscomb and Major j. H.
Stine, historian of the Army of the Poto-
mac, are among the veterans in Washing
ton who are actively interested in the
project.
1t Is pointed out in the petition referred
TO- INTENDED for circulation among G.. A. r.
men, that there is already in the National
Museum a splendid nucleus for a museum
OF al the American wars, from the reyolu-
tion TO the siege Of Pekin and the insurrec-
tlon IN the Philippines. These exhibits 1t
Is stated, with many thousands that will
oe contributed by veterans of both sides in
the civil war, would constitute a collection
VI me greatest interest, "a living monument
TO all American soldiers"
Pension Office Reception.
AS was to have been expected of a clerical
force made up largely of veterans, the
clerks In the pension bureau have taken
hoid with will of the reception to be given
IN their building to their visiting comrades.
Inc entire undertaking has been placed
under the direction of Mr. William Hamir
ton Bayly, chief clerk of the bureau who
mas detailed as his chief aids Capt. l.. W.
helly, deputy commissioner of pensions
anu anu Mr. NJ A. u. Albert, prominent veteran
now IN the clerical force. Mr. BavIy Is ont
OF the city, and has left his work for a few
days in the hands of Capt Kelly as vice
chairman and Mr.. Albert as secretary. The
recorded as subcommittee to the general
reception committee, includes the chief of
each division in the bureau A finance
committee has also been organized which
lnciudes the chief and two members of each
division.
The proposed program provides for a
promenade concert reception to the vis-
ltlng soldiers by Commissioner Ware and a
concert by well-known soloists and musical
organizations, to occur probably on the
afternoon of Tuesday, October T. Refresh
ments men OF the wen-known campfire order
Will be served all the visitors, every VET
eran In the building will be given a hand
some badge, and the building will be
handsomely decorated at the expense of
Torrance are expected to speak briefly
Otherwise the program will be exclusively
musical and social. Among the organiza-
ti .tohs Whicn are to contribute music are
the Marine Band and the Saengerbund The
latter BODY, at meeting held Saturday
night, voted to take part In the reception
anu 10 fenQef q selected program Of
man and American songs
AT the headquarters Of the executive
committee the plans of the committee on
this reception are very warmly approved
. and the undertaking is regarded as likely
to prove one of the most successful fea-
lures of the encampment program.
Sons Of Veterans to Attend in Force.
Gen. E. r. Campbell commander-in-chief
| of the Sons of Veterans, has reported to
headquarters that interest in the Washing
ton encampment is intense, and that there
Is every prospect of an extra ordinary at
tendance. A guard Of 800 members of the
order Will serve as escort to the COM
mander-in-chief of the Grand Army. The
entire regiment organized in Philadelphia
Is to come a it's own expense, not less than
$1,000, and Washington Sons of Veterans
will arrange to hire band for them at the
expense of the local camps. The sum of
! $500. apportioned to the Sons of Veterans,
| Is available for use by Gen. Campbell when
ever he needs 1t.
Requests for assignment to quarters have
| been received from the following: Hamilton
| Post, No. 80, of Bradner, Ohio quarters for
/ twenty-five men; +. E. Pierce Post No h5
| men, and Cleveland City Post of Cleveland,
Ohio, quarters for twenty men.
The committee on the I'd Army Corps re-
| union will meet tonight at HEADQUARTERS at
| 7:30 o'clock.
Committee Rules Announced.
In response to a continued demand for in
| formation along such lines. Secretary Bulk
| ley has announced the rules adopted at the
initial meeting Of the executive committee,
as followa:
"The executive committee shall consist