Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-06

beautiful young maidens all kept time to
the music. The veterans marched along
with vigorous stride that would have done
credit to men half their age, the young men
executed fancy steps and the young ladies
tripped along daintily in response to the
time Of the music. f. b. Jones, chief of
staff of Kansas department.. led the parade
The band from Denver. which is named
in honor of Gen. George w. Cook In whose
charge 1t came to the city, had first gone
across the street to the post office and
played for the delectation of the govern
ment officials. The organization then
marched to the White House, where sew
eral patriotic airs were played.
Extra Force in Capitol Dome
The congestion of visitors in and about
the Capitol dome made it necessary for
Captain Megrew to appoint four extra
Capitol policemen for duty In that struc-
ture The new men went on duty this morn
ing. There is a constant stream of strangers
ascending and descending the dome, cat1s-
Ing some of the narrow passageways to be-
come damned with humanity The police
nave been instructed to use every precau-
tlon to prevent accidents at the danger
points, at some of which only one person
can pass at time.
owing to this congestion and the frequent
overcrowding at certain places, it is esti-
mated by the Capitol authorities that only
about 1000 persons can make the ascent
and descent during the hours the Capitol is
open in the daytime.
In order to illustrate the difficulty in
reaching the top Of the dome, Mr.. George
A KAHN, clerk Of the Capitol police board,
stated that it required a small party of WIS.,
1tors over two hours to ascend and descend
from the observation platform of the dome
The dome has been decorated in honor of
the visiting members of the G. A. r. Four
large fags have been placed Immediately
under the Goddess Of Liberty. Other nota-
bic decorations in the Capitol are the inte-
rior of the captains Office and the guard
room.
Col. Urell Complimented.
AS compliment to Col. M Emmett Urell,
commanding officer of the I'd regiment, Dis
trict of Columbia National Guard, that
body turned out yesterday afternoon to
welcome Mansfield Post No %, G. A. R.,
and Hubbell Command. S. w. ", of Brook
lyn, n. Y, under the command of Capt
Martin Short, and escorted them to their
headquarters at the Hotel Johnson. These
organizations are both from the eastern
district of Brooklyn, and in the Grand
Army post are men who went to school
with Col. Urell and fought with him in the
civil war.
The National Guardsmen went to the
9th street station to meet the New York
ers as testimonial and recognition Of their
commander who has recently been elected
commander-in-chief of the national body
Of Spanish War Veterans. The regiment
assembled at the Center Market armory
late in the afternoon. Two bands which ac-
companied Mansfield Post and Hubbell
Command headed the procession to the no.
tel. A committee of Rawlins Post of which
Col. Urell is member, Joined in the march.
Reunions of Friends.
That many pleasant and unexpected
things happen incident to the annual G. A.
r. encampment is we'll known, and among
these unexpected pleasures is the meeting
OF friends and relatives who have been
ed for Ind
Tompkins of 1872 street northeast known
as the dean Of the pension office in this
city, experienced one of the above men
toned pleasant surprises this morning when
he was called upon at the pension office by
two brothers and two sisters, all Of whom
have been separated for years, and who
reside in Kansas, Wisconsin and New York
When the family met at the pension Office
today there was pleasant family reunion
and the brothers and sisters Of Judge Tomp-
kins We're cordially received by his asso-
ciates in the office, and also by Commission
er Ware.
Mr.. Eli c. Tompkins. the eldest brother,
is now In his eighty-second year. Judge
Tompkins Is over eighty years Of age and
his other brother, Augustus Tompkins is
nearly seventy-siX 1t Is seldom that so
many In one family attain to the age of
four Years and over, as have the
three Tompkins brothers. They are all
active and vigorous, in spite of their years,
and they said they were sure they could
climb to the dome of the Capitol unaided.
Washington is everybody's Mecca,
and the encampment is the magnet that is
drawing the people together, making such
reunions possible.
Lost His Boarding House.
81 want to find my way to my boarding
house. said an elderly man VINO called at
police headquarters early this morning. IT
went to see the war vessels yesterday and
1t was so late when we got through that l
did not go home last night
Where are you stopping?' Sergeant Car
ter inquired of him.
"At Mrs. Halls is all can tell YOU" was
the strangers response. 1.-The number is
five hundred and something on some street.
but l can't tell what street"
Where are you from?'
Jefferson county, Pa" said the veteran,
There's one thing they can't say about
me, and that is that l was drunk for I
haven't tasted Intoxicating liquors for forty
eight years"
After spending some time trying to locate
Mrs Halls Hotel Sergeant Carter's eff
forts We're crowned with success and the
Pennsylvania left the office after saying
he knew his wife was almost crazy over his
absence.
The Official Souvenir.
Washington During War Time" the Of
fetal souvenir of the encampment, and a
compilation by the special committee on en-
campment literature, has been on sale long
enough to indicate the reception 1t Is to
receive. Everywhere the demand for 1t Is
marked. News stands report a particularly
steady sale. Gen. Thomas NJ. Vincent the
chairman. and his associates of the COM
mittee feel CORRESPONDENCE gratified.
The book Is printed in two forms-a paper
edition of many thousand copies which
sells for 80 cents a copy, and a cloth edi-
ton at 81 copy. printed for especial dis
tribution among those who contributed to
the work. The contents of the book have
by this time become known to nearly ey-
cry one in the city. 1t is a series of essays
on the various phases of Washington dur
ing the civil war. the contributors being
writer's of such reputation as Commander
Richard Wainwright. Gen. John G. Bar
nard, Gen. Vincent, Mr.. William " Cox
Dr. John Wells Buckley, Col. John McEl-
roy, William Jones Rhees, Mrs. Isabel Wor-
rell Ball, Commissioner mcfarland, DR..
Marcns BENJAMIN and Chairpoop ID n