Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-17
Ex-PR|SONERS TOMEET
Will Convene simultaneously
With G.. A. r.
MANY ARE EXPECTED
ADVANTAGEOUS RATES TO NEAR
BY BATTLEFIELDS
Application for Use of Monument
ris Contributes Generously.

Chairman Warner and Secretary Buckley
of the citizens executive committee on the
prospective encampment of the G. A. r.
conferred this morning with Col. ]. D.
Walker of Pittsburg, national commander
of the Union Ex-Prisoners of War AS has
been the custom of these veterans who
have survived periods of confinement in the
military prisons of the enemy" they in
tend to hold their annual convention sinful
taneously with the national encampment
Of the Grand Army.
Col. Walkers visit of this morning was
to effect such preliminary arrangements as
can be reasonably undertaken at this time.
and at the close of the conference he ex-
pressed the greatest confidence that the
reunion of this fall would exceed in interest
and Importance any earlier gathering of
this UNIQUE association. The whole matter
of hall for the convention and quarters
for the veterans was by general agreement
left unsettled. with the understanding that
Col Walker. while on his way to superin-
tend the erection of monument at Ander-
sonville late this month. shall meet with
the local officials second time and con-
tinue today's conference.
He expects fully 5000 veterans to attend
the ex-prsoners' camp fire. Not the least
of his purposes is to arrange for delega-
ton to march in the second days parade
OF the encampment, together with the Sons
the District militia and the regular troops.
Col. Walker is past commander of Post
IS of Pittsburg. While President Roose-
welt was in Pttsburg recently he obtained
from him a promise that the President
should preside over this annual gathering
Of the ex-prisoners.
Many Details Settled.
Secretary Root has been requested by
Chairman Warner to grant the executive
committee the use of the Monument
grounds and the White Lot during the en-
campment. AT a recent conference Mr..
Root expressed his purpose to do all he
could to further this reunion, and it is
thought almost certain will grant the COM
mittee's request in this instance.
Mr.. James l.. Norris, with what Mr. War
ner terms Ibis usual public spirit" sent
to headquarters this morning a check for
$50, accompanied by very cordial express
sion of interest in the encampment. Mr..
Norris Is a member of the reception COM
mittee and promises to do everything to
make the encampment a success.
The officers of the executive committee
received this morning from Mr.. 8. B. Hege,
chairman of the subcommittee on transpor-
tation to battlefields notification that the
Southeastern Passenger Association as well
as the Trunk Line Association have now
taken action in regard to side trips during
the forthcoming encampment The rates
established by this agreement follow:
To the various battiefields in the vi
cinity of Washington, fare for the
round trip by same route in both directions,
and w. cents per mile. distance travelled via
circuitous route; tickets to be sold to hold
ers of return portion of G. A. r. tickets or
on joint agents receipt, showing such tick
cts to be on deposit: tickets to be sold Oc-
tober to IA, limited five days"
LAS soon as the various lines complete
their list of side trips says Mr.. Hege 'it
is my purpose to call a meeting of my com
mittee and compile circular embra cling
the points covered by the different lines
showing the rate, route and departure of
train for nf,,tc