Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-23
OHIO'S DELEGATION
ARRANGING FOR QUARTERS AT
NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT.
prominent G. A. r. Men in the City
Additional Subscriptions to
Fund Reported.

delegation of about 800 representing the
GRAND Army of the Republic posts and Wo-
mems Relief Corps chapters of the state of
Ohio arrived in Washington yesterday and
located at the Metropolitan. Their purpose
n to arrange for accommoda tons sufficient
to provide for nearly the entire Ohio repre-
sentation during the forthcoming national
encampment OF the G.. A. r. Today they
met and conferred with Chairman b. H.
Warner and Secretary Barry Buckley of the
citizens executive committee. No an
nouncement mas been made, however, of
the quarters selected for the encampment
visitors or of the location Of their head
quarters during encampment week.
Col s. s. Harvey, commander OF For
eythe Post No. 16 of Toledo and a promi-
pent Ohio railroad man, is in charge or
the party and arranged the trip Col. Weis-
ert, also of Toledo, Is the president OF the
delegation. Those in the delegation are: I.
r. Shinn of Ashland, past commander of
the Department of Ohio; Col. David R.
Hunt, II. n. Aldrich, James Boggs OF Ell
mere, s. F. Mcintyre, Jerry Miller, Frank
Rogers of Marysville c. E. Bechtel. r. o.
Pole, Henry Weichtel, ]. w. Vannetten,
Charles Witch OF Toledo, L. B. Water
house, Simpson Harris of Findlay, c. T.
Klinger, II. H Engle of Paulding, A c.
Gridley, Theodore Alexander of Bowling
Green, J. NJ. Ingersoll Of Tecumseh. s.
Martin of Napoleon, Henry E. Spring of
Paulding ]. W. Wightman of Tecumseh,
George Dicus Henry Wilson of Defiance
and C. a. Stockton of Findlay, Mrs. James
Brigley, E. K. Scheep. A c. Bedding, Mrs
Charles Bennett of Wauseen, Ohio; Miss
Edith Z. Hopkins, Mrs. Charles Penhorn-
weed, Marysville. Ohio; Mrs. Marion Hop
kins, Marysvile; Mrs. kittie Albrecht and
g. c. Harvey, Toledo; Mrs. Melvina Rogers,
Mrs Frank NJ. Young and Mrs. Alice Hol-
iinger, Bowling Green; Miss Alma Pollock
Ogden, Center, Ohio, and Mrs. S. G. Har-
yey, Toledo.
Subscriptions Reported.
Subscriptions have been reported by Chair
man Frank X. Raymond of the finance
committee as follows: Oscar w. White.
$40: Moore & Hill. SO; r. III. T. Leopold, So;
Col Allison NailOr, 500. In connection with
The subscription of the bureau of engraving
and printing, recently announced, it is
stated that the contributions by divisions
were as follows: Plate printing division,
s2Os-25; wetting division, $3.50: ink making
division. 50; surface division, S11.25; engrav-
ing division, s13.75; examining division,
$50; numbering division, S1235; miscella-
neous office, So Total, S2s9.30.
Composer Emil E. Mort has announced
the cast for the production of his romantic
opera, AT Freedoms Gate which is to
be made at Glen Echo for the benefit of the
U. v L. encampment week fund during the
first weeks in July. The principals are:
Mercedes Mrs. Ivy Herriot Shade; Pc
dro.' Miss Eva Whitford; Jose" Mr.. Har-
~ Stevens; Gonzales" Mr.. Alfred Terry;
Father BaFtOIO, Dr. T.. tlyQ6 SHADE,
Jackson" Mr. r. Emmett Lewis. A chorus
of thirty-six and a corps de ballet of eight
have been at rehearsal for several weeks.
A new prOscenium and entirely new scenery
are being placed in the auditorium. new cos
TUNES are being made for the production.
and special transportation facilities are
promised by the railroads. Professor Mort
will conduct the opera and preside over a
special orchestra of ten performers. He is
also superintending the rehearsals of both
principals and choruses and has the assist
ancs of Messrs. H. E. Saltzman and Will
lam de Ford in the stage direction.
The sale of tickets Is entirely IN the hands
of the Department of the Potomac, L. V. T.
Temporary Hospital
In anticipation of the next meeting of the
chairman of that body. has been investi-
rating all the buildings suitable for use as
q temporary hospital during encampment
week Already several have been found ad-
mirably adapted TO such purposes. and it is
expected the committee Will have no diff
Guilty in accommodating the special hospita,
needed during the reunion.
Among the structures which have been APP
proved by DIR. Hckling a large house
south OF Pennsylvania avenue, on 18th
street which was used for the same pur-
pose ten years ago, and which Is offered to
the committee by the owner, Col Allison
Nailor at nominal rental; the old Ken
more Hotel on North Capitol street near
the Capitol. which has been vacant since
the Ayres tragedy and which may be used
as a permanent home for the Casualty Hos
pital; the house formerly occupied by DIR.
Moore on e street between 9th and 10th
streets northwest, which is recommended
because of its central location.
As a new feature of this hospital service
Il Is purposed to have an outdoor force of
surgeons who shall attend veterans not suf-
dciently Ill to warrant long treatment In
the hospital.
Committee Meetings.
Except for Saturday evening the current