The Washington times., 1902-08-12
Wll Meet Executive Com
mittee Thursday at
Ebbitt House
sCARCITY OF FREE QUARTERS
Serious Problem Confronts the Com
mittee, and the white Lot" Plan of
Ten Years Ago May Be Followed
Aides Are Appointed.

Ten Years Ago May Be Followed
Aides Are Appointed.
With the preliminary work well in
hand, the active preparation for the en-
campment is about to begin, and from
now on the greatest activity is expected
to prevail. The campaign will practi-
cally open Thursday. when General Tor
rance. the commander-in-chief of the
Grand Army OF the Republic, will ar
rive in the city, with his staff, and es-
tablish a permanent headquarters at the
Ebbitt House. Chairman Brainard H.
Warner. OF the citizens executive com
mittee. will also return TO the city that
morning.
The most important conference that
has yet been held will then be called
between General Torrance and his staff
on the one hand, and Chairman Warner,
Secretary Bulkley, and the members of
the executive committee on the other.
The purpose of this conference Will
be to complete the plans for the en-
campmenI, and TO receive the official ap-
proval of General Torrance of the COM
plete plans of the committee. Circu-
lars of information and other printed
matter have been prepared. and will be
issued Immediately upon the approval
of General Torrance.
Mr.. BulkIey in Charge.
In the absence OF Chairman Warner.
Ilr,lI I'll hoe htte on
gagged in directing the affairs OF the Of
fee which now have assumed consider
able proportions. Several additional
stenographers have been employed. and
all have been kept busy for some time
past. MIR. Bulkley has. from the first.
been one OF the most earnest workers on
the encampmcnt committee. and there
is no one so thoroughly familiar with
every detail OF the arrangements as ne.
The citizens executive committee has
been called together for Friday evening
at O'Clock in the parlors of the Riggs
House. when General Torrance will be
present. conference will be held re-
sarding all vital issues, taking final
action upon the findings Of the confer
ence the previous day.
Need More Quarters.
ODe OF lnS most serious
that confronts the head of the Grand
Army of the Republic is the provision
of free quarters fer all who may desire
them. The attendance, from present IN
dications. will greatly exceed even the
largest estimates and already practi-
cally all free quarters have been taken.
1t is the purpose of General Torrance
and his advisers. however TO provide
for all who may make application in
advance. and already arrangements are
being made for the establishment of
large camps, somewhat similar to those
that occupied the White Lot ten years
ago.
The general order dealing with this
subject recently issued from the head
quarters of the Grand Army of the Re-
public in Minneapolis reached encamp
ment headquarters yesterday. II is
quite lengthy and deals with many mat
ters OF interest pertaining to the en-
campment. Regarding the subject of
free quarters it reads:
"The parade and review will occur on
Wednesday, October S. and the sessions
Of the encampment will be held on
Thursday and Friday following.
Sleeping Quarters for Veterans.
THE use Of the new Public Printing
building. now nearing completion, has
been granted by joint resolution of Con-
gress for free sleeping quarters TO mem
hers OF the G. a. r. during the meeting
OF the encampment. so far as its then
state of completion will permit. From
the number of applications now filed. n
IS evident that more accommodations
viii be required TO meet the convenience
of the comrades. To meet this demand
il may become necessary to establish
camp which will be determined before
tae next general order is issued and the
comrades duly advised. Applications for
Tree quarters must be forwarded to the
ad:utant General through the assistant
3djutants geneSal of the various depart
ments, prior 10 September !. next. Com
rades furnished free quarters will be re-
quired 20 supply their own blankets and
towels.
Departments and posts are reminded
that for the transportation of advance
committees to secure quarters and for
the transportation Of bands OF music to
the encampInent, the railway fare will be
one half the individual rate established
for the encampment. One committee
only will be recognized from each post
or department, and must not consist of
more than three persons travelling on
one TICKET Iuls arrangements applies
to the Central Passengers Association
and Trunk line Territory"
This order also announces the an
pointment OF about 40 aides Tor the en-
campment. including the following from
the local posts:
T. d. Yeager, Post, No. 2; George w.
Roosevelt. Post No. 5; d. y. Goodacre.
Pest. No. S; T. W. Talmadge Post, No.
6; VI. w Chambers, Post. No. 20, all
OF Washington
Stirred a Hornets Nest.
The absence from the city of Col. e
b. Hay, chairman OF the music commit
tee, is unquestionably saving that gen
tlernan much discontinue at the pres
ent time. IN recent interview he ex-
pressed the opinion that with the i'm
mense number of bands that are to
visit the city, and participate in the pa
rades OF encampment week, the con-
tinual repetition of patriotic music
would become tiresome to the listener.
He therefore suggested that the bands
should not confine themselves to this
class of music. He stated that he