Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-25
APPLY FOR QUARTERS
NUMEROUS G. A. x oRaAN1zA-
TONS COMING 70 WASHINGTON.
Meeting of Fifth Army Corps Associa-
tion-The Colored Veterans
Subscriptions to Fund.

of the committee public comfort inces-
sanity. The past week brought two large
delegations one from Ohio and the other
from the southwest. both designed to OBJ
tain accommodations for several hundred
visitors. Among the posts which have APP
piled recently are: Fairbank Post. No. Ia.
Detroit loo members: General L. S. Grant
Post. Philadelphia POO men: New Kensing-
ton Post, New kensington Pa. fifty men;
Post No. 66 of Deedsville. Ind, seventy-five
men: Post No. IS, Harrisburg. Pa. 100
men and drum corps of eighty-one men;
Admiral Foote Post, No. IL. New Haven.
Conn. $50 men; New London Post New
London. Conn, fifty men: James A Gar
field Post. No. 4, of Newark, n. J., 100
men.
Department headquarters for the state of
connecticut have been engaged at the Eb-
pitt Hotel. The headquarters of the state
OF Michigan viii be at the Arlington
A meeting of the Fifth Army Corps AS
ISOLATION occurred at headquarters last
night. The following executive committee
was announced: George f. Corson. chair
man: DIR. A Z. johnson, DR.. J. F. Raub.
William Howard Gibson, A. b. Jameson,
William p. Corsa, II. b. Mexican, D. F.
buckingham, II. A Cobaugh William Glib
son, II. l.. Prince and W. H. Mills 1t was
created as follows: On speakers and pro-
gram Tor the corps reunion, on badges on
reception. on ways and means The asso-
cation Will meet again July -
Ihe meeting of the I'D Army Corps called
LOT last hisht has been postponed.
The Colored Veterans.
In preparation for the largest attendance
OF colored veterans in the history of G. A
K. reunions. Mr.. Daniel s. Murray. chair
man of the committee on public comfort
Tor cofored veterans, will soon open head
quarters.
John A. Rawlins Post. No. 1. department
OF the Potomac celebrated Grand Army
DAY at Chesapeake Beach Yesterday A
tnrohs OF veterans accompanied by their
wives ana children. took the early trains
to the beach and returned in the evening
Inc regular amuSements of the beach We're
supplemented by a program of athletic
contests arranged by Professor Morris a.
Joyce. IN which the widest interest was
Az nv - lhose veterans who remained
at the Deach until the late train attended
campfire, at which there was good nusic
ana several addresses were delivered.
subscriptions to Encampment Fund.
Additional subscriptions to tho FINN, &c
tie citizens executive committee for the
entertainment of the G. A. r Veterans
during the 1902 encampment have been
announced as follows: ]. G. Bowen &.
Draneys Livery Stables. 81; Washington
Electric Vehicle and TRANSPORTATION Com,
pahy, 10; h A Yates, 81: V n Honey 81.
waiter 3: Brooks. 81: J. F. Johnson. s.,
representative Charles H. Burke of Pesrra
n. D.. called at headquarters today to
arrange for quarters for the G. A. r. posts
of North Dakota
Senator William E. Mason of Illinois
| has been appointed to the finance commit
tee. MeSsrs. ROYAL w Thomson clerlI 10
the Senate military committee and Ed
ward A. Keller, clerk to the Senate com
mittee on post offices and post roads, have
tod 10 h.
works
The committee on public comfort organiz-
ed recently by Mrs. Mussey as chairman of
the Nomans Auxiliary committee will or
ganiZe tonight at headquarters General
Vincent has called meeting of the COM
mlttee on encampment literature for to-
morrow afternoon at 4:15 O'clock.
A Delegation of Kansans.
Col II c. Loomis of Winfield Kan. COM
mander OF the Department of Kansas c.
A h, accompanied by Past Commander O.
ID. Coulter of Topeka, and editor of the
western Veteran. are stopping at the Eb-
bitt House in this city While here they
will make arrangements for securing an
assignment for quarters for Kansas people
VINO VIII attend the national encampment
IN october next. The gentlemen stated
to a Star reporter that Kansas will be rep
resented at the encampment by between
1000 and 5000 people, the largest delega-
that state. The W. r. c. S. of V and
other auxiliary organizations of the Grand
Army of the Republic will also attend the
Washington encampment in larger num-
berS than at any previous similar gather
ing and extensive arrangements are being
made for the occasion. The Department of
Kansas, G.. A R., will be accompanied by
Cammans Military Band of Winfield. Kan
consisting of thirty-five pieces and the
famous Modock Club of Topeka will also
attend The gentlemen state that great en-
thusiasm is manifested throughout the
state in the approaching national event
and they wish to make suitable provision
for accommodating the expected delega-
tons.
Col Loomis is a New Yorker by birth and
is now in his SiXty-Seventh year, but he is
apparently vigorous and active as a
man of forty. He enlisted in a New York
company in 1861 and was elected first lieu
tenant. He was wounded at the battle of
Fair Oaks and while recovering from his
wounds assisted in recruiting the l54ta
New York, being commissioned its lieutei-
ant colonel. Col. Looms settled at Win
field, Kan, in 1870 and was the first county
mayor of Winfield for three years and is
business interests. He is also Mason of
the highest degree.
Lawn Party Closes.
The lawn party for the benefit of st. An
thongs Church of Brookland closed last