Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-03
ASKS AN ALLOTMENT
MODEST SUM NEEDED BY q. v. q.
ORGANIZATION.
May Meet in Washington at the Time
Of q. A. r. Encampment--'
Headquarters News.

Chairman b. H. Warner of the citizens
committee In charge Of the 1902 encamp-
ment Of the Grand Army of the Republic
this morning received a letter from Gen. r.
q. Dyrenforth, commander-in-chief of the
Union Veterans Union, which read. in part,
as follows:
Gentlemen: At the sixteenth national
encampnent of the Union Veterans Union,
held in Chicago. ILL.,. 1t was decided that
the next. or seventeenth, annual encamp-
ment Of the order should be held In Omaha.
Neb.
Owing to the fact, however, that the ma
uonal encampment of the G. A. R., which
occurs in the same month as that of the
Union Veterans Union, Is to be held In
Washington, so far east from Omaha, and
some OF the comrades belonging to both
bodies could not be travelling east and west
at the same time the division of Nebraska
of the order and the city of Omaha give up
their claim to the encampment. and it falls
encampment at some point in the east, at
or at some place on the way to Washing
ton.
May Come TO Washington.
THE commander-in-chief would like to
bring the encampment to Washington to
convene at the same time as that of the
G. A. R. AS you may know, the Union
Veterans Union is very large and active
organization. While it is a military order,
II Is organized to do political work, ire
spectlVe of partisan politics, in the interest
OF the veteran of the war Of the rebellion.
Inc order Is composed Of the veteran as
the central figure, with his sons and grand
SONS sons-in-iaw, younger brothers and
nephews grouped around him to s,1sta in
ms cause at the polls. You can readily see
that such an order as this, if proper in
uuG . are offered for assembiage of
. aa1 means large attendance.
since with the veteran come not only those
OF the group named, but the wives and
cniidren OF the members of the group
onouiu the national encampment Of the
Union veterans Union be called to Wash
inston, no entertainment or decoration or
anything of the sort is asked; but IL Is de-
slreo that money may be accorded for the
expense OF halls for the meeting of dele
gates OF the Union Veterans Union and
for the Woman's Veteran Relief ITnion AZ
the order as well. and for a thousand dele
gate badges. I estimate the amount re.
quired to be 1.5OO
Division Of Funds.
When the Grand Army met here in 1902
the Union Veterans Union met here also,
ana there was an apportionment Of funds
TO the two bodies and their respective re-
ller corps. Much less Is asked now than
was asked then.
respectfully ask the committee to set
apart FOR our use 81 500, and can say that
am satisfied, if you will make the proper
assignment of funds, you will add not less
IMAM 1000 individuals to the gathering
here In October next
botn as veteran and asa resident of
washington l earnestly ask your favorable
consideration of the natter
Ihis letter will be considered at a special
meeting OF the executive committee to he
held within a few days.
Committee Meetings..
Three G. A. r. encampment committees
will meet tonight at headquarters-the sur
vivors of the 9Th Army Corps. the commit
tee on privileges and advertising. the SIR
vfvors of Shields division
sub committee of the committee on con-
certs VIII meet at the office of The Evening
otar tomorrow afternoon at 4.15 o'clock A.
meeting OF the committee on fireworks will
occur Friday evening at headquarters
General Vincent has called meeting Of
the committee on literature for the eucamn-
ment to occur Friday afternoon at head
quarters.