Evening star., 1902-03-25
ENCAMPMENT PLANS
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PREPAR-
ING FOR ENTERTAINMENT.
Ladies' Auxiliary Holds Meeting and
Outlines Work-Statement Re-
garding Encampment of 'o2.

! Theater, the executive committee on the
| encampment of the Grand Army or the Re-
| public has decided that the lectures on
| modern warfare recently announced in Tho
Star shall be delivered in that auditorium
! April 8. The second afternoon offered the
| committee by the theater management Is
| to be used for the concert by local talent
now being arranged by DR.. Howe, the date
| of which has not yet been determined. The
| two lectures indicated are to be delivered
by Messrs.- Stickney and Archibald, war
| correspondents. the former having served
with Admiral Dewey and the latter having
spent several months with the two armies
| in South Africa.
| t. S. Grant Post of Brooklyn has sent
| word to Secretary Bulkley, asking that ac-
| commodations for 100 men be reserved for
| them and that the local committee engage
| a band of sixteen pieces for duty day and
| night and for all parades."
The subcommittee on privileges and ad-
| vCrtlsing organized, last night by elect1ng
| MIR. Isaac Cans vice chairman and Mr..
| Gerald Rickard secretary. The evening was
| spent in general discussion Of souvenirs and
programs for the:encampment, but as the
meeting was intended only to effect an or
gS.niZationS no attempt was made to settle
| those questions.
Woman's Auxiliary.
The executive committee of the Woman's
| AuS1ilafNl lOIEInG-IldtIDHdl Soi"
mittee. Mrs Ellen Spencer Mussey. chair
man. met in it's first session at the Riggs
| House parors this morning. Mrs. McCul-
| Tough acted as secretary. The members Of
| the committee present We're: Mrs. Ellen
| Spencer Mussey chairman: Mrs. J. Ellen
| Foster, Mrs Ida A. Oldroyd. Mrs
Alice Burgess. Mrs. Joseph R. Rose,
Mrs. Ada H. Weiss, Mrs Clinton
| Smith, Mrs. Fanny PomerOy, Mrs
Laura A. Lennon. Mrs Lizzie w. Calver
| Miss Emma NJ. Gillette, Mrs. Cornelia
| Avery, Mrs Emma E. HolbTook, Mrs Em
| ma A Hawkes., Mrs. Elizabeth b; Stanley
Mrs Isabel Worrell Ball, Mrs. Laura v:
Mccullough, Mrs Charlotte E. Main and
| Mrs. NJ. r. S. Davis.
Mrs Mussey in a few brief sentences
laid before the committee the plan of work
| for the next six months. She said she
| knew it looked arduous, but with all work
ing in harmony it could be accomplished
| She expressed the hope that the utmost
! harmony would prevail, for friction makes
all work difficult. She stated that she had
received but few declinations to invitations
to serve upon her committees, and the fu-
| ture of the work looked very bright to her
! Mrs. Mussey then introduced Mr.. Barry
| Bulkley. secretary of the citizens commit
/ tee. who stated that he was present as the
| representative of Chairman B. H. Warner
! who could not attend the meeting. Mr.
| Bulkley presented the compliments of Mr..
! Warner and gave a talk on what the clti-
/ zens' committee hoped to accomplish in the
| way of greeting and entertaining the veter-
| ans at the national encampment. He said
| their task would be almost hopeless unless
| they had the hearty cooperation Of the
| women. to whom he paid a very high COM
| pliment.
| His generous reference to the executive
ability and general all-around business
| qualiiicati tionS of the chairman Of the COM
| mittee, Mrs. Mussey, brought vigorous ap-
plauSe. He said that he knew from the
energy with which the ladies were taking
hold that their work would he well done.
Encampment of Ten Years Ago.
| Mrs. Mussey presented to the committee
| a detailed statement of the manner in
| which the Grand Army encampment was
brought to Washington ten years ago.
! This statement, had. been prepared by
| Chairman Warner, BY comparison of
| funds raised in the various cities that have
! entertained the Grand Army Of the Re
! public in national encampment. it was
| shown that Washington ten years ago eX-
pended nearly $4,000 more than has ever
| been expended by any city. 1t also
| shown that the citizens committee has in
| hand now as much money as it had in
| July of 1892
t Mrs Ball. who has attended all Of the
! national encampments but two since the
| memorable one in San Francisco, when. she
| said. everything was offered on a golden
| plate, and hospitality was so effusive as to
| become burdensuIne, was asked by the
! chairman to give a brief statement Of what
| had been done in the past in the way of en-
| tertaining the Grand Army and the affil-
| lated organizations. In the course of her
| remarks Mrs Ball said she believed that
| too much entertaining was done at such
times The receptions. and rides, and teas,
| and everything of that kind should, in her
! opinion. be confined exclusively to the days
| before the conventions opened, as the dele
| gates simply would not attend to business
| If there was any fun in prospect This
| opinion seemed to be quite general, and it
| whafpvar antprfa{ninQ
| done will be confined to Monday, Tuesday
| and Wednesday.
The chairman Of the hall committee. Mrs
| NJ r. S. Davis. reported that the Washing
! ton Club had been procured for the army
! nurses, who are to be entirely entertained
| by the committee. The Lutheran Memorial
| Church has been secured for the convention
| of the Ladies of the G. A. r.
| The national president Of the Daughters
| of Veterans. Miss Stanley. reported that
| her society would want quarters and con-
| vention hall.
/ Sons of Veterans Coming.
| Past National President Mrs. Davis Of
! the Ladies Aid to the Sons Of Veterans
| announced that for the first time this or
| ganization would meet at the same time
| and in the same city with the national en-
| campn1ent of the G. A. r. This came about
| through the invitation extended last year
| by the national encampment of the Grand
| Army of the Republic to the national or
| ganiZation of Sons Of Veterans asking
| them to meet at the same time and
, in the same place with the Grand Army.
! The Sons, she. said, have long wanted this
| recognition, and are reported to be delight
| ed to receive it. The Ladies' Aid is the
| auxiliary OF the Sons of Veterans.
| The proper place to- hold the reception to
! be given by the wOEnans citizens commit
| tee is now burning question. 1t seems
| that there few buildings large enough
to accommodate the crowds. Mrs Mussey
| was authorized to appoint a committee to
| investigate available halls and report at
the next meeting
| There seemed to be a good deal Of mis-
| understanding about who belongs to the
| executive committee, SO Mrs. Mussey ex-
| planned that the members of that committee
We're those specially appointed by her, with
| the chairmen of the various committees
| and the vice chairmen of the same. and
those only. The members of the various
committees would only come together on
the call of the chairman Of each, or, IL q
general committee meeting was desired,
| It would be so stated. The committee on
| Woman's Relief Corps. Mrs. Ida A. Old
| royd. chairman, will only come together
| on her call. The ladies Of the G. A. r. will
meet on the call Of Mrs. Hawkes..
| After the committee adjourned Mrs. Mus
sey explained to Star reporter her great
pleasure at the piger with which the ladies