Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-08
INCREASE IN FUNDS
AVERAGE OF $50 PER DAY THE
PAST WEEK.
g. A. r. Committee Greatly Encour-
aged-Detroit Post Secures Quar-
ters-Work of the Committees.

| Chairman B. II. Warner and his asso-
/ cates of the citizens committee on the 1902
! encampment of the G. A. R. are much graf
! flied at the acceleration reported by mem
| bers of the committee of finance as mark
ing the subscription of further sums to the
! encampment fund. The rate at which these
additional subscriptions have been record
ed for the past week or so has been about
| $50 a day The whole sum now available
| to the committee is So, 1890 and much
more is in sight. This mornings mail
brought two contributions. D. Blackis-
tone, $, and Christiani Brothers. 81.
Detroit Post, No 1884, has engaged quarters
at the Arlington for about seventy-five
members, and an indefinite number of other
| nerSons has arranged TO leave Detroit SUM-
| day., October 3, spend Monday at Gettys-
| burg and arrive in Washington Tuesday
| morning, October Z. The post will travel In
| a special car and carry about 200 persons
! In addition to its regular members.
Plans for Martial Music.
| Col. Hays plans for martial music during
! the encampment have excited the most en-
| thusiastic appreciation. He proposes to
| have all bands in line on the day of the
veterans parade play only the marches
which were well known during the war of
| been heard most infrequently since that
| day, and the old soldiers in Washington
| look forward with the greatest pleasure to
| hearing them anew. To this end the pres
| ence of the veterans band of 195 pieces will
contribute greatly. If the trouble over the
| musician rate continues, these men will
| head the line, playing such airs as who
| VIII Care for Mother Now" Brothers
Painting at the Door and THE Bells Go
| Ringing for Sarah" But the trouble over
the musician rate Is almost certain not to
| continue, and the Marine Band will proba-
| bly, head the line, swinging along to
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp" or The Girl 1
| Left Behind Me-" and these less familiar
numbers will be left to the veteran must
clans stationed elsewhere in the parade
The Reunions.
meeting of the committee on reunions
was held last night, Col. John McElroy pre-
| siding. The attendance was large and con-
| siderable routine business was done. Act
| ing on the suggestion of the committee on
! band music an invitation was extended to
| the National Association of War Musicians
to organize band of 10 or $50 pieces for
the encampment. A subcommittee for the
! entertainment of survivors of the cavalry
| corps was announced by Capt. ]. w. Lewis
| chairman of that section, follows: Capt.
| Henry Sherwood, 4th Michigan; Capt. Peter
! Riley, I'd Iowa; Capt w. z. Pierce, 18th
Kentucky; Capt. ]. c. Squires, 18th Penn
| sylvania. DR.. A. B. Jameson and Mr.. w.
| Howard Mills were transferred to the 9TH
| Army Corps section. Mr.. Edward X De-
| Puy was elected vice chairman of the I'd
| Army Corps reunion, vice j. w. NJ. Keogh,
| resigned.
| Committee meetings are announced as
follows: Survivors of the 4th Army Corps.
| at the Ebbit House, July IL. at O clock;
| survivors of the 23d Army Corps at head
| quarters, July IL, at o'clock; the 10th
Army Corps, at headquarters, July Q, at S
| o clock; the eth Army Corps Association
a a | va r hn Cd h.
Mississippi generally, at headquarters this
evening
Meeting of W. R. C. Committee.
The committee on Women's Relief Corps.
Mrs. Ida A Oldroyd chairman, held an en-
thusiastic meeting at the headquarters Of
the women's citizens committee last evening
The books presented were audited for the
second time, and show that the ladies are
succeeding very well indeed with their col
lectng.
While most of the members appointed
upon Mrs. Oldroyd's committee have re-
ported and taken pass books, there are a
few who have not This phase of the work
was discussed fully at last evenings meet
Ing, and by unanimous vote of the ladies
present it was decided that every member
or the committee should get to work and
attend the committee meetings or resign.
Mrs Oldroyd stated that she had selected
Il
to the amount of work each could accom-
plish.
IF the ladies whom I have appointed do
not take enough interest to even attend the
committee meetings they certainly should
not remain upon the committee to share the
honors that may come to those who have
worked hard for Them she said.
Mrs. Oldroyd explained that she wanted
all the members of the committee to report
each meeting in person whether they had
any collections on their books to audit or
not Il want to know that the ladies whom
l have honored with these appointments
appreciate the favor. 1 say 'honored adj
viSedly," she said in conclusion, because /
consider it always an honor to work for
the veterans, and particularly at this time"
The next meeting will be held August T.
Plans are being perfected by the ladies to
give a two days Feast of Lanterns" or
evening lawn fete, in order to raise funds
for the entertainment of visitors in October
Four of the big organizations of women
the Womans Relief Corp, Ladies of the G.
A. R, Legion of Loyal Women and Ladies
Auxiliary of the L. V. Twill join in this
fete and share the profits.
Distribution of Funds.
There is still confusion in the mind of the
public as to how these women's organiza-
tons will use the funds they are separately
acquiring. Mrs. Mussey said today that
the funds available for her branch of the
encampment work, being widely inadequate
for the demands upon it, made it necessary
for her to ask the aid of the organizations
interested. Two of the four mentioned will
have a meeting of their national conven-
tions in October al the same time as the
encampment of the Grand Army of the Re
public.
1t is customary to serve lunch to the
working delegates in the national conven-
tions of each To provide for these lunches
the local organizations in the District of
Columbia have pledged themselves. The
Woman's Relief Corps committee, which
had for its chairman the president of the
department, Mrs. Ida A Oldroyd, expects
to lunch q GOO officers nd d.alaera