Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-22
To Issue General Circular.


Grand Army.
To Issue General Circular.
Chairman B. H. Warner of the citizens
committee has prepared and is soon to issue
a general circular of information intended
for the guidance of the members of all
G. A. R. posts in the United States
a copy will be sent sometime this week to
each post on the roster of the Grand Army
Unfortunately the detailed program cannot
be set forth. 1t is Mr.. Warmers purpose to
follow closely the lines of the similar cir
GUAR issued ten years ago by Chairman
John Joy Edison. citing the rates fixed for
hotel and boarding house accommodations
the provisions for free Quarters the pre-
cautlonary measures to be adopted by the
nedlcal committee, the special attractions
offered at this encampment. the excursions
arranged from Washington to nearby
points of interest, the low prices estab-
hshed by the railroads for the journey to
Washington and all other points concern
Ing which inquiry has been made or is
likely to be made at headquarters.
Contract for Fireworks.
An important meeting was held last night
by the subcommittee on contract of the
general committee on fireworks Mr. w
Clifford Long presided and presented Mr.
DietZ, special agent of the Pain Fireworks
Company, for statement regarding the
contract which had been drawn I'D and was
before the subcommittee for action AS
explained by Mr.. Dietz. the Pain company
undertakes to provide the G. A. r. commit
Tee with display of fireworks of the high
est possible grade, to employ about 300 men
and to erect such a platform and provide
such number of reserved seats as in the
Judgment OF the subcommittee may be
requisite. In return for this service on the
part of the contractors the subcommittee
guarantees the fireworks company a GER
tain relatively small sum in receipts and
agrees TO give that company about half the
net receipts in excess Of that guaranty. At
the close of the meeting Mr.. Long made the
following statement.
The terms presented by Mr. Dietz, the
personal representative of Mr. Pain, are
exceedingly liberal. 1 am satisfied from nv
knowledge of the situation that the Grand
Army fireworks will be on a grander scale
IMAM any ever presented upon any public
occasion. Our committee has been most
careful In guarding the terms of the con-
tract, and, weather conditions being ia
vorable, the people of Washington will see
an exhibition of unrivaled beauty and the
financial increment considerably In advance
of that which they have hitherto considered
possible
Five Hundred Strong.
Colonel r. f. Hathorn commander of
the Department of Vermont Is now in
Washington, making arrangements for the
comfort and pleasure of the 500 veterans
and their friends. who are to attend from
that state He was delighted to meet at the
Ebbitt House yesterday his old bunk
mate, Colonel E. r. Campbell. who is COM
mander of the National Organization of
Sons of Veterans. They served together in
company q, 18th Regiment, of the famous
Vermont brigade, which was commanded
by Brigadier General L. A. Grant who was
afterWard assistant secretary of war Col
Hawthorn said that excepting the Iron
Brigade. the Vermont Brigade was The
best lighting organization in the Army
o. the Potomac. 1t was almost en-
tlrely composed Of native-born Americans
all Eermonters, and was fought as a unit
making splendid record.
Col. Hathorn said, also. that there
would be large attendance of the aux
| Hilary orders of women from his state lie
| has not yet selected quarters.
Col /. r. Wldman. chief of staff of the
commander of the Department of Conncc-
ticut, has selected headquarters for the
nutmeg state at the Litchfield. Mrs Emma
D. Chase president of the w. r. c., De-
partment of Connecticut. will also have
Headquarters for herself and staff at the
Litchfield. Col Wildman is accompanfed
by Col. Landegon, who was Gen. Sheridan's
Grief of scouts, and by John C. Meade,
leader of the department drum corps. Con-
necticut Will have many hundreds of vet
Grams In line and Will come in beautifully
decorated special train, accompanied by
several fine bands.
Cavalry Corps Issues Order.
! The following circular has been issued
| from the headquarters of the Cavalry Corps
| by Col. John w. Lewis. chairman:
| The meeting here in October of the G.
| A. r. promises to be in every way the
grandest and most noted assemblage of the
| veterans of the Union army and their
| friends that has ever been held in this or
| in any other city. 1t will in all probability
| be the last time that the survivors of that
great struggle will ever again meet in this
| the capital city of our country
| The reunion of G. A. r. in October ia
| TO be. in Il sense, by corps. and as chair
| man of the Cavalry Corps of the military
| division of the Mississippi / have the
| honor Of extending you and those of YOUR
| friends who were members of that grand
| congregation of mounted men, who after
! years of arduous, deadly and brilliant sery-
| ice, assembled on the banks of the Ten
| nessee. preparatory to that grand march of
| 1000 mounted men to split again the hos
! tile country which had been cut in two by
| Sherman's army six months before
! Come TO the capital city, join Your COM
rades and enjoy a few days as never be-
| fore. Ample preparations for entertain
| ment are being made and every old boy
! Will be treated like a long-lost brother"
| Encampment Briefs.
| Miss Mary E. Glennen, 42O Florida ave-
| nue., by way of correction of previous no.
tice. desires it to be made known that dur
ing the civil war DR.. Patrick Glennen. sur
geon United States Volunteers, was in