Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-09
ARE ABOUT COMPLETE
PLANS FOR ENCAMPMENT OF
SPANISH WAR VETS.

AS the date draws near for the holding
Of the national encampment Of the United
Spanish War Veterans in this city, the
committees having the matter In charge are
renewing their activities with the view OF
making the affair representative one IN
every resepct. At meeting of the national
encampment committee last night, at the
Hotel Regent communications were read
from camps Of the organization In all
parts of the United States stating that
they will attend the reunion in bodies,
wearing the Spanish War Veterans uni
form of blue and gray.
Among the last camps heard from were
several in Connecticut and the mitchell
Camp of Newark, N. j. Gen. George M.
Moulton of Chicago. who Is candidate Tor
commander-in-chief. wrote that the limos LIMOS
in force. Col Hamilton Ward OF Bunaio:
N. T., also a candidate for the national
commandership, in a letter received yester.
day said at least 100 uniformed men Will
come from that city.
Ry unanimous vote the encampment COM
mittee instructed Department Commander
J. Walter Mitchell, who will leave Tor
GAINESVILLE, Ohio. this morning, personally
to invite Commander-in-Chief Brown of the
G. A. r. to attend the encampment OF the
Spanish War Veterans. GAINESVILLE Is the
home Of Gen. Brown, and his friends here
believe he will come to Washington on the
occasion named.
who Is chairman of the committee on invl-
tations, reported that he had received from
the engraver a handsomely designed invita-
ton, copies OF which will be sent to prom
inent soldiers, naval men and others who
participated in the war with Spain, inviting
them to attend the encampment.
General Committee Report.
nf "a
general encampment committee. reported
that arrangements were being made by
prominent member of the organization to
raise the funds necessary to finance the
entertainment features of the reunion Of
soldiers of 1898.
Major Hodgson also reported that there
was still a chance that the trunk line rail-
roads will grant half-rate fare for those
who desire to come to the encampment
next month. 1t Is understood the matter
was given consideration at meeting of
leading railroad managers at New York
yesterday.
The decision was reached to keep the
headquarters of the encampment commit
tee in the Hotel Regent open from this
time until the close of the affair, and Capt
william Peacock was designated by the
committee to take charge Of the rooms and
attend to all callers and correspondence
Can't. J.Ligon King, chairman of the
souvenir committee. reported that the work
of the committee had been nearly COM
pleted, and that the volume would be a
handsome one. 1t will. he said. be pro-
fusely illustrated with cuts of the members
Of the District department, national OFF,
GERS, prominent military and naval men,
and cuts OF the public buildings in Wash
ington.
Major ]. Milton Heller, chairman of the
committee on music. announced that he
was in correspondence with number Of
bands. several of which will be engaged for
the parade, October 8.
Among those who took part In the meet
ing were: Capt. Lee NJ. Lipscomb. treas
urer: Department Judge Advocate Rufus
w. Pearson, Department Inspector e. L.
Cogan, Capt Henry Foster, Past Depart
ment Commander John Lewis Smith. De-
partment Quartermaster Thomas A.. Green,
Capt. ]. Leyburn Shorey, Jeremiah A. Co.'S
tello and others.