Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-27
WHEELING INTO LINE
LOCAL COMMITTEES PLANNING
FOR BIG ENCAMPMENT.
Thousands Of Visitors to Be in Wash
ington-Spanish War Veterans
and Many Others.

AS the date for the beginning Of the ma
| tional encampment and reunion of the
United Spanish War Veterans draws nigh,
| the headquarters Of the encampment COM
mittee at the Hotel Regent presents daily
scene of hustle. Reports received today
| from the members of the business mems
and citizens committee, which was called
into being by Gen. George H. Harries, who
is an active and honored member or the
Spanish War Veterans Association, indicate
| that the sum necessary for the entertain
| ment of the visiting soldiers of 1898 will be
speedily subscribed by the hospitable cti-
zens of the District.
In order to make certain necessary ar
rangements for the encampment features
| that will be in charge Of the local associa-
ton a special meeting of the Department
of the District Of Columbia has been called
by Commander j. Walter Mitchell for TO,
morrow evening at Costellos Hail. 9Th and
G streets. Gen. Harries has been requested
to assign the Harries Veterans Company
G, I'd Regiment, District of Columbia Ma
tional Guard) as an escort to the Depart
| ment of the District U. S. w. ", in the pa
rade Tuesday afternoon, October .. This
company is composed entirely Of soldiers
who saw service in the war with Spain: us
officers Capt. Clarence V. Sayer. com
manding, and Leuts Arthur w. Leonard
| and Jesse j. Owen.
Decorated Floats.
Also in line with the local department
will be a large decorated float drawn by
six white horses on which will be the model
of the battleship Maine, recently presented
to the department by Mr.. Barnes, formerly
superintendent of the pension building.
In a communication received by the en-
campment committee today from Capt. John
H. Karlberg of the department of Missouri
he says Gen. Moore Col. Gross, with dele
cation from Missouri and Kansas, will
| reach this city Sunday, October I. Arrange
ments will be made at the department or
the District of Columbia at It's meeting to-
morrow evening to provide a detail of uni
| formed members with band of music to
meet the incoming state delegations at the
depots and escort them to headquarters.
Capt. Karlberg says in his communication
| that number of the delegates from Mis-
souri,, Kansas and the middle west have de-
clared their preference for Maj. Fred S.
| Hodgson of this city for commander-in-
chief, as they believe the national head
quarters for important organizational rea
| sons should be in Washington next year
also said to be strongly in favor of Maj
Hodgson's candidacy with Richmond as the
| encampment city of 1907
Auxiliaries Confer.
The meeting of the general committee of
| the auxiliaries to the United Spanish War
Veterans, which was held at the home Of
the president of the District Department
and chairman of the committee, Mrs Ida
| NJ. Galloway, Tuesday evening, was attend
| ed by the full committee, thirty-six mem
bers, and the members of the committee on
auXiliaries of the United Spanish War Vet
Grams for the coming nationaf encampment
Capt. Daniel E. Eberly, commander 4th
1mmunes; Capt. G. E. Rausch, commander
Miles Command; Capt. Henry Foster of
Miles Command, and also by Capt. Charles
A. Sidman Of the State Department, chair
| man of the committee on invitations.
The chairman of the auxiliary committee,
Mrs. Ida NJ. Galloway, presided, and re-
ports from the various subcommittee were
presented showing that the work for the
coming encampment and convention of the
Spanish War Veterans and their auxiliary
is well In hand The national headquarters
| of the two organizations will be at the Eb-
| bitt House, which is making especial eff
| forts to arrange for the comfort of the 400
guests expected there during the week be-
| ginning October g.
| The auxiliary of the United Spanish War
Veterans, Of which Mrs. Mary Z. Gedney
of New York is national president and Mrs.
Galloway department president, will have
entire possession of the hotel, in company
with Commander-in-Chief Miller of the
Spanish War Veterans, his staff and dee
gates to the national encampmcnt, U. S.
w. V. The red parlor of the hotel will be
the scene of the various receptions of the
national auxiliary, all the council and COM
mttee rooms of the two organizations will
be at the Ebbtt and the convention of the
national auxiliary will be held in the blue
parlor. Among the many festivities
ranged for the week are ball and recep-
ton. The ball, which will be informal, will
be held on Tuesday evening, and the recep-
ton Wednesday evening.
Other Features Planned
The department president Mrs. Galloway,
has arranged for other amusements Incl
dent to the encampment. which are to be
| sandwiched in between the business hours.
1t was announced that the District of Co.
| lumbia auxiliaries to the United Spanish
War Veterans will tender a reception dn
Wednesday evening, October 1G, to the
| commander-in-chief of the Spanish War
Veterans and his staff, at the Ebbitt House,
from $50 to IL o'clock. Commander-n-
Chief Miller has signifed his pleasure at
the courtesy and honor extended by the
District auxiliary, and has assured Mrs.
Galloway that he and his staff viii attend
in full dress uniform. The national presi-
dent has also accepted the invitation
guest of honor, and with her staff will be
in the receiving line.
Mrs. John a. Logan, first president gen
eral, and Miss Clara Barton have accepted
invitations to assist in receiving the guests.
The invitation to the ball Tuesday evening
has also been accepted.
The utmost harmony and good Will was
expressed by the committee from the Span
ish War Veterans, Captains Foster and
Eberly who stated that their general COM
mittee was Delighted with the progress
made by the ladies' auxiliary of the Span
ish War Veterans, but that they had eX-
pected no less from their patriotic assist
ants Joint arrangements are beng made
for a number of features of the encamp-
| ment The decorations for the reception
| and assembly rooms will be in the Spanish
| colors, red and gold, with lavish use of Old
Glory Proffers of collections of Philippine
| curios have been made for use in the dec
| orative scheme. there is to be reception
| at the White House, Mrs. Fairbanks will
| receive the Spanish War Auxiliary at the
! home of the Vice President, these being
! DAYTIME receptions, and there will be ex-
| cursions to various points. 1t will be re-
| membered that Mrs. Roosevelt very gra-
| ciously gave permission for her name to be
| used as the title to the third auxiliary
| formed in the District, the Edith X.
| nd a handsome nNrtl ait O he