The National tribune., 1910-08-04
THE NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT.
An Important Letter From Executive Director Sterrett
EVERYTHING in Fine Shape Except the Vexatous Transportation
Ouesion-New Legal Features-Atlanic City Preparing a
Magnificent Entertainment for the Veterans.
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Editor National lTlpullS- MISS iN''N>
NJ Scott, of Brookville, Pa, Secretary
of the National Association of Army
Nurses, and Mrs. Clarissa F. Dye, form-
er President of that Association, are
+. occupying desks in the executive olhceSs
of the committee for the 44th Nauohal
Encampment of the Grand. Army OF
the Republic in the Real Estate anu
Law Building Atlantic avenue. Ihey
are editing the material OF poohie'
designed by Col. +. NJ. Sterrett Execu-
tive Director which will contain as
nearly as practicable a portrait OF each
of the living army nurses ana Il plo-
graphical sketch of their nVes, age
time and period of services. Ihese
good ladies are quite popular with the
office force of the Executive Director
and with all the members of the COM
mittee They have received numerous
calls from many of the best citizens
and the most kindly attention has been
extended to them. Maj. Loeffier, U: >.
Army. Doorkeeper of the President
from Grant to Taft. is in the city and
a daily visitor at the executive offices.
Past Department Commander Taylor,
of the Department of Maryland, is also
residing temporarily in Atlantic City,
and is a daily visitor at the committee
rooms. Quite large number of Veter-
ans are now in the city, and will remain
until after the Encampment has been
held.
Campfires.
Under the leadership of Enos F.
Ham, Past Department Commander of
the Department of New Jersey, our ar
rangements have already been perfect
ed for three campfires on the nights of
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Distinguished speakers OF the Order
from every State in the Union have
been requested to address these meet
nh will he nrnvided in
which to convey the musicians, speak
ers and others who participate i'll these
campfires on the piers and at Elks
Hall Comrade Ham is of the opinion
that these exercises will be of an un-
usually interesting character. The
Commander-in-Ch has placed his O.
K. on the program for the semi-ofiicial
meeting. which is TO be held on Young s
Million Dollar PIER on Tuesday even
ing at p. M, at which the Governor
of the State, the Mayor of the city and
the Department Commander of New
jersey will deliver speeches of welcome.
Contrary to the usual rule. the nurses
this year will first extend their greet
ings This will give them an oppor-
tunity to leave for their hotel earlier
than others that are younger. The
length of this service for the past sew
eral years has made the latter part of
this program a very tedious one. II
has been determined by the Command
er-in-Chief that the Semi-official meet
ing this year shall not extend later than
IL O'clock, even If time must be called
on those who desire 10 minutes for
their speech, which could be well and
appropriately said in five minutes. The
auditorium in which this semi-official
meeting will be held seats 5000 people,
and is one of the most beautiful con-
vention halls in the United States. Its
electric ornamentation is of SURPRISING
brilliancy.
Colored Troops.
Daniel S. White, Chairman of the
Committee on Colored Troops, has made
arrangements to take care of the col
ored veterans at the various hotels of
the city conducted by colored landlords
and landladies in an unusually excel
lent manner. Atlantic CITY has large
population of we1l-behaved and well-to-
do colored citizens. Their friends will
be more than ordinarily we'll enter
tanned during their visit to the En-
campment. This feature of entertain
ment has sometimes caused a little fric-
tion. Here there will be none.
Decoration.
At a meeting of the Decoration Com
mittee, held on yesterday at 3 p. m,
there were present George F. Currie
Chairman of the Executive Committee;
F. P. Stoy, Mayor of the City of Allan
tice City and Chairman of the Commit-
tee on Decorations; Mr. A c. Farrand,
connected with the City Government
and F. NJ. Sterrett. Executive Director.
resolution was passed which provid-
ed for the production of the % Corps
badges cf the Union army in electric
design, TO be placed at the top of stand
ards sunk in the sand south of the
Boardwalk and lashed with the iron
&L. Ns<wz ,xl
TO procure designs from a competent
craftsman which would comprehend {
scheme of waving American Flags only
for decorative purposes. This embodie,
the city buildings, the Government
Lighthouse and all street decoration
under the charge of the committee. 1
would be the duty of the Woman's Citi
zens' Committee to procure the sigma
ture of all the business men in the cit,
as nearly as possible 10 a promise to us,
only the American Flag from each win
dow of-his establishment, and all to b,
of the same size in any one feature o
the scheme. If this committee succeed.
In carrying out the scheme now in thei
minds, Atlantic City will be the mos
simply and yet the most beautiful,
decorated city in the history of ou
Encampments. This scheme has neve
been totally carried out at any of ou
National Encampments, and Atianti
playground of the United States" bu
the City of Flags" if she succeeds fl
her present design.
Entertainment.
Under the excellent leadership O
Jos. w. Salus President of the Busi
ness Mems League of Atlantic City,
fleet OF 30 boats will take visitors iron
the inlet on an ocean trip. This flee
will be in action from early in tn
morning until late in the evening, an
will be able to handle a great man
thousand people who desire to be tn
guests of the city on these ocean eX
cursions. The Steel Pier, at the foot O
Virginia avenue, in the auditorium O
which the business sessions of the En-
campment will be held open under Ger
tain conditions TO all veterans and thei
families and friends who may atten
them to the National Encampment EN-
bracing all the amusements that ar
constantly kept up on that pier. Thi
will also be true of the Steeplechas
Pier, a few blocks to the west; also Z
Young's Million Dollar Pier, at the foe
OF Arkansas avenue. On this pier tn
National Headquarters OF the G. A. F
will be located on Monday. Sept /.
1910. The Commander-in-Chief tn
Adjutant-General. the Chief of Staff an
the Executive Director will have Office
adjoining each other I'm the front
the pier next to the Boardwalk. an
extending southwark from these boott
will be some / 5 additional booths, {
which the Woman's Relief Corps, L.
dies of the G. A. r.. Daughters of We
Grams, Sons of Veterans, ex-Union Pri.
of War o,I ntl