The Detroit times., 1914-07-30
VETERANS ARE
OFFERED FREE
use OF VAULTS
Peninsular State Bank Will Pro
vide Facilities for Safety
of Valuables
DETROIT CITIZENS.
AID IN PREPARATIONS
Gladly Cooperate With Commit
tees in Arrangements for G.
A. K. Encampment

Detfolts residents, her business
and professional men, are entering
into the preparations for the coming
encampment Of the G., A. X. With pa.
riotiSm and enthusiasm
From every source the committees
are receiving profers OF aid and the
use OF property and equipment With
out cost Among the latest is an
offer from the Peninsular state bank.
The bank tenders the veterans the
free use of deposit vaults in the bank
during the week for the safety of
their yaluables
The information committee has had
a number OF offers OF volunteer help
10 man the Information booths OF
which there will be 10. The commit
tee hopes TO receive enough offers
from principals OF schools and the
older teachers OF the city TO take
care OF this work With the know r.
edge teachers have Of the city and
their skill in directing thos about
them, the committee believes they
are the ideal persons for this particu-
lar portion OF the entertainment
Those who can spend a few hours in
assisting in this work are asked 10
send their names To Secretary FitE
gerald in the mayors Office. Chair
man Arthur s.. Gordon, OF the com
mittee, and Secretary Fitzgerald Wis
tied the points where booths are to
be established Wednesday morning
and made a memoranda OF the equip
ment which will b. desired
The booths VIII be provided with
programs, drinking cups and whatever
else the committee fnds OF value in
attending 90 the wants OF the visit.
ors. The Boy Scouts will work out
from the booths The committee
realizes that this portion OF the en-.
tertainment TO the veterans is one OF
the most important aud Is among the
features which are generally not
well taken Cere OF AZ large Couyen-
tions.
To discourage persons who may see
chance 10 reap a commission or
make some money out OF THE CnGamp
nent by acting as midQleman be
tween guest and host, Secretary Fitz
gerald went after the first looming
house agent, Tuesday afternoon. a
Columbus, Ohio, man got hold OF a
number of names OF persons who
had offered rooms TO tine committee
for the use OF the veterans during
the week and wrote them asking
what commission they would give
for filling mp their rooms The local
committee on quarters has no iuten-
ton OF exacting a commission toT
this or any other work and has no
titled Columbus papers and all those
who have been communicated with
by the alleged agent that il has no
such agent and wants no commission
paid for anything
The quarters committee is on the
track of large number OF cots and
tents. and it Is probable that several
apartment houses will be fitted up
with cots 10 accommodate large mum
bers who wish to be together The
war departments proposition to grant
the use OF the grounds at the fort for
tents, the committee feels. would not
be acceptable as there are other
points which could be used better az
camp grounds If this plan is resorted
to. The committee has not yet given
MP the barracks al Fort Wayne and
Is trying To get the war department
to change its decision not ~ grant
the old soldiers the use OF the rooms
during enCampment week