Evening star., 1915-09-19
.E.E. GIBSON ANNOUNCES
c. A. R. DRILL PROGRAM
Entertainment Committee Has Com
pleted All Arrangements and
Meets for the Last Time.

Program of the daring drills by
troops of cavalry. by light artillery
and by hattalions of blue ejackets for
the entertainment of Grand Army week
visitors and official instructions how
to visit and inspect the feet of eleven
war vessels that are to be anchored in
the Potomac is announced by DR.. Frank
E. Gibson. chairman of the committee
on entertainment
This committee now has completed
its preparation for the entertainment
of the guests at the semi-centennal
celebration, and will hold it's final
meeting a the Chamber of Commerce
rooms Thursday evening, when the Of
fetal badges will be distributed.
Committee Program Announced.
lows:
Monday, September 27-visit war
vessels. west of Potomac Park Wis
itors may go aboard the different naval
boats during the morning and after
noon hours of the wt.k At night the
warships will be Illuminated Large
bonfires will be placed on the old forts
around Washington. that were used in
1861 to 1865. and signaling from one
fort to another will take place every
night and day during q. A. r. week
under the direction of Lieut.. George c.
Round.
Tuesday. September IS, 3 p.m.-DriH
by troops of the 5th Cavalry, in COM
mand of Col. Wilbur E. Wilder. L. S. A..
on the White Lot, following the tree
planting exercises at the Lincoln me-
mortal.
Wednesday. September 90. pm
Dress parade by battalion of blue
jackets, U. S. N, on the White Lot.
Thursday, September 30, 3 p.m.-EX-
hibtion and drill by the Signal Corps.
I. $. A. demonstrating the use of the
pack radio set, on the White Lot.
Thursday. September so. p.m-EX-
hibiton and drill by the Medical Corps,
of caring for the injured in battle.
Friday. October l, 1:3o m:-Artil-
lery drill by Battery F. Sd Field Ar
tillery. in command of Col. Wilbur +.
Wilder. L. S. A, at Fort Myer drill
grounds.
The we'll known motion picture film
"The Battle Cry of Peace" will be
shown free to the veterans during the
G.. A. r. week.
Visitors will be allowed to go aboard
morning and from l to $50 in the
afternoon, and licensed official
launches will be along shore to take
passengers to and from the battleships
and will be in charge of Capt. A. H.
Gregory. who will personally attend to
the safety of the passengers.
Members of the Committee.
The personnel of the entertainment
committee is as follows:
DIR. Frank E. Gibson. chairman; Rich
ard L. Conner. secretary; Clarence r.
Ahalt, Harry Almond. Edwin r.
Brooks, Charles L. Baldwin. William Z.
Burns, Charles +. Crane, +. J. Febrey.
James n. Fitzpatrick. Colin e. Z.
F'lather, Morris F.. Frey. +. Richard
Gasch. c. J. Gockeler, r. X. Helphen,
stne, Lewis Holmes, Albert Hudson,
George l.. lseman, Harry {. Knapp, j.
Leo kolb, Albert +. Landvoight, Charles
F. Lanman, Charles Long. C. B. Lyd-
dane, George II. Macdonald. Charles B.
Matthew'S George H. Markward. Dr.
Herbert E. Martyn. Edgar A. Nelson,
jr. Claude w. Owen. George Pitt. Will
ham a. Rogers, Lieut.. George c. Round,
Francis NJ. Shore, Charles A Smith.
John j. Stumph. Parker II. Sweet, Harry
W. Taylor. S. w. Trunnell, Charles j.
Waters. Fred ]. White, Bert V Wolfe,
Louis c. Wilson.