Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-18
Delegation to Call on President
at White House Regarding
Encampment.
RAILROADS TO C0NCEDE
VETERANS LOW RATES
Physicians and Publicity Commit
tees Are Announced
by Chairmen.

That the delegation which has an ap-
pointment Saturday with President
Wilson at the White House will ask
him to be present at the reception of
welcome to the G. A. r. men and their
friends on the evening OF Tuesday,
September %, was the statement to-
day of Col John McElroy. chairman Of
the committee on reunions of the COM
ing big encampment
Those who will comprise the delega-
ton. according to Col. McElroy. are
William F. GUIDE, G. H. Slaybaugh. C.
B. Royce, Col. John Glen and DR.. Frank
Gibson.
That the railroads which will trans
port the veterans to Washington are
prepared to make concessions in their
rates is indicated by a letter received
today by ]. Harry Cunningham. chair
man OF the committee on tPansporta-
ton. from C. L. Hunter. vice chairman
Of the Trunk Line Association The
letter follows:
Concession by Trunk Lines.
II beg to advise you that your appIi-
cation for reduced fares on account OF
the above occasion has been very fully
6cV~
eral trunk lines, and that they have in
dfvtdually authorized the following,
which is the greatest concession in
every respect they feel that they can
consistently grant:
Two cents a mile in each direction,
with a minimum of 81 for the round
trip. going and returning via the same
route only; tickets to be sold and good,
going, September % to 81, and return
ing to reach original starting point not
later than October Is.
The above fares and arrangements
sections Of the country through the
several passenger associations shown
on the attached list, and the officials
OF same will duly advise you of action
taken In connection Herewith. Yours
&c. L. HUNTER. Vice Chairman"
M: Cunningham said today that he
would use every endeavor to obtain
sun lower rates for the benefit Of the
oid soldiers The passenger associa-
lions referred to in Mr.. Hunters let
ter are the New England. Eastern
Canadian, Central, Southeastern, West
ern, southwestern and Transcontinental
associations.
Names Of Committeeman.
Robert N. Harper, chairman of tho
finance committee, has received from
DR.. Samuel E. Lewis, chairman of the
subcommittee on physicians, tho names
of his fellow committeeman, as fol-
lows:
Drs. Philip S. Roy, Noble P. Barnes,
William Earle Clark. Edward 7. David
son, Henry A. Fowler. William c.
Glynn, Francis R. Hagner, A. Barnes
Hooe. Harry NJ. Kaufman, Dun Green
Lewis. William Gerry Morgan, John b.
Nichols and George Tully Vaughan.
Chairman Lewis has called a meeting
Of this committee at the University
Club next Tuesday at 8:15 pm.
DR.. Lewis is the only surviving ply
stefan who saw active service on the
Confederate side during the war. He
is now practicing in the District, and
has been named recently by the gov
ernmen to mark tho graves of Con-
federate soldiers
Frank B. Lord, chairman of the com
mittee on publicity. this afternoon an
nounced those comprising that body.
They are: John B. Smal1wood, E. S.
Rochester. M. H Mcintyre. Winfield
Jones. Thomas R. Shipp, L. M Lamm,
J. e. jerks. e. B. Johns, J. Clinton
Hiatt and Joseph P. Amin.