The Washington times., 1915-09-19
WASHINGTON READY
TO WELCOME c. AR.
TO CITY NEXT week
Elaborate Plans Perfected for
Entertainment Of Veterans
During Camp. &,
PATRIOTIC FETEs PLANNED
SpectacIes Of National Import.
ance to Be Staged to Homo
Old Soldiers.

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With the beginning Of the Forty
ninth annual encampment Of the G.
A. r. a week of, the GOO citizens OF
Washington who have labored six
months to make It the biggest success
in the history Of the survivors organ
ization find themselves and the city
practically ready for the rise of the
curtain.
Elaborate plans have been perfected
for the entertainment Of the veterans
at social affairs. campfires, reunions.
drills and exhibitions. and on board
United States Navy vessels. Should
they so desire the veterans can de-
vote the entire week, September 81.
October 2. to one gay round OF pleas
ure, but there will be many impress
sive patriotic events to command
their attention. = = ...er g.. VIZ.
Many Spectacles.
The week will be marked by count
Importance. chief among them being
the parade Of the remnants Of that
valiant army which passed in review
before President johnson on May 20
and "a. 1865. Then 100000 bronzed,
erect, and victory-crowhed warriors
marched up Pennsylvania avenue. On
Wednesday Of next week about 10000
hent. hoary. and grizzIed survivors
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strife of half a century ago. will pa
rade up the same historic thorough
fare and receive the homage OF Presi-
dent Wilson and thousands Of WIS.,
itors.
Week of Decoration
washingtonians will devote the pres
ent week to decorating their business
houses and residences with the stars
and Stripes. Hundreds of thousands of
flags will be used in ornamenting build
ings here. All the Government depart
mcnts will be swathed flags and will
blaze with myriad lights at night.
The War and Navy Departments have
loaned to the citizens committee I2,Vo6
flags and banners for free distribution.
Professional decorators who follow the
encan>pment from city to city have
been here for weeks and received scores
or contracts to obscure business houses.
or nags. bunting, and festoons of ban
ners. These decorators say they have
worked In every city IN which the q.
A. r., encampment has oeen held. but
they do not recall any such stupenduous
plans for ornamentation as have been
made in Washington.
Carpenters who have been working
on the: grsndstands to seat the thous-
Will witness the parade commemorate
ing the fiftieth anniversary of the
grand review of 1865. will complete their
work before the end of the week. and
gin. Work on the court OF honor or
arch Of triumph to be constructed he
tween East Executive avenue and West
EXECUTIVE avenue will begin tomorrow
In the Chamber of Commerce tomor-
row at noon the chairmen Of the citi-
zens' committees will meet and report
on their final plans. As this probably
A. r. in Washington. because Of tho
fast-thinning ranks of the Organization,
the citizens, under the leadership of
1ssaIx MIism .s Gnde &. have labo5ed Tire,
memorable Of all the veterans have
ever attended.
During the present week meetings will
day snd at EVENING by ths vspou. Of tine
mittees Of citizens, Sons 'of Veterans.
womens organizations. and Washing
ton 9. 4; r. men planning good times
at the TSere seems fo ea
divergence of opinion as to thu total
number Of men, women, and children
visitors coming here next week, but the
10000 'ee"' 10 De ABOUT
Medical Men Meet.
meeting Of the subcommittee Of
the medical committee will be held at
the residence Of Dr.. Walter Van Swer-
ingen. 1880 Sixteenth street, tomorrow
nieht. DR.. Van SwsShg gen is vice chair
man and secretary OF the medical COM
mittee and hopes to dispose Of all the
details Of the physicians and surgeons
plans for encampment week at Tuesday
nights meeting.
DR.. Lewis ]. Battle, chairman Of the
medical committee. has been informed
that the doctors will be amply iden-
titled during the encampment Major
Pullman will give each of them a police
badge, while w. T. Galliher. chairman
of the committee on badges. will fur
nish a big white ribbon badge with a
red cross on 1t to every one of the
doctors. -.
Chairman Battle has arranged for
the pitching of the three big ten<s to
be used as general emergency hospitals
during the week. There will also be
fourteen ambulance stations along
Pennsylvania avenue on the day Of the
parade, Wednesday, September 20, and
fourteen soldiers from Fort Myer will
serve as outriders tC summon ambu-
lances- to the scenes Of accidents. DR..
Battle believes the parade should be
disbanded at Seventeenth and F streets
instead of Pennsylvania avenue, ia
avoid congestion and possible accidents
to the aged veterans. His suggestion
doubtless will be adopted,
II Is expected that all the children
necessary to form the human flag will
be gotten before the middle Of the
week because OF the eagerness OF moth
ers to enter themselves and their chill
dren. w. T. Ashby. director of the
human flag. with offices at 6O3-sfS Dis
trict National Bank building, will begin
the distribution Of tickets to the fiag
stand tomorrow morning. Anticipating
big rush. Director Ashby will fortify
himself with additional assistants. and
will be in a position to accommodate all
parents and children wishing seats on
the stand at 80 cents each.
Because of the large demand for seats
the age limit has been extended so al
TO allow all girls between ten anj
twenty years to participate in the Tag
Each girl or mother will wear a red
white or blue shirt waist or cane o.
Ola of those colars The canes can bt