Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-10
WASHINGTONrS
ACCOMMODATIONS
WILL BE TAXED
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preparations are being worked cut
here for the accommodation of 79,0)J
g. A. r. veterans and their frients
who will attend the 49th annual en-
campment CT the organization to be
held IN this city from September u
&c October 2 H.. r..
special citizenship sub-commit
'ee has been appointed to laok ont for
tbs che feature, and as a result of
the coed work that has already been
done and is now under way there will
be no exorbitant rates charged in
either hotels or boarding houses. As
a part Of their work this committee
advertised IN all of the daily newspa-
rers of this city asking boarding house
proprietors and those who wish to
rent to list with them at their head
quarters al the Chamber of Commerce
all of the data concerning their rooms
This information consists Of addresses
and telephone numbers, prices for
rooms with and without meals, with
and without baths, and in fact every
detail which might be asked by any
one intending to rent rooms This in |
formation is tabulated and put into
card index system. Several persons
are at work on this continually and it |
is said that hundreds are bringing N
this information.
1t is said at the headquarters that |
good, comfortable rooms will be avail |
able for the veterans at anywhere I
from so cents per day up. without
meals, so that no one need stay away
from the encampment because of high I
room rent. Hundreds of letters are
being received daily by the chairman
of this committee asking about the
rooms and all that is necessary to do
is to look at the card index system
and one is able to tell just what viii
suit the inquiring person. Reserva-
tons have been made for scores of
delegations, many of whom wish to
be together, as well as for many indi-
1t has been a part of the duty
of the committee to interview the ho-
tel managers and restaurant proprie-
tors and call their special attention to
the fact that both room and food pri-
ces shall be normal. This has been
promised and 1t is thought by the
committee that no trouble will be ex.
perienced along these lines.
In addition to these accommodations
$11 900 was appropr ated by Congress.
just before adjournment. for the cree
ton of public comfort stations and like
incidental expenses. This work will
he in charge of Mai Raymond w.
Pullman. superintendent of police at
The Woman's Relief
Corps is to be in charge Of the infor-
ration booths and they will be ably
assisted by the Boy Scouts. I,
This 49th encampment will cele-
brate the 50th anniversary of the
grand review of the troops at the ter
of the Civil War by Presi-
cent johnson, and it is the plan of ii
those in charge that at this 10th en-
may be reproduced as near
" as possible that review. 1t IS ex-
pected that President Wilson will re
view the veterans. This probably will
be the last great encampment of the
6. A. r. because of the increasing
death rate of the old soldiers. In adj
iiticn to the G.. A. r. encampmentl
are to be held here at
The same time by the Daughters OF
Veterans, Sons of Veterans, Woman's
Relief Corps, Ladies of the G. A. R.,
he Association of Union Prisoners o.
War, Naval Veterans and other kind
red organizations.
The National Defense League will
lold great conference on national
defense Immediately after the G. A.
encampment.
At the last G. A. r. encampmentl
held here in 1902 it was estimated b?
he railroads that about 40 600 persons
attended the encampment II is be-
ieyed that because ofthe uniqueness
IF this encampment fully as many
will attend the coming encampment.
Col John McElroy, past senior vice
,ommander-in-chief, has expressed
treat pleasure over the work of the
accommodations committee and he be
ieves there will be no exorbitant
,harges by hotels. restaurants or
coming houses.