Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1915-07-15
ENCAMPMENT
OF G. A. R.
National Gathering i'm DC.
tober.
CREATCONCOURSE
Immense Throng Will Be at the
Nations Capital When En-
campment Meets.

washington, W u. T., July 13.-ElabOr-
ate Preparations are being worked out
here for the accommodation of 10000
G. A. R. veterans and their friends
who will attend the 49th annual en-
campment Of the organization to
held in this city from September 27 to
October 2.
A special citizens subcommittee has
been appointed to look out for this one
feature, and as result of the good
work that has already been done and
is now under way there will be no
exorbitant rates charged in either ho-
tells or boarding houses. AS a part of
their work this committee advertised
in all of ;he daily newspapers of this
city asking boarding house proprie-
tors and those who wish to rent to list
with them at their headquarters at
the Chamber of Commerce all of the
data concerning their rooms. This in
formation consists of addresses and
telephone numbers, prices for rooms
with and without meals, with and with
out baths, and in fact every detail
which might be asked by any one in
tending to rent rooms. This infor-
nation is tabulated and put into card
index system. Several persons are at
work on this continually and it is said
that hundreds are bringing in this in
formation
1t is said at the headquarters that
good comfortable rooms will be avail
able for the veterans at anywhere from
In addition to these accommodations
$1,000 was appropriated by Congress,
just before adjournment for the erec-
tion of public comfort stations and
like incidental expenses. This work
will be in charge of Major Raymond
w. Pullman, Superintendent of Police
of Washington. The Woman's Relief
Corps is to be in charge of the infor-
nation booths and they VIII be ably
assisted by the Boy Scouts.
This 49th encampment will celebrate
the 50th anniversary of the grand re-
view of troops at the termination of
the Civil War by President Johnson,
and it is the plan of those in charge
that at this 49th encampment may be
reproduced, as nearly as possible, that
review. 1t is expected that President
Wilson will review the veterans. This
probably will be the last great en-
campment of the G. A. R. because of
the increasing death rate of the old
soldiers. In addition to the G. A. r.
encampment, conventions are to be
held here at the same time by the
soc per day up, without meals, so that
no one need stay away from the en-
campment because Of high room rent.
Hundreds of letters are received daily
by the chairman of this committee ask
irg about the rooms and all that is
necessary to do is to look at the card
irdeX system and one is able to tell
just what will suit the inquiring per-
son. Reservations have been made
for scores of delegations, many of
whom wish to be together, as well as
for many individuals. 1t has been
part of the duty of the committee to
interview the hotel managers and res
taurant prnprietors and call their es-
pecia1 attention to the fact that both
room and feed prices shall be normal.
This has leen promised and it is
thought by the committee that no trou-
bic will tp experienced along these
lines.
Daughters of Veterans, Sons of Veter-
ans, Woman's Relief Corps, Ladies of
the G. A. r., the Association of Union
Prisoners of War, Naval Veterans and
other kindred organizations.
The National Defense League will
hold great conference on national
defense Immediately after the G. A. r.
Encahpmnt.
At the last G. A. R. encampment held
here in 1902, it was estimated by the
railroads that about 10000 persons at
tended the encampment. 1t is believed
that hecausa of the unioueness of this