Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-02
EXPECT GAR. REUNION
TO Be AREC0RD Event
Officials After Conference With En-
campment Committees Ap-
prove the Plans.
Publicity Managers Plan Campaign
That Will Bring Washington
Much Good.

| Great ENTHUSIASM over the detailed
arrangements for the national encamp-
| ment of the G. A. R., which Will take
place here during the last week In
September, was expressed yesterday
| afternoon at the rooms of the Chamber
| of Commerce by the representatives OF
the commander-in-chief of the G. A. X
| at the close of a conference between
William F. GUIDE, chairman OF the citi-
zens' committee in charge of arrange
| ments; Thomas Grant, secretary OF the
| committee; National Adjt. Gen. George
| A. Newman, and National Q. NJ. Gen
| Cola r. Stowetts, both OF the G. A. X
! The conference lasted over two hours
and in the course of the general as
| cussion every detail of the extensive
| arrangements which have already been
| MADE or are contemplated for the fu
ture were considered. The two u. a. X
officials believe that the encampmen INT
| promises to be the most successful IN
the history of the organization. FOL
erals were the guests of Chairman
GUIDE, who took them to Arlington and
to other points Of interest about the
\ city. They left last night for their
| homes.
| Leaves for Veterans.
| 1t was announced tniS iiioi h'h5 a.
HEADQUARTERS that President wilson
will shortly issue an executive order
granting to all civil war veterans IN
this and other cities leave OF absence
during the encampment, thereby az
| fordins them the opportunity to join In
| the celebration.
Headquarters for the publicity COM
| mittee of the Grand Army OF the Re
l
| in the District National Bank pullolns
! and the publicity work, under the al,
! rection of Chairman Frank B. LORD ana
| Vice Chairman Winfield Jones, 70 ~
yertise the encampment throughout the
country, is now well under way.
Publicity Campaign.
| The committee held a meeting yester-
day and mapped out the campaign Tor
the encampment, which will continue I'M
til the last of September These plans
have been made so that every daily news
naper and most of the weeklies in the
United States will be kept fully supplied
| with news of the encampment for the next
| three months Editors everywhere are
showing great interest in the news and
features being sent them 1t Is bel1eVed
this publicity campaign will be one OF the
most successful ever undertaken here, and
| will result in an immense amount or ad-
\ vertsng for Washington
| Several members have been added to
the committee, which is now complete.
| The committee includes: Frank B. Lord,
chairman, president National Press Club !;
| Winfield Jones, vice chairman; E. s.
| Rochester. managing editor. Washington
Post; John B. Smallwood, city editor.
Washington Star; NJ. H. Mcintyre. city
editor, Washington Times; Joseph P. An
min, city editor Washington Herald: r.
| B. Johns. Army and Navy Journal; John
E. jerks. Army and Navy Register;
| Thomas r. Ship, ]. Walter Mitchell,
editor American Standard: ]. Clinton
| Hiatt, Lynne NJ. Lamm, James D. Pres
ton. superintendent Senate press gal
/ lery.
Foreign Wars Veterans.
At meeting last night in G. A. R Hall,
Rawley Doome was installed as COM
mander of Gen Frank Mcintyre Post. No.
| IS, Veterans Of Foreign Wars. George
Dixon was installed as senior vice COM
| mander Delegates to the Detroit conven-
ton of the organization will be elected
at the next meeting, which will be held
July g. The post has invited all veterans
of the Spanish and Philippine wars In
Washington who have been awarded the
campaign medal for these wars to attend
the next meeting.