The Washington times., 1915-09-23
Z NAVAL VESSELS
COMING FOR G. A. R.
Street Car Companies Promise
Special Cars to Take Crowd
to River Next Week.

Secretary Daniels today Issued oroers
through Commander Galbraith' ior
twelve United states navy Vesse's "
anchor in the channel Of the fotcmac
river near the Highway bridge mot iater
than II O'Clock, noon, next Monoav' ior
q, A. r. encampment week
The vessels ordered here are the
Yachts Mayfower, sylph and Dolphin.
the torpedo boats Bailey, Biddle ana
Barney, the destroyers Terry. Monaghan
Perkins, Sterrett and Wake, and the
m,nelaying ship Dubuque. The ooats
will anchor at boat ends and form IN
continuous line in the channel
DR.. Frank E. Gibson, chairman OF the
entertainment committee. today ar
ranged with Commander Galbraith to
have searchlight drills by all the boats
on Tuesday and Friday nights OF next
week Each Of the boats has several
powerful searchlights and the drill Will
doubtless make an interesting spectacle.
The drills will begin at o'clock AT nsn'
and continue half an hour.
Having arranged for naval ytney
line" to convey visitors to the twelve
vessels all next week. DR.: Gibson said
today he was in quest OF laha nt-
ney" to take visitors to Potomac Park
to witness the drills there py caVairy-
men and bluejackets.
Special Cars to Bridge.
Chairman Gibson has arranged with
officials of the two street car lines rum
ming over the Highway Bridge to put
on every available car on the days the
drills are given. DR.. Gibson looks for a
tremendous crowd of Washingtonians
as we'll as visitors. and is anxious to
make arrangements for several score
automobiles and horse-drawn vehicles
to transport the spectators to Potomac
Park. He expressed the opinion that
owners Of vehicles would reap rich
harvest by operating between Fifteenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue and Po-
tomac Park and Seventeenth street and
Pennsylvania avenue and the park.
Tho most direct route to the park Is
to ride to the north end Of the Highway
bridge, taking q car at Twelfth street
and Pennsylvania avenue. and walking
from the bridge to the drill grounds.
Large signs pointing to the drill field
will be placed at the north end OF the
bridge.
Harry B. Davis. chairman Of the In
formation committee announced to-
dav that because of the early arrivals
for the encampment he would detail
two members Of his committee to the
Emery building today and every DAY
until Saturday. when the informat ton
booths in charge Of committeeman and
high school cadets will be opened.
Flag Famine Felt.
Thomas Grant. secretary Of the citi'
zens' compittee. said at noon that the
decoration committee 'is UP against q
flag famine for fair" He said the com
mittee had searched Warrington fol
flags. but had been unable to obtair
even a dozen. The only hags not II
use are small ones for sale In dry soodi
stores and other private establishments
Secretary Grant is making efforts Il
get several hundred large flass from
Governors Island. PHILADELPHIA, or the
quartermaster's depot in New York
In ones. twos; and threes veterani
Camp Matthew d. Emery looking fol
quarters and comrades.
This afternoon a big delegation OF
veterans from Seattle, Spokane. AM
other cities In the state Of Wash
This will be the hrst large delegation
to reach tho city. and 1t IL also one
Of the delegations coming the great.
est distance to participate in the en-
to the Capitol and the Sherman stat
ue site back Of the Treasury by the
flower beds forming badges which
will be seen during the sncampment.
Flower Beds ~ Badges.
On tho west side Of the Capitol the
groundkeepers have worked out an
enormous @. A. r. badge and the Of
hcial insignia OF the Woman's Re-
lief Corps. On tho four sides of the
Sherman statue flower beds form the
badges Of tho Fourteenth. Fifteenth,
Seventeenth, and Twentieth Army
Corps. These are the corps General
Sherman took with him on his famous
march to tho sea in November AMI
December. 1854. Col. John McElroy
who selected tho badges and has Sc eeu
the flower beds. was immensely pleas
ed with the faithful execution Of the
florists.
Announcement was made today tina,
the Spanish War Veterans will NEE,
in Camp Matthews G. Emery Friday
afternoon at 4:46 o'clock to discuss
and formulate plans for rendering as.
sistance to the G. A. r. veterans
fhrOn0 honf Arco u,aaL