Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-05
Information BOOTHS
BENEFIT Of VETERANS
Part of Program for Comfort and
Convenience of G.. A. r.
Reunion Visitors.

Arrangements for the comfort and
convenience of G. A. r. guests are
practically completed, according to a
report made last night by Henry B.
Davis, chairman of the information
committee, to Col. Robert N. Harper
as acting chairman of the citizens
committee
Provision is made for the erection
and maintenance of five temporary in
formation booths along Pennsylvania
avenue, which are to be in charge of
Boy Scouts, under supervision of men,
bers of the information committee.
These booths are to be located at 18th
street and Pennsylvania avenue. 18th
street and New York avenue, 18th
street and Pennsylvania avenue, 7th
street and Pennsylvania avenue and at
the Peace Monument.
Three Booths at Union Station.
The Union station officials have
agreed to erect three information
booths in the station, which are to be
maintained by members of the COM
mittee These three booths are to be
placed in charge of high school boys
and are to be opened two days be-
fore the date set for the 6. A. R. re-
work In squads Of twenty-five each in
shifts of four hours each, and are to
be under the direction Of cadet Of
fcer To facilitate this plan the in
executive committee to ask the school
authorities to close the schools during
the reunion.
Cooperation of the accommodation
committee has been solicited. and lists
Of boarding houses and hotels where
accommodations can be secured have
been asked for. These are to be placed
in each information booth. City di-
rectories and telephones also are to
be placed in each booth, so that when
a visitor applies at booth for in
formation as to where accommodations
can be secured those in charge can re-
fer to the list of hotels and boarding
houses, telephone and see If accom-
a high school boy will accompany the
applicant o-the house or hotel and
report back to the booth If satisfac-
tory arrangements were made.
Those in charge of these. booths are
to be provided with. official badges
through arrangements made with Will
liam T. Galliher, chairman of the
badge committee.
Other Provisions Made.
In addition to the two permanent
comfort stations on the Avenue three
temporary structures now In service on
the Fairgrounds are to be set up. con-
nected with the sewer and running
water and be placed in charge of at
tendants both for men and women. In
addition to this eight smaller conven-
fence stations are to be installed along
the line of the G. A. r. mobilization
for the particular convenience of the
old soldiers while they are waiting for
the parade to start.
Mr.. Davis, as chairman OF the in
formation committee, has written let
tiers to Clarence P. King. president of
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company. and to George E. Hamilton.
president of the Capital Traction Com
pany, asking that a vest pocket book
let of places along the line of the
railways be distributed among the con-
ductors to facilitate the work of In
forming strangers in the city. Mr..
Davis points out that II the conductors
are drilled to give correct information
when they are asked visitors will be
saved considerable Inconvenience and
time He advises that all residents of
the city brush up on the location OF
streets, public buildings and places OF
interest so that all may assist the In
formation committee.