The Washington herald., 1915-09-22
McElroy Asks Potomac Veterans
To March in Review of c.. AR.
Acting Commander in Appeal to Men Of This City, Says
The March Will Be Scant Mile and a Half
Over Smooth Pavement"

refund the so cents contributed b.
each OF the children who were to hav'
been on the stand.
More Flags Needed.
Washington is decorating lavishly
ana the cry is for more flags and bunt
ing The committee on decorations
yesterday distributed among merchant
as many flags as could be borrowed
from the War and Navy departments
Ihomas Grant. secretary of the com
mlttee, is trying to arrange for tn,
, ioan OF flags by Baltimore. JOSEPH
Berberich has requested the loan Of
:oo hags from the committee for the
| decoration of Seventh street. but the
committee has been unable to fill the
| order.
Col John McElrov. editor of the Ma
tonal Tribune. yesterday was inform
ed by President Wilson that it has beer
round inadvisable to release from their
duties in the government departments
100 members of the Spanish War Vet
Grams and Sons of Veterans to aid in
the work of registration at Camp
| Emery.
A meeting Of the Sons of Veterans.
Spanish War Veterans, and Children
| OF Veterans who are to assist in the
! work of registration at Camp Emery
will be held Friday afternoon at 4:30
O'Clock to receive instructions.
The parade next Wednesday will
pass from the Peace Monument along
pennsylvania avenue to the Presidents
reviewing stand in front of the White
House and thence to Eighteenth street.
where 1t will disband. DR.. Louis ].
Battle, chairman of the medical COM
mittee. has announced that there will
be field hospital tent on the White
Lot for the treatment of veterans who
may feel the effects of the march.
Thomas Grant, secretary of the citi-
zens' committee. has sent word to COM
mittee members to call before Saturday
for their badges More than 400 are
ready for distribution. A charge OF 30
cents apiece is being made to cover the
expense of manufacture.
DIR. Gibson Calls Meeting.
The committee on public comfort will
meet today at noon in the rooms of the
Chamber of Commerce. DIR. Frank F..
Gibson. chairman of the enterta inment
committee. has announced that a final
meeting will be held tomorrow night to
complete arrangements.
The official caretakers Of Camp Emery
will be the members of the Jesse Watt
Post. of Virginia.
The twenty-third annual reunion of
Scott 200, Eleventh New 1Ork Nolu1-
teer Cavalry Association. will be held
next Tuesday morning at 10 O'Clock at
Howard University. All members Of the
old regiment have been invited to at
tend. T. II. Smith. of Wilton, Conn. is
secretary.
Capt Robert Armour. chairman of the
reunion committee of the Ninth Corps.
has announced there will be a meeting
of all members of the organization at G.
A. r. Hail. in Pennsylvaia aveue. at
O'Clock tonight
Several members Of the First Massa chu-
setts Heavy Artillery will go to Freder-
icksburg from here next week and thence
TO the Harris Farm. near Spottsylvania
Courthouse. The trip probably will be
made on Thursday morning. the veterans
the same evening. L. B. Dear
born Of 12o c street northwest. Is assist
ant secretary of the organization.
The Twenty-second New York Cavalry
Association will hold its annual reunion
during the week.
An illustrated lecture on his recent
tramp through Ireland. Scotland, and
England will be given by Osborn II.
Oldroyd tomorrow night at o'clock at