The Washington herald., 1915-09-19

Three general emergency hospitals
and fourteen ambulance stations along
Pennsylvania avenue are to be in ope-
ration during the parade and review
of veterans at the encampment here
next week. The three temporary hos
pitfalls will be operated throughout the
week. More than twenty-five physi-
clans will be stationed at each of the
hospital tents.
Arrangements for the physical well
fare of veterans during the encamp-
ment were announced yesterday by DR..
Louis ]. Battle. chairman of the medi-
cal committee of the reunion. DR.. Bat
stations and three hospitals following
conferences with army officials and
private practitioners.
The largest of the hospitals will be
at New York avenue and Seventeenth
street northwest, the War Department
having loaned its biggest tent for the
station. The hospital will be in charge
Of DR.. Samuel E. Watkins.
! Parade May Be Extended.
1t is possible the parade will be ex-
tended from along Pennsylvania ave-
nue. to Seventeenth street and New
York avenue that the exhausted mar
cheers may be at the hospital tent at
the finish.
The other hospitals will be at the
Union Station. under the charge of
DR.. j. F. Hilton. and in the old Census
Building. directed by DR.. George c.
Clark. The fourteen ambulance sta
tions will be placed along the line of
march of the grand parade. A full
corps of physicians and Red Cross
nurses with complete paraphernalia.
will be at each of the sub-stations.
The entertainment committee yes
terday announced its program for en-
campment week. One of the features
will be visits to eleven warships to
be anchored in the Potomac River
The committee. through Dr. Frank E.
Gibson, chairman. has made arrange
ments to have scores of small power
boats convey visitors to and from the
ships for a round-trip fare of 10 cents
The necessary licenses may be OBJ
tanned from Capt. A. NJ. Gregory, of
the National Yacht Club.
The committee has arranged to
have bon-fires burn on the forts
around Washington that were used
during the civil war and signalling
from one fort to another will take
place every night and day during the
encampment
Cavalry VIII Drill.
The battleships will be visited on
Monday. Tuesday. following the tree
planting exercises at Lincoln Me-
mortal. the Fifth Cavalry, in command
Of Col. Wilbur E. Wilder. U. S. A.. win
drill on the White Lot. A battalion
Of bluejackets Of the United States
navy will participate in a dress pa
rade Wednesday afternoon on the
White Lot.
The United States Signal Corps will
demonstrate the use Of the pack radio
set in an exhibition and drill on the
White Lot Thursday afternoon, fol.
lowing which the Medical Corps will
hold an exhibition. Battery F, Third
Field Artillery, in command of Col.
Wilbur E. Wilder. will hold an artil-
lery drill Friday at Fort Myer.
The program for the laying of the
corner stone Of the memorial amphithea-
ter in Arlington at 2:3o o'clock October /
has practically been completed. Presi-
dent Wilson is to lay the stone but will
not speak. 1t is believed the speakers
will be Secretary Garrison. president Of
the memorial commission; Secretary
Daniels, a member Of the comnnission:
Judge I. G. Kimball. also . member Of
the commission, and David J. Palmer.
commander-in-chief Of the Grand ARMY
Of the Republic. It 10 probable the fun
membership Of the commission will be at
the service.
A feature OF the grand review and
parade. AZ announced yesterday. viii be-.
the displaying Of duplicate Of the ban
ner under which the Homecoming Union
soldiers marched. In the review before
President johnson at the close Of the
war. The duplicate banner win be flunr
across Fifteenth street from the Treas
ury Building to r street. The display n
being arranged by the Legion Of Loyal
Women.
Announcement was made Yesterday that