Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-28
GOING OVER THEPLANS
FOR c. A. R. REUNION
Committee Aliotting Space for Meet
ings to Be Held in Old Cen.
sus Building.

Headed by Col. John McElroy, it's
chairman, the reunions committee of
the citizens G. A. r. committee made
another visit to the old census build
ing, list and B streets northwest. this
afternoon to discuss plans for the
meetings to be held there during the
encampment and arrange for the allot-
ment of space. Blue prints, showing
the floor plan of the building, had been
prepared beforehand, SO that the
space to be utilized by the various Of
fees should be measured. Plans for
the stage to be erected also were dis
cussed. Harry Stamford, director
general of the headquarters building,
was present, and all matters which
will come under his supervision dur
ing the encampment were discussed.
One of the questions which probably
will be decided within the next few
days will be whether concessions for
cigar stands, lunchrooms and souvenir
stands will be sold. Many applica-
stands in the building at the time of
the encampment have been received
Medical Men Hold Meeting.
The medical committee of the citi-
zens' committee met at the Chamber
of Commerce last night and discussed
plans for care of the veterans during
their stay in Washington and particu-
larly on the day Of the parade which
is to commemorate the fftieth ami
versary of the grand review of 1866
The age of the former soldiers who
will attend the encampment will aver
age about seventy-eight years, it has
been estimated, and the medical com
mlttee viii do it's utmost to look after
them while they are here
Emergency stations are to be estab-
l1shed at the Union station, in the
White House grounds and at the
Emory building, which is to be utilized
for the sessions of the encampment
Ambulance stations will be establish
ed at the following points: Between
Peace Monument and west gate of
Capitol; northwest corner of Pennsyl-
vania avenue and Sd street northwest
Richardson's drug store; south side of
pennsylvania avenue and 9Th street
northwest, Howard House; north side
OF Pennsylvania avenue and 7th street,
Temperance Fountain; northwest cor
ner of 9Th street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue., drug store; 10th street and Penn
sylvania avenue, statue of Franklin;
18th street and Pennsylvania avenue
northwest, Raleigh Hotel; 18th street
and Pennsylvania avenue northwest,
Ogram's drug store; kiosk near Nun
sey building; 14th street and Psnnsyl-
u,
18th street and Pennsylvania avenue,
Oxford Hotel; 5th street and New York
avenue, Baltimore and Ohio ticket office;
Executive and Pennsylvania avenues
and 18th street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue..
Route of the Parade.
The route of the parade is to measure
% miles. 1t will be as follows:
From list and c streets northwest, to
Peace monument, west on Pennsylvania
avenue to 18th street, north on 18th
street to Pennsylvania avenue, west on
Pennsylvania avenue to 18th street,
where the veterans will disband.
Veterans of the 18th Army Corps re-
siding in this city have been requested
to send their names and addresses to
Abram Myers Of the pension Office,
chairman Of the corps, so that they may
be notified as to the time and place of
meetings during the enca imminent