Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-25
COMMANDER DUE
EARLY MONDAY MORNING
Meeting of Citizens Executive Com
mittee Called to Clear
Up Details.
FINAL PLANS FOR PARADE
Lieut.. Gen. Miles and Lieut.. Col.
Baker Visit Chief of Staff
Hosley at Head
quarters.

Grand Army Encampment busl-
ness is in full swing today.
Every incoming train is bring
ing it's quota OF veterans and visit
ors attracted by the conventions
OF patriotic organizations.
The headquarters of the com
mander-in-chief, Lieut.. Col. David
]. Palmer. in the oak room of the
Raleigh Hotel, is open and IN
charge OF Miss katharine r. A.
Flood, secretary OF the COM
mander-in-chief.
Camp Emery is wide open for
the reception and rendezvous OF
the old soldiers, with registration
and information booths busy and
with police, fire and hospital
headquarters established and a
full-fedged United States post
office doing business.
G. A. R. Vanguard Arriving.
Crowds forming the vanguard of the
G. A. r. encampment began. to arrive
at the Union station early this MORN
ing. Every incoming train brought its
quota Of Grand Army men as well as
large crowds Of their friends and other
visitors.
The big rush" is expected to start
this evening and last through tomor-
row and Monday. This will include
special delegations and visitors from
points far west and north.
Everything is in readiness at the sta
tion-the gate of the capital-to well
come the wearers of the blue and their
friends. 4 large group of high school
cadets as guides and information Civ
ers: another group of boys from the
Sons of Veterans. and large squad of
police and plain clothes men are ready
to look out for the welfare of the mem-
bers of the G. A. f. and their friends.
Information booths have been placed
at convenient points in the station
and at one end a hospital station has
been established in case medical atten-
tion is required.
Most of the Grand Army men who
arrived this morning were met by
friends Those who did not received
attention from the High School Cadet
guides. and were taken to rooms listed
by the citizens committee.
Final Committee Reports.
The citizens executive committee
vas called together today by Chairman
William +. GUIDE for the receipt of final
reports from all subcommittee and
fol the clearing up of it's affairs pre-
liminary to the opening of the en-
campment.
Col. d. r. StowitZ. quartermaster
general of the Grand Army. was at
tending to affairs at Camp Emery. ::nd
about the grandstands relative to the
duties of his office. and arranging as
far as possible the matter of escort.
George A. Hosley, chief Of staff and
s. C. Spear, senior aid-de-camp. were
in conference with the national en-
rampment secretary, with Chairman
GUIDE and Secretary Grant of the cit
liens committee and with Col. Charles
C Royce, chairman of the campfires
committees. who has been arranging for
the seating of the 1900 official dele
gates in the Grand Army business ses-
sions.
W. r. c. Headquarters Opened.
The president. secretary and treasur-
er of the Womans Relief Corps, the
auxiliary of the Grand Army, opened
up headquarters at the Raleigh today.
Commander-in-c chief Palmer notified
headquarters today that he will be here
with special trains bringing more
than 1000 veterans, Monday morning.
Adtt. Gen. George A. Newman of
Des Moines. Iowa. will reach Washing
ton tomorrow morning.
Mrs. Lula NJ. Carlin. national presi-
dent of the Daughters of Veterans,
reached Washington this afternoon and
opened her headquarters at the Raleigh
Col. j. d. Walker. adjutant general of
the ex-prisoners of war, came in from
Pittsburgh today. He reported that
Capt W. J. Patterson. a member of the
executive committee and candidate for
commander-in-chief, will reach here
tomorrow.
Elias R. Monfort. past department
commander of Ohio and a prominent
candidate for commander in chief at
the present encampment. arrived at the
Raleigh this afternoon. accompanied
by his campaign committee.
Discuss Parade Plans.
Chief Of Stan George A Hosley was
in conference early today with Lieut.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles. grand marshal of
the parade, and Lieut.. Col Chauncey B
Baker. who has been arranging for the
War Department the details of particf-
patton by men in active service in the
eneampment activity; Both of these
officers called on Mr.. Hosley at the head
quarters in the Raleigh Hotel, and to-
Gether they went over the route OF
t:arade. and the roster of those who
yill participate
4@Some Of those who had been appoint
~ on the stan of Chief Of Staff Hosley
reported to him at headquarters this
forming.
Corp. James Tanner, vast COM
mander lin chief of the Grand Army
t'as one of the early visitors at head
quarters. welcoming the gathering vet
Grams
Mr.. Hosley said today that all reports
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