Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-04
Prominent Citizens of WASH
ington to Serve as Guard
of Honor.
25,OOO OF THE VETERANS
EXPECTED TO BE IN LINE
Committees Actively at Work Ar
ranging for Entertainment Of
Visitors Encampment Week.

There will be a mounted escort Of
between 100 and 200 of the most prom
fnent citizens of Washington, riding
the best horses that can be secured, as
a guard of honor when the G. A. r.
encampment parade passes down Penn
sylvania avenue Wednesday, Septem-
Der %. Men whose names have been
for years identified with the upbuild
ing of the National Capital are re-
spending to an invitation extended to
500 of the civic leaders, issued by the
executive committee, arranging for the
encampment. William F. GUIDE. chair
man Of this committee. said today that
the original intention was to have
100 In this mounted escort, but that 1t
might possibly be increased to 200.
1t is probable that there will be more
than $4,000 veterans in line. The COM
mander lin chief, Gen. Daniel j. Palmer,
has estimated that there will be 3d.
900, but as the average age OF the vet
Grams is seventy-three years. those in
charge of the celebration do not ex-
pect that SO many will be able to
march. In the last reunion there were
$4,000 in line.
Thousands of Visitors Expected.
That Washington is to entertain thou
sands Of visitors during the encampment
is shown by the fact that several OF the
largest hotels have already announced
that they are booked full during the ten
days time that most Of the G. A. r.
guests will be in the capital Among
these hotels are the Raleigh. the New
varnum, the Driscoll, Atlantic, Burling-
ton Apartment House and the Sterling.
Applications for reservations during the
reunion have been received at the rate
Of from 20 to 100 day for the last
ninety days. and are growing in numbers
as the date Of the mobilization draws
nearer. These are for parties numbering
from to 200, but the largest numbers
are for family parties of four or hve
The committee sends out printed hst
of hotels and lodging houses to all ap-
plicants On the day the requests for reser-
vations are received
Accommodations for $4,000 visitors. in
dependent of those the hotels will be
able to care for. have been made by the
not listing any more rooms. because It
had to get its lists completed and printed
in time to mail out to applicants. The
Sons of Veterans, however, are compiling
a separate list and all the belated house
holders who wish to have their rooms
listed are being referred to the Sons of
Veterans. at 1929 G street.
E. H. Droop, chairman of the music
committee, has called meeting OF his
associates in the Chamber of Commerce
rooms Wednesday morning at 1880
o'clock.
William F. Guide. chairman of the
executive committee, gave an audience
to a delegation representing the col
ored G. R. citizens committee at
the Chamber of Commerce this after
noon, when the colored people outlined
their plans for participation in the re-
union and reception of guests
Soon to Report on Court of Honor.
Chairman Frederick L. owen of the
grandstand committee announced to-
day that he will be ready to make
comprehensive report in a day or two
on detailed plans of the court Of honor.
to be erected in Lafayette Square fac
ing the stand from which the President
will review the parade. This grand
stand which will seat 5000 persons, IS
retained under the control OF the cttt-
zens' committee and will not be sold
out to any contractors or spectators.
Twelve booths for the sale of tickets
in other stands were set up in various
parts of the city today.
At a meeting of the grandstand COM
nittee last evening arrangements also
were completed for the construction
of a stage in the old Census building,
where on Tuesday, September %, the
reception to the veterans Will be held.
The program, as arranged, will include
the fixed selection. will play the accom-
paniments for all the old-time war
songs that the veterans wish to sing.