Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-24

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one of the three men who planned the
escape of band of officers from Libby
prison. is coming to attend the en-
eampment, according to information
| received here. Recently there appear
ed story in the press that the last
Of the band Of officers which escaped
| from the famous prison had died
Edward H. Fuller of Saratoga Springs.
! on July l., 1854, was of the convalescent
| force at Fort Stevens, to defend wash
fngton before the arrival Of the fa-
nous 9Th Corps from that Early raid.
He later was a clerk in the Interior
Department until 1872, and in 1892 as
commander of his G. A. r. post, No. 80,
Department of New York. participated
in the G. A. r. parade that year. in
which 10000 New York boys In blue of
1876 marched. He expects to be
with his post Wednesday. to march
again up Pennsylvania avenue.
Among the civil war veterans who
will meet here next week will be the
two last survivors of Company F. saith
Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers
Harry Root of Harrisburg. Pa, and A.
c. Leonard of Lancaster, Pa. All the
other members of the company. which
in 1851 left Harrisburg 100 strong.
| have been killed in battle. died in An
war. Both comrades marched in the
grand reunion of fifty years ago.
Robert w. Hough. president, and
Briscoe Goodhart, secretary. have in
vited all survivors of the Loudoun
Rangers. Sd West Virginia Cavalry. to
attend the sixth reunion of their Or
ganization at the home of Mr.. Good
hart. SO S street northwest, Tuesday
evening at o'clock.
More than 200 Washingtonians will
| be in the citizens mounted escort to
the parade wednesday. Arrangements
are under the direction of District Sur
veyor Melvin c. Hazen. The dress will
| consist of silk hat, frock coat, dark
| trousers. black shoes and yellow gloves.
derby hat, dark clothes, black shoes
and yellow gloves.
Following the strenuous search in
stituted under the direction of Chair
man Isaac Cans of the committee on
decorations, large number of flags
have been located in Baltimore and ad-
| jacent towns, SO that the fear or
scarcity for decorating purposes has
been removed.
| A rest room for veterans will be es-
| tablished at 1928 Pennsylvania avenue
| churches of the city. 1t will be opened
Monday morning and will be in charge
of woman members of the churches.
Reports of the committee on accom-
modations indicate that there will be
many thousands of visitors to this city
| to assist in the celebration with the
veterans. 1t is stated that l.oOO OLD
| soldiers are in Washington at the pres
emf time, and the railroad companies
venture the statement that when the
| special trains begin to arrive. within
day or so. the number of people IN
ha
| most optimistic.
Mrs. Eliza Robbins Merry of Boston
| is a member of the National and Inter-
National Typosraphicai unions. She is
| one of the first women to be given
union card and she still treasures the
first one ever given her. She Will reach
Washington this evening from BOSTON,
and as secretary of the National Assoc
citation of Patriotic Instructors Will
| have headquarters at the Raleigh Hotel.
| Word was received here today that
w. II. Comstock Of Colorado and c. A.
| Williams of Oregon would attend the
encampment, making their headquar-
| tiers at the Ebbitt.
| Rev Orville ]. Nave, chaplain chief
| of the Grand Army of the Republic.
will occupy the pulpit of the Foundry
Methodist Church Sunday evening.
"Afoot in Ireland. Scotland and Eng
| land" was the title of an illustrated
| lecture given by Osborn F. Oldroyd in
| G. A. r. Hall for the benefit of the Sons
| of Veterans Drum Corps last night.
The audience was carried through the
| most interesting parts OF the British
Isles.
| Included in the program were a num-
Der of illustrated songs. Miss Jose
phine T. Gould sang The Wearing of
| the Green annie Laurie" God Save
| the King" and The Star Spangled Ban
| ner." Miss V. Robinson sang Where
| the River Shannon Flows" and A. E.
| Lang, 'Tipperary.
| Maj Pullman, superintendent of
police Yesterday received Zig supply
| of iron standards. which were placed
along the lines of the parade in front
| of the grandstands, ropes stretching
| from standard to standard. The Avenue
will be roped off Wednesday morning
at o'clock, and at $3.50 o'clock the
| street cars will stop.
] The committee on historic sites, of
which W. p Van Wickle is chairman,
will meet tonight at o'clock in the red
room of the New Willard. The sub
! committee on stands, headed by Odell
S. Smith, will meet this afternoon at
1870 o'clock in the rooms of the Board
of Trade. The medical committee, I'M
der the leadership of DIR. Lewis J. Bat
tle will meet tonigmt at o'clock in
| the rooms of the Chamber of Commerce.
| Commodore Sherburne c. Van Tas-
sci, comma nding the flagship of the
National Association of Naval Veter-
ans, has issued final orders for the
reunion to be held here next week.
| The sailor veterans will arrive in the
city Sunday night. The principal fea-