The Washington times., 1915-03-23
G. A. R. TO MARCH
UNDER OLD MAXIM
Veterans Of Civil War Will Go
Under Banner of Lincoln Ap-
pIauding Them.

There is one debt this country can
never repay: a debt they owe the de-
tenders of the country"
When the G. A. r. veterans march
UP Pennsylvania avenue during the en-
campment here in September they will
pass under banner containing this
sentiment of the immortal Lincoln. >Far
in advance of the @. A. II. celebration
Commissioner Brownlow to string
across the Avenue. from the big pillars
of the Treasury Building. a banner sim
liar to that which hung suspended
there when the triumphant Union
troops returned to their Capital fifty
years ago.
Special permission from the District
authorities is necessary to permit the
hanging of such a banner. Mrs. Will
lam J. Weiss. chairman Of the local
council OF the Loyal Women of the
G. A. r., recently receievd a suggestion
that 1t would be appropriate to have
the vets march under a banner ike
the one that inspired them as dust
stained soldiers of the sixties. She took
the matter UP with Commissioner
Brownlow. and today Thomas Grant,
secretary of the joint citizens commit
tee on the G. A. r. celebration. was ad-
vised that the desired permission would
be forthcoming.
Aside from this human interest touch
of the approaching G. A. r. encamp-
ment plans materialized smoothly today
for a great celebration in the National
Capital. Col Robert n. Harper, OF the
ters today to firms and corporations
which responded to calls twenty-threc
years ago when the G. A. X. veterans
assembled here.
A program for the utilization of oOo
Boy Scouts during celebration week was
worked out by Colin Livingston. chair
man OF the Boy Scouts subcommittee.
and Hugh Martin. director of Boy
Scouts. and II the school authorities are
willing these young soldiers will play
an important part in the celebration
1t is regarded as quite probable that
the school authorities Will excuse from
attendance such boys as belong TO the
Boy Scouts and desire to participate in
the encampment exercises.
Colonel Harper said today he hoped
to be able to announce within a few
days the practical completion of the
fund necessary to stage successfully
II report OF contributions made TO all
chairmen of subcommittee and Mr.
Harper himself sent letters to the rail-
road companies entering Washington,
the street railways. leading merchants
and public utility corporations. All
these concerns responded literally in
1892. MIR. Harper thinks that s25, 900
needed will be subscribed.
Tho memorandum prepared by Chair
man Livingston regarding the uses to
tho encampment reads:
I'VE can provide 600 boys II the school
authorities feel justified I'm allowing the
boys to make up this weeks work and
excuse them from school,
The boys will be orga anized in three
shifts would be divided into a first aid
squad. an information squad and a po-
lice squad.
THE first aid squad would be located
at first aid stations, at field hospitals,
etc.. the information squad would estab-
lish and maintain information bureaus
at the principal points of meeting and
such other points as would be of most
service to the visitors. They would
meet all trains. day and night and
would give out such other information
as conditions demanded.
THE police squad would be located
at each big meeting place and in such
places and in the vicinity Of hotels and
interesting streets. to guide visitors
/ They would also be placed wherever a
! crowd assembled. would search for lost
baggage. pilot lost visitors to rooming.
houses. etc. and assist the police along
| lines of march.
| Information squad-A system Of mes.
| senger service would be installed
1T would be best for the Bow Scout.
| to do their first aid work in connec,
tion with the Aremican Red Cross, pro
rided they are to assist. And from oul
experience at Gettysburg. l believe tha
this would be the most efficient way II
handle the problem in Washington.
| The work having to do with the po
lice system should be done in co-opera
ton with the Police department OF tn,
| District Of Columbia