Evening star., 1915-09-15
Camp Matthew G. Emery at
Old Census Building to Be
Complete Municipality.
SPECTACULAR DECORATING
: is PLANNED BY Mr.. GUIDE
Every Convenience for Whatever
: Emergency Arises Will Be In
+, stalled-Plans Progress.

; A complete city beautiful. bullt up III
two weeks with all modern conVenl-
ences, with heirlooms of priceless MS
4oric value. visited by the most lmpor-
tant personages in the country from
President Wilson down. city Where
patriotism rules supreme and where
there will be merrymaking all day and
each evening-and which will exist for
but one week-that's what Camp
Matthew G. Emery is to be.
All the conveniences of modern life
Ind all the institutions of a thoroughly
up-to-date city are being installed at
Camp Emery tthe old census buildingl,
where the veterans will rendezvous dur
ing their mi-centennial celebration
and reunion here, September p to Oc-
tober ..
There will be a big post Office, where
all the veterans can have their mail
sent, no matter where their hotels or
rooming houses may be. There Will be
q souvenir shop, where they can get
their post cards. and newstands where
they can get their papers covering the
news of the encampment and have
every convenience at hand for mailing
them promptly. There will be hos
pital presided over by the best of sur
gical skill, frSt-class lunchroom, a
Dig telephone station with ten lines.
telegraph station, a registration sec
tion, where every veteran can register
and be assisted in finding his old COM
radeS, no matter from what part of the
country they come.
Not only Will eacn army nave a mead
quarters, but there are more than fifty
rooms where the various corps have
been given Headquarters. There are
large halls for reunions and committee
rooms for all who have use for them.
Some
tan be had from these figures. Their
will be in use more than 5000 chairs,
more than 1000 tables and more than
500 signs. SO that all may find their
way readily about.
Oecorat1onS to Be Spectacular.
'he matter oi decorations solne-
thlng spectacular is promised by Will
liam F. Guide chairman of the citi-
zens' executive committee He b,s ar
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va" o'e VI 'iie isi sesl oe'o
ratihS nrmS IN the country Tor the
artistic ARRANGEMENT of more than
1000 flags and great quantity of
bunting The stand where the Presi-
triotic orders Tmasdar ,iebt Sentan,- pn
20, VIII pe uecordteu with elap-
deIiers have heen renewed ca tnat tha
decorators NAV exercise their art nm
Qbstructed,
Inc entlre pulidlng is TO be decorat-
go, lncludlng each one OF the nifty
rooms IN Which the various corps Will
thSet-
Chairmah Gude said TO-DAY tnat any
Phe VISITING camp Emery VIII ma con-
Venielces LOT Whatever emergency ma
aIiSe S anu tnat VIII De Neritaple
htlie CITY "ltnin ltSeli
Inc post once IN camp Emery VIII
ue lust as iarSe a as .ne ne.erans "an.
70 make H. Ihe exact dat'e 1or opeE-
!ng Lne Dfancn once mas not peen nxed,
put MERRITT ". Chahce, aShinSton CITY
postmaster declared touaE that Wheh
Sne station was opened thefe Wouid De
tnrse clerks present TO attend 10 the
wants OF the veterans TO see that their
max is oistFiputeu on tihe ana tHat
the outgoing Inali is sent on hs way
quickly IL tne business becomes 100
heavv Ior the three Glerks' Jus. az
man! more Will i.e added as Is iouhd
necessary TO handle the business
The spirit OF decorating has already
Several of the largest stores had large
,tor;c nic,,,raS ,n,;.y ma .Crand ;. rn,
welcome signs
~ 1ioioohee Ah'oeaIion.
Ri Rev Alfred Harding Episcopal
Bishop of Washington today accepted
the invitation extended To him by the
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Y Hi9 IN 'he "iiate iot ihuis suaE alter.
rooii' oep,eihper 'o- Al Z" pm there VIII
wireless demonstration Win a pack
iaoio sst, such as j. carried on the back
U Hluie ana use" bS tne army IN the
heiu- Al pm. There VIII DE stretcher
anu ainDuia"ce arm ny the Medical Corps
Ut: 'Ioson today announced additional
appointments TO ms committee on enter
tainHfenls, lhciudlhs tharles T. Baldwin,
Sonn Flather. r Richard Cash. Harry
khapp 'haries Long. charles II. Mat
thsws, rhsar A Nelson, Jr, and John j.
etumph
proorau, for C.u,Sra.
soldiers "Wednesday. Thursday and Fri