Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-07
FINAL PLANS MADE
FOR camp EMERY
Old Census Building to Be Used
as Headquarters for
G, A, R. Activities.
MODERN CONVENIENCES
ASSURED BY Committee
Entertainment Program, Hospital
Service and Information Bureaus
Under Consideration Today.

Final arrangements for putting the
old Census building, LIST and B streets
northwest, into shape as Camp
Emery" headquarters for the G. A r.
eneampmsnt activities here the last OF
the month. were made today by Will
liam =. GUIDE, chairman Of the citizens
executive committee. and Thomas
Grant. the secretary. who were in con-
sultst1on with various District officials.
Accompanied by Maj. Raymond Pull
man, superintendent of tho metro
pelitan police, they visited the old
building today and decided all quss-
lions regarding the installation OF cleo
tricity. gas. sewage and running
water, adequate to the requirements of
the uses to which the building is to
be put
Maj. Pullman accepted the use of
one room as a police headquarters dur
ing the encampment and guaranteed all
the police attention and protection that
may be required.
room for fire headquarters and made q
thorough examination Of what fire pre-
vention arrangements must be made,
promising prompt attention.
War Vessels to Be Here.
DIR. Frank Gibson, chairman of the
entertainment committee. and Col. John
McElroy, who. as acting commander OF
the Department of the Potomac, is vir-
tually the host Of the g. A. r. reunion
here. are in conference at the Navy
Department with Secretary Daniels this
afternoon regarding the entertainment
%> in U Dana
is to cooperate. These include the
bringing Of light draft naval vessels
up the Potomac that they may be in
spected by visitors, the location here Of
a submarine. torpedo boat and torpedo
boat destroyer. which shall be open to
inspection by all G. A. R. visitors. and
arrangements for hydroplane and aero
plane demonstrations during the en-
campment.
II. S. Davis, chairman Of the informa-
ton committee, held a meeting of his
committee at the Chamber OF Com
merce rooms today, where reports
showing the progress in arrangements
for the comfort and the information Of
guests were made. Full details OF
these arrangements are expected to be
made the first Of next week.
DR.. Lewis J. Battle, chairman of the
the once Of Surgeon General Gorgas
this afternoon with Maj. Noble, re-
garding the cooperation the War De-
partment will give the Washington
physicians in caring for the old SOL
Department agrees to furnish practi-
cally everything that the medical de-
partment has made requisition for.
This committee has made arrange
ments for three large hospital stations
and fourteen ambulance stations. On
the White Lot, at the foot of 18th
street, under the trees near the Cor
coran Art Gallery, the biggest hospital
~.
surgeons will be on duty serving In re-
lays, three or four at time. This
tent will be maintained for at least
four days in charge of DR.. Samuel E.
Walker.
In all there will be at least 100 Wash
tngton doctors at the service of the
@. A. R guests, with Red Cross trained
nurses in all the stations.
Emergency Hospital Service.
At Camp Emery in the old census
building. three rooms in the southwest
corner have been taken as an emer-
sency hospital. There will be a large
rest room, with tables and chairs and
all conveniences for the old soldiers.
In this station there will be twenty
five cots. with sheets and army blan-
kets; a room for the doctors and an
operating room fully equipped with
large army chest of surgical and med
ical instruments and supplies. This
station is to be In charge of DR.. George
C. Clark, with about twenty-five assist
ing surgeons working in relays.
An emergency room at Union station
is to be fitted up and be under the d.
rection of DR.. ]. S. Hilton. Here TWEEN
ty-hve doctors will be serving in re-
lays. There will be twenty cots and an
army chest of instruments and sup
plies. This station also will be fitted
up with tables and chairs as a rest
n q Mot pN,11y
superintendent of police, is co-operat-
ing with this medical committee.
Arrangements are being made for the
G. A. r. parade Wednesday to be dis
banded near the field hospital on 18th
street so that the old soldiers may rest
on the White Lot or receive attention
1T the hospital instead of being con-
gested on Pennsylvania avenue.
Ambulance Stations.
The fourteen ambulance stations
along Pennsylvania avenue are to be
IN charge of DR.. Coursen B. Conklin.
Each ambulance is to be equipped
with an army nrst-aid outfit There
will be two doctors on each ambulance,
each with his own satchel of instru-
ments and supplies. There will also be
. Red Cross nurse and an orderly and
an outrider with a nag attached to
each ambulance.
DR.. Battle announces that the COM
nnittee wishes the public to follow
these directions:
All cases east of 7th street that ar.
not serious should be taken to the
emergency station in the old census
building.
All serious cases or that could not
be we'll handled at the emergency sta
ton should be taken to Casualty Hos
pital.
All cases west of 7th street that are
not serious should be taken to the
emergency neld hospital on the White
Lot.
All cases west of 7th street that are
serious should be taken either to the
George Washington Hospital or to the
Emergency Hospital.
Sea1ed Hare Lam Inkn Ante