Evening star., 1915-03-24
Committeeman Send Out Let
ters Asking Prompt Report
on Pledges Obtained.
AEROPlANE EXHIBITION
A REUNION FEATURE
Big Drum Corps Composed of Vet
erans' Sons and Grandsons Is
Being Formed.

Stating that item,sed reports are
coming in regularly from the various
subcommittees in charge of the collcc-
tions throughout the District by which
the finance committee for the national
G. A. X. encampment expects to raise
the $4,000 deemed necessary to prop
erly entertain the converting veterans.
Chairman Robert \. Harper this morn
ing characterized the collections TO
date AS in every way satisfactory" He
said that a letter had been sent to the
chairmen OF the subcommittees in
forming them that all collections must
be In such shape that a formal pubic
acknowledgement may be made April /.
Individual subscriptions to date have
run up as high as $1,000 and several
Of $500 have been received
A meeting of the physicians sub
committee of the finance committee
was held last night at the University
Club. The meeting. which was called
by Chairman Samuel l.. Lewis, was
reported this morning to have been
enthusiastic. 1t was decided to send
a letter to all members of the medical
profession in the District. urging their
support for the encampment fund.
Seven hundred copies of this letter.
which is today being prepared by Or.
Lewis, will be sent out tomorrow.
Aeroplane Exhibition.
One of the special features being ar
ranged for the convening veterans is
an extensive aeroplane exhibition. All
Of the army planes are reported to be
in the far west and it is feared will not
be available, but the navy planes in
the east, according to all present indi-
cations. will take part in the exhibition.
The desirability of showing the veter-
ans every possible phase of military
development has been strongly urged
upon Secretary Daniels and he is un-
derstood to have expressed q desire to
help in every possible way.
The appointment Of W. V. Cox to the
Craftsmanship Of the committee on leg
islation and the acceptance Of .1r Cox
was announced this morning by Thorn
as Grant, secretary OF the citizens
committee. Mr.. Cox has named as his
committee the following: Y. c. Handy.
George Hess, Col. John McElroy and
Walter c. Balderston.
This appointment left a vacancy in
the chairmanshfp of the committee on
information, which Is to work in con-
junction with the committee on his
Of the citizens committee, has appoint
ed Henry B. Davis to form this COM
mittee.
A letter dealing with the proposed
establishment OF a drum. ffe and bugle
corps composed OF the direct male de-
scendants Of the veterans has recently
been received by Mr.. Grant from c. s
Hill, who is in charge OF the prepara-
tions for this feature. The letter says,
In part:
The Sons of Veterans. U. S. A, were
designated by the national encampment
of the Grand Army in Rochester. n. T.,
on all occasions. With these facts in
drum. fife and bugle corps, composed of
grandsons of Union veterans of the
civil war, which can participate in the
parade next fall.
"All boys who are eligible are extend
ed an invitation to make application
for admission to this drum corps by
either appearing in person before a
present for this purpose at Grand Army
nue. northwest. at 1880 o'clock every
Thursday evening, or addressing let
ter to the secretary of this board.
The board of managers of the drum
corps is, of course. aware that there is
Boy Scouts in the District of Column
bia which comes under your jurisdic-
ton. but it is believed that the Sons
of Veterans drum corps would not in
any way interfere with this organiza-