Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-22
Planned to Have Cadets in
Uniform Assist in Reg
istering Veterans.
ALSO TO ACT AS GUIDES '
AND GRANDSTAND USHERS
Col. McElroy Has Requested That
They Be Excused From
School Duties.

Washington High School boys are to
have the honor of doing much of the
important work of registering veterans.
seeing that old comrades are reunited
and In making a valuable historical and
statistical record OF the surviving boys
in blue" at the Grand Army encamp-
ment here next week.
While the Sons of Veterans and the
Spanish War Veterans are really in
charge OF this important work of reg
istration at Camp Emery. it has been
impossible to get a sufiicient number
of them excused from their employment
in the government departments to carry
out this stupendous work ON the scale
planned.
Asked to Dismiss Cadets.
Col John McElroy. who fathered the
registration idea. has appealed to the
superintendent OF schools, E. L. Thur.
ston. and to the principals of the yari-
Gus high schools to act under the au-
thority given them by the board of
education at its last meeting and dis
miss from school for this work such
members of the cadets in uniforms as
can be advantageously used. AS the
school authorities have shown and
spoken their desire to do all they can
to assist In the work of entertaining
and caring for the veterans. there is
little doubt that this request VIII be
granted. 1t is proposed that several
hundred of the cadets. working In re-
lays on alternate days. shall be on duty
as registrars and ushers at camp
Er,e-y. sta-tin~ their se-"'c"s F-iAay
to act as ushers at the LAFAYETTE
Square grandstand for the parade
Wednesday. were chosen today: They
are: w F. Barkman. leader: Ed ard
David D Gates. Herbert II Gates and
Ralph Childs. Cadets from other
SCHOOLS are being chosen TODAY. this
work being under the direction of Ste
phen E. Kramer. assistant superin-
tendent of schools.
State Headquarters Selected.
Arrangements are now completed for
the establishment of headquarters Of
the delegations from Illinois, Wyoming.
Rhode Island. Maine and Colorado at
the New Ebbitt Hotel Most Of the
parties are expected to arrive here Sun
day.
One hundred members are in the
Rhode Island party. The exact number
of those comprising the other parties Is
not yet known. Gen. ]. NJ. Snyder. COM
mander OF the VI liiioies
is coming in person at the head of the
Illinois veterans. while the Colorado
yete, ans will be beaded nv q. W'"i"~s-
Capt George ]. Lawrence Post. No.
II, Department of Pennsylvania. will be
at the National Hotel during the en-
campment with twenty-five men. The
post pays all the expenses. H. II. Spayo
Of Capt George ]. Lawrence Post 10
state delegate.
tail Brigade including the 143d. l4sth
and 150th Pennsylvania, Tuesday at
pm. In Camp Emery.
Spanish War Veterans to Meet.
Commander j. Q. A Braden Of the De-
partment of the District of Columbia,
United Spanish War Veterans. requests
that the Spanish war veterans OF WASH
ington meet Friday afternoon at 4;4e
o'clock. at the old census once. Isl ana
b streets northwest, to discuss ana
formulate plans to render assistance to
the veterans Of the G A. Il. curing en-
campment week.
At a meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Department o. the Poto-
mac G. A. R., Col. John McElrov. pre-
siding. last night In G. A. X. Han. II
was voted to hold open house" during
the encampment. Refreshments will
be provided for out-of-town veterans
and guests.
To Entertain Colored Veterans.
Summer Post. No. G. A. R, he'd
meeting last night at G. A. r. Hall. at
which plans were devised to ente tam
the colored veterans who will visit this
city next week. The officers present
were Commander Charles w. Hale. Sc
nior Vice Commander Nelson J. Book
err. Junior Vice Commander George
Washington, Quartermaster William
H. johnson. Adjt. Samuel H. Dill, Chap
lain Edward Thomas and Officer of the
Day Fred Fowler. 1t was decide / to
participate in the parade and funds
were raised for the purpose of secur-
ing a band.
4 reception will be rendered to the
william Cotter Post of Vermont at the
Raleigh Hotel. The AFFAIR is in charge
of Mrs Margaret Madden, Mrs. Julie
Ahearn and Mr.. Conway. All Vermont
ers wishing to take part are requested
to send their names to Mrs. Madden at
tho fel "a ma ri menf house