Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-12
PLANS BEING MADE
FOR $4,000 GUESTS
Grand Army Encampment Ex-
pected to Attract Large
Number of Visitors.
REUNION ON THE DATE
OF THE "GRAND REVIEW"
in Charge of Citizens
Committee for Big Gathering
in September.

According to a statement made this
morning by Thomas Grant. secretary
of the citizens committee for the If
tieth anniversary of the grand review,
which will be celebrated in Washington
in September at the forty-ninth annual
lencampment of the G. A. r., every
present indication points to the fact
that Washington is drawing an at
tendance hitherto unsurpassed in the
history of the reunions. Fifty thousand
visitors are expected, and preparations
are being pushed forward each day by
the committees in charge of the de-
tails incident to providing pleasure and
comfort for a reunion of these proper
ton.
Working with the cooperation of the
various department heads of the ma
tional government, William +. GUIDE,
chairman of the committee on general
arrangements. is confident that the
record breaking convention of the vet
rams will be afforded every form OF
hospitality which the importance of
the historic event warrants
Committees Named.
Col. c. C. Royce, chairman Of the
committee on camp fires. announces
that the following past department
commanders have been named on his
committee: Harrison Dingman, New
ton NJ. Brooks. George E Corson. Sol
ONION E. Faunce, Thomas S. Hopkins.
A H. G. Richardson. Newton Ferree
and Jerome B. Burke.
Chairman w. T. Galliher has added to
the committee on badges and decora-
lions the following names: H. H. Nc
Kee, Merrill p. Galliher, A. ]. May. F.
V. Killian, Walter Klopfer. S. J. Pres
colt and Frank L. Wagner.
Expect Many From New England.
Col. John McElroy. chairman of the
committee of reunions. announces that
the plans for facilitating the meeting
of old comrades by the veterans are
being daily developed and perfected by
the committee which has this work in
charge He stated that one of the
greatest incentives to the veterans to
come to the encampment is the fact
that there they may see the men who
fought at their sides throughout the
war. and whom, scattred throughout
the country since the close of the con-
fiict, they have had no opportunity to
meet since that time.
Col. McElroy said that in recent in
terview with Past -in-chief
John E. Gilman he had been told that
the encampment could count upon
ing in the New England states than
had attended any previous encampment
The assistance of Gen. Wood. Col.
Wilder and the Secretary of War has
been assured those in charge of the
arrangements for the encampment. ac-
cording to the statement of Col. Noel
roy. This assistance will make pos
sible a series of features demonstra-
ting the development of the army,
which will include aviation meets and
daily exhibition drills.
Boy Scouts to Guide Veterans.
The Boy Scouts will again play an
important part in the encampment by
assisting the veterans to locate the
quarters which will be arranged for
them throughout the city. The prob
lem of arranging for these accommoda-
lions, as developed by the late NJ. I.
Weller prior to his death. is being
handled by a committee of which AL
belt Schulteis Is chairman. AS soon as
the veterans arrive in the city they
will proceed to the headquarters of
this committee. where full information
as to the accommodation available will
be giveh them. They will then be
guided to the selected quarters by the
Boy Scouts, who performed similar val
liable services at Gettysburg last year.
Gen. Dimmick Appointed Chairman
Col McElroy today announced the ap-
DO ntment Of Brig. Gen. E. D. Dimmick to
the craftsmanship of Sheridan's Cavalry
Corps of the Army Of the Potomac COM
rnittee. Gen. Dimnlick entered the army
in 1861 in the I'd New Jersey Light In
fantry. He was promoted to sergeant in
the 5th New York Cavalry and later be-
came a captain in that regiment. Ulti-
rnately he was commissioned IN the regu-
lar army, and was made colonel in the
I'd U s. Cavalry He was retired in 1903