The Washington times., 1917-05-25
BUILDING KITCHEN
FOR GRAY REUNION
Plans Made to Feed 5000
Confederate Veterans.
WAR DEPT. PROVIDES CANVAS
Finance Committee Seeks $4,000
to Meet Expenses.

Workmen today will begin the
construction of . mess kitchen
storeroom and refreshment booths on
the plaza in front Of the Union sta
tion for the thousands Of Confederate
veterans who will come TO Washing
ton for the twenty-seventh annual
. reunion June 4.
Col Robert n. Harper, reunion
chairman. this morning awarded a
contract to the B. +. Davis Construc-
tion Company, a local concern, to
build the mess kitchen, which will
be 40 by 200 feet. 1t will be designed
TO feed approximately 5000 veterans,
between 1900 and 1000 being served
at a time. The storeroom will be used
to house supplies.
The War department has agreed to
furnish canvass for tent tops, and
this will be used by reunion officials
to build a limited number OF small
tents. Work on their construction
will be postponed until within a few
days OF the arrival OF the old soldiers.
VIII Furnish Blankets.
Colonel Harper telegraphed to
commanders OF all Confederate Or
ganizations. advising them the Gov
ernment will furnish blankets for the
veterans. A former statement from
the War Department said blankets
could not be furnished because OF the
demand for them to accommodate
troops.
The finance committee OF the Con
federate Reunion Association is very
hA oh Mr. Cary
says. the large number OF contribu-
tions now being received for hnanc-
ing Of the forthcoming reunion
The contributions that have come
in within the last day or two include
the following:
H. c. Ansley. $40: American Ice
Company, $50: Robert Berberich's
Sons, $25; W. c. Balderston, SO: Miss
Mary Bringfihurst, 81: Browning &
Baines, Inc, SO; Miss Rebecca NJ.
Bowman. 81: Miss Sallie s. Beach, 81;
Mr.. Bricker. 1: E. c. Brandenburg.
$40: J. c. Boyd, $40: r. W. Birch.
Falls Church. So: E. F. Brooks Com
pany, SO; S. W. Garden, $5; Charles
T. Claggett, IS; Colonial Lunch, $40;
II. d. Covington. $40: Miss Frances -.
Cox, IS; Carroll Electric Company,
S25; J. ]. Decker. IS: John Davidson.
$40: John Dolph. S25; A. ]. Draper,
$50: L. l. Daingerfeld, Alexandria,
Va, SIS; Mrs. G. p. DuBose, 81: Will
liam NJ Dougal, IS: Hon. Albert Es-
topinal. SO: C. Erlebscker. IS: VIII
liam p. Emo. SO: 4. w. Fairfax. $40:
Thomas ]. Fisher & Co.. $50; Ford
Motor Company. SO; Richard A. Ford.
81 so: Daniel Frssier, $50: Charles c.
Glover, s25; Charles l.. Gross, So: VIII
liam A. Gordon, S25; Randall S. Hagner.
SO: Louis Hsrtig. g: Hotel Harris. IS
Col A Herbert, Alexandria, Va. $40:
Frank J. Hogan, $40: Eldridge z. Jor-
dan. 500: Hennen Jennings. so: z.
Hilton Jackson, IS: J. A. Johnson, IS:
William Knabe & Co, SO: Con T.
Kennedy Shows, $500: W. J. Kehoe,
SO; Miss Mary Custis Lee, $50: Blair
Lee, S25: J. william Lees Sons. SO;
]. S. Larcombe. $40: II. S. Matthews,
SO: A. E. Mathews, $5; John McPhail.
SO: Theodore Michael. SO: Elnathan
Meade. 81: s. B. Muncaster. 81; G. II.
Newman. $50; cash. $50; II. T. OTTER
dinger. 50; Julius l. Peyser. SO: Car
roll Pierce, Alexandra. Va, 80:
Frank S. Polk, $50: S. A. Reeves, $40;
Mrs. II. L. Rust, 81; George T. Raw
Iins. 81: DR.. Joseph D. Rogers, $40:
Rudolph & West Co, $40: Shaw &
Brown Co, 10; b. IL StlnemetZ q Son
Co, S15: cash. SO; Hon. ]. Fred Tai
bott, $50: William TindalI, SIS; Wash
ington Woodworking Co, IS: DR..
?. s. Westmoreland, New York. SO:
Thomas W. Weldon. $40; Mrs. +. W.
Wallace. 81; J. H. Weaver, S25; Hugh
Wallis, $25.
Needs $4,000 More.
An additional sum OF $4,000 is re-
quired, the committee feels. for the
actual operating expenses Of the sew
eral committees that are in charge OF
the reunion work, and It is necessary
that this amount shall be raised the
end Of this week.
The committee Is OF the opinion
business institutions, statesmen. and
professional people OF Washington