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6 THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON. D. ©.. SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 17, 1892—TWENTY —__ ha “\ PAGES. THOUSANDS HERE (Continued from Fifth Page.) Quite a little acer of this train. A VETERAN'S RERUKE. One of the old soldiers marched along the was enacted on the arri Matform, leaning oan vane. He must have twen seventy years ol he wore a bright smile. He ha4 at inst reached that capital he hed risked health nd life to defend His coat, bo attracted some attention. Tt was not the ordinary G. A. R. coat, but «= short jacket with brass bi It had once been blue, but now was a green and very much worn. One or two bystanders laughed and a boy remarked mess that’s his grandfather's coat.” The veteran heard thi la pained looked swept across his face. Turning to the boy and plac- his hand on his shou he said quietly: “Sy boy. This ix an old coat. It is frayed worn. But, my bor, I wore this coat when Iwas trying to preserve the country you now live in. "I wore it in the war.” Then be went on and the boy slunk shee; febly out of the station. : COLORED G. A. R. MEN. which arrives at $45, was fifty-five minutes it 9.40, came fifteen members plored) of Baltimore, com- manded by Mr. James, who at once proceeded to their quarters at Wormiey’s building on 14th street. About 100 other veterans arrived by this train from various parts of Midhigan, Obio, Pennsylvania and Indiana. The man at the burean of information is hav- ing no very pleasant time. the time the bureau opens till he leaves, the window is thronged with faces and questions are fired with = lightning-like rapidity. As long as inquirera suppose n d out anythi to whether “Jem rived yet. Ques- tions as to the price o js and where to find @ good boarding how re very common. THE CROWDS INCREASE. Such crowds filled the station today that it was found necessary to ove the benches from the waiting rooms te make room for them. The 1005 train arrived twenty minutes late, Smith” or any re bringing thirty veterans from Pennsylvania and thirteen from various points in Ohio. Searcely any attempt is being made to have arrive of time. where merly sto twenty to thirty minu ms espectally are very ki resources of the road are pushed to the utmost in handling the number of extra trains, Although ne freight great deal being mo earlier. At the New Jer good deal of freight is being All of the passer ger trains from the yards to allow more room. GUARDING AGAINS ‘The railroad compan: caution to guard the tr: nd swindlers, The det thif «tation, who circul erowde and is received there isa had been received vent andied. been moved yards a may make their prose The Philadelphia express b tin anum- ber of men from ts in Philadelphia and Germantown, but no ei posts. The aces are expected | A train of thirtec morning, bringing 400 bout forty members of the Woman's Relief Corps from various points in the northwest. DECORATING THE STATION. All day long men were 1b rating the station, and it now presents a very pretty sight. Over the main entranci great United States flag on a long 7 the vomt of which are drawn the rides of the buil from which hangs fads of miniatare ba i is a semicircle of colors, in t | or the natio hield. Projects «mul! tings m: The 60h stree with the nations ely draped palcony above ft ts completely hidde red drapery. Among the arrivals by th O1 train was Col. David Wardrop, chief of staff of the de- nase tts, rived several minutes | late ¥ of Col- Magroom . Me Plymoth M nder charge of P Thow. m. The to their quarters at the Web A uumber of ladies accompanied this post. BLAIR Post al At 1:30 Blai 183 strong, und Pa.. cam them with Comm jersare at the Threlkeld School in this train A num- this came by men Pennsylvan e by five min- this train r part belon; partment of TION. ation with others, has decided he reception at the othe> details of the . Vice President rtment has ord to be bro: war moni! to. this city Vesnvius. the Dc « monitor will Fepresent the rent Mr. r of a history @f che Grand ini- ehief.with ix wife ons, have reached the city and are at MK. EDS Chairman Edson the newspapers tlh ATEMENT. nday expressed € written a letter September 16 ef liquor given the Mr. seemed to him that th: any other person inte for at such that it Mrs. La Fetra or Before calling the t to such a matier wor have visited the hea the committee to ascer! the charge was true. Some per: ten to the committee asking If it wa be had no knowlede that Mrs. I even attempted to learn from what authority bad been gi ees. He said that it would to state that her action was ene except, perhaps, the temporary notoriety which it might give. THE BAND CONCERT. ‘Me patriotic concert by a mammo'h band of over 1,000 pieces wid o> ster © Mona- Ment grouncs in Zront of ie bures': of printing fend engraving on Wednesday afternoon at 6:20 o'clock Gen. Schofield has detailed the light battery (, third a Capt. J. M. Lancaster. commanding, for dat to fire salvos from four of breech loaders @uring the rendition of the “Star Spangled Banner.” The grouping of the bands will be arranged by Mr. Shuman, the assistant of Con- @uctor Sousa. If any band has failed to receive an invite ton to take part the committee desires them to @onsider that they will be we aue. The music will be furnished on application at the ottice of the music committee, room 6%, lentic build- tag. Tee rogram that will be rendered is as follows Fyles ...Carev Millard Jo -Sousm “The Star Spangled No. 1. Patriotic air. ORTTYSBURG Post. mong the notable posts of the Grand Army|Q, Howard, Gen. «| and professional men of that city, and ite per- —— | country. p- | much attention. The second section of the southern @xpress, | proprietor of one of the most prominent res- | prepared, on which is a portrait of Gen. Gregg, ford: | monument at Arnold | | that ‘wilt attend the encampment next week is + | Gettysburg Post, No. 191, of Boston. This | in the Senate post is com} largely of prominent business sonnel is probably unexcelled by any in the jen. Wm. H. Osborne, United States Fenston agent; Col. Henry Stone, assistant ad- jutant general in Gen. Rosecrans’ corps: Maj. Wm. P. Shreve of Gen. Hancock's staff; Col. Albert Clark of Stanard’s famous Vermont igade, now secretary of “The Home Market Club,” and many equally well-known veterans areembraced in ite membership. Its first com- mander was Harrison Hume, president of the New England Club. whose ready wit and elo- quence bas given him much more than local reputation as a public speaker. The | present@commander, who will have charge of | the post in Washington, is Dr. C. D. Hendrick- son, a well-known medical practitioner and specialist, who is also a delegate to the national | encampment. In the great parade this post will beled by the Fourth Battalion Band of Baltimore. The rb colors that will be borne were presented to the pont by the late Mr. Edw. A. White, formerly an alderman and fire commissioner of Boston. During encam) ment week the post will bo quartered at the National Hotel and will undoubtedly attract } A PROTEST AGAINST A SWINDLE. A correspondent writes to Tax Stan: “The taurants in the city explained to me today that he continued to charge regular subscribers old | prices, that the advance was only for the encamp- * “My lunch ticket was for 45 cents for ¢ new bill of fare priced at 90 cents, Wili Chairman Edson allow our visitors to be swindled to the amount of 100 per cent?” “Our Boys Band” will parade at the head of the Sixty-ninth New York Veterans and Stein- webr Post, G. A. R., in the parade next Tues- day. Gen. David MeM. Gregg, who was next to Gen. Sheridan in command of the cavalry corps of the Army of the Potomac, will arrive here Monday and will be the guest of Dr. 8. 8. Bond, | who was a member of his #taff during the war. Gen. Gregg is now the auditor general of the state of Pennsylvania, All who were associated with him will be glad to aguin meet him at the reunion. Dr. Bond lias bad handsome badges which he will distribute to all members of the eighth Pennsylvania cavalrys NO LIQUOR TO BE SOLD. It having been reported that Mr. J. H. Buscher had eecured the privilege of selling liquors in the encampment reservation and | that he was arranging to sell large quantities of beer on the White Lot the Liquor Dealers’ Federation and the W. C. T. U. both made an earnest protest against such privilege being exercixed. The president of the Liquor Deal- | ers’ Federation wrote a protest to Col. Ernst, who replied that no such privilege had been ted. The president of the W. C. T.U. | e to Vrevident Harrison and received the lowing letter from Private Secretary Hal- Ioox Laxr Hovse. September 16, 1892, 9: Mrs. La Fetra, Washington, D. ( The President has had Col, Ernst investigate | the subject of vour message. The citizens’ com- : m to sell liquors has been granted, and special instructions have | been given to the police to prevent «uch sale. | E. W. Harorp. Mr. Buscher denies that he intended to sell rin the camp. | THE PARADE ON MONDAY. All arrangements fer the parade on Monday are now complete and today the following | orders are published: Upon the invitation of the committee on re- | unions the undersigned hereby assumes com- mand of the parade for the dedication of the Grand Army Place and issues the following order | 1. His staff witl consist of personal aid-de- camp and Acting Assistant Adjutant General First Lieutenant F. G. Hodgson, sixth cavalry, D.C. VOLUNTEER AIDS. W. F. Tucker, pay department, rey, seventh cavalry ¢: at work deco-| Capt. W. B. Banister, medical department, | U.S.A. | First Lieut. Harries, mspector of rifle | and Army of the Republic. rand Artay of the Republic. 4 of Veterans, ons of Veterans. II. Thecommand will form near the Peaco 10 o'clock Monday, September 19, as fo First troops T. 8. five batteries, and light | battery C, third U.S. artillery, commanded by Brevet Brigadier General Guy V. Henry, on Ist street south of Pennsylvania avenue, facing westward, right resting on the avenue. cond or naval brigade, consisting of bat- i tery, commanded ows: le. District of Columbia National | Guard, commanded brig. Gen. Albert Ord w ©. G., on 24 street north of Penn- a avenue, facing eastward, right resting | avenue, Fourth brigade. consisting of the Depart- ment of the Potomac, poste, AL R., and visiting escorted by the Old Guard, A. F. Dins- department commander, on 8d street f Pennsylvania avenue, facing eastward, right resting on the avenne. Fifth brigade, Sons of Veterans, escorted by National Ritles, commanded’ by Col. H. S. Buckland, 8. of V. Guard, on 3d street south of Pennsylvania avenue, facing westward, right resting on the avenue. The bead of the column will be ready to bh at 10 o'clock. The column :vill march up Pennsylvania ave- ass in review before the President and | proceed down 17th street to the White Lot, | where it wil! form as foll | First and second brigades to the right of the | entrance, between Sheridan and Thomas tents. Third brigade between Sheridan and Meade | tents. | Fourth brigade between Meade and Grant tents. sons of Veterans in front of the presidential | | mi cavalry and light battery C, third | jeave the column at the entrance | ot; the cavalry to proceed to es- | cort the President from the reviewing stand to the flagstaff on the White Lot. © will proceed to the space east of Grant tent, | form in battery facing south, fire the ralute to the President when he has ascended the stand, and Inte to the Union as the flag is raised at the close of the ceremonies. E. A. Cann, Brevet Maj. Gen. U. 8. A., commanding. Oficial F. G. Hovasox. First Lieut. Sixth Cavalry, A. D.C., Acting Asst. Adjt. Gen. A COLLECTION OF G. A. B. BADGES. Ove of the attructions during the encamp- | which will be of great interest to the vet- | 1s is the collection of military decorations | loaned to the National Museum by ex-Adjutant ral John Cameron. a member of Kit Car- sou Post, G.A.R. ‘The collection, be- | lieved to be the largest in the United States, cludes all the national encampment badges pre- i by the various cities in which gatherings department and post medals . reunions, &c., of gold, silv bronze, copper, tin, brass, wood, glass, Besides these are quite a number of foreign decorations from Germany, France, England, &e. KIT CARSON POST AND ITS GUESTS. Kit Carson Post, No. 2, of this city has made | elaborate preparations to extend the hospital- | ities of the city during the coming week. More | than @ year ago a committee of nine membets | Was appointed, of which A. Hert was made to make arrangements for the na- | tional encampment. Invitations were extended | to Daklgren Post, No. 2. of Boston and Post | No. 2of Philadelphia to be their guests. The | keadquarters of the former will be at the St. | James and of the latter at the National. The wives end daughters ofthe members of Kit Car- | son Post have formed 4 ladies’ committee, of which Mrs, J. Wisner is chairman, and this com- mittee vi" co-operate with the general commit- tee. Tomorrow at uoon the post will receive their guests from Boston and on Monday evening those from Philadelphia. Tue headquarters of | the post will be at Concordia Hall. On Tues- day evening « musical entertainment will be pices of the post, and Wed- nesday afternoon the entire party will board the steamer Louise and go down the river to Indian Head. Upon their return that evening the members of the three posts will march to « dia Hall, where they will sit down to a collation. PHILADELPHIA VETERANS’ REUNION. ‘The Philadelphia Brigade Association, com- dof survivors of “Josh” Owens’ gallant inth. Col. E. D. Baker's historic seventy- vol. Haxtei ''s fighting one hundred and sixth ent, will hoid their econd reunion since war on Wednesday morning. September 21, at 10 o'clock in Washington Light Infantry Hall, corner 15th and Pennsylvania avenue, which hus been tendered them by E. D. Baker Grand Army Post, No. 8, of Philadel; the veterans, Among thore invited to ve agreed to, are Gen. O. | and most of whom ha Darius N. Couch, John Light battery | | | | cbairm: | and your comrades. We do not | parade. will be directed by Prof. | | last night. Capt. William H. Nally was in com- | brothers of the Ohio 8. of V. Guard wet heroic fire zouaves and Col. | 7 ! ‘Sherman, the Senator now living who sat _ | wits Col Beker: the norco Dal’ | Bluff; ex-Gov. Curtin, John Wanamaker, Sohn Russell Young’ et me | init. J. . Hagen, medical fone etn Potomac, f | Department was surgeon of HOSPITABLE EX-CONFEDERATES. Maj. Calvin Farnsworth of this city, one of the aids-de-er-~)) on thg staff of Gen. Palmer, has received a letter fiom W. 3. Smith, the | commander of R. E. Lee Camp of Richmond, .. extending @ cordial invitation to Grand | Any men to become their guests while in Richmond. In this letter Mr. Smith states: “I asaure you the invitation is cordial, earnest and sincere and [ hope will be accepted by you Tntend to nt- tempt any lavish entertainment, but I assure you that we will do all in our power to make Your stay in our city pleasant and agreeable.” THE TWRNTY-THIRD CORPS, The following committees of the twenty-third corps have been appointed to take charge of the headquarters in Grand Army Piace: Sunday forenoon—J. F. Stewart, Capt. Geo. Redway and J. L. Thornton. = Sunday afternoon—Cupt. R. A. Ragan, C. V. Dickey and W. J. Herbett Hogan. Monday forenoon—Jas. H. Simpson, E. N. Hughes and Felix A. Reeve. jonday evening—Ool. 8. Weaver, Capt. J. A. Jadeon and Capt. J. C. Morgan. ‘Tuesday—A. C. Hoops, J. Fraise Richard and Lieut. Aven Pearson. Wednesday morning—A. McGinnis and Col. J.B. Brogniow. Wednesday afternoon—James Doyle and J. H, Simpson. Thursday morning — Darwin Weaver and Capt. F. D. Fulkerson, yursday evening—N. W. Halley and Jacob Persinger. Friday morning—Col. R, F. Barter and Pat- rick Flynn. Friday evening—Maurice Pechin and Capt. N. H. Merrill. jouturday morning—T. F, Brown and J. A. joyce. Saturday evening—Capt. R. C. Taggart and Capt. John L. Honeban. THE AMBULANCE conrs. This afternoon at 5 o'clock the ambulance corps of the Citizens’ Hospital will go into service, when two of the ambulances will be sent out. One will be sent to the Baltimore and Potomac and one to the Baltimore and Obio depots. The others will go into service on Sunday and be stationed as follows: District No. 1—Ambulance No. 1 stationed at the first precinct police station. Bounded? North, K street; south, B strect; east,7th street, and wost, 17th street. District No. 2—City ambulances and patrol wagon at fourth precinct station; also ambu- | lances at Citizens’ Hospital, Bounded: North, | B street southwest; south, by Wuter street; | east, Ist street, and west, by i7th street and | Monument grounds. | District No. 3—Ambulance No. 3, stationed at Brace’s drug store. 2929 M street northwest. ‘Telephone, 76-2. Police station. To include all the territory west of 22d street northwest. District No. 4—Ambulance No. 4, stationed at Citizens’ Hospital, will make calls in_ territory west of 7th street and north of New York avenue to 22d street northwest, District No. 5—Aimbulance No. 5, stationed at fifth precinct station. "Bounded by Maryland avenue northeast to Capitol grounds, Ist street | southwest to river, to include all’ territory south and east of these boundaries. District No. 6—Ambulance No. 6, stationed at | sixth precinct police station and Baltimore and | Ohio depot. Bounded on northeast by Mary- | land avenue, running northeast from Capitol grounds; Ist street northwest to G street; G street to 7th street northwest, to 7th street ex- tended. District No. 7—Ambulance No, 7, stationed at the Baltimore and Potomac depot’ and at Gil: man's drug store. Bounded on north by G street; south by B street southwest; east by Ist | | street northwest; west by 7th street from G | It 1 the street northwest to B «treet southwest. ‘There will be eight ambulances in all, Nos. 24 and 8 being stationed at the hospital. Nos. 6,7 and 8 have two horses, the others one. A hearty invitation is extended to citizens and visitors to inspect the hospital today and to- morrow. Drs. Joseph Taber Johnson, Hawkes, Magruder and Lee were among the callers yes- terday, and were much pleased with the accom- modations provided. ‘ THE BLACK PHALANS. “The Black Phalanx” will be a feature of the It will be composed of eight one- armed veterans of the war. At the head of the | phalanx will be carried a unique banner, which | will give the number of battles on sea and land | in which cclored troops fought nobly. The banner will be presented at Asbury Church Monday night at So'clock by Rev. J.W. E. Bowen of Alger 7 25, 8. V.. the re- | sponse to be made by Maj. Charles B. Fisher | on behalf of the phalanx. Patriotic war songs | pencer Green. ‘Thursday night 9 patriotic Soncert and flag | presentation will be given nt the place. A special sermonwill be preached tomorrow at | 11 a.m. by the pastor, Rev. J. W. E. Bowen, METROPOLITAN RIFLES TO PARADE MONDAY. Twenty-one of the survivors of the Metro- | politan Rifles, which was mustered into the service of the United States April 11, 1861, for | the defense of the capital, met at the house of | Lieut. John Chancev, 221 I street northwest, | mand once more and, on motion, it was resolved to parade on Monday next, 19th instant, as an, escort to the Pennsylvania inilitia—first defend ers. The meeting adjourned to meet again to- | night at 1014 Pennsylvania avenue, and the | attention of all members of thi other | companies of the District volunteers is called to an advertisement in another column. THE LADIES OF LOGAN CAMP. | The last meeting of the executive committee of the Ladies’ Aid Society of Logun Camp, Sons of Veterans, was held last night, at which all | plans were compieted for the entertainment of | the visiting L. A. S. and 8. of V. Letters of | acceptance were read from various divisi commanders 8. of V. in response to inv to the reception to be held Wednesday evening | at the E Street Baptist Church. At the regular meeting of the socicty Miss Annie Cocks was presented with a past president's badge. wit appropriate remarks. A number of visiting | made welcome and two new members were received | into the society. OLD CAMP STONEMAN. ‘The Buena Dista management are arranging for throngs of excursionists to Giesboro’ Point and old Camp Stoneman. The first New York volunteers, Elleworth | Zouaves, Hancock's veteran corps, first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seveath and eighth United States cavalry were at different times encamped here. Very few changes have taken place in the vicinity of the old camp ‘The point has been: improved and beaatified, but the features of the adjacent territory must prove familiar to those who were encamped there during the war. Now, as then, the lands were used for farming. Very few new houses have gone up. The principal change is the | railroad. ‘This is the Shepherd's branch of the B. and O. and was cut through about 1873. ‘THE VARIOUS STANDS. A stand for the use of army nurses has been erected by the citizens’ committee at Lafayette Park in front of the White House. In addition to this stand the committee erected the two reviewing stands and also the two stands .on Pennsylvania avenue where the chorus of school children will be seated. All the other stands located along the line of march were put up by individuals with the permission of the committee and a charge will be made for seats. ‘The reunion of the fourteenth army corps on the 19:h instant will be held in the Grant tent. 8.8. Daish is the officer of the day with the Clark, J. Hale Sypher, Jonas Deyo and re Squire. Ladies’ depart- ment, May E. Daish, Mrs. J. B. Daish, Mra. L. J. Bryant, Miss Gertrude Davis, Miss Lizzie Habel, Miss Katherine Edwards,’ Miss Fannie The veteran members of the eighty-third New York volunteers (9th N.Y.8.M.), who will visit the city during encampment week. will be en- tertained at a reception on Monday evening from 8 to 11 o'clock at the residence of Col. K. G. Rutherford, No. 1811 19th street northwest, @ former officer of the reginfent. BULL BUN BATTLEFIELDS. The committee on excursions, through George C. Round, the chairman of the subcom- mittee, announces that ample preparations are made to care for excurvionists at Manassas and aac sooty Sarva heat soot everybody will visit it, of course. ‘The committee will havea headquarters and bureau of information in an army tent op At the follor i 4 Col..A. K. McClure, Col. James Morrison of | sas. | assas. Those who can get 1X \¥ with head near the Henry House. Capt. James E. Hevnell and other bore in gray help theanain committee at Manas- hotels and farmers are wide awake from Manassas to Bull Run mountains. . The railroads have consented at our solicita- tion to give a battlefield ticket, good to get off or on at Manassas, Wellington and Gainesville. The excursion {rains will stop one hour at Man- teams to suit them can do so and ride vin Henry House, Stone House, Sudley Church, Railroad Cut, Douglas Heights and Groveton to Wellington or Gaizesville. Thove who prefer can re-embark on train and take trains from Wellington or Gainesville and take the rights in an inverse or- | derto above. Those who desire can walk from ellimgton, which is two mjles from battlefields. It is universally agreed that about $1 apiece will pay for conveying each pase complete cireuit mentioned. Sudley Church will furnish meals in their beau- tiful grove. The ladies of Haymarket Church will have tables at the Henry House, and in Cather’s woods, on the Chinn farm, at the Stone | House, on Douglas Hill and everywhere the farmers are making arrangements for feeding the Grand Army. Mr. Round would like to be notified of the probable number and dates of excursions, His address is Manassas, Va. LADIES’ BUREAU OF INFORMATION. Asmall boy with a bright blue badge and “Information” printed on it is stationed today St 1209 F street, where, after 4 or 5 o'clock this afternoon, the bureau of information of the | Indies’ citizens’ committee will be at home, It took a good deal of lively moving around all morning on the part of a small armiy of cleaners to get the place in order, but many hands made light work, and at noontime the hard work was practically over. On the first floor the post office facilities, the telephone package office, typewriters and operators will be all ready for business on Monday morning. In this big room also the various subcommitteos will have desks and some one to represent them. Upstairs the two front rooms are arranged as parlors. There ing the rooms and nice lace curtains at the windows. The newspapers, guide books and lots vf other handy comforts will be on the tables. ‘Two more rooms will be devoted to the conveniences of the toilet. Two more rooms in the rear are fixed up as committee lunch rooms, a very useful. provision, as the force in the office will be required to be on hand at all hoarse, The third lor has cote, &c., where ladies are privileged to rost themselves during the day. Miss Curry and her clerks moved down this afternoon from 17th and G streetr, and the work of the accommedations committee will be now attended toat 1207 F street. COMMANDER DINSMORE’S REQUEST. Department Commander Dinsmore and large number of Grand Army men are quite anxious that the Grand Army representation in Monday's parade be as great a success as possi- ble. Tein expected that members of the De- partment of the Potomne will turn out in force, und these will be supplemented, perhaps out numbered, by the visiting veterans, who, either as posts or individuals, are requested to fall into line. The rendezvous for the veterans will be on the north side of Pennsylvania avenue at 3d street. Everybody must be in position be- fore 9:45 a.m. To Do GUARD DUTY. Especial honor has been done tho third bat- talion, D. C. N.G. Ina letter to Maj. Harri- son, Assistant Adjutant General Hendricks states that Department Commander Dinsmore desires a detail of two non-commissioned offi- cers and twelve privates—members of the | Grand Army—to do guard duty at Albaugh’s Opera Houso during the meeting of the en- campment. The detail will be made today. THE OLD SOLDIERS’ REST. A correspondent to ‘Tur Star writes: “In all this decoration why is not the old ‘Soldiers’ Rest’ at the Baltimore and Ohio depot in- cluded? By all means mark and decorate it. nly original building used by the sol- diers left to tell the tale. Lewis I. Douglass, chairman of the twenty- fifth army corps cominittee, wants the reception committee to report at headquarters on Mon- BT yat9am. ‘Lhe comm the following n Capt. Stanton . Serg. wood, Capt. John B. Dowd, Serg. R. mun, Serg. KR. Brace Bagby, Comrade Wm. C. ‘Taylor, Comrade Robert H) Browne, Comrade Hyvon. Capt, Edward Doherty and Veteran Post, 436, Department 1 in town this evening, and will have their head- quargers at 1415 P'strect, where they will be glad'to welcome their friends and comrades, Capt. Doherty is accompamied by Mra, Doherty and son, Charies, CORPS MEETING MONDAY. A meeting of the survivors of the 11th corps will be eld in the Sherman tent after the dedi- cation ceremonies at Grand Army Park on Mon- day, September 19, at 3:30 p.m. The members of the following organizations comprisin corps are invited to be present and will register at the headquarters tent of the corps: 41st ork, 64th New York, 17th Connecticut, Ohio, 134:h New York, 27th Pennsylvania, 33d Massachusetts, 54th New York, 153d Pennsvlva- nia, 25th Ohio, 107th Ohio, 154th New York, 73d Pennsylvanie, 136th New York, 55th Ohio, 82d Mlinois, 157th New York, ‘ath Pennsylvania, 119th New York, 75th Pennsylva- nia, Sth New York, 33d New Jersey, 143 ‘ork, 80th Tlmois, 73d Ohio, 45th 5 61st Ohio, 58th New York, 82d Ohio, 26th Wis- consin, 29th New York, 101st Illinois, 141st New York, Ist New York battery J, 13ih New York light battery, Ist Ohio light battery J, Ist Ohio light battery K, 4th United States battery G. FIRST CHAPLAINS’ CAMPFIRE. First chaplains’ campfire will be held tomor- row at 3 o'clock p.m. in the First Congrega- tional Church, corner 19:h and G streets, in- stead of at the tent. Evening at Foundry, cor- ner 14th and G streets, (COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF PALMER'S ESCORT. Tomorrow the famous Albany battalion will be here, bringing with it Commander-in-Chief Palmer. ‘This organization will be prominent during the encampment and is here in the hands of the “Old Guard.” roster of the officers is as follows: Colonel, James McFarlane, captain 6ompany A, one hundred and seventy-reventh New York volunteers; lieutenant colonel, Edward J. Dewey, corporal company F. eighty-ninth New York volunteers: major. Robert’ H. MeCormic, captain company K.forty-fourth New York volunteers; adjutent, Thomas H. Dwyer, company D, forty-third New York volunteers; quartermaster, J. P. O'Connor, first lieuten tee is compoced of A le Boernstein, ant company C, xixty-third New York volun-| teers; surgeon, Harvey M. Bell, company I, seventy-second New York volunteers: assistant surgeon, A. V.’ D. Coilier, one hundred d twentieth we York volunteers; chaplain, J. R. Terwilliger, company I, one hundred and twentieth New York volunteers: judge advocate, John Bowe, company F, one | undred and seventy-sixth New York volunteers; commissary, Michael Gorey, eighteenth New York volunteer cavalry; aswistant commissary, D. F. Allen, eqmpany G, tenth New York volun= teer infant uymaster, C.F. R. Cox, com- pany C, fifty-first Macxachusetts infantry! assist- ant paymaster, Joha Jones, company B, twenty-fifth New York militia (two enlistments); alco company D, one hundred and seventy- seventh New York volunteers and company A, ninety-firat New York — volunteers; ordinance ofticer, Andrew Shaw, company A, ninety-first New York volunteers; inspector, John H. Walsh, company H, twenty-first Now York volunteers; sergeant, Maj. Albert Albers, eighteenth New York volunteers and company K, ninety-first New York volunteers: Capt. M. Blase, pt. George M. Holmes, Capt. Henry T. Dunn, Capt. John 8. Hutman, First Lieut, Calvin Shaffer, First Lieut. Frank Rogers, First Lieut. Wm. Kyle, First Lieut. Chas, ‘Thatcher, Second Lieut. J. B. Stevens, Segond Lieut. J.'T. O'Connor, Second Lieut, Stephen Muhoney, Second Lieut. John Tallmadge. WILL PILOT BICYCLIST VETERANS. If any bieyclers should happen to be among the Grand Army veterans or thé Sons of Veter- ans visiting the city next week and should bring their wheels they will be attended to. Mr. L. Fayette Sykes, who ix a well-known veteran and also a devotee of bicycle riding, wrote the Grand Army com- mittee offering his services to guide any of the visitors who might be bicyclers around the city on their wheels, and in reply Chairman Edson ‘ tendering iit ‘Visit to at the national encampment is Tea Rs is Kaige aes seep bee 2 I acce) a it many thers. wil join you in similar efforts to enter- nm our visitors and co-operate in doing all that insure euccess and reflect credit possible to our city. senger over the | ‘The indies of | in abundance of red, white and blue decorat- | w York, G. A. I, arrived | A complete | FLAGS ARE FLYING. The City Has Dressed Up for the Coming Seterans. THE DECORATIONS ALL OVER THE CITY ARE ELABORATE AND ARTISTIC AXD DO CREDIT TO ‘WASHIXOTON'S PATRIOTISM—BUSINESS HOUSES AND PRIVATE DWELLINGS ORNAMENTED. The first thing to strike the incoming Grand | Army visitor at cither railroad station is the | sight of waving stars a2 stripes, He moves in any direction and more flags, ranging from the glorious) emblem of Uncle Sam to the bunting of other less favored nations, meot his oye. The city is putting on its gala appearance n | rapid style, and from nesrly every building on | |all the prominent streets bright flags are | draped artistically, while on many buildings | the decorations are elaborate in the extreme. | | To avoid all modesty Tux Stam building may | be taken as a starting point. The decorations here attract considerable attention on account of the elaborate and iking display. On the Pennsylvania avenue | front a stained glass transparency bas | | been built, and when it glistens from o hun- | dred incandescent electric lights it looks like = huge kaleidoscope. [erepresents on the front face a Grand Army | badge surrounded by flags, drums and cannon. | | On the west face there ina miniature camp | dated 1863, while in the foreground there isa | stack of arms. The east face is quite ar- tistic with its laurel branches surrounding an artillery piece and surmounted by 1892. Un- | derneath there is the following inscription: “Tuer Darty Stan welcomes the G. A. R.” | But this is by no means the only decoration. Flags and bunting spring from windows and re caught in graceful folds by shields sur- mounted by sunbursts of flags. A generous dis- play of evergreens heightens the effect. A BIG BADGE. A mammoth G. A.B. badge is the distine- | tive feature of the decorations on Saks & Co.'s | store, The badge is fully twenty-five feet long nd an exact counterpart of the regulation badge. A profuse display of flags and bunting | artistically arranged completes the decora- tions. e In this square the Bos ty store, Lut- trell & Johnson's dry goods store, the London bataar, Geo. W. Rich and Pierce & Co. all have their respective buildings handsomely and | tastefully decorated. : ‘A mammoth union -jack surrounded by » number of stars and stripes forms a brilliant | center piece of the decorations on W. H. Hoeke’s building. Flags spring from every | window and the building is almost hidden in bunting. The decorations on the building occ Minnix. Fonda & Co. are simple, yet very tive. Huge American flags caught here and there in graceful folds constitute the display, | while the cornice of the building is swathed in | bunting. Next door W. D. Clark & Co. are putting forth an extra effort. A huge gilt eagle clasp- | ing with its claws a wreath of bunting 1 the | central thought. F. Petersen and the Knabe Piano Company have spared no pains to muke an effective dis while Perry's on the corner of 9th and rlvania avenue has fine decorations from to roof. The marble building, with its white back- | ground, aj pears to advantage with its coat of NEAR 9TH STREET. ‘The Simpson building, occupied by Moriarty, the tailor, is also handsomely decorated, while across the street the Crawford shoe store is almost hidden by fiags and bunting. Willett & Ruoff have an effective display, and A. Kaufman hasan artistic and beautifully decorated, building. An, enormous flag com- | pletely hides the Piano Exchange, while red, white and Live streamers extend from the roof to the ground. The Metropolitan book store and M. Gold- emith’s establishment are also tastefully deco- | rated,and one looked with wonder and astonish- | | ment at the expensive and elaborate displays of | |W. M. Shuster & Co. and the Adams Express building next door. THE GODDESS OF LIBERTY APPEARS. The Independent Ice Company's building ia one of the handsomest on Pennsylvania avenue, | | A large painting of the Goddess of Liberty oc- | cupies a conspicuous location and is the center of a very effective flag display. Katcliffe. Darr | & Co., the Baltimore House, the Great Fails Ice | Company, the Central Union Mission and Bryan's saloon are all decorated. E. B. Barnum's clothing establishment, to- gether with ‘Taylor's, Ellis’ music store’ and Strickland's shoe house, form as handsome a | quartet of decorated buildings as can be found | on the avenue. B. F. Guy & Co., M. A. Tappan, Sickles’ cigar | store und Brentano's are tastetully decorated. | Just opposite, on the south side of Penni vania avenue, the business places of Matchett & | Baiers, Oermann’s, Schneider's, Kernan’s Theater and Harvey's are all in line with pleasing decorations. PICTURE OF SHERIDAN. Harvey's oyater house is one of the most artistically decorated places along the avenue. | Inside the improvements are elaborate, while the | decorations have been made without stint of | money. A full-sized painting of Sheridan occu- piesa position in the center of the building sur- rounded by metal shields, which catch in grace- | ful folds a vea of fags. | |. ‘The Emerson shoe store, M. W. Galt’s, Harris & Shater's and Geo. W. Cochran's cigar store | are effeotively decorated. Hundreds of tiny red, white and blue flags | | strung from cellar to roof make a novel decora- tion on the Palais Royal building. Pictures of | | the prominent generals of the war in star. shaped frames of flags form a conspicuous fea- | ture of the decorations, In the window is a| |G. A. R. badge of heroic size composed of | jewels. ‘It attracts considerable attention. |” The buildings occupied by H. A. Seligson, | Crowley's Oyster House, H. kK. Fulton, DeAt- ley’s Hotel, E. Heidenheimer and Gibson Bros. | are decorated all more or less, | James ¥. Davis’ Sons have made a neat dis- play, as have Wilmarth & Enmonston, Ogram’s drug store and Kice, the photographer. LINCOLY'S PICTURE. Hoover & Snyder's shoe store looks well. A Jarge ot! painting of Lincoln is a conspicuous feature and flags are everywhere. The show windows are attractive and, with the tri-colored | | goods, form a novel display. |" ‘The Bradbury Piano Company, Franklin & | Co., opticians, Jacobs Broa. and Stinemetz & Son have made pretty displays. BRADY'S UNIQUE DISPLAY. ‘The most unique and original decoration fa the city is that at Brady's photograph gallery. All over the building are original photographs of famous generals, taken by Brady himself during the war. The decorations attract adeal of interest. Gerstenberg’s restaurant is prettily deco- rated, while the Randall Hotel and Owen House look pleasing. UP NEAR THE CAxIeoL. Commencing at Ist street, Hayes’ restaurant has long lines of flags, and westward on this square James Guild, Parker, F. W. Bergman, D. Grupe, Bun Bryan, Joseph ‘Torrens, Toense Stein, the Temple House, Moore's, the Living- ston, Monaco, Link and ‘Shafield’ have deco- rated, some elaborately, and the square shows off well. Between 2d and 8d streets Mesers, Powell, Ansley, Pauli, the Clover Lunch and the Hotel Hanover ure’ decorated. ‘The latter has a double porch on the 2d street side, which is faced with tri-colors, and enmall flags ornament the windows. ‘The Hotel’ Belvedere, at the corner of 3d street, shows up well, having long lines of col- ors across the. nts, and main entrance handsomely decorated with the words “Wel- come, Veterans.” WASHINGTON APPEARS, PcLaughlin’s United States Hotel, adjoining, is'drewsed in the national colors, as also the houses of Stabl, Sharpless, Conners, Mr. Shook has on his four-story building a portrait of Washington. The City Hotel and Mr. Shea | have finely dressed froyts. Massino’s makes a handsome display, having long rowwof lanterns, with the colors and the word welcome promi- | building is han | store is strikingly The porch ‘nd entrance of th@gNational | Metropolitan Bank presents a pret#@hight in re ,each of which is a shield bearing ALL THE GESERALA. ‘ Westward, on the north side, Mr. George Driver has decorated his three-story inside and out, and beside the colors tastefully arranged he ve the Grand Army badge afd portraits of Grant, Sherman and Sheridan. The imposing Me tan Hotel, with ita marble tront, is nicely set off with at the | windows and lines of colors. Nicol. Dyren- shown forth, Auerbach and Francis have each their patriotism in flags and shields, ax also Gilman, and the Central National Bank at the a heavy draping of the red, whiteand blue. ACR:68 THE yrREr~ On the south side of the avenue after passing the Botanical Garden Mades’ Hotel, at the southwest corner o2 3d street, a thrée-story frame . shows up well, with colors festooned and flags at each windo: The four-story building of McDermott Bros., —coachmakers, with two lines of ‘colors from ‘the top to the balcony and a plentiful supply of the tri-color in lines and flags. some festooned, makes a fine ehow. Westward the houses of J.J. Appich and the Columbia Packing’ (o., Burglorf'« two-story furniture and undertaking establish- ment are decorated, and then comes the-Carson Hotel, which will be elaborutely dressed in time. Mr.’ J. Wm. Lee's three-story frame has a substantial stand in front which, when gtcu- pied by Inds friends, will add to the at! ive~ ness, and the iricolors are festooned,and prom- inent are shields with the word jeleome.”* George J. Mucller’s four-story builditg looks well with the trimmings about the window and long lines of colors. Next comes the Hotel Berlin, a three-story building, well trimmed. CHINA UP TO. TIME. Sam Lee, a patriotic Chinaman, is not behind his American brothers either, for he displays the red, white and biue. The Dexter laundry has the colors from the top of the building down the front, and each window of the four stories is decorated by "Fin Philadelphia House, a three-storied brick, has a profusion of flags, little and big, and Hop Sing ina modest way decorates the adjoining premises, a two-storied building. en, restaurant, headquarters of O) excurgionists, is well decorated. and the build- ing oceupied by Burchard ends this square on the west. The north front of the fourth stury of the | Colonization building has each window irmmed, and Mr. Frank Hume, adjoining, has a substan tial stand, finely decorated, fully in keeping with the decorations. Above jt John M. Young has his three-story coach factéry well trimmed, and W. F. Geyer. in the same business, has trimmed up his place. T. T. Luckett’s four-storied restaurant and hotel bears the sign “G. A. R. poste of West- chester county, N. Y.,” Meyer's Hotel.'a three-storied building. will be trimmed up before Monday night. Mr. F. is rkeeping up with the procession Tin, fixing up his front. John Holchuh’s boarding house has long lines of the red, white and blue running from the top of his piace across the front. The Keystone Hotel of four stories hag colors across the front and each window has the colors festooned at the sills. The St. James Hotel, a ehows.four-storied building, white, has lines of colors from the roof to the balconies and two flags to a window and makes an exceed- ingly handsome appearance. At the southwest corner of 6th street the Howard House attracts attention with lines of red, white and blue on the front and flags at the windows, lines of color shields with the words Welcome, G. A.W. The Exchange Hotel, adjoining, is in keeping with the neighbors.’ Carter's hard- ware house has two lines of colors from a pole on top of the third story and colors about the, windows, J. B. Bryan has flags fiyings. Browning & Middleton have a tastefully dec- orated front. AS OLD anMonr. Barbour & Son, whove building was en armory for the District militia at one time and was oc- cupied by some of the three months’ men in the early part of the war, is elaborately trimmed witn shields and mottoes and the picture | of Gen. George H. Thomas ix prominent. Burk- man, Hoffa, Jackson, Richard and Conen have all handsomely decorated. Shea's building of four stories, occupied for a short time by the German Kifles of New York in April, 1861, bas a Prefusion of fags. shields and Lines of ‘color: lay's four-story building, adjoining, is fully in keeping in its holiday dress of colore.® Johnson, Garner & Co. have decorated, The American House has over the entrayce “Wel- come, Veterans, G. A. R.,” and tasty at the windows, with large ones festoons on the front and long line® of flags from the pole on top, make an attractiog to that important point, the corner of 7th strect. ALONG F STREET. ; The decorations,on F strect are elabofate and numerous. The glocrway of the Corcoran meiy festooned: with large gs and a ehield& making a very pret effect 1 flag arch across F street bears thdjmame of New York on thdgentral shield. BryaW & Co.'s jecorated iu red, white and ngeom the blue bunting. long strips being draw: roof to the top of the window. its ‘bright dress of flags, while and streamers artistically arranged on the white marble building make the front of the Citizens’ National Bank very handsome. Abandaome flag arch bearing the game of West Virginia spans G street. ek Brothers’ store window is handsomely @raped, and streamers drawn from the roof make handsome effect. Thompson's drug store is also prettily decorated. The New York avenue arch is named for the state of Maryland, while 15th street is crossed by that of Nebraska. The treasury building proper is utterly void of decoration, A@zoss the avenue the Arlington Insurance ‘ompany presents a pleasing front. Long rips of red, white and blue bunting are drawn across the fron% From these streamers rise to the roof. crossing each other. i At 16th street, toward the treasury, iS the monument over which hangs the Montana arch, facing the Missouri one. THE WHITE HOUSE. Up the broad approaches to the White House avery pleasing bit of decoration, the work of Mr, A. J. Kennedy, meets the eye. From the roof of the porte cochere hang festoons of bunt- | ing, while from a white and blue the bayes of the din the center red, reamers are drawn to uupporting pillars, on the emblem of one of the army corps. Long atrips of red, white and blue bunting are drawn over each wing, and under each window in a semi-circle of American flags, with minia- ture banners interspereed. In the center of each wing is a large representation of the na- ional coayof-arme. _ Over the doorway hangea large painting of aG. 4. R. badge surroun by flags. ‘The decorations of the east front consist.of festoons of flags draped from the roof and top of the portico. On the south front two garrison flags, grace- fully looped from the roof, and smaller fings stretched from pillar to pillar of the porch com- leted the exterior decorations of the building. Tie'intecior decorations are confined. to the ante-chamber and east room. In the former flags have been hung over the stained glass tition. In the east room the curtains have been replaced by United States flags, the pictures re- mainingundecorated. Jackson’ place is spanned by the ‘Tennessee arch. A The entrance of the Corcoran Art Gallery is artistically hung with American flags and shields. OX TOWARD GEORGETOWN. The Kentucky and Rhode Island arches face each other at 17th street. ‘The barber shop just above 17th street is profusely decorated, not only with the colors of this country, but of almost every other. Nos. 1706 and 1703 are decorated in much the same style, but on a larger scale. 4 210 FLAG. Number 1710 is perhaps the most decorated oo Highest of all in Leavening Power.— Latest U. S. Gov't Report. SEL building in the city, and at the same time prob- | on the corner is the store of the Al ably cost the least trouble. One large flag did Pacific Tea Company, where there it, and ao effectually ax to leave nothing visible Of Rreat pains having been taken to pm but part of the windows and the doorway. building among leaders in the line of decore- Demonet's is gorgeously decorated from top | HO™ and the same may be said of the furniture to bottom with flags. In the window the God- | erteblishments of Mesers. Rudden and Dreit dess of Liberty sits ina tri-colored boat drawn Darth. which are side by side. Both of these bya white swan. The effect is exceedingly tablishments are in new buildings and the bright pleasing. 1720 1s resplendent with decorations, *hades of red. white and blue show off the and 1911 is very prettily decked out in flags groundwork of red brick and stone and make and streamers, the places attractive. Further along the equare Post oftice station E is very pretty ina rea, the sther houses are more or less decorated Shite and blue dress from roof te ground, and | With light, showy material, Thomas’ block also boasts a handsome display AROUND THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT. of bunting. Between F and G streets, opposit Oregon ard Maine are thestates for which the | terior Department building, rents thet Lag 20th (gtrect arches are named. Twenty-first ek “e street has the honor of bearing the Washington | Pe** men have failed to show their patriotic spiritas have so many others all the way out to | and Idaho arch. Duckett’s drug store is almost completely hid- Florid enue. The restaurant building den by large garrison flags, smaller banners Known as Schwing and Clark's is tastefully dec. being placed between the windows and over the rated from housetop to awning post, and the and is finely decorated. | ‘The Selby Hotel is ret off with | | doors, making a very handsome effect. At 22d street the Wisconsin and Nevada arches are placed. At Washington Circle th handsome flags‘affs, surmon’ gol eagles, have been raised, one in the center of the avente, ene on each side. wave the stars and stripe: BACK To F STRERT. Although not on the line of march, F street from 7th to 15th is fast.becoming one long line of decorations, and before the day is over it will have become one mass of fiags and bunting. The narrowness of the street instead of marring the display adds all the more to it bending innumerable decorations into one rich line of color. Where so many elaborately and tastefully decorated buildings are to be seen it is difficult to particularize, yet in several in- | stances the decorations are 80 profuse and #0 benutifal that they well deserve especial men- tion, 1003 F street, which, under the tion of Mr. John’ Joy Edso: au the most elaborately decorated building on F street. The front of the building is almost hidden from view by innumerable flags,» streamers and shields, artistically ar- ranged. and providing a most’ beautiful right. The Ebbitt House is another handsomely deco- rated buiiding, flags avnilable point the mations! colors, arranged novel and beautiful designs. personal direc stands forth height setting off the labora’ | most delightful manner. The bune office is very appropriatel: somely decorated, great taste b The immense bmil: & Co,, 12th and F st jecorations in a and hand ing displayed. is, has been most ad- vantageourly used for decoration and presents | Virginia an unusually attractive appearance. Indeed it is almost impossible to discover a | the Merchant From these will Tnged it Such can be said of the Equitable building, American Ice Companics, Bennett's York Tre | and blue colozing has been thrown about of Robinson, Parker Steamboat front of John C. Parkers building shows» patriotic spirit in a way thet attracts attention, On the next three squares running to Mama- chusetts avenue there are also many displays af bunting, and many of the windows are so A. BR. colors and blems as to nake them fully worth the trouble of going | oat of the way to see. ALONG THE RIVER FRONT. The river front is robed in flags and pen- nants, The most conspicuous decorations are displayed at harbor police headquarter. The eubvcription list was opened at 7 o'clock vester- day morning and at noon the decorations were tues chipped in lib- erally and the result is a great flatter of bunt- ing. National ensigns, police fings, strings of streamers, festoons, wreaths, loops and +hielis are there, The Independent Ice Company has unfurled a number of flags. So, too, have the ed has rigged iteelf up in honor the encampment; and Cumberland’s abi house, too. Charlie ‘Taylor has worked patriotic colors on the office of Riley's dock. McKenny's, Beavers’, Bours’, Keenan's and Weber's restaurants have been en- livened by the decorator. | Biscoe's ship stores, + sail and rigging loft have been made flying from every | t0 look gay and Sailmaker Jack Henyon pro- and bunting, representing Poses to outdo Waddy today. in the most | The Sun building | | also presents a handsome appearance, its great | AT TRE Docks. Around the steamer docks things wears brilliant aspect. A great flood of red, white t Mount Vernon pier. the Norfolk and Washing- ton people have hoisted flags, the Washington Company have begun to show their colors, the Maryland and Steamboat’ Company, the Peo- ple’s Washington and Norfolk Company, 4 Planters’ Company and the building on F street not handsomely deco- | Mattano lino have swung out their ensigns. The rated, and among others who this morning | liver View pier and the Buena Vista dock have had ‘completed their decorations were F. C. Cutter & Co., the Glover building, branch post office, Kellogg _ building, Adams building, the ‘Cochrane. Loscka Dulany & Whitin a, New York Life Insurance & y Houghton & Page. J. J. Forsyth, Kimon_ Nicolaides, Globe | House, Huvler s, G. Warfield Simpson, Mert Desio. Lewis 8. Hnghes, Reynolds Post, Ni 58, Sheetz, 0. the Monumental, Burkhart’s, Sanders & Stayman, Maryland” Dairy Lunch, L Rosenthal Bros., Miller's dining room, Everett, National Union building, B. H. War- ner & Co.. Columbia National Bank, L Grosner, Philip T. Hall, Mra. K. AL shington Loan and Trust Com- dining rooms, James Tharp nt offices, | OUT SEVENTH STREET. | Seventh street north of Pennsylvania avenue | clear out to the Boundary ix one mass of flags, | bunting and other emblems of the G. A. R. The | merchants along this street have taken great jinx tomake it one of the best decorated thoroughfares in the city, and the decorations | show off with good effect and are much ad- | mired by the many thousands of persons who ride over the cable road daily. | On the square just north of the junction the merchants have succeeded in making their places of business pleasing to the ee. The large building of Saks & Co. is handsomely decorated with American colors, and to add this an electrical di will show off the building at with euch an effect that the place will be one of the chief attractions during | | the encampmen On the opposite corner is the tall tower of the Firemen's Insurance building, which gives room fora display of lengthy streamers, flags and shields a were, to this business stre b B.Williams. ithe Fami, rated, whl Ball Clothiv resent the country’s de . On the op- poite corner is the Bunk of the Republic, where the rich trimmings are in harmony with the brown-stone front of the building. RETWEEN b AND ¥ STREETS, Between D and E streets almost every place | of business is more or less decorated, but the | windows of Messrs. Lansburgh Bros. are prob- of their lapge esentation in white ratin of sed Graut monument in Riverside nd this, together with the artistic decorations, attracts numerous passers by. “The jewelry store of R. Harris & Co. is cov- ered with bunting from top to bottom, and Baum's store also shows the work of exper hands. Odd Fellows’ Hall 1s highly and one after another are the stores of Fishman, Keizens:ein and Spransy, which show the colors from the awning poste to the cornice | of the buildings. | T. D. Singleton’s furniture store, on the east side of the street, is richly decorated,and above | it is the store of Messrs. Knessi & Son, Hoover | & Bayly, AT. Lewis, Strauss & Marx and | Oliver Burdette, all of which are decorated. On the corner is the clothing hoase of Eiseman Bror., the colors on which show to advantage from a'l sides. NEAR THE POST OFFICE. On the next square comes the Post Office De- partment, where over the doors hang the pic- tures of euch patriotic dead _as Lincoln, Grant, Logan and Sherman, and about them are the colors under which they fought. ‘These decora- tions, while not profuse, are arranged in an artistic manner and +how off the | buisding better than by covering the white marble from one end to the other. Opposite the department building and Postage on The Star. The on asixteen or twenty-page STAR istwo cents. Papers not having full postage on them will not be forwarded by the Post Office | Department. | . The business houses rx. Ross, The Bon Marche all tasteful — Half Rates to Baltimore via B. and 0. Tickets on sale from September 13 to 24, good to return until October 10, for $1.20 for round trip. The Baltimore and’ Ohio is the only 45- minute line to Beltimore. ‘The Baltimore and | Ohio is Maryland veterans’ route to the en- | campment.—Adet, Postage on The Star. The onasixteen or twenty-page Stan bao teat Papers ot basta them will not be.forwarded by the Department. REECE Tn. Cheeking Bagrace From Washington. ‘The PennesIvania railroad especially request that during the encampment visitors hav: checked from hotels and residences by the Union Transfer Company and avoid the an- no} of attending to same at the station. to call for may be left at 6th streot station, corner 13:h street and Kose Since A Svnscarrriox ro mz Stan during En- | campmert week, sent anywhere in the United States, outside of Warhington, costs only fifteen Encampment. cents, It will be a magnificent souvenir of the | the vicinity of also been drewed up. It is a Potomac river custom that when a bridal couple is aboard all ] the flags that the steamer affords are raised. The | George Law, Mattano, Wakefield, Arrowsmith, Sue, Maggie and Jane Moseley are lavishly be- decked with their bridal flags to show their | appreciation of the great time coming. The excursion steamers Samuel J. Pentz, Charles | Macalester, River Queen, Florence, George Leary, June, Bartholdi and W.W.Coit have been treated. with heavy dores of decorative art. The launches Holbroke, Americus, Nellie, Little Nell and Curfew have ensigns up. The schooners Alice Holbrooke, Emma F, Angell, Jessie Burt, Maj. Pickands, Laurens Clayton, Annie Keynolds, Anne Mason and Mary E; Denty have flags floating trom their tracks, u . 5 tomac, Templar. Gilbert, Pierce, Key and Gor- | man put on their Sabbath attireas a welcome to the coming G. A. R. _Boswell's boiler shop also displays decora- ti ol. Wm. T. Rosell, U. 8. A., Engineer Com- | missioner District of Columbia, and Col. Amos | Webster, late of the United States army and the staff of Gen. U.S. Grant, both residing on ¥ | street northwest between 20th and Zist streets, | have decorated thoir residences with handsome United States flags. THE POLICE STATION®. Police headquarters has red, white and blue running perpendicularly and horizontally and two small flags fly from each of the windows, nd the entrance 1s elaborately trimmed in pa- colors. Lieut. Kelly and bis men-have mely decorated the front of the wixth inet station, on New Jersey avenue, and under them hang lines of bunting from the roof to the pavement, with shields, stars, ‘on the front, making ‘such a sight that visitors 1 completes the entrande, acit | Stop to comment on the tasty appearance of the building. Lieut. Ariss and his force of the first cinct have finely dressed the station on 12th strect below the avenue, from the pole over the front being strings of flags, whilé an eagle over the door, shields, banners, fags and strips of bunting make up the decorations. . The third precinct, Lieut. Boyle, has = number of lenge fags draped with stars, ields, Ac., setting off the building. Acting Sergt,Muliball of the fifth and his men bave decorited their tation. | Lieut. Heffner of, the ninth precinct and his force ve elaborately trimmed their station house. A Brilliant Sight. Tonight Messrs, Saks and Company will treat Washingtonians toa glimpse of their illumi- nated decorations before the crowds of strangers gather bere next week. On the avenue front of their big building, forming the center of the bunting drapery, is bung the largest fac simile G. Ar R. badge ever mate. It | is fully thirty feet tall from the eagle's beak to the bottom point of the it star. This monster badge ts studded with something like #00) incandescent ligbts.and these will be lighted for the first time this evening. Below and around on the reventh street front are their large show windows, artistically dressed in honor of the encampment, each with ite hun- dred or more red. white and blue gloved elec- tric lights adding their brilliancy to that of the glittering badge above. Due to the Parsimony of Congress, wy Department officials feel very bitter the damage tothe Cincinnati's machinery in the fire at the New York navy yard today. ‘They say it is directly due to the parsimon; Congress. An ° wind ery ad building of a brick machine but Congress put them off with a frame shop in which to set | up the Cincinnati's machinery. If another set of machinery is by the damage to the present one it will cost €£00,000 more thana brick shop would bave cost. Officials are also grumbling because the marines were taken away from the New York yard to guard Sandy Hook. It was claimed at the time that this duty devolved upon the army. it ix said that the presence of the marines pacha > esi Postage on The Star. The postage on a sixteen or istwo cents. Papers not having them will not be forwarded by the ——__ 1. A. Re _ Specien Keilrsad. To enable veterans to visit Hs Boat Se | | | | | i i lir | cst t a