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ee tf Edson, George Gibson, Isadore Saks and B. H. Grand Army hosts which has reached propor-| tee and of the REST, init was known se the hastling com. tlond never before known. ‘The citizens’ com, and bere the work na , F.@. 5 mittee, reason sy not only hustled promptly entered uy; work: executive committee, as now consti George W. Cochran, David Cranmer, G. themselves, but inspired others with the same | organization, and soon had ia operation | numbers, all told, fifty-one’ andl os Datitg. Sates Date deo oe Tesult of this energetic work was low sufficiently indicates they Jules Domenet, E. F. Droop, Adam Geib, ‘oon manifest. The subscriptions rolled up, resent Gheen, H. P. Godwin, F. J. Hi Arthur and at a meeting held a few days after the first John Joy |. | Hendricks, W. H. Hoke, 8. M. a, meeting—namely, on the 30th of June—it was + Harrison Kenier, Thomas J. King, Clarence announced that $25,000 had been subscribed. B. H. Warner, treasurer; Com | Julius Lansburgh, Geo. W. Harvey, Henry A” Perhaps this city may not boast quite as much A Cor Denny, W. B. Cooley, Geo. M. Smith, Henry ‘a8 some others, but, all the same, when it start loner W. T. Rossel, Justice J. M. Har- Sherwood, SH. Merrill, Pred A. Stocks, in to accomplish any object it’ generally gets Jan, E. Lemon, We C. W. Leannarda, John A. there, and in good style. too. Burdett, Charles P.Lincoln, Lawrence Lattrell, J. E. MeCabe, C. R. MeEwan, James After a while it was found that more per- E. Southard Parker, H. Mertwether, George J. Mueller, James F. manent ofganization was needed, and so on Ordway, William G. Moore, Wm. M. Meredith, Oveter, Andrew Parker, E. F. Petersen, Prauk the 9th of July the “hustling committee” was Theodore W. Noyes, Gen. mas M. Vincent, T. Rawlings, F. 4 enlarged and the name was changed to the Admiral James E.Jouett, Gen. R.N. Batchelder, der, George T . more dignified one of citizens’ general com- Duncan 8. Walker, A. F.’ Dinsmore, Frank Hat Stinemetz, Willi mittee. The members of this committee were ton, Beriah Wilkins, T. E. B a AL ACT r, 3 4s follows: K.A. Parke, chairman; Geo. Gibson, Parke, M-M. Parker, AT. Britton, 1. P. Wright, . PH. Ward, jest, A. A. Wilson, Geo. W. Driver, Ellis Ww. t ; E. 8. Westoott, B. F. Whiteside, James P, Wil: W. Dudley, Miss Clara Barton, A. A. Wm. B. Pratt, A.'H. G. Richardson, William 8. lett, Walter B. Williams, C. Witmer, Jobn M. Pains Tar 8. B. Hege. John R. Carmody, 0. G. Staples, Roose, Chas. C. Royce, Dr. Henry A. Robbins, Young. Sevellon A. Rrown, John system by which it was i tor | ¥ Elroy, J. M. Pipes, Louis D. Wine, J. F. Saum, Charles A. Schafer, Dr. A. J. Sehaf- Cecil Clay, Howard Perry, Joba W. Hi Jaa, CHAIRMAN EDSON. as Possible — 4 hirt, Frank Schwarz, Geo |. Shields, Rev, Brommett, E. M. w a. individuals as well as for organizations. The O Suaith, Freak Ee - +, . ead preliminary steps were taken at » meeting of Groen 0. Heath, Ereak Xi Boragne, BZ. Gtalt- “ WORK The general conrmittoe held september 80. © ae Stok eee A YEAR OF ; The Committee of Citizens That Pre- pared for the Encampment. HISTORY OF THE MOVEMENT. How the Invitation Was Extended to the Grand Arm» Encampment at Detroit—The Organization of Committees—Sketches of the Men Who Have Directed the Prepara- tons, | JUSTICE HARLAN. Isadore Saks, Geo. W. Driver, Jas. L. Barbour, Jobn G. Slater and Geo. A. Shehsn. "The fund gradually rolied up and then camo the next | step, namely, the preparations to go to Detroit and present, in the name of the citizens of LWashington, an invitation to the encamp- |ment to meet here in 1892. An in- | vitation committee to bear |to Detroit was appointed, follows: | Commissioner Douglass, John Joy Edson, Isa- | dore saks, O. G. Staples, Edwin B. Hay, ‘Louis | D. Wine, 8. B. Hege, Geo. W. Driver, Frank Hatton, Geo. T. Wood and Robert A.’ Parke. The committee left here on a special train on the evening of Angust 1 and arrived in Detroit | August 3, when they proceeded with character- nergy to make themselves as numerous They carried with ions of war in the shape of | documents, badges, special editions of Tax | Stam setting forth the great attractions of | Washington for the veterans and in nddi- |tion a handsomely engraved silver _ plate, which was the formal invitation of the —_>+—_—_ vat THE GUESTS OF the citizens of Wash- ington the veterans of the Grand Army of the ic will enjoy a large amonnt of what termed sys- tality. In jou to the enter- = which have ided to en- pleasure of ne old sol- the sapital and to make their visit « plea: this message re | is | and frequent as possible, them lots of mun: diers in scale nev givon their campment a in fulfill- of means an time and their ment of # cordially a the COMMISSIONER ROSS, to the encampment. The committee nda rival in a committee from Lincoln, te of the fact that their oppo- d the west the Washington com- mitteeshowed them some pointsin hustling which abt they will make good use of when they s pear before another encampment. The imis- sionary work of the committee was conti WooDWARD. | last VICE CMALMIAN which went to Detroit in August of ued Jaly and asked the old soldiers to hold the next up to the encampment met to take a encampment in this city, but because all citi- | vote. As the of the committe zens reepgaized t not entitled to the enca they, the present the bington had dvocates in the G cause heractive dy Army a9, where more than a quarter of a hey bad marched as me i poseceod on, There was no doubt that to this city, of all the cities of the country, the eyes of ‘the Grand Army turned with affectionate intercst. All that seemed to be needed was the expression on the part of the citizens that they would like the veterans to come here. ‘The Grand Army men who reside here were unanimous in this opinion, and one of ¢ number, Mr. R. J. Beall, with a degree of zeal and interest that was commendable, undertook to personally bring this matter to the attention of prominent citizens. He advocated the meet- COMMISSIONEM ROSSELT. | distingnished members of the namel: rdett and Corporal Tan- ner. ‘Their eloquence, wit, logic and strong personal influence were all enlisted on the side of Washington, and this city carried off the prize in the very teeth of the enemy. The wel- come which the committee received when they | returned home was a nt ovation and ion of the public joy over their services ag well as the result which had been at- There wasa military escort and fire- works along the line of march and a reception | at Willard’s Hotel. | Success bad crowned the public spirit of the citizens of Washington. | responsibility and the great burden of work | and expense which this undertaking involved | was fully appreciated. In other words, this TREACCRER WARNER, | city had not bitten off more than itcould chew. ad Army here in 1891, but eir- | 1 favorable. He did He talked ing the winter | mpment was to ided that some- . early in June, nd Army— ‘and spring of 1891. The meet in August and he b thing mast be he had met with sment that he called a public meeti zens to take tome m relative t the Grand | Army to meet bere in 1592. That meeting | was held in the early weeks of June, 1891, an: marks the beginning of the movement which | has atinined such great proportions. It was | not a large gat img that Mr. Beall faced that / afternoon when he arose to call the meeting to erder. Put there were men there of influence and weight in the communi that behind them w a he knew @ public sentiment m which would the sur- strongly in favor of any act! bring such a reprower vivo tive of the war to the natio w words he stated the GEN. VINCENT. From the beginning it was realized that if the encampment met here it would bring to- gether g larger number of. Grand Army men than had ever bef: one of these an- nual reunions. This expecta n bas beer fully Perhaps no city ever nndertook such .andit may be said without vainglory that there is no city that is more competent. This is true not so much because of the wealth here, but for the reason that there is a public spirit which fs equal to emergencies and a degree of gener- osity in contributing money and a willingness to give time and labor on tho part of the citi- zens that constitutes a splendid example of municipal pride and enterp: There was no impossible claim made on the part of Washing- ton by its representatives, but the Grand | Army men were informed that they would re- ceive a hospitable welcome and an entertain- | ment while here that would be worthy of the | grand organization and the cavital of the na- | tion. The work of the citizens’ committee | shows how well those promises have been TART DINGMAN. | carried out, and as the program of the enter- Commission Ross, be modestly stepped | Qside. From this time on Mr. Beall did not figure prominently in the movement, but sur- rendering the leadership to others he con- tinged to bean intiuence, and whenever it has Been possible be has done what he could. Mr. John Joy Edson. who has since been so largely fdentified with the movement, was Glected secretary. As one of the mayors of the ity Commistoner Row gave bis official sanc- tion by an carnest speech. There were other speeches and then the meeting adjourned to meet again in Willard’s Hall. The next meeting was more largely attended and both Commis sioners Douglass and Ross were present. The former presided and Mr. Ros A. Fish was bowen secretary. There were speeches, of | Mr. John Joy Edson was elected chairman of the citizens’ executive committeo and Mr. Her. rison Dingman secretary. Events have justi the wisdom of this choice. ‘The. chaitrean, Mr- Edson, is not only one of the leading business men of the city, but he is a member of the Grand Army. To this work Mr, Edson has given his fine executive ability, and his wide ex- perience as a business man with a devotion and ‘an unselfishness that cannot be too highly com- mended. He has gone into this work with all the energy which has made him successful in business and he has mastered the details of this gerat undertaking, and with a firm yet patient and he has guided the affairs of the committee to an issue that redects credit on the city and is @ magnificent tribute to the organization for which all this effort has been made. He has had the loyal support of the officers and mem- bers of the commities. The first matter of importance which engaged WM. W. DUDLEY. Mr. Edson’s attention was the selection of the chairmen of the various committees. As much of the success of the undertaking depended on the men who were to manage the various de- tails the selections were made with the greatest care and only after the fullest consideration. Aglance over the list of the chairmen of the twenty-seven committees will show that the men interested in this preparation for. the meeting here of the old soldiers are fromthe ranks of the prominent, active and enterprising citizens of the District. All chairmen are members of the executive committee, and in addition to this number there were twenty appointed who, as far as committee work is concerned, are unat- tached. ‘The committee has the benefit of their advice in the transaction of business, The first committee appointed was naturally that one which had to look after accommoda- tions for the posts and visitors who intended to come to the encampment and a finance com- mittee. Both committees almost at once began been made in securing a fund by subseription from the citizens of 850,000, the committee, following the example of committees in other cities where encampments have been held, asked the only legislature which the city has, Pongress, for an appropriation from the municipal fund to aid in defraying the expense of the entertainment of the Grand Army. Tho House, however, aw fit to take the money solely from the revenues of the District inst of from the general municipal fund, toward which Congress contributes as the owner of 57 per cent of the real estate in the city. This action imposed upon the city alone,without any A. T. BRITTON. aid whatever from the federal government, the duty of caring for the veterans. In addition to the contribution of $50,000 from the citizens in their private capacity the additional sum of $90,000 was made available from the revenue collected from the citizens of the District. Washington's contribution in money alone toward the entertainment of the Grand Arm: is $140,000. Besides this several hundred citi- zens have freely given their time and labor. As hasbeen stated, the citizens’ committee is composed, in addition to the four officers, of twenty-seven chairmen of subcommittees and twenty members, who, while not at the head of any committee, have given valuable service, ‘The organization of the committee was com- GEO. C, HENNING. —_ by the selection of officers. Mr. 8. W. oodward tee of the Greed Atmay, ond therefore, in movement, He office in the thorough sym with the pempengin As 4 course, but the business end of the affair was | the most prominent and a committee was ap- pointed to beg | GEN. BATCHELDER. canvass for subscriptions to. tainment is enjoved each day the veterans will what was known as the guarantee fund. The appreciate the effort, the tit 1000 as sabet ‘al indicati at the ati the ment, x batantial indication 1] citi- | the encampment, Spiked ihinenga cave ox ant in ovenees ‘a iy arsembling in the city, Taz Star takes their desire that the encampment of 1892 | the occasion to review briefly the work of the should be held here, also \t of R. A. Parke, | returned from E tig 0G. ‘Staples, John Joy | made of that advance upon the jift of the | 6 ise treasurer ffl : if i THEO. W. NOYES, George Gibson, William Mayse, Isndore Saks, E. B. Hay, C. T.Wood, James Tanner, John B. Larner and Dr. Hamilton E. Leach. The representative character of this eommit- tee is shown by the fact that the chief officials of the District government as well as leading ome citizens havea share in the counsels, Ye have no mayor or board of common coun- cil, but the board of District Commissioners takes the place of these officials. All the Com- missioners are members of the committee. The resident of the board, Jehn W. Douglass, like colleague. Mr. John W. Ross, helped to rt the movement which resulted in bringing the encampment to this city. Mr. Douglass went to Detroit as member of the invitation committee. W. T. Rossell, the Engineer Commissioner, has officially as well as personally given all the assistance in his power to the committee. As a property, owner and a warm friend of the city Mr. Justice Harlan of the United States Su- preme Court was appropriately given a place on if JAMES TANNER. successful administration of the pension office made him more widely known to the veterans of the late war. They will not be surprised to know that he has taken an active interest in the preparations. Mr. William Mayse is at the of a banking establishment in this city, but he is also « public-spirited citizen and finds time to devote to { saa) matters. There is no member of the Grand Army, perhaps, ‘that has a stronger hold on the affections of the old veterans than “Corporal” James Tanner. He is now a resident of this city, and asa good citizen as well as a Grand Army man he has is freely his assistance in this great work. ir. John B. Larner, a successful lawyer, has given valuable assistance to the committee in rticulars requiring legal knowledge. 1e gentlemen mentioned in connection with the chairmen of the various subcommittees had entire charge of alf the arrangements. In all JOHN B. LARNER, mapping out the work it was found necessary to appoint a good many subcommittees. Some of these committees have a large membership, 1. E. ROESSLE. the committee. One of the solid business men on the committee is Mr. George C. Henning, the president of the ‘Traders’ Bank. He is thoroughly identified with the Disirict-and naturally the advantage of his advi sel was sought. From the beginning of movement Tite Star has voiced the senti of the people by actively aiding in promoting | ite success, The associate editor, Mr. Theodore W. Noyes, as a member of the committee, has | united his efforts with those of his colleagues in | perfecting the details of thearrangements It | 1s appropriate that the army and navy should be intrysted in such an event as this gathering of the volu.ters of both arms of the service during the late war. ‘The army has an able representative on the committee in the person of Gen. Thos. M, Vin- | cent, assistant adjutant general, while the navy | has contributed to the success of this occas through the aid given by Admiral Jas. E, Jouett, an old soldier aswell asa newspaper man. ‘Gen. Duncan 8. Walker, the editor o! the Sunday Gazet taken an active inter- FRANK HATTON. est in the encampment and has rendered all tho assistance in his power. Gen. It, N. Batchelder, the quartermaster general of the United States army, was one of the members first appointed, and by bis attendance at the meetings and his readiness to give assistance he has manifested warm interest inthe success of the under- taking. As the head of the Grand Army in this Dis- trict A. F. Dinsmore, the commander, was aj propriately placed on the committee, and while the preparations that are being made by the department for the entertainment of the old soldiers made demands upon his time he has also given cheerfully every aid to the citizens’ committee. ‘The editor of the Post, Mr. Frank Hatton, was a member of the invitation com- mittee and the first general committee, aud ho WM. MAYSE. may be said to have come in on the grotind floor of this undertaking. just as much in earnest period as he was in the pioneer davs ofethe movement. Mr. T. E. Koessle is the. well-known proprietor of the “Arlington Hotel and when it was necessary for money to talk to give the encampment boom the necessary Shimation ‘Mr, Roessle was in the front rank with a subscription, One of the enterpris- He has been in the later ing real estate brokers here is Mr. M. M. Parker. He was at the head of the com- mittee that made the arrangements for the grand triennial conclave of the Knights Templars in this city in 1889. He was inti- mately connected with the work of the last inangural committee and his experience in managing big affairs is valuable. As the resi the American Security and ‘rust Company Mr. A. T. Britton occupies an important position in financial circles and, as may be seen, whut has been done in the way of arrangements is the work of hundreds of willing hands and active, interested minds. GEO. E. LEMON. The sinews of war, as money is sometimes called, are of prime importance in such an un- | dertaking and the fiance committee is justly regarded as an important one. Upon this com- mittee devolved the duty of raising by popular | subscription tue guarantee fund that was needed, This fund amounted to $50,000. Mr. George E. Lemon, well known to every Grand Army man as the ‘proprietor of the National | Tribune, and to every business man here for his energy, was placed at the head of the com- mittee and has successfully performed the work assigned. He secured the money, and no doubt could have obtained more if it had been needed. Axsociated with him on this commit- tee are the following: A. S. Taber, secretary; A. T. Britton, ©. J. Bell, Daniel B. Clark, Will? iam E. Clark, John T. Devine, M. G. Emery, George C. Henning, John E._ Herrill, Charles A. James, E, Kuftz Johnson, John W. Macart- ney, William Mayse, Frank B. N South- ard Parker, E. Francis Riggs, v B. P. Snyder, *Thomas Somerville, B. H. Warner, Jesse B, Wilson, H. T. Hood JOHN W. DOUGLASS. The commitiee on reception and invitation have in a great measure their work before them. In receiving and extending proper courtesies to tinguished guests the committee is favored by having at the head Commissioner Douglass, | whose genial manner and pleasant smile will well represent the hospitable good wishes of the citizens. His associates are Alvey A. Adee, F.C. Ainsworth, C. C. Augur, Job Barnard, A! |, Rev. Wm. A. Bartlett, J. C. Breckin- ridge, 8.8. Carroll, Geo. Chandler, W. Calvin Chase, Rev. Thos. 8. Childs, Robt. Christie, W. E. Clark, Richardson Clover, C. C. Cole, Rev. Geo. H. Corey, John B. Cotton, Horace 8. Cummings, Wm. E. Curtis, G. B. Davis, Matthew G. Emery; D. W. Flagler, Wm. Folger, Lewis A. Grant. A. W. Greely, Rev. F. $. Grimke, Rey, Teunis 8, Hamlin, John E. i E. Kurtz Johnson,’ Bishop Keane, J. C. Kelton, 8. P. Gustave Lansburgh. Samuel Jas. Lynne, Chas. W. T. Rosell, ‘Scofield, Rev. Frank Sewall, Dr. Shadd, Geo. H. ‘Shields, Rev. Rush R. ippen, Kev. Greon Clay ‘Smith, Jno. 1. the, Jas. R, Soley, Rabbi L. Stern, John | W. Thompson, W. 8. Thompson, 8. Van’ Vliet, Henry H. Weils, Smith A. Whitfield, O. B. Wilcox, Edwin Willits, Simon, Wolf, John BR. Young. mae Francis Riggs, Gen. Jobn 3 | Haycock, Matthew Trimble, George Truesdcil, Urell; Thomas E. Waggaman, Henry A. Willard, jew Wisner, Geo. M.’ Husted, John E. Parker. The committee on legislation, as events proved, had a great deal of important work to do. They had to look after getting an ap- preprintion from Congress and sny one who us to go to the Capitol on District business cap readily appreciate the onerows and agreeable duty which confronted mittee. The chairman, } was admirably fitted for 1 legal training and familiarity with public busi- ness enabled him to meet the difficulties and overcome them. With him on the committee were the following: Duncan 8. Walker, sec- retary; Job Barnard, Addis B. Brown, S. Burdett, C. ©. Cole, Lawrence Gardner, Jonas H. McGowan, Theodore W. Noyes,’ M. M. Parker, A. A. Thomas, Thomas M. Vincent, B. Warner. Beriah Wilkins, A. A. Wilson, Jeremiah HL. M. Wilson and 8. 8. Yoder. dis- com- N g GEN. ELLIS SPEAR. The veterans'who take part in the grent parade will appreciate the careful and able work of the committee on parade. The chair- management of such an immense body of men. Great prise is due to that feature of the ar- rangement by which each post is informed of the exact time it will be necessary to be in posi- tion to enter the parade, thus preventing the fatigue of a long and tedious wait as is the case when the entire body is directed to take posi- tion by the same hour. The double column plan was made a part of the plan by order of Gen. Palmer after the committee had practi- ¢ completed their work. Gen. Spear's as sociates on the committee are as follows George E. Corson, secretary; J. J. Bartlett, Nathan Bickford, 'N. M. Brooke, James W. Butcher, Robert G. Carter, John P. Church, George 'B. Davis, A. F. Dinsmore, George B. C, Kellogg, H. W. Lawton, Dan. Maganley, Patrick O'Farrell, Myron M. Parker, H. L. Prince, James Q. itice, B. F. Ritten~ house, F, A. Seely, J, A. Snyder, John Twee- COL, L. P. WRIGHT, To provide free quarters for over 55,000 men coming as organized bodies and to secure suit- able accommodations for those that were will- ing to pay for them, to say nothing of placing in communication’ thousands of individual visitors with people who had rooms and board, represents an amount of work that appears overwhelming. So it would be with executi ability of high order. The chairman of the committee on accommodations, Col. L. P. Wright, the register of wills, has had deal of ‘experience in this line, and be was selected for this position as soon as the citizens’ committee was organized. He has held a sim- ilar position for several inaugurations and, as on resent occasion, be has always proved extremely efficient. Associated with Col. Wright on this committee are the following E. 8. Peck, secretary; William Alvey, D. H. Babcock, Aaron Baldwin, George W. Balloch, George A. Bartlett, W. L. Bramhall, Dorsey tt, Thomas B. Crigp, Samuel W. Curriden, Danenhower, D. J. Timothy A . na Evans, Charles B. Fisher, Joseph B, Gage, H. P. Gilbert, Arthur Goings, J. Griffith, Samuel A.’ Groff, George ‘C. Harris, B. F. Hawkes, J. Clay Hewes, Samuel Hodgkins, W. . Hutchinson, Henry’ Jenkins, Rev. Robert Johnson, John R. Thomas Kelly, John Knox, Joseph E. Krause, Dr. Thomas Landers, John R. Leonard, Jaek Lov, La. Littlefield, George W. Lockwood, W. K. Mend- enhall, George W. Moss, George H. Plant, Benjamin F. Queen, E. K. Ripley, Alfred Shaw, Ww. R. 8) E. J. Steliwagen, Thomas M. freee, ristian Storm, Claud N. Stumph, G. W. F. Swartzell, 8. E. Thomason, Asbi Thom; P, Turn To the practical enthusiasm of Mr. John Mc- , the chairman of the committee on re- ‘unions, is due the splendid plan for reunions and which will be BE if 1! ad 8 good | LINCOLN. One of the reasons why Washington is a place of so much interest to the survivors of the late war is because it is in the immediate vicinity of ge number of the well-known battlefields Naturally the terans would like to revisit the Places that are so intimately associated with theevents in their military experience. The committee on excursions, of which Col. Chas. P. Lincoln is chairman, hae arranged a series of excursions to the battletields and attended to other details which will make the visit pleasant and profitable. Col. Lincoln is an enthusi- astic Grand Army man, and is widely known. His associates on the committee are Chas. F. Keefer, secretary; Ira C. Abbott, Robert Aiton, Wm.R. Austin, Joseph ¥. Ballou, Richard J. Beall, Francis A’ Boater, John W. Bradbury, James KR, Brown, Charles ©. Cole, Wm. A. Cook, George P. Davis, W Dick: son, Charles R. Douglass, Jo | L. DuBois, James M. E: Ferree, Alexander Freeman, D. W. Glassie, Daniel ™ | Amos J. Gunning, Wim. George Goodacre, + | Capt. AL A. Thomas. AA TROMAR, There is no doubt that one of the memories that will inst in connection with the present en- | campment will be the beautiful illumination of | the city. The credit for this is largely due to | the chairman. ommitiee on illumination, He ts the presidgnt of the electric light ompany in this city, aka, there- fore, ought to know something aboat illurinat- plinnees. At any rate he knows the men ing Hall, Abi | Hert, ‘Marcas @*'the Henry N. Howard, | that are familinr with such things, and be bas E. B. Huges, A. J. He. Henry T. Hutton, | eared the best talent and material in the Albion B. Jameson, John H. Jenks, John M.|CUntry to do the work. If the devices | Keogh, Samuel A. Lewis, William H. ‘Liverpool, | &P¢ R0t original and pleasing it won't be john P. Lothrop, Samuel C. Lovejoy, Wil Capt Thomas’ fault. His committes is | D. Mack. Re rt H. Marcell - | Composed = of the following mem bere: | thews, Alex. F. McMillan, Simeon H. Merrill, | George W. Sileby, secretary: A.B, Brown, A. | Henry H. Moler, William 8. Morgan, James F. | Burket, Frank I Ovster, E. Southard Parker, Nathan B. Pren- | George E. | tice, D. Gray Purman, John B. Quander, Green | Gardner, 0. |B. Raum, Charles W.'Shelton, John G. Slater, | » _ ‘Thomas W. Smith, William J. won. John | george 8. Stodder, Henry C. Swain,William B. Thomp- | Stephenson, Koss son, George White, Daniel’ Williams, Leander |™2, John H. P. Williams, George G. P. Wood, Benjamin F. Worrell, Thomas D. Yeager. JONN RB. CARMODY. ‘There is hardly a detail which will add to the comfort and enjoyment of the old soldiers dur- ing their stay in this city that has been neglected. The appointment of a committee on informa- tion 18 acase in point. Ali through the will be found places where strangers can get in- formation about the city, the program of events, excursions or, in fact, everything and anything that might be the subject of inquiry. At the head of this important committeo is Mr, John R. Carmody, a retired army officer and now treasurer of the Washington Loan and Trust Company, who has mapped ont the work with great ability. The members his committee are Baker, L. k. Brown, R. G. Carter, L. K. Deven- dort, ‘Charies H. Dickson, George H. French, Thomas 8. Hopkins, A. A. Hosmer, D. A. Ir- win, Thomas J. Lasier, Charles F. Lewis, John H. Siagrader. J. 0. Manson, Dr. C. F. Rand, Le Roy Tuttle, jr. BERIAH WILKINS. Asa rule the press can take care of itself on | occasions of great public importance. All that | ite representatives ask is a chance to do the | work which is | sure that the interests of the newspaper men are provided for a committee was organized. At the head was placed Mr. Boriah Wilkins, who is the business end of the Washington Post,and he was provided with assistants, who will do the honors of the newspaper tent. "They are as fol- lows: Harry P. Godwin, secret Scott C. Bone, C. A. Boynton, Rufus PV. DeGraw, George H.'Harries, A. T. Hensey | Rudolph Kauffmann, Werner Koch, John Me- Elroy. D. R. McKee,’ Fred. Perry Powers, F. 8. Presbrey, L. D. Sale, Louis Schade, R, H. Syl- vester, E. Waldecker, D. 8. Walker, H. L. West. When the eyes of the thousands of visitors are dazzled with the glory of the fire- works display they can think with gratitude of the committee on fireworks, through whose enterprise and energy it was made possible. The chairman, Mr. Lawrence Garduer, is an ardent demoerat, and while he does not much believe in fireworks or any other loud display in 4 political year, yet when it comes toagreat non- partisan gathering like the Grand Army he ap- proves of giving the old soldiers ail the fun possible. Hence the elaborate program of fire- works. With Mr. Gardner on this committes are the following: David E. Moore, secretary; Fisher, Albert F. Fox, Daniel Frasier, H. A. Willem B. Gurley, — <n ton, M. Marean, H. H. Martin, James Nor- ris, Frank B. Noyes, Fred. W. Pratt, R. B. Schwickardi, John Weaver, M. L Weller, James P, Willett, H. A. Willard. as follows: Tenney Ross, secretary; Marcus | required. However, to make | Dr. 8.8. Bond, R. W. Fenwick, George W. | ‘There could be no genuine rennion of old sol- diers unless there «as a campfire. On this oc- casion there is going to bean abundance. A pecial committee wns ead was placed J. M. Pipe commander of the I ce: J. C. 8. Burger, nderson, W. Ht. "RS. ia, J. H. Bradford, 'L. Le Carmi Dr. J. BE. Ge » Johf P. Church, A. J. Gunning, E. R. Rich- mond, L. A. ish, L. B. Parker, P. C, Rain, | Chris Stor Webster, J. J. Purman, W. . Le | Cole, L. 8. win Farnsworth, D. | Goodacre, W. H. Gotwald, W. G. Hall, Sarapel Houston, W. 8. Odell, A. H. G, Richardson, Ie York. &. SOUTHARD PARKER, The business methods of the committee apply tothe management of its own concerns, and the existence of a committee on auditing demonstrates that fact. In the disbursement of the money of the people ae much care has been displayed ae if it was a private fund. All | the accounts of the committee are examined by ' the auditing committee, and all bills before Jumbia National Bank and stands high in financial circles. His colleagues are George C, Henning and Wi Ma: GEORGE ornsox. | Some very pretty and original designs tm | badges for the G. A. RB. visitors as well as for the different officers and committees have been under the direction of the committee apy Mr. George Gibson 1s chairman of are not only artistic, MG. Gibwon's associates on the maitiee are: Samuel H. Lewis, Simeon H. Merrill, William HL. Buppand Matthew Trimble. |

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