Connecticut western news., 1876-06-02
THE CENTENNIAL YEAR.


 THE CENTENNIAL YEAR. National and International Conventions to
 be Held in Philadelphia this Year.
 The following list of State, national and international conventions and meet ings of political, religious, military, professional and other societies to take place in Philadelphia shortly, has been carefully compiled and will be found absolutely correct, as far as information could be obtained:
 National Convention of Civil Engi- neers, June 10. Asylums and Hospitals for the Insane, June 12.
 Women's National Temperance Union, June 12.
 International Temperance Conference, June 13.
 Good Templars, Stase Lodge, June IS.
 National Association Stove Manufac- turers, June IA.
 National Division Sonso of Temperance of North America, June IA.
 Ministerial Temperance Conference, June IA.
 Grand Lodge, Good Templars of Uni. ted States, June 15.
 National Convention Mining Engi- neers, June 20.
 Manufacturing Chemists National Association, June 22.-
 Grand Encampment Knights of Malta, June 24.
 National Religious Amendment Asso- citation, June 26.
 Worlds Homeopathic Convention, June 26.
 Convention German Free Thinkers, June 26.
 National Law Congress, June 28.
 Reunion Twenty-eighth and 147th regiments Penn ylvania volunteers and Knapp's battery, June 28.
 National and State encampments Grand Army of Republic, June 30. JULY.
 Congress of Authors, July 1.
 National Convention Catholic Young Mems Associations, July 2.
 International Typographical Congress July 8.
 Salesmen's and Commercial Travellers Association, July 3.
 Catholic Total Abstinence Union o1 America, July 4.
 InternationalC Conference of Delegates Societies St. Vincent de Paul, July 6.
 International Arbitration Convention July II.
 Pennsylvania State Dental Society July 25.
 Encampment Knights Templar a Ridley Park, under auspices of Mary land Commandery, July 29.
 AUGUST.
 Convention of Historical and Anti quarian societies, August l.
 American Dental Association, Au gust 1.
 State Camp Patriotic Order Sons o America Cat Reading), August 8.
 Photographers National Association August 15.
 Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias, o Pennsylvania, August 15.
 American Association of Instructor of the Blind, August 15.
 Supreme Lodge Knights of Pythias August 22.
 SEPTEMBER.
 International Medical Congress, Sep tember 4.
 International Convention of Archmolo gists, September 4.
 Grand Lodge of the United States Independent Order of Red Men, Ser tember 10. National Genealogical Society, Ser tember II.
 Grand Council of the Improved Orde of Red Men of the United States, Ser tember 12. National Convention of the An erica Foresters, September 13. American Forestry Association, Sel .. tember 13. Grand Lodge of the United States Improved Order of Odd Fellows, Ser ! tember 19. Convention of Apiarians (honey mon , September 23. Welsh National Eistedfodd, thir week. 3 National Carriage Builders Associ tion, third week. OCTOBER. . Dedication of hall Patriotic Ord, I Sons of America, first week. q State Council o. U. A. M., Octob, t IF. h American Dairymen's Association, O :. tober IT.. a DECEMBER. e American Pharmaceutical Associatio s Around the circumference of the ci @ cle of which the great exhibition is u ). center, and within one hundred miles ], it, large number of bodies will assel n ble, the dates of meeting, except in if few instances, not having been a n nounced. 1t Among these are the following: a. New Jersey State Centennial, Princ D. ton. July 2. le Centennial Sunday school Conventio t. Ocean Grove, July p. it National Forest Convention, Gee D. Grove.s of National Board of Steam Navigatic in Baltimore. Id National Board of Trade, New Yol ,n In addition to the list given above, t A following deliberative bodies have be st announced to assemble in Philadelph ed though no definite date has been ut signed for their meetings: Natio nd Board of Underwriters, Convention he Life Insurance Agents of the Unit he States, California Pioneer Society, Orr IS. B'Nai Berith, Christopher Columbus