The Portland daily press., 1881-08-23
THE REUNION.
PREPARING FOR THE GRAND EVENT
Some of the Distinguished Men Expected
to be Present.


of State street is the grand opening to the
Oaks, and just below, between Green and
State, High street affords another entrance.
Along the front of the Oaks, inside the enclos-
ure, between High and Grove streets, stretches
the beautiful pord, lately laid out into which
runs stream of pure Sebago. On the right of
the pond, on the knoll, which affords good
airy location, and near by the main opening to
Oaks, are the tents devoted to Gen. Chamber
lain, Governor Plaisted, the Executive Com
mittee and the press-forming square-and
in their immediate vicinity the flagstaff, on
which the colors will be raised at sunrise and
lowered at sunset The largest pavilion of
striped canvas will be the headquarters of
General Chamberlain. This tent is about 40
by so feet in size West of the main canvas
are tents for the staff of Gen. Chamberlain.
South of the staff tents will be pavilions for
Governor Plaisted and staff. At this point
there will also be reception tents for the use of
the comrades generally and their ladies.
On tho shore of the pond, west Of the execu-
tive committees quarters, will be the grand
restaurant stand, built of new boards and fur
nished with three tables nearly hundred feet
long. tent 80 by % feet will also be requir-
ed for the use Of the restaurant This depart
ment will be under the charge of Caleb Lang,
who engages to furnishes wel-cooked, plain
and substantial fare at low rates. Veterans
can also obtain food in quantity for use at the
small tents. West of the restaurant on the
high knoll overlooking the lake and entire
ground, is situated the grand stand. This is
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in size. In this will be held the public exer-
cises of the reunion. The memorial services,
the reception by Governor Plaisted on We'd
nesday, and the address by Gen. O. O. Howard
will take place in this pavilion.
The tents for the encampment, 200 in num-
Der, front the flag staff, or southeast. in the
rear, or to the north, of the Commander-in-
Chiefs quarters. They are 14x15 feet in size,
and, commencing with the carriage road are
formed in streets, the rear tents stretching
back towards the Deering farm. The regl-
ments will occupy these tents in regular order,
the 1-10-29 comm encing first, and the 32d last,
followed by the artillery, cavalry and naval
veterans.
The tents will be we'll shaded by the giant
oaks and the ground is firm and not spongy
Straw will be provided for each tent and each
veteran is expected to bring his own blankets
and make his own bed, according to the old
camp style. The tents will all be placarded so
that no one will have any difficulty in finding
his proper quarters.
The business today will con sist of the ar
rangement of the encampment, the assignment
of quarters, and organization into companies,
brigades and divisions. The evening will be
spent in social gatherings on the camp ground
All companies and regimental associations are
requested to report at the headquarters of the
executive committee on the encampment, for
assignment of quarters and for other necessary
arrangements on their arrival in camp.
The executive Committee consists of the fol-
lowing gentlemen
Gen. Geoege L. Beal, Chairman.
Gen. John nj. Brown. Capt. Geo. I'll. Abbott,
Col. Thos. A. Roberts, Lieut.. Chas. w Roberts,
Col. Edward Moore, FL. P ingalls,,
Col. Fred'k. Robbie, VIM. H. Pennell, ESQ.,,
Col. Chas Walker, G. D. Starbird, Esq,
Col: A. M. Benson, Geo. M. Seiders, Esq,
Maj. VIM. il. Green, Secretary.
The reception committee will consist of Col
A. M. Benson, Maj. S. G. Gordon, Maj. H. N.
Small. Maj. Ell. s. Melcher, Capt. Chas. W.
Ford, and Capt. j. w. Deering.
AS the executive committee cannot provide
banquet for the state militia in City Hall on
Thursday evening, it is hoped the citizens will
send in contributions by Wednesday noon
The telephone number of the box on the
grounds will be 4 Y.
Gen. Howard will probably arrive today at
noon.
The Pennington veterans will arrive at
noon today, the Gardiner squad on the p. m.
train
COL Atwood Of Boston writes that $50 of the
Maine Veteran Association of Massachusetts,
accompanied by the Maplewood band, will ar
rive on the o'clock train over the Eastern
road. They will be received at the depot by
detachment of veterans and escorted to the
Oaks, where they will have supper.
Secretaries Of all associations present are re.
quested to report any items of information
during the encampment to the Secretary at
headquarters tent where reporters of the daily
press will have accommodations. If those in
charge will attend to this it will save the re
porters much unnecessary labor, and ensure a
better representation for the different associa.
tons.
Among the distinguished men who have sig
nifed their intention to be present at the re-
union are Gen. Emory, Commander of the 10Th
Corps; Gen. Robinson, Grand Commander of
the National Department, G. A. R.; Gen.
Warner, U. S. Consul at st. John, N. B.; Gen.
Butterield Of New York; Gen. Warren, Com
mander of the 9TH Corps; Gen. Thorn, U. S.
Engineer; Gems. Otis, Keyser, A. P. Martin,
Tilton, and Rosengarten, Col. Chapman Bi :
die of Pennsylvania. and Major c. j. Muir
ply. 1t is expected that Gems. Slocum,
Sickles and Banks will be here. Hons. T. B.
Reed and w. P. Frye will also be present.
President Garfield had accepted and would
have been here but for the assassin's bullet.
Already it is evident there will be an i'm
mense number of veterans and strangers in at
tendance. East of Augusta alone 975 tickets
have already been sold to veterans, who will
come tomorrow, and it is we'll known that
numbers Of soldiers and their friends are COM
ing on Wednesday over the same road, not in
cluded in the above. Then there are those
coming by other railroad and steamboat lines
centering here.
1t is also hoped that all who have not had an
opportunity to subscribe funds to bring the I'd
Maine Regiment, NJ. V. M. to Portland, will
hand in subscriptions to M. n Rich at Mer-
chants Exchange, or Secretary Seiders at the
camp ground.
Last night the committee were busily en-
gagged in arranging details of the encampment
Gen. Chamberlain will assume command of
the encampment today.
The committee voted to extend an invitation
to Gen. z. B. Tower, U. S. A., now in the
| city, to attend the reunion.
Major Green will act as marshal of the es-
cort OF veterans to those veterans who will ar
rive this noon on the Grand Trunk, Boston &
Maine, Eastern and Maine Central trains.
The escort will proceed first to the Grand
Trunk and then to the other stations, thence
to the camp.
The veterans arriving on the night trains
over the same roads will be escorted by vet
Grams under the marshalship of Major Walker
The veterans at the enoampment at noon
and those at night will form the escort.
Chandeliers band will head the escorts.
| The Aroostook veterans went into camn last