National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-06-19
THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC.
Annual Reunion In BnItImOre-wnsli-
InEton Organizations 20 Participate.


InEtOn Organizations 10 Participate.
Great preparations are being made for the six
teenth annual reunion OF tho Grand Army OF the
Republic which begins in Baltimore on wednes.
day, and the event will draw thousands Of posts,
societies, and other organizations to the oriole
town The parade on Wednesday promises to be
one of the finest ever held In this county, and
twenty thousand uniformed men aro expected to
be IN me. me following IS the programme ar
ucipato in the celebration:
THE WASHINGTON LIGHT IsFANrRY CORPS
will assemble at their armory at o'clock sharp
wednesday morning in fatigue uniform, with
rank aud Gle, and fiii Marine Band and Drum
Corps, march 10 the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
depot, leaving there in special train at 6 40
Eutaw House, where they viii breasfas t and md
change uniforms, and then march to their rendCz-
you, yoHs on BToa,dwsy where they VIII be as,gned
at $3.50 a. M. and pass over the route by noon.
The corps will then proceed to their hotel to din
the day and evening ut the scheutzen Park, where
q programme of pleasure has been arranged for
them. Returning, they will leave Baltimore at II
y. IN. number of honorary members will ac-
company the corps on this visit, and the same o.
duced fure extended to the command viii be given
them.
THE NATIONAL RIFLES
have completed the arrangements for the partici.
patton of that organization In the Baltimore Grand
Army of the Republic parade on the 2lst instant.
OIuCTs HlNt bCell lhsutl ny NOlpUCl DuTu'ltG lOT
the command to assemble nj its aiwory on Wed.
nesday morning. at O'Clock sharp, In fatigue
uniforms aud summer helmets aud at $50, headed
by Donchs Band, II will march TO the Baltimore
and Potomac Railroad depot, and leave on u
special train at q arriving at Calvert Station Bal
timorc, at S:l5. The command will be marched at
once to the Carrollton Hotel the headquarters of
the Rifles while in Baltimore, and mere they will
sack arms, break ranks, put on dress informs,
be resumed for South Broadway street. where the
parade will be formed. When the parade is dis.
missed, which will be between IL and o'clock,
the Rifles will return to the Carrrollton aud rest
till o'clock, when they will dine. Duiiny the
afternoon aud evening the men will have permits.
SION TO put on fatigue uniforms and pHss the time
as may suit them up to 10 o'clock, at which hour
they will assemble at the Carrolton. form line,
aud march to the Calvert Station, Baltimore and
Potomac Railroad, aud take special train at IL
O'Clock for Washington. The officers Of the Rifles
were ngreeably surprised yesterday to learn that n
had vsi ed Major i. ". Coleman, proprietor of the
Carrnlltou Hotel, and informed him that they
would settle the Rifles bill Mt his house break
fast and dinner, including the band. 1t seems
this committee waited to ascertain what the Rifles
wanted while in the city and then assumed the
bills and it Is understood this will be done at the
other hotels for the visiting military organizations.
This Is tie citizens hospitality, and entirely out
side OF what will be dispensed by the Grand Army
of the Republic of Baltimore.
THE UNION VETERAN CoRrs,
seventy men, rank and file and drum corps, with
Schroeders Band and eScortng Posts l. 2, 3, and 3,
G. A. r., will leave at n. M, via Baltimore and
IotoIuC hullTohui uHu On arrival ~ DultlHlOTc
will proceed to rendezvous to take their assigned
place In line OF procession. After the parade they
will march to the Academy of Music, which will
le their headquarters. This command will remain
during the entire ceremonies of the encampment,
and will not return until Friday evening. on
Thursday morning Post No 2, of Philadelphia,
and Dahlgren Post, of Boston, will arrive at the
Baltimore and Potomac depot, where they will be
met by the @. A. r. pcsls here and escorted up the
Avenue to the Executive Mansion where they
will be received by the President of the United
States, aner which the visitors will be shown the
different objects of interest about the city. At
$3.50 p IN they will dine at the National HOTEL and
the Philadelphia post will that evening return
home, the Boston post remaining until next day.