The Evening critic., 1882-06-19
GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC.
Sixteenth Annual Reunion in Bal
timOre- Washington Organizations
In IN iei


sixteenth annual reunion of the Grand Army
Of the Republic, which begins In Baltimore on
Wednesday, and the event VIII draw thou
sands OF posts, societies and other organiza-
tons to the oriole town. The parade on
Wednesday promises to be one Of tho finest
ever held In this country. and 10000 uni
formed men are expected TO be in line. The
following is the programme for Washington's
brave boys who Will participate In the cele-
bration:
The Washington Light Infantry
Corps
will assemble at their armory at o'clock
sharp Wednesday morning in fatigue uniform,
with knapsacks, fully equipped, and with 165
members, rank and file, and full Marine Band
and drum corps, march to the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad depot, leaving there in special
train at GAO. Arriving at Baltimore, they
will proceed TO the Eutaw House, where they
breakfast and change uniforms, and then
march to their rendezvous on Broadway,
where they Will be assigned their places In
line. The parade will move promptly at 8 80
n. m. and pass over the route by noon. The
corps Will proceed to their hotel to dinner,
after which they Will spend the balance of the
day and evening at the Scheutzen Park, where
programme OF pleasure has been arranged
for them. Returning, they Will leave Balti-
more at IL p. IN. number OF honorary
members Will accompany the corps on this
visit, and the same reduced fare extended to
the command Will be given them.
The National Rifles
have completed the arrangements for the par
ucipation OF that organization In the Balti-
more Grand Army OF the Republic parade on
the 21si instant. orders have been issued by
Colonel Burnside for the command TO assem-
| bic at Its armory on Wednesday morning, at @
| O'Clock sharp, In fatigue uniforms and sum
| mer helmets, and at $50, headed by Donch's
Band, It will march to the Baltimore 4 Poto-
mac Rallroad depot, and leave on special
| train at z, arriving at Calvert Station, Daltl-
more, at 10. The command Will be marched
| at once to tho CarrOllton Hotel, the headquar-
tiers of the Rifles while In Baltimore, and here
| lhey VIII stack arms, break ranks, put on
dress uniforms, and take breakfast. At
O'Clock the march Will be resumed for South
| Broadway street, whore the parade Will be
| formed. When the parade is dismissed, which
viii be between II and O'Clock, the Rifles
VIII return To tho Carrollton and rest till
! 2 o'clock, when they Will dine. During the
afternoon and evening tho men Will have per.
mission to put on fatigue uniforms and pass
the time as may suit them up to 10 o'clock, at
which hour they VIII assemble at the Carroll
| ton, form line, and march TO the Calvert sta
| tion, Baltimore x Ohio Railrood, and take
| special train at IL O'clock for Washington
| The officers OF the Rifles were agreeably sur
| prised yesterday 10 learn that u "Cltizens'
| Hospitality Committee" OF Baltimore, had
| visited Major L. W. Coleman, proprietor OF the
Oarrollton Hotel, and informed him that they
| would settle the Rifles bill at this house for
| breakfast and dinner, including tho band. 1t
seems this committee waited TO ascertain
| what the Rifles wanted while In the city and
then assumed the bills, and 1t is understood
1
| visiting military organizations. This Is the
citizens hospitality, and entirely outside OF
what viii be dispensed by the Grand Army OF
| the Republic OF Baltimore.
The Union Veteran Corps,
| seventy men, rank and file and drum corps,
with Schroeder's Band and escorting Posts 4,
| p and 8, q. A. r., will leave at z a. M, via
Baltimore Potomac Railroad, and on arrival
| at Baltimore Will proceed to rendezvous TO
take their assigned place In line of procession.
| After the parade they VIII march 10 the
| Academy Of Music, which Will be their head
| quarters. This command Will remain during
the entire ceremonies Of the encampment, and
| will not return until Friday evening. ON
| Thursday morning Post Nc. 2, Of Philadel phia,
and Dahlgren Post of Boston, Will arrive at
the Baltimore Il Potomac depot, where they
Will be met by the g. A. II. posts here and
escorted up the Avenue to the Executive Man
sion, where they will besreceiyed by the Presi-
uent OF the United States, after which the Ylsl-
tors Will be shown the different objects OF
interest about the city. Al $3.50 p. m they
| VIII dine at the National Hotel, and the Phila-
| delphia post VIII that evening return home,
The Boston post remaining until the next day.