The National tribune., 1882-05-13
GRAND ARMY MATTERS.
BALTIMORE PREPARED TO WELCOME
THE DELEGATES HOSPITALITY.
Conference with Representative Business Hen.
Letter from Richmond Blues-knxiOus In.
Quiries for Hotel Accommodations.
The Reductions in Railway
Rates, &C., Sc, &c.
Special correspondence National Tribune

Special Correspondence National Tribune.
BALTIMORE, May 10.-The arrangements for
the reception and entertainment of the dele
gates to the National Encampment are being
perfected as rapidly as possible, and the indi-
cations are that the attendance of uniformed
members of the Grand Army throughout the
United States will exceed that of any Reunion
since the Order was established. General Ross,
Chairman of the National Committee, earnestly
requests that all members Of the Grand Army,
whether delegates or not, procure the regula-
ton uniform. As already announced, the re-
duction in railway fares secured to uniformed
members, will, in many cases, save to visitors
more than the price of the blue flannel suit,
which can be worn subsequently, without the
Grand Army buttons, as an everyday business
suit 1t is the intention of the Committee of
ARRANGEMENTS to dispense with tickets to the
Academy of Music, and wherever receptions
are held-the uniform of the members being
the only requisite for admission at all times.
The necessity of all visitors procuring the uni
form is thus apparent.
Secretary Thompson and his corps of assist
ants at Grand Army Headquarters are closely
engaged in mapping out details and replying to
inquiries. Numerous letters and kilograms
are received daily, many of them asking for
hotel accommodations. In this connection
General Ross desires to state, through the col
umns of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, that all
applications for quarters should be made at
the earliest possible moment. The hotel accom-
modations are limited, and, while there will be
10 difficulty in securing quarters at small
o.
accommodations at the large, centrally-located
hotels should not defer moment in making
their applications. All communications on
this and other subjects should be made to
Grand Army Headquarters, South and Second
streets.
CONFERENCE WITH MERCHANTS.
An adjourned meeting of the Executive Com
mittee for the purpose of a conference with
prominent business men on the subject OF or
ganizing hospitality committee to provide
suitable entertainment for visiting bodies was
held at the rooms of the Merchants and Manu-
facturers' Association on Tuesday. Ex-Mayor
F. c. Latrobe was elected chairman, and John
r. Bland, secretary. Gen. Ross read list of
names of gentlemen invited to serve on the
hospitality committee as follows: Hon. F. c.
Fred. Raine, VIM. Schnauffer, George Cotton,
Joshua Horner, VIM. S. Powell, Col Harrison
Adreon, Gen Graham Dukehart. A A. Hasson,
George w. Knapp, Horace Slingluff David w.
Newbold, Gen. Felix Agnus, James r. Brewer,
George B. Creamer, General w. E. w. Ross,
Colonel Stewart Brown, George III. c. Neal, w.
o. Saville, General James r. Herbert, S. NJ.
Sparklin, A G. Afford, III. G.. Hayden, John r.
Bland, John W. Watkins, George F. Sloan, Geo,
p Mott Charles w. Halter, Colonel Edwin FL.
Webster, Robert NJ. Proud, A. C. N. Matthews,
Hon. John L. Thomas, Colonel Sheldon, Chris
Bartlett, c. C. Isaacs, James A. Whiting Wes-
lev NJ. Oler, VIM. A. Marburg Gen. r. H. Carr,
Colonel C. r. Hogan, John NJ. McClintock, Col
Eugene T. Joyce, James Hodges, John Gill,
Henry C. Smith, VIM. 81. Perkins, and Wood
ward Abrahams.
General Ross submitted list showing the
number of Posts that will attend from different
States, as follows: Maine Is, New Hampshire
13. Vermont Z, Massachusetts 30, Rhode Island
2. Connecticut II, New York 80 Pennsylvania
45, Delaware Z, Maryland Ii, Virginia II, Dis
trict of Columbia Is, Ohio 80, Illinois II, Indi-
ana TO- Wisconsin 10, Nebraska IL, Iowa 5,
Michigan 8, California 12, Kansas 4, Colorado
z, New Jersey 90, Minnesota A; total BAL.
On motion of General Ross, committee was
appointed, composed of John T. Ford, Horace
SIingluff, and General r. II. Carr, to wait upon
the Mayor and confer with the City Council
committee as to what the city will do to CO.
operate with the hospitality committee. Gen.
Iatrobe is to be an eu-0ffciO member of this
committee The same committee is also to
confer with Gen. Herbert, brigadier-general of
the Maryland militia, as to what can be done
to entertain the visiting military organizations.
On motion of Mr.. VIM. s. Powell, a ways and
means committee was formed, composed of
Messrs. Barkley, Neal, Scoville, Matthews, and
Marburg, to devise means how to raise $4,000,
the least amount required to defray the ex-
nenses of providing for the entertainment of
visitors. In this connection it was suggested
that the appropriation made by the City COun-
Gil should be increased to at least $1,000. 1t
was further agreed that the hospitality COM
mittee is to meet every Monday at II o'clock.
THE RICHMOND BLUES.
General Ross received the following letter
from Captain John S. Wise of the Richmond
Light Infantry Blues, one of the best known of
the old confederate organizations:
RICHMOND, Va, May 6, 1S62.-Gen. ~ E. ".
Ross. baltimore, Md.-DEAR SIR: 1t gives me
pleasure to inform you that the Blues" re-
solved at their last meeting to accept unani-
mously your kind invitation to visit Baltimore
on the occasion of the Reunion Of the Grand
Army of the Republic on June q. You may
count confidently on our presence there on the
2lst, as intimated in your letter to General
WoOdfn.
This is not formal acceptance but is called
forth by the great kindness extended us by all,
and particularly yourself l shall ever re-
member gratefully the many expressions of
kindness made US, and assure you / cordially
reciprocate them. We will make our appear
ance at the time designated with full ranks.
Very truly yours, JOHN S. WISE.
REDUCED RAILWAY RATES.
Colonel NJ. V. Bailey, Chairman of the Com
mittee on Transportation, has prepared the fol-
lowing circular:
"This committee has succeeded in obtaining
TRANSFORMATION to the National Encampment
for uniformed delegates and Posts only, and ladies
accompanying them, on the great east and
west trunk lines, at three fifths of the ordi
nary limited rates. These rates are the
same as those obtained for the Garfield
Inauguration. and in consideration of the fact
that the policy of those lines is adverse to re-
duced rates for any purpose whatever, we con-