The National tribune., 1882-05-06
GRAND ARMY MATTERS.
REDUCED RAILWAY RATES TO THE
NATIONAL CONVENTION.
Further Arrangements for the Reception and En-
tertainment of Delegates - Remarkable
Growth of the Order in Ohio What
is Going on in Other
Departments.
Special Correspondence National Tribane.

Special Correspondence National Tribune.
BALTIMORE, May 4-Through the efforts of
General Ross, chairman, and other members Of
the National Committee on the coming En-
campment Of the Grand Army, railroad rates
for the members of the Order. in uniform, have
been reduced on all the trunk lines to three
Hfths the regular price for transportation
This was a difficult matter to accomplish, and
Gen. Ross deserves the thanks of comrades All
over the country who will visit Baltimore in
June for his zeal and energy in securing the
reduction. The uniform is simply blue fan
mel suit with the regulation Grand Army but
tons, and persons unprOvided with it, coming
from a distance will find that the difference
between the regular and reduced rates of fare
will enable them to procure it without extra
expense. As the buttons can be readily re-
moved the suits can and are worn as business
suits during the summer One good effect of
the reduction il fare will, it is believed, result
in the appearance of nearly all the visiting
members of the Order in the regulation uni
form, which will have the effect of heightening
very materially popular interest in the display
on the occasion OF the grand parade.
HEADQUARTERS.
Grand Army Headquarters have been estab-
lished at South and Second streets in the busi-
ness centre of the town, convenient to the
public buildings, hotels theatres steamboat
lines, &C. and large corps OF competent clerks
are employed N answering inquiries and ar
ranging al the necessary preliminaries for the
reception and entertainment of the visitors
Mr. John Il, Thompson, secretary of the COM
mittee, has charge OF this Department.
VISITING POSTS.
During the week letters have been received
from Post Z. of Philadelphia, which will attend
the Encampment and remain the three days.
They will have about 100 men, A. a General
George F. Hopper, Department of New York,
writes that the New York Department will be
well represented the Department Commander
and staff will have an escort of $50 uniformed
comrades; he also states that they are having
a flag made costing s;350-for the occasion. So
far we have received SO letters from the differ
ent Departments and Posts who are going to
take part in the parade on June 21st. Colonel
Robert B. Beath, of Post 3, Philadelphia, was in
the city looking after the accommodations for
his Post. They will be qusrtered at the Eu-
taw House.
BROOKLYN REGIMENT COMING.
an invitation to the Fourteenth Regiment n |
Y. n. G. to be the guests of the Fifth Mary !
land Regiment during the three days of the |
Encampment. The invitation has been ac-
cepted.
A TRIBUTE TO GENERAL HURLBUT.
There has been received from headquarters |
at Boston a touching memorial in regard to the |
death of Comrade Stephen A. Hurlbut, the first |
Grand Commander of the Grand Army. Gen. |
George Merrill, present Commander, over whose |
signature the order is issued, also calls atten-
tion to the Encampment in Baltimore and
urges large attendance.
PENNsYLvANIANs IN LINE.
Mr.. Charles F. Kennedy, of Post No. 2, G.
A. f., Department of Pennsylvania, has issued .
a circular-letter to the members of his Post !
relative TO the coming Encampment. They
are TO receive Post 2, of Massachusetts, in
Philadelphia on Tuesday, June p" and escort
them to Baltimore. They will arrive at 715
p. m, and be received by Wilson Post and
escorted to the Carrollton Hotel, which they
will make their headquarters. The circular
gives the programme of the encampment, and
to it is appended the names of the various COM
mittees.
GIVES HIS HEARTY CONSENT.
There have been number of additional
letters received by General Felix Agnus, signi-
flying the acceptance Of the writer's of positions
on the honorary staff of the Grand Army En-
campment. Among them were the following:
United States Senator j. 3. Groome writes
from the Senate Chamber at Washington:
Your letter was misplaced, and this will ex-
plain why did not long since give my hearty
consent to your request"
CONFERENCE WITH COMMERCIAL BODIES.
meeting Of the Executive Committee of
the Grand Army and representatives from the
different commercial bodies of Baltimore was
held Tuesday afternoon at the rooms of the
Merchants and Manufacturers Association.
General Ross presided. and stated that the OBJ
ject of the meeting was to organize a hospi-
tality committee, to have charge of the arrange
ments of providing entertainment for the Wis /.
itOrs during the Encampment. After remarks
from several Of those present, it was decided to
hold another meeting next Monday, when in
addition to those present, the city council
committee will be invited to attend
BENEFIT PERFORMANCES.
The benefit performances rendered bv Man
ager Ford in aid Of the hospitality fund took
place at Ford'S Opera House on Wednesday
afternoon and evening. On both occasions
there were large audiences present, and hand
some sum was added TO the treasury fund for
the entertainment of visitors
GROWTH OF THE ORDER IN OHIO.
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