The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-06-28
TIE GRAND ARMY.
Site Of Camp Van DerVoort---NeES
from the Departments.

The site Of Camp Van Dervoort, where the
National Reunion, in connection with the Ma
tional Encampment at Denver, VIII be held,
has at last, after several weeks of discussion
and negotiation, been finally selected. 1t is
the same as that originally fixed upon
the grounds Of the Union Pacific Railroad,
a plateau Of about $50 acres, near the fair
grounds, on the eastern side Of the city. The
camp is designed to accommodate 10000 men,
but il may be enlarged if The number Of yete-
rams willing 10 so into camp life is large enough
TO necessitate more ample quarters. The camp,
as designed, VIII cover about thirty-fve acres,
thirty-two of which viii be under guard. The
whole viii be surrounded by line of sentries
II differs from the usual style Of camp in being
double, the two parts facing towards the main
avenue. Apparatus for wholesale cooking is
being gotten up on an extensive scale. 1t viii
only require twenty-five minutes TO make
enough coffee for the entire encampment
Among those who have expressed their inten-
ton Of attending are Secretary Of War Lincoln;
Generals Barnum and Slocum, Of New York;
Ex-Governor Fletcher Of Missouri; ex-Gov-
ernor Young, Of Ohio; General StedInan. of
OAtOs 1NLtl.i s1lctAldL. AtGllGIaA otf44A - LJo-
gan, General Bosecrans; General Hawley. of
Connecticut; Senator henderson, Of Nebraska;
Senator Plumb, Of Kansas; Senator J. n. Pat
terson, OF New Hampshire. General Hancock
is in correspondence with the national officers
and VIII probably be present.
During tie week beginning the 23d of July,
five concerts win be given at the First Baptist
church in Denver, in which leading vocalists,
a grand orchestra and several hundred chill
drca VIII take part. These concerts and eho-
ruses wiz be composed OF the war songs of diff
ferent nations with appropriate fableaux of
international character, and it is the intention
OF the committee TO entertain as many of the
old soldiers and their friends who viii then be
in the city as may be able to get into the spa
ci0ns church.
During the past week blank applications for
Post charters were forwarded to the following:
J. w. Calvert, Virginia, H.; H. B. Woodruff,
Pecabonica, H.; Ransom P. Stowe, Perry. ILL.,;
Charles r. Seward, Comanche, Iowa; L. p Gard,
Capron, ILL.,; d. A. Robinson, Hancock, Wis.
TRIBUNE applications for the muster of new
Posts at the following places have been trans
United to National Headquarters for action:
- ~O"o5 SAoANASf A1OSA-S NSLltSAf
Mimi, twelve signers.
The following TRIBUNE correspondents have
recently been appointed by their respective
Posts: n. NJ. Puffer, Caster Post No. 42, Ben
nington, VT; o. /. Whitcomb, Duncan Len
drum Post, No $40, Argyle, n. Y; z. J. Nil
ner, Moses Summers Post, No. 27e, Baldwin
vile, n. Y; C. E. Lake, A. n Baldwin Post,
No. 26S, Hunter, Green county, n. Y; Rev. I.
J. Whitaker, Daty Post, Hornellsville, n Y;
Edward Robertson, Holiday Pest, Wheeling,
W. Va; A. w. Busher, George Washington
Post, No. l0s, Cross Valley, Mich; J. Z. Porter,
C. }. DicEerson Post, Hills3ale, Mich. ]. c.
Martin, A. Lincoln Post No "a, Mace. Ind.
J. III. Naylor, Post No SIS, Butler No.; J. P.
Brown Capt. Folks Post, Plainfeld, Iowa; w.
Il. Hoale, De Long Post, No. 103, ST. John,
Kan; P. S. Loofbourrow, Post No. ss, Clay
Centre, Kan; T. S. Slower, McCook POST, No.
81, lois, Kan; II. L. Mcconnell, Cai.1y Post,
No. Ii, Usage City, Kan: z. p Diehi, Frank
lin Post No. Gs, Olathe, Kan; A. G. Jacobs,
Edgar Post, 70. I6 Edgar, Neb.; T. f. Brain
ard, Phil Kearney Post, No. IS Fair1nont
MINI; C. N. Kimball, H. G. Blake Post, No
16S, Medina, Ohio and J. n Jones' Mcmillan
Post No. l22 South Charleston, Ohio