The Portland daily press., 1883-08-08
LAKE MARANoCooK.
The Annual Encampment of the Grand
Army.

The semi-annusl encampment OF the De
partment of Maine, G. A. B., and grand re-
union of ex-soldiers and sailors, will be held at
Maranocook, Thursday, August 10Th. Chand-
ler's military band and orchestra will furnish
the music. The Sons OF Veterans, Ladies'
Relief Corps, and Massachusetts Veteran
Association will be present. The Sd Maine
Regiment Association will hold its reunion at
Winthrop on the 18th, and be present on the
10th. Reunions also Of the 4th Maine Battery
Association, 23d, 25th and Both Maine Regi,
ments, and Maine Association of ex-Prisoners
of War, will be held at the Lake ON the 10th
This will undoubtedly be the largest gather
ing of veterans which will ever take place in
the State, and the committee hope that all ex-
soldiers will make special effort to be present.
Invitations have been extended to Robert B.
Heath, Commander-in-Chief of the G. A. r.
and Staff, Department Commanders of Masss-
ehuset ts, Vermont and New Hampshire, and
their staffs. Also Gov. Robie and staff, and
many other distinguished guests, are expected
to be present. Senator Frye will be present
and deliver an address.
Arrangements have been made to furnish
baked beans, brown bread, pickles and coffee
at the log price OF % cents. Also refreshments
at the dining ball at reasonable rates. Rates
of passage, one fare.
There will be dancing in the pavilion to
Chambers orchestra.
The boat races will be called at .. m, in
the following order:
Amateur single sculIs-(seniors) two prizes,
value SIS.
JUNIORS prizes, value $40. give to enter
4 l., .nl,
mile and return.
Whitehall boats, confined to the members of
the G.. A. R., three prizes-1st, S12; 3D. S8;
Sd, S5; distance, three-quarters OF mile and
return. If less than four enter, but two prizes
will be given.
Canoe rsce-First prize, S12; ID, IS; Sd, S5;
distance, three-quarters of mile and return.
Punt race (blindfolded), three prizes-1st, 50;
I'd, $3.50; Sd, 81.
The following other prizes will be given:
Sack race--1st prize, 50 so; I'd, S1.50; Sd, 81.
Potato race-1st prize, $3.50; ID, S1.50; Sd,
81.
Anger Brigade-1st prize, ss; I'd, 50.
Ladies' archery-Prize, an elegant napkin
ring for best shot made during the day.
Foot ball. swings, ETC., etc.
s. j. Gallagher, Augusta, is chairman, and
G. W. Bean, Portland, secretary, of the COM
mittee of arrangements.
The arrangements for the reunion of the
Maine Veteran Association of Massachusetts at
Pennington, are nesrly completed. Very
nearly $500 has been raised to meet the expen
ses, and much else has been done in the way
CT provisions and lodging. The arrangements,
SO far as completed. are to have large Yale
tent, 80 K $50 feet, erected for tho collation.
twenty-five smaller tents for lodging, and two
halls for other purposes. These will all be
decorated by Boston parties Camp-ires will
be run both nights, and the people will do all
in their power to make the occasion an enjoy
able one. Tuesday evening, August IA, the as
sociation will arrive. They will be met at the
station by the Pennington band and John f.
Appleton Post G. A. r., which do escort duty
to general headquarters. Meanwhile a salute
will be fred and bells rung. In the evening
there will be a campfire, addresses and the
like. Wednesday morning there will be bus
iness meeting of the association, parade, a
collation. and addresses and concert on the
common. fireworks in the evening and PROM
eDade concert and ball.