National Republican., 1884-04-11
THE RIFLES, EXCURSION.
Programme OF tho Trip 10 MinnesOt',
Next June.

Programme OF tho Trip TO Minnesota
Next June.
AS previously stated, the National Rifles of
this city had received an invitation TO visit
Lake Miunotonka, on the line of the St.
Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba railroad,
sometime during the coming season, which
was accepted Tho details OF the trip havo
all been perfected, and tho arrangements for
the excursion completed.
1t has beon definitely decided that tho
command moving as n battalion of two COM
paneS, ninety strong, and headed by tho
Weccacoe band of Philadelphia of twenty
five pieces, will leave Washington, Saturday
evening, June Z, at 10 o'clock, in special
train Of sleeping cars over tho Baltimore and
Ohio railroad, and will arrive in Chicago on
the following Monday morning at o'clock.
! The command will spend tho day in Chicago,
| tho guests of tho famous LIST regiment, llli-
nois National Guard, Col. Il. y. Knox, COM
| manding, who has very onphatically said
that the National Rifles will not be permitted
to pass through Chicago unnoticod by his
| command.
| Monday evening, Juno o. the Rifles, with
accompanying friends, will leave Chicago ON
a special train over the Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy railroad for Burlington, Iowa,
in which city they will arrive at o'clock
| Tuesday morning. This route is taken on
account Of an invitation to tho Rifles from
the mayor, tho boat club, and the leading
citizons of Burlington, to spend day and
evening In that onterprising and hospitablo
city. Tho Rifles will be rendered reception
by the boat club, to be followed by regatta
during tho day, concluding with ball at the
boat house in the evening.
The mayor aud citizens Of Davenport, Iowa
have sent an invitation t. the Rifles through
! tho Hon. j. H. Murphy, M. c. from that city
The Rifles will mako asteamboat excursion
| from Burlington to Davenport, starting at
daylight on the morning of the eleventh o
June, and, after parade, they will be entor
tanned at banquet in tho United States
arsenal buildings at Fort Armstrong, on ar
island in the Mississippi river
After leaving Burlington and Dav export
the Riaes will proceed direct TO Lake Mime
tonka, Minnesota, arriving thore on Thurs.
day afternoon, June II. Tho command will
mako its headquarters at the Hotel Laiay.
cite, at the lake, for about one week, during
which time parades, drills, and balls are to
rapidly succeed each other at the lake, and al
Minneapolis and st. Paul, all of which will
give the boys On opportunity to appear al
their best
The National Rifles excursion will return
by the same routes, and at Chicago it is pro
posed to give q grand ball In the exposition
building, which cannot be done on the out
ward bound journey. The excursionsts will
return to Washington Monday evening, June
90, after an absence of sixteen days.
The honorary members Of the company
wearing their badges) and their families
going on the train with the Rifles can procure
tickets to Chicago and return for $22.50 the
price Of q fare one way, and good for thirty
days. thus enabling the honorary members Il
remain longer at Lake Mnnetonka than the
Rifles, if they wish to do SO. In fow day
rate will be fixed for the fare of thu
honorary members between Chicago and
Lake Minnetonka, via Burlington, Iowa. II
will probably be $l4.75, the price of a fare
one way between these points. 1t is already
known that large number Of honorary
members will participate in the excursion o
the Rifles.