The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-06-15
NATIONAL ENCOURAGEMENT.
The Latest cIeanings from Head
quarters.

The headquarters of the Maine regimental
| associations viii be located at the left of the
camp ground near Melbourne street, where
the Maine Department headquarters will be
established. The 1-10-20 regiments viii give
a grand clam-bake to the regiments, brigad-
ed with them, at Long Island ON Thursday,
the 18th, and the 9TH regiment and the artil-
lery associations win give clam-bakes at the
same place on Wednesday the oath. 1t is
hoped that Gen. Slocum will be present on
both days.
meeting of citizens of Portland inter
ested in the entertainment and reception of
the great number of strangers that will visit
our city during the week of the National En-
campment will be held at the Common COun-
Gil Room on Tuesday tomorrow evening,
June 10th, at 7.3O o'clock, for the purpose of
organizing committee to assist the recep-
ton committee of the Grand Army of the
Republic, and to render such other aid as the
occasion may suggest.
The camp committee have issued the fol-
lowing circular:
CAMP DEPARTMENT
PORTLAND, June II, 1851
CIRCULAR-Committee on Camp wish to an
nounce to the Posts contemplating camping on
campment q: A. r., that the following articles
will be furnished free Of cost to the Comrades
viz
Tents, straw, water in hogsheads, in front of
camp hogshead to every $50 feet water pals
one to every % men; wash basins ,0neto every ten
men; wood for cooking purposes; ice for water in
hogsheads
Headquarters of committee on camp and camp
supplies are now established corner of Congress
street and Eastern Promenade where some one
will be in attendance at all times to transact bust
ness connected with camp and camp supplies.
Inc Posts viii be encamped by counties as far as
possible; Tents will be pitched, straw placed in
side, and a card attached to each tent giving the
number of the Post and the department to which
the tent has been assigned
GEORGE /. BEAL,
GEORGE III. ABBOTT,
JOHN ID. ANDERSON
CON- on Camp and Camp Supplies.
j. Alex McCune, the Hartford, Conn, dec
orator will erect the arch junction of Con-
| gress and High streets.
Forty-two of the leading business houses
| of Lewiston publish a card in the Lewiston
| Gazette stating they shall close their place.
of business on Monday night, June 22d and
| keep closed until Wednesday morning, June
| oath, for the purpose of attending the grand
| parade and National Encampment at Port
| land Our business shouses would do well to
| observe the 23d as a holiday, and close their
| stores.
Gen. Deyens writes regretting his inability
to attend the encampment owing to the ses-
sions of the Supreme Court.
Past Supreme Dictator Cochran, Knights
| of Honor, accompanied by his wife will ar
rive in Boston on Monday, 22d inst, en-
route to the National Encampment of the
Grand Army at Portland The party will
arrive via Boston & Maine at 70 m. the same
day.
The Seventeenth Maine Regiment Asso-
citation will hold meeting this Monday eve
| ming at their headquarters in the First Ma
tional bank building, corner of Middle and
Plum;streets to consider matters pertaining to
| the reception of members of the 18th Maine
attending the National Encampment of
| the G. A. r.
The clothing dealers have contributed as