The Portland daily press., 1885-05-08
NATIONAL ENoAmpmENT.
Meeting of the Executive Committee and
the Transaction of HmpOrtans Bu mess
Yesterday.

Meeting of the Executive Committee and
the Transaction of Imporians Bu mess
Yesterday.
Cutter Post. No 4S. of Togus, Me-, want
camp quarters for 100 men.
Freeman McGilvery Post, No. 80, Searsport,
Me, want camp quarters for 30 men.
The Portland Army s. Navy Union have
offered the free use of their room to the COM
| mittee.
| Burnside Post, No. AZ, Auburn, Me-, will
| bring $50 comrades, and will furnish their
camp equipage.
Charles s. Bickmore Post, No. 115, Casco,
| Me-, want quarters for 40 men.
In the afternoon, at the headquarters, there
was held meeting of the executive commit
tee. The meeting was called to order by Sec
rotary A. M. Sawyer, ia the absence of Gen.
Hail. the chairman. Gov. Robbie was elected
chairman.
Col. Bangs, for the committee on hotels, re-
ported that all the hotels in the city and vicn-
ity are nearly Hlled.
Gen. Beals reported that the committee has
| on hand 1854 tents, and with them can pro-
vide shelter for between fourteen and fifteen
thousand men.
The location of the encampment was dis
cussed, but it was not decided whether to hold
| it in Deering Park or on the Eastern Prone.
made. 1t is understood that if the park is se-
lecteda fountain will be placed in the pond,
and electric and gas lights supplied.
Q. A. Coombs reported that the committee
had made arrangements with the Maine Cen
tral railroad for transportation. The arrange
ments are satisfactory in every particular. A
vote OF thanks was passed to General Manager
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citation. Satisfactory arrangements have also
been made with the Rumford Falls & Buck
field railroad, and vote of thanks was ex-
tended in this CASE Arrangements with the
Boston Il Maine, Portland & Rochester, Grand
Trunk and Portland & Ogdensburg are now
being made, but are not yet completed
Capt. Whitman Sawyer, chairman of the
committee on horses and carriages, cannot
speak definitely as yet in regard to this de-
partment.
Governor Robbie, for the committee of Fl.
nance, reported that from various posts
throughout the State the sum of $500 has been
received of which amount Bosworth Post of
Portland has contributed one-half.
The canvassing committee has sent in SUBJ
scriptions to the amount of 1892, 5000 of
which has been paid in. OF As committees
appointed among the different mercantile pur-
suits, only ten have answered as yet.
ii. T. Ingalls,, chairman OF the canvassing
committee, reported that $500 postal cards
replies have not been very satisfactory.
Col. Bangs and Secretary Sawyer can fur
nIsh quarters in the city and immediate vicin-
ity for 5000 more people. Between 16, 600 and
I7,OO0 persons are already provided for. This
does not include the Grand Army men who
have been assigned quarters. All these &C.
commodations are in good and comfortable
houses.
The committee adopted badge to bs worn
by the delegates to the encampment, The
10 n4n
bronze, about five inches in length. The pin,
on which are the words portland, 1885,. ;" sup-
ports ribbon, to which is attached the medal.
The ribbon is of canary color, the color Of the
National Department of the Grand Army.
On the medal is the shield of the association,
surrounded by laurel wreath, while on the
reverse side is the State coat of arms with the
words, Nineteenth National Encampment of
the Grand Army of the Republic" The badge
will be furnished by j. A. Merrill & ICo. Of
this city.
Gen. j. D. Anderson, for the committee on
invitations, described his visit to Washington,
when he delivered invitations to the President
and officers of State.
A committee was appointed to present a list
OF names to the committee to be invited as
guests Of thu Grand Army. The committee
consists of B. B. Murray, I. S. Bangs, Gov.
Robbie and A. g. Hamlin.
A G. Hamlin recommended two balloon as
tensions, one on each of the promenades Ar
erS of the balloons.
@. A. Coombs resigned from the committee
on excursions. B. Murray was appointed to
the committee and Ell. P. Ingalls, chosen chair
man.
The committee deemed it inexpsdient to ac-
cept the offer of the proprietor of the Peoples
Theatre of the use of his theatre, and declined
the same with thanks.
The gavel to be presented by DIR. Smith of
Auburn is completed 1t was suggested that
the donor first present the gift to the depart
sented to the national organization.
The committee adjourned subject to the call
OF the chairman
The gayel which is to be presented by DIR.
Eldredge of Auburn, has been completed and
is a beautiful piece OF woodwork. The work
was done by George Smith of Lewiston. The
gavel, which has already been described in the
PRESS, is about eight inches in length. The
handle is of Maine pomegranate wood land the
head contains a piece of wood from every
State and territory in the Union except Alas
ka. The round piece of wood forming one end
is from the charter oak of Connecticut. There
Is small piece of dark wood from the old
frigate Constitution, while the Merrimac con-
tributes her share. One piece is taken from
the tree growing at the spot where John
Brown was executed, and another from the
apple tree at Appomattox. There is a piece of
the stair-rail of the Marshall House at Alex
andria, where Col. Elliott was killed, and
pieces of the Andersonville and Libby prisons.