The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-06-22

Gentlemen: Your ncte of this date was laid be
fore the Executive Committee in session this afteAs
noon, and by said committee am directed to say
in reply, that appreciating your efforts to promote
sObriety and good order during the coming week,
we beg to Oassure you thatnO association committee
or ettlzen,can possibly have greater regard for the
conduct of our comrades who are 10 visit Portland
than we cherish, being members ef the organiza-
SO far as the Grand Army is concerned, we beg
to say there need be no apprehension. Having
rsked life, and many Of them limb, TO protect our
homes from the hands u traitors, and as
they to be largely the guests Of your city, they
w mot be key many WAY 70 y az You y YARN Hn .v We
of Portland and feel confident that he is fully pre-
pared to bring to speedy justice any fool.hardy
specimen Of humanity who should be idiOtic
enough TO attempt to violate the law under the
gulse Of bestowiHg favors upon the Grand Army
OF the Republic
Whatever the members Of the Grand Army may
bring with them for their personal use and com
fort, will not come elandestinely, but openly, and
will not be used in violation of law.
We, therefore, respectfully submit II il wiz not
be quite safe for you to trust all these matters per-
tanning % our organization to those In charge OF
its management
Very respectfully.
JAMES A. HALL.
For the Committee.
AIr Bangs presented telegram from the
Minnesota delegation, dated at McGregOr,
Iowa, stating that they would reach Portland
Monday noon, one thousand strong.
| The matter of providing some suitable en-
| tertainment for the distinguished guests Of
the Executive Committee, who were to par
| ticipate in the parade on Tuesday and the
exercises at City Hall on Tuesday evening
was considered, and it was voted that ar
| rangements be made for that purpose in the
form of an excursion on Wednesday after
noon.
1t was voted that the Chief Marshal be re-
quested to designate an escort for Commander
the parade and that the Marshal be request
ed to confer with the department commander
and select such escort from the department
of Maine.
Reports from several committee were pre-
sented, showing that matters were progress
ing finely in all departments
Mr.. Merrill, from the committee on stands,
said that the stand at the park would be COM
pleted Saturday afternoon and properly in
spected.
After some further routine business, the
committee adjourned to meet at IL O'Clock a.
IN. on Monday.
TWENTIETH MAINE REGIMENT.
| The Twentieth Maine Regiment associa
| tiOn will hold its reunion Wednesday, June
oath. The association has chartered the
steamer Gordon and will leave Custom House
wharf at $50 O'Clock a. m, for a trip
down the bay, with clam bake at Che
| beague, returning at 4p. IN. Business meet
ing and camp fire in the Young Mems Chris
tian Association hall at s o'clock in the. eve
ming. Reeds Cadet Band win furnish the
music day and evening, Comrades arriving
| on morning trains of Wednesday are re-,
| quested to report at once on board of steam
er Gordon at Custom House wharf, accOmpa-
MED by their ladies. H. S. Melcher is presi-
| dent and ). l.. Miller, secretary of the assO-
ciation. No postpOnement on account Of
| weather
REPORTERS COMING.
| Among the reporters in Maine to be present
will be Howard Owen of Augusta, Harry
Andrews of the Lewiston Journal, and "Our
| George of Belfast Mr.. f. H. Buffum Of
| the Herald, Mr.. Patch of the Globe, and Col.
| Smith of the Journal will be here from
| Boston.
| THE DECORATIONS.
| Portland is sufficiently lovely in her sur
roundings not to require any decorations,
but many of our citizens have embellished
their residences with bunting and emblems,
/ and many more will do so to-day. To-mOr-
| rows PRESS will contain a list of decora-
| tionS in full.
! MORE ARRIVALS.
The steamer Pioneer arrived here from
Vinalhaven at o'clock last evening, having
on board Lafayette Carver Post, No 45, of
Vinalhaven, f. 5. Walls, commander. The
| post came with forty comrades and was the
first to arrive at the encampment. The post
was accompanied by a squad of Sons Of
Veterans under the command of First Lieut..
| L. g. Libby. The steamer left Vinalhaven
at SIS yesterday morning and had a rather
rough passage, with high winds and cold
weather. After pitching about in the heavy
sea many of the veterans ON board succumb-
cd to sea sickness, and arrived here disgusted
with the sea as viewed from the deck of
steamer on a rough day After looking at
the same ocean from the cliffs of the promen-
ade last evening, however they speedily
| revived and voted it not so bad after all.
Asspecial train over the Maine Central
reached the city at ten minutes before seven
last evening. The train was made up of
baggage car and five passenger coaches and
contained about $50 passengers, composed Of
representatives of different Maine posts and
number of gentlemen and ladies not con-
nected with the Grand Army except in the
capacity of sight seers atlits festivities. Many
Of the veterans spent the night in camp but
the greater number We're accommodated at
the houses of friends and relatives.
The following posts we're represented on
the train j. Knowles Post, No. 50, Corin-
ma, Commander f. E. Sprague; represented
by eight comrades. The post cOmee this NOR
lining. Doudy Post Dover, j. Z.
Downing, commander, represented by
27 comrades, with an equal number to ar
rive this morning J. II. Paris Post, Dix
mont, VIM. Harris, commander; represented
by two comrades. Thirty came today. Geo.
Goodwin Post, ST. Adams; represented by
seven comrades with 25l to came. J. w.
johnson is commander, G. w. Crafts, color
bearer. Fl. G. Libby Post Newport, VIM.
c. Manning, commander; represented by
three men with 80 to arrive today. A repre-
sentative Of Etna Post was on the train.
Adjutant General Gallagher was among the
passengers. The train had quiet and pleas
ant run.
Last evening the crowd thronged the camp
ground in unabated numbers. The horse
cars were loaded and an unbroken line Of
carriages drove along the roadway ON the
promenade. The wind was still blowing
hard, but the tents, pitched just over the
brow of the hill, escaped its force Some OF
the booths were lit up, while in others prep
aratious to supply the demands Of the
crowds of today were going rapidly ON. The
Grand Army visitors expressed themselves
as well pleased with the camp and its loca-
tion. Everything is in the right place and is
of good quality. A large number Of the
posts in the State have sent on squads in ad-
vance, who last night were engaged in ar
ranging the tents and getting ready for their
Post were in camp last evening. The post is
to arrive today, 200 strong, under the COM
mand of Col c. S. Emerson. Two comrades
!, from Geo S. Cobb Post, of Camden, have
, established the posts headquarters In a
round tent near the headquarters of the De-
partment of Maine. James S. Cleveland
, commands the post which comes tomorrow
with sixty men. Commander John Thomas
and three men from Libby Post of Rock
land have everything in readiness for the
full delegation, numbering 70, which is com
ing Tuesday morning.
DEPARTMENT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Commander NJ. NJ. Coils, of New Hamp-
shire, Asst. Adjt Gen., E. Hodgdon. c.
w. Tracy, Asst. Q. NJ. Gen. Dept. of New
Hampshire arrived yesterday to make ar
: rangements in behalf Of the department OF
: that State. The department will parade as a
division, commanded by NJ. NJ. Coils, Depart
ment Commander, with the following staff
Gen. E. HOdgdon, Asst. Adjt. Gen., c. w
Tracy, Asst. Q. NJ. .IGen., Rev,,E. r.. wilkins
Chaplain, First Brigade; George Farr, Senior
Vice Commander: Commanding Staff, A &