The Portland daily press., 1885-06-11
NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT
Meeting Of the Executive Commit
tee Yesterday.
A Large Amount OF Business Trans
acted.
The Camp to be Named o. S. Grant

The Executive National Committe met al
headquarters At 2.30 D. m. yesterday.
The committee on hotels and quarters re-
ported that every hotel in Portland is filled up
with the exception Of one, and that one would
SOON be filed This rooms at the Ottawa arc
all taken.
The committee on camp reported that they
had 1900 tents, and enough comrades assigned
to fill them. They have ordered mere, and
will put them up as needed. The whole length
Of the camp will be piped, and faucets placed
every 150 feet. There will be one wash basin
placed TO every ten men. Forty hogsheads
will be placed along the line, with six dippen
attached to each OF them with chains The
Portland Water Company will furnish water
free, their only charge being for labor. Addi-
tional headquarters will be established at the,
camp ground. The committee ON camp will
have their headquarters in camp hereafter,
and have had . telephone put in.
The city government have rendered the use
Of Lincoln Park for reviewing stand. Uom-
rades Wildes, Prince and L. B. Hill were
placed on the committee to build = suitable
stand for that purpose, from which Command
er-in-Chief Kountz, the governors OF States
and other invited guests will review the pa
rade. An invitation was extended to the city
government and heads Of departments to join
with them during the National Encampment.
A communication was received from the
school committee that they had 600 school
children which they would place on any street
in which the committee might wish them to
sing as the procession passed. 1t was unani-
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was added to the above committee, with In
structions to build stand at the head of State
street for the children.
An invitation was extended to the children
of the Orphans Home at Bath, to be here the
day of parade, and suitable carriages and 9
place will be assigned them In the parade.
There will be about sixty of them.
The following petition was ordered to bs
sent to the city government:
To the Mayor and Board of Aldermen Of Portland:
The executive committee of the g. A. r. respect
fully request the resembling OF the order lately
passed, preventing competition in transportation In
the city of ortland during the encampment Of the
G. A. K. There will be many thousand disabled
and nrm soldiers of limited means, IN this city ct
that time, aud they should not be compelled TO pay
excessive rates for transportation in visiting their
comrades.
The committee on badges presented the
the National Encampment. 1t Is made of
bronze, the pin being fiat bar, bearing the
legend across it, Portland, 1885" Suspend
ed to the pin is yellow ribbon and medal
is attached to the ribbon, about the size Of
half dollar, with the seal of the State Of Maixe
surrounded by the words, Dedicated to the
10Th Annual National Encampment,G G. A. R."
on one side, while on the reverse side Is fac
simile of the regulation button, surrounded BY
q laurel wreath.
The commanders of Bosworth and Thatcher
Posts were requested to delegate a suitable
number of comrades from each post to assist
the reception committee. 1t was voted that
Bosworth Post furnish 70 comrades, and
Thatcher Post % comrades; it was also voted
that the citizens committee be designated
committee of comfort.
Mr.. Hunt of Weymouth was awarded the
contract for fireworks.
At the evening session, His Honor, Mayor
Dsering was invited to join the executive COM
mittee, to confer with them, which he kindly
accepted, and was present with them during
the entire evening.
1t was voted to extend an invitation to the
Senators and Representatives to Congress
from this State to be with them during that
week: also to Gems Mcclellan, Emery, But
Ter, W. D. franklin, N. P. Banks and @. B.
Tower.
The camp has been named U. 8. Grant.
1t was voted that seven should constitute
| quorum.
| Mayor Deering rendered the use Of his Office
to the Commander of the Department Of
Maine for his personal headquarters, which
was accepted with thanks.
Adjourned to meet next Monday evening at
o'clock.
W. h. Manning, Department Commander Of
| Iowa, announces the Iowa special train for ths
Iowa delegation will leave Council Bluffs At g
a. M, June 18th, arriving via the Portland d
| Ogdensburg, at Portland at 8 p. M, juno 22d,
taking quarters at the q. s. Hotel, whore
| headquarters will be established Assistant
| Quarter;naster General j. L. Matthews and
| Comrade G. 81. Fisk will be at department
| headquarters all the time.
Gov. Pingree, Of Vermont, will be in Port
land June 23d, with his assistant Adjutant
| General.
The wholesale shoe dealers report through
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