The Portland daily press., 1885-05-28
THE NATIONAL ENCAmpmENr.
last Nights Meeting of the Executive
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES business Trans
acted.


last Nights Meeting of the Executive
Committee-Emporfant business Trans.
acted.
The Executive Committee of the Depart
ment of NJ aine held a meeting last evening at
their headquarters, with a goodly number
present.
Col. l. s. Bangs, chairman of the committee
on hotels, reported that all the delegates to the
eneampment had been assigned quarters at the
hotels.
General George L. Beal, chairman of the
committee on camp, reported that he had
assigned quarters in camp for 10000 men, and
could furnish accommodations for IA, 600.
Comrades from this State will be put in camp
by counties, subject to change by the COM
mittee. Col. Edward Moore was added TO the
committee.
Comrade G. A. Coombs, of the trapsporta-
tion committee, reported that his arrangements
were all concluded and proved satisfactory to
all the committee.
Comrade Il. P. Ingalls,. OF the canvassing
committee, reported that he had 1000 rooms
at his disposal in all, some of which had been
taken. His canyassers are now at work in the
business part of the city, looking up vacant
rooms, stores aud lofts
COL /. S. Bangs, committee on badges, has
contracted for 800.
The committee on invitations added to their
by us, the Secretary of War, aud the Secretary
of the Navy, with request for him to send to
this port ali the men-of-war that he could that
week; also Generals Hancock, Pope and Schol
field, Governors of the New England States,
New jersey, Michigan and Wisconsin, with
their chiefs of staff; officers of all railroads
who have rendered the committee any csur-
tesies, and Mayor j. w. Deering.
Gen. Geo. S. Beals was made chief marshal
OF the parade.
An in yitation was extended to George L.
Blake, Commander OF the Division OF Maine
Sons of Vetersns. to take part in the parade.
Capt. Geo. III. Abbott, committee on music
reported that he had engaged Chambers Band
for the week.
The committee on excursion reported that
they had planned for free excursions Wednes-
day and Thursday TO the rank and file down
the bay. We understand the ladies of the
Relief Corps are TO have a trip by steamer
Thursday.
Comrades Melcher, Galley ard T. A. Rob
erts were appointed IS q reception committee
to Commander-in-C Chief Kountz
Comrades Moore, G. w. Roberts and Whit
man Sawyer we're appointed a committee to
select 100 of our citjzaDs to act on the con,-
mittee of reception with those already appoiGt-
cd.
Most OF the evening was spent ID discussing
the programme for the week, which will hs
about The same as published yesterday. Il will
be sent 10 Adiutant General Aichorn for his
approval.
We were ehown a sample Of the invitations
designed by Secretary Sawyer. 1t is to be of
beveled card board double On tho first leaf
will be the list of the full executive Committee,
and the invitation OF the second, both to be
tied together with ribbons.
Osher Matters.
The White Mountain Battalion of Nav
Hampshire will be composed Of tho following
Posts: Post No.2, Concord, so men; No. %
Lisbon, 40 m n; No. IS, Ashland 40 niec No,
36, Lake Village, 80 men; NJ. 81, Tacoma, 100
men; No. 49, Bristol 20 man; No. AZ, Ply
mouth, % men; No, At, Conway, so men and
band of "a pieces; No. As Little.on, 40 men;
No. "a, Meredith, 25 men; No 55, Whitehead,
20 men; No. is, Lancaster, % men; No 6S,
Sandwich, 10 men; No. 81, Tilton, 25 men;
No 80, franklin Falls, 40 men; No. rs,
Rumery, 20 men; total Of $50 men.
A. j. Holbrook, of Post No IS. Boston, ard
E. 7. Bacon, Of Post IL, Boston, were at hes d.
quarters Yesterday.
By accident, the contribution of ten dollars
of Edwards & Walker to the National En-
campment was omitted from the list OF hard
ware dealers contributions in yesterdays
Press. This is all the more to be regretted, as
Messrs Edwards & Walker secured the con-
tributions.
The Woman's Relief Corps OF the DEPART
ment of Missouri will be represented in this
city by Mrs. Helen Rich of 81. Joseph, an
accomplished lecturer, and author Of coll c.
ton of poems lately by G.. P. Patnam's Sons,
uader the title Of "a Dream of the Adiror-
dacks."