Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-19
NATIONAL ENGAGEMENT G. A. II.
Arrangements for the Attendance of the
Department of acknowledgement
mt Portland,


Department of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
at Portland.
The arrangements for the participation
of the Department of Vermont in the Ma
tional Encampment of the g. A. r., which
opens at Portland, June %, are all com
plete and the attendance from nearly all
Posts in the State will be large Quar-
termaster General II. f.. Greenleaf will go
to Portland, Saturday, June 20, to ar
range for the reception of the Depart.
ment of Vermont The special train will
leave Burlington at o o'clock Monday
morning, instead of Tuesday, the change
being made on the request of Department
Commander w. l.. Greenleaf on account
of the grand review occurring Tuesday.
The special train is expected to reach
Portland between five and six p. M, Mon
day. The following instructions issued
by Col w. l.. Greenleaf will be carried
out
Having arrived at Portland the Council
of Administrative ion will assemble ut the De-
purtmcnt Headquarters in City Hall building,
at as early an hOuras possible the same eve
ming to perfect arrangements for taking part
in the parade. A stan officer will bc detailed
for duty at camp, to whom Post Command
ers will report ON arrival, giving number of
, comrades present, that they may bc assigned
to positions in the parade.
Members OF the Department and personal
stan, will report at Headquarters for assign
mcnt to duty, not later than nine O'Clock
Tuesday morning as the parade is to take
place at II O'Clock II. IN. that day, This de-
partmcnt has been assigned Il position in the
column as division, under the command of
its department officers. and will form at camp,
marching from there to its position in line. 1t
/ Is hoped that every COmrudc present who is
able to march Will he in line, in order that the
department may make us crcditubc an np-
pcarance IL, possible. The formation of this
division Will hc us follows:
First Battalion of the 1st I'd. 4th. 9TH
I'm, lOth and i2th Inspection Districts com
Graves. assisted by two Aides.
Second Battulion-POSts of the 3D., 9Th, Sth
YIN, In an ana i3,H inIpcc'I4n n,stIctS' con-
/ Idle, assisted by two Aides.
Members of the department are requested
to wear the Ncrmuntcr's badge "a >prig OF
pincJ in connection with their g. y. r. bangr
. as II means of more readily recognizing ont
another. tOmradc f. II. Putnam, \. ID. g..
has been designated It's senior aidc-dc- camp
and will bc respected and obcycd according.
| ly.
This will he It's favorable an opportunity "A.
/ the members of this department will proba.
/ by cNerhaNc of attending Il national cncamp
mcnt. and every cOmradc who can, is urged
to be present.
Tickets will be sold to members of the wo
mans relief rps and sons of veterans, Al
same price, ana on same form of ccrtihcat,
as adopted for the &. A. r.
The Ohcial Programme of the Encamp.
mcnt at Portland.
of tho \ntinnnG Enr,nnn,nnt fGr,rJ A.
my of the Republic to be held at Portland
June2 2-21 next
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tiers. Nv ''''' '''' '''''7 UNIV NV VI ''''
Tuesday General parade of the Grand Ar
! my Posts, cX-sodirrs and sailors, escorted by
the firSt brgndci Maine militia Under com
minll' Oh Mrh' , ~ M"rSil"ii broWn eye
mhirf Jnhm li0S'tl rit,. rI,,I WrI MIN
beth irving Mansfield viii rcc,t" a poem VIII
ten by Mrs. Kate b. sherwood cntitlc,
Twenty Years .tgo;" camp fires ON right an,
left encampmcnt ON Eastern promenade,
INV Wf 9Th i hnf,o"m ascension rem Nun
"S,i In, II, N i,C "I,rri"Tm ny Wmn =
ing model Of war hIli""m inynntnd NV Gen
Russell Thuycr of PhiIadciphia sea exctIr
sons to comrades not delegates evening, re
GGcpti9n given by Mrs. Kate b. sherwood
resident oi me Monan's National Relic
NY iin nrcworhs at camp gtounu
excnrs"mS n iii'3iiS IN nd nrtr az
Orchard Beach. White Mountains and othe
places of note by posts, regimcntal associi,
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