Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-01-14
NATIONAL ENCAMpMENT, G. A. R.
some Information Respecting the
Twentieth Anniversary 90 be
Held I'm san Francisco
Next August.

Circular No. regarding the Twentieth
National Encanpment, G. A. R., has
Just been issued by the general commit
tee of management. Extracts from it
are as follows;
COMRADES: The General Committee OF
Enuampment, Ct. A. r., to be held in
San Francisco in the year 1886, take
pleasure in announcing to Comrades
throughout the United States the very
favorable terms that have been secured
by such committee in the way of trans
portation from the Eastern States to the
State Of California, in connection with
and for the benefit OF Comrades of the
G. A. r., members of the w. r. c., and
of kindred organizations, their families
and female relatives, who may desire to
attend such Encampment, or visit Cali
fornia during the summer of 1886.
In SO far as transcontnental rates from
railroad centres on the Missouri river to
San Francisco are concerned, the whole
subject matter OF such rates, and who
may secure the benefit of the very liberal
offer made by transcontinental lines, is
fully set forth in report OF the Transpor-
tation Committee to the General Com
mittee, made on the Goth day of October,
1885, which reads as follows
| To the General Committee of Management
| T,centieh National Encampment, O..
A. r.:
| We take pleasure in stating that the
several overland railroad lines from
Omaha, Kansas City, and other Missouri
river terminal or junction points, have
made arrangements for transportation to
San Francisco and return, account Twen-
tieth National Encampment, G. A. r., as
| follows:
Excursion tickets from the points
named above will be $50 for the round
trip.
Similar joint arrangements have been
made by the roads leading west from st.
Louis, Cairo, Memphis, New Orleans,
Mineola and Houstan, with proportonate
rates.
Assurances have been given to the
effect that roads east of the above named
cities and junction points will make rea-
sonable rates, probably as low as those
made in the opposite direction for this
years Encampment (held in Portland,
Maine, in June LAST, and we hope at an
early date to give the rates from principal
eastern cities.
The rules and regulations governing the
sale of q. A. II. excursion tickets estab-
lished by the Transcontinental Associa-
ton, comprising the Pacific lines west of
the junction points named above, in Sec
tions 1 and 3, are as follows
Excursion tickets will be sold for the
use of the members Of the Grand Army
OF the Republic and Women's Relief
Corps, kindred organizations, uniformed
military bodies, and all old soldiers, in
Guiding families and female relatives.
Persons belonging to families as herein
mentioned and female relatives must be
accompanied and identified by members
OF one OF the classes named. Members
OF the q. A. r. must present certificates
OF membership, signed by the Adjutant
or Commander of the Post to which they
belong, and similar certificates must be
presented by members of the other classes
named.
Railroads and steamship lines of Cal
ifornia and the Pacific Coast generally,
have already expressed intention and
willingness to make reasonable reduc-
tions from local rates, for individual,
/ party or special train excursion tickets
duringthe Encampment period. AS such
special rates will depend upon the nature
OF the tours that may be presented, COM
bining rail, water and stage routes, for the
| pleasure and information OF visitors, we
find it impracticable, if not quite impos-
sible, to give in detail such excursion
rates that may be made applicable on
this occasion. AT the same time, we hope
in another circular Of subsequent date to
publish some features OF prominent tour
lists routes to localities Of interest in Cal
ifornia and other Pacific Coast States and
Territories.
with the belief that all visiting this
city during the Encampment period will
be satisfied with the experiences and
results thereof, remain,
VERY respectfully,
ST. Ill. GOODMAN, Chairman.
GEo. w. Waits, Secretary.