Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-07-29
GRAND ARMY MATTERS.
Reception of Eastern yisitors-ho" A"es
are Entertained.

are Entertained
The Reception Committee, L. A. H. mas
secured the Aztec Club rooms, 5VS street,
for reception headquarters and all COM
rades will be heartily welcome and invited
to make themselves perfectly at nome A
large number of members of the Grand
Army from the East were in the city yes
terday, fraternizing with members OF the
local Posts, and corps badges are very ire
quently seen on the streets.
The Woman's Relief Corps, Department
of Ohio, arrived yesterday morning, en-
route to San Francisco. The party IN
Guided Sarah NJ. E. Battels, Department
President, Akron, o.: Mary +. Bancroft,
Senior Vice President, Columbus, o.; Vir-
GINA A. Bartlett, Department Secretary,
Akron, O.; Mary C. Morrison, Department
Treasurer, Akron, o.; Sarah Schuyler, AID,
! Fostoria, O.. Allie Shuler, Assistant l. and
l. O., New Dover, O., with delegates and
ladies of the Relief Corps. Also, Colonel
Carl n. Bancroft, of Columbus, ABIDE
Camp on National Commanders staff;
Judge Veasey Past Department Com
mander, Vermont; Rev. Ira Chase Depart
ment Chaplain, Ind; General W. 5: Payne,
COMMANDMENTS Chief Sons OF Veterans,
land. O., and many other comrades of the
G. a. r. and friends.
The Sacramento Association OF Calltor-
MIA Pioneers will do its part toward max
ing the visit of the "old vets " and their
ladies pleasant, and until after the 18th of
August their hall will be open and the
visitors will be cordially received.
COMMANDMENTS Chief S. S. Burdette and
party will arrive from the East next Sun
day.
it was expected thst Gen. Logan, Gov.
Alger, of Michigan, and party would arrive
this morning, but it appears that they will
not come for day or two yet.
The Committee on Flowers will meet at
We'll IL Johnson office, No. 402 street, at
o'clock this morning.
The train from the East yesterday morn
ing, consisting of twenty cars, came in two
sections, bringing several hundred men,
bers of the Grand Army, Ladies Relief
Corps, and their families, and this morn
ing's train will be equally large. The
number of people travelling California-ward
just now is immense, but the railroad COM
pany is making every effort to accommo-
date them comfortably.
John Lafferty's and Z. NJ. Leitch's four
finland carriages were out last evening.
placed at TIE service of the Womens Re-
CITY, visiting the State Capitol and public
parks and enjoying the open concert.
The members of the Women's Relief
Corps of the Department of the Ohio and
visiting members of the G. A R. were
rendered a reception at the Aztec Club
rooms last evening. After the formality of
introduction was gone through with, all
united in singing America" Mrs. w. A.
Henry presiding at the piano. The follow
ing impromptu exercises then took place
Song, "a Mothers Prayer" Mrs. W. r.
Shuler, of New Dover, Ohio. Recitation
a. The Dandy Fifth" Miss Mary Morrison
of Akron, Ohio. T. ]. Young, of Austin
Post, Cleveland. then delivered an interest
of the Golden West" e. H. Cummings
then invited the guests to the banquet
room, where a Pomona feast had been
spread. An address of welcome was de-
livered by G. w. Chesley, which was most
appropriately replied to by Mrs. Battels.
The Refreshment Committee of the G.
A. r. reception met at the Golden Eagle
Hotel last evening Chairman Leonard pre-
siding. All the subcommittee reported
progress and were granted further time
L. P. Anderson and NJ. r. Beard were APP
pointed special Committee on Decora-
tons. The committee adjourned to We'd
nesday evening next.
John Mcneil and Geo. W. Chesley have
been added to the committee to receive
General Logan and party, increasing the
number of the committee to five.
A. n. Buchanan has been added to the
Third Ward Finance Committee.
A register will be kept at the Reception
Committees headquarters, Aztec Club
rooms, for the registering of the names of
Grand Army and Relief Corps visitors.
Joseph Steffens, Major C. H. Hubbard,
George NJ. Mott and P. E. Plat have about
finished a thorough canvass of the First
Ward for contributions 10 the G. A. r. en-
tertainment. They make the following adj
ditonal report of subscriptions; G. w.
Mebius & Co., $40; Felter, Son & Co., So
DR.. w. A. Briggs, s.; Chas E. Spencer, 81
l.. Leloy, 90 cents; Chas. r. Parsons, 81
Holbrook, Merrill & Stetson, $25; A. A.
Van VOORHEES, & Co., $25; Locke e. Laven-
son, so; Ed n. Bush, 81; A. Leonard &
Son, So; We'll d Johnson (also in Fourth
Ward), 81 80; A. J. Johnson IL Co., $40;
John Didion, 81 so; E. NJ. Weideman-
Holden, S.; C. McCallum, 81 50; Gus Law
enson, 81 90; John Haub, 81 so; A. Shoe
maker, 81; A Dennery, 81 so; Fred Mason,
80 so; Fred Kolli1er, 50; Edward T. EARL,
So L. Elkus e Co., $40; George E. Bates
]. H. Corbin, 81 80; John Trarbach, So;
Joseph Woods, 81 80; George Newman.
50; H. Steinman, S.; William Land
(Western Hotel, SIS; A. Nathan, 81;
J. C. Sepulveda, 81; West & Townsend, $40;
NJ. Radonich, 81; s. Loorya, 81; Buchanan
& Carragher S. employees W. U. telegraph
Office, Sc so; Edwin K Alsip & Co., $40;
DR.. W. r. Cluness, 500 Pioneer Mill Co.,
$25; Sullivan & Co., $40; Bothin Manufac-
turing Co., So Kirk, Geary & Co., $50;
Samuel Jelly. s.; Klune & Floberg, 81 so;
Young & Dunn, 50 so; H Weinrich & Co.,
s.; C. P Nathan & Co, 81; Peter Flaherty,
81 so; Charles ]. Noack, 81; c. II. Krebs &
Co., 81 90; w. B. Miller 81 80; W A Gam
BILE, 81; Anderson e Johnson, 81 80; James
Oliver, 81; JEFF Wilson, 50 so; S. S. Nathan
& Co., 50 80; J. Frank Clark, 81 So H. ].
Goethe 81; H. C. Megerle, ST. NJ. S. Ham
mer, 81; ]. G. Davis, 81 30; James II.
Groth, 81; A. H. Powers & Co., So; H. Eek
hardt, 81; W. o. Bowers, $40; f. Hebron,
81; T. B. Mcfarland, s.; n. Greene Curtis,
81; H. Fisher, IS; S. Morris, 81; T. D.
SERVER, 81 so; w. A. Henry, 81 90; H.
Wachhorst 81 30; Nagele & Swensson,
81 so; unknown, s.; cash, 81. Total for
the First Ward thus far, 81 ,304 30.