The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1886-01-20
UNCLE SANS BOYS IN BLUE.
Preparations for Their Grand
Annual Encampment.
a BIG@PROGRAMME.
How the Railroad Companies and
the Grand Army Committee
Have Fixed Things.

The General Committee having charge {
the arrangements for the National EncamI
ment, Grand Army of the Republic, to b
il held in San Francisco during the month {
i August, 1886, have arranged the followin
II PROGRAMME:
First Day-M0nday.-Deta from al
Il Posts in the city to be on duty for escor
4 and reception purposes to arriving com
rades and organizations, in pursuance G
general or special orders for the time.
! All of the Posts located in this city, a
i well as any others in this department VIII,
may feel disposed to do SO, are requeste'
/ to establish headquarters in some publ
/ hall or rooms where they may be prepare,
/ to receive and greet all visiting comrade
/ as they arrive, and at all times during tn
/ week.
/ These several headquarters to be openet
! on Monday, and continue day and evenin
] through the week.
Second Day-Tuesday-1O a. m-Gran(
| parade of the National Encampment, tn
| Grand Army and an kindred societies, il
accordance with special programme to b.
| prepared by the Committee on Grand Pa
at the Mechanics Pavilion rendered to tn,
| National Encampment, the Army of tn,
Potomac, the Loyal Legion, Woman's Re
lief Corps, and all other kindred societies
who may be present, with addresses O.
| welcome by the Governor of the State
Mayor of the city and Department Com
| mander, in accordance with special pro
gramme prepared by the Committee on Re
ception.
Third Day Wednesday 10 a. m.-
Meeting of the National Encampment in
legislative session to continue throughout
the day.
Excursions during the day for such Com
rades who are not members of the Ma.
tional Encampment and kindred societies
to such points of interest as may be ar
ranged by the Committee on Excursions.
Evening meetings to be held in
the several halls and headquarters, with
addresses by distinguished visitors as may
be arranged by the special committees.
Reception at the several Post headquar,
ters.
Fourth Day-Mursday-Meetingso of the
National Encampment and kindred socie-
ties continued.
Excursions, etc., continued.
Evening-General reception and enter
tainment at the Mechanics Pavilion.
Grand banquet rendered to the members
of the National Encampment; to bear
ranged by the Committee on Grand Ban
quet.
Fifth ay-Friday-Meetings of the Ma
tiOnal Encampment and kindred ocieties
continued.
Evening-General reception and enter
tainment at the Mechanics Pavilion.
Reception at Post headquarters.
Sixth ay-Saturday-Cosing meetings
~ fhnN No<S L.
societies.
Excursions, etc., continued.
Evening Closing exercises of the week,
with grand camp fire of the combined
forces at the Mechanics Pavilion.
On Monday and Tuesday of the follow
ing week excursions will be arranged for the
special accommodation of the members OF
the National Encampment and kindred So
cieties, who have not been able to partici-
pate during encampment week.
COMMITTEES.
In order to carry out the programme as
above. a number of committees have been
appointed and it is directed that they shall,
as soon as practicable after their appoint
ment, be called together bv the chairman,
and proceed to elect a secretary, who shall
keep full record of the proceedings of the
committee; and to otherwise organize for
the most effective work as they may deem
best. To devise and prepare plans and es
Inmates of the approximate cost for their
special work. and submit them to the Gen
eral Committee for their approval. And
when the plans are approved. to execute
the same; but no expense shall be incurred
by any committee in excess of the sum of
twenty ($2O) dollars, and that only for
necessary contingent working expenses of
that committee. nor any contracts incur
ring the expenditure of money be closed
without first submitting the same to the
General Committee, and they authorizing
the same.
TRANSPORTATION.
The rules and regulations governing the
sale of Grand Army of the Republic excur-
sion tickets established by the Transconti-
mental Association, comprising the Pacific
lines west of the Missouri River, say that
excursion tickets will be sold for the use OF
members Of the Grand Army Of the Repub-
CARNATIONS, uniformed military bodies,
and all old soldiers, including families and
female relatives. Excursion tickets from
the Missouri River will be $5Ofor the round
trip. Tickets will be placed on sale thirty
days prior to the date of the opening OF
the Encampment, and must be used through
to San Francisco before the date of such
opening. Tickets must be used for return
passage to the Associations terminals
within eighty-five days from the date
OF the opening OF the Encamp-
ment and will not be good for return pas
sage previous to the date of such passage.
days longer on payment of $25 additional
in San Francisco. Parties desiring to re-
turn from San Francisco via Portland,
Oregon, and the Northern Pacific to St.
Paul, or by the Oregon Short Line and
Union Pacific to the Missouri River. can
have return tickets issued accordingly by
payment of $3.50 when the tickets are
exchanged, this amount being special
rate made by the Oregon Railway and
Navigation Company for steamer passage
from San Francisco to Portland. If ex-
change for return via Portland is made
at San francisco or Portland. $40 mnst
for above. One hundred and fifty pounds
of baggage will be carried free on Grand
Army of the Republic excursion tickets.
The committee are assured by the proper
uffieers of nearly all of the railroad
companies operating lines of railroads on
this coast, that half.rate, at least, will
be made for all comrades of the G. A. R.,
members of the w. R. c., and their families,
and are satisfied that in many instances
reductions will be made upon this liberal
rate. The Committee is promised two
thirds rate from San Francisco, up and
down the Pacific Coast, by the transporter
tion companies running steamers from San
Francisco to San Diego, south, and to
Victoria, B. G., north, and to all interme-
diate points. The rate of course includes
accommodations and board on the steam
ers.
These rates will enable parties to visit
the southern portion OF the State. or the
orange groves of California, at so small an
expenditure that all may be able to visit
the State to it's extreme southern limit.
HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS.
In relation to hotel accommodations
and charges in San Francisco and the ad-
jacent cities. this committee refer comrades
and others who contemplate visiting Cali
fornia during the summer of 1886, to the
fact that at the Nineteenth National En-
campment, held in Portland, in June last,
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