The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-08-02
THE NATTOyAL RFUNyON.

The following general orders regard
ing the national reunion, to be held at
Columbus, Ohio, in September, win be
read with interest by all comrades of
the Grand Army Of the Republic, and
citizens generally: ae III
HEADQUARTERS GRAND ARMY or
THE REPUBLIC,
MINNEAPoLIs, Mimi, July %, 'SS. J
GENERAL ORDERs No. 10:
l. The Twenty-Second National En-
campment of the Grand Army Of the
Republic will convene at the MetrOpoli-
tan opera House, Columbus, Ohio, on
Wednesday, the 18th day Of Septem-
ber, 1888, and will continue In session
until its business is completed. The
parade, which promises TO be the most
imposing exhibition of the strength of
the order ever witnessed, will take
place on Tuesday, the 18th Of Septem-
Der. Further announcement will be
made of the meeting of the Council Of
Administration and of other matters
Of interest to comrades.
The Commander-in-Chief and Staff
will leave Minneapolis on Saturday
September 9Th at six O'Clock, +. NJ,
proceeding to Chicago by. special tain
| over Chicago, Milwaukee i st. Paul
Railway, and thence, without change
| Of cars, by the Pan Handle route to
Columbus. The Departments of Cali
/ fornia, Oregon, Washington. Montana
and Dakota, will rendezvous at Mime
apOlis in time to accompany National
Headquarters throughout the journey
Abundant accommodations VIII be pro
vided, and all our comrades who car
conveniently join this party are mO8i
cordially invited to do so.
The fare from Minneapolis to Column
bus has been fixed at one cent a mill
each way, making the round trip lar
from Minneapolis and st. Paul bu
&l4 80. The same rate has been mad
by the Central Traffic Association, GOV
ering the territory between Chicago an
Pittsburgh. 1t is confidently believes
that the Western Passenger ASsocis
, ton will also adopt the one cent farS
thereby extending its benefits over tn
J entire region between Chicago and tn
: Missouri River Points. Indeed, term
I not less favorable are likely to preva
. generally.
All comrades DESTROYS of joining tn
Headquarters party Will do well I
correspond with Comrade w. HI. Di1
+, on, Aid-de-Camp, 162 E. Third stree
! st. Paul, who will assign sleeping c.
q accommodations and furnish all d
sired information.
Ii. Department chaplains are r
a quested to report to the Chaplain-i
Chief as promptly and fully as poss
BILE, concerning the observance of Nj
i mortal Day in their several depaT
ments, so that the information thus flu
nished may be available in the prepa
alton of his annual report. The nur
d Der of posts participating in Memoirs
Day exercises, the character or SUI
exercises, the charitable work of ii
q order and all other facts appertaining
the duties of the Office should be cor
piled and forwarded at once in for
u convient for use and preservation.
/. Ill. The necessity for promptly Gle
ing up the business OF the year Is
o parent. The returns of every post
N the organization for the quarter en-
ing June 30th, should have been III
n ago in the hands of the Assistant A
ii jutants General. 1t is upon these ]
turns that the reports of all nation
officers must be based. There ha
u been substantial gains in many depa
II ments, and it is greatly to be deplor
that these may be cancelled, wholly
u partially, by ''losses from delinqne
r, reports" Department. commando
have been directed to forward conso
dated returns by August first, which
I, necessary in order to prepare for t
m work of the Encampment. Every PC
"a Commander, therefore, whose repOI
are now delinquent, is directed to pi
70 pare and forward the same at once.
BY command of JOHN p. REA,
Commander-in-C Chief.
2 DANIEL FISH, Adjutant General.