Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-04-04
G. A. r. ENCAMPMENT.
First Official Bulletin of the Coming
Meeting at Milwaukee.

Meeting at Milwaukee.
The first official bulletin of the Twen-
ty-third National Encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic. to be
held in Milwaukee, August 27-31, has
been issued. One hundred thousand
bulletins are to be delivered monthly
to the G. A. R. Encampment Executive
Council, of the city of Milwaukee, April
10, May 10. June 10. July 20, respec-
lively, to be circulated, free of charge,
in all the G. A. r. Posts of the country.
Copies will be mailed free to all persons
who send their names
General Chandler P. Chapman is the
general manager, and Colonel c. K.
Pier, secretary of the whole business,
at 443 Milwaukee street, Milwaukee,
Wis. Communications addressed to
the secretary receive an immediate re-
ply. Letters addressed to chairmen of
committees may be addressed to the
above street and number, or to their
respective places of business.
There will be five camps, with tents
and barracks and clean straw, free to
all Police, water and other conve-
niences will be complete.
The cost of living will be no more
during the encampment than at any
other time. The hotels decline to en-
gage ahead.
The post-office authorities are at
work upon plan by which they hope
to deliver mail to visitors with less de-
lay than at former encampments.
From the natural terraced bluffs,
100000 persons may view the entire
five miles of the harbor. No person
can witness the proposed naval display
and battle and fireworks in the harbor
better than another These features
are expected to draw largely, on the
days assigned to them, from Chicago.
The distance between Chicago and Mil
waukee is eighty-four miles.
Visitors who do not know just where
they are going to stop in Milwaukee
are urged to secure that information
early, by correspondence with friends;
mittee in relation to hotels, boarding.
houses and private residences at which
guests will be entertained; or George
II. Benzenberg chief engineer of the
ethyl, chairman of the committee on
camps and barracks. Mr.. Spencer be-
longs to the famous family known in
connection with commercial colleges.
Hon. M. P. Walsh, an old printer,
and now in the Internal Revenue De-
partment, is chairman of the committee
on reunions. Calls for reunions at Mil
waukee, briefly written and sent to the
Official Bulletin" 443 Milwaukee
street, will be published free. A num-
Der of reunions are announced for Mon
day, August 26. Suitable quarters for
holding reunions will be provided upon
application to Mr.. Walsh. 1t is intend
ed to have a reunion of the survivors of
every boat, battery and brigade which
served the union side during the war.
w. II. Dodsworth, of the American
Express Company, is at the head of the
committee on baggage. Comrades are
asked to forget their trouble with bag
gage at San Francisco. st. Louis and
Columbus, but, Notwithstanding, the
suggestion is thrown out that 1.-The ex-
perienced traveller will carry a hand
valise sufficient for immediate necessi-
ties" do not be content" say the
committee, with simply checking
trunks and valises to Milwaukee.
Mark on one side or end your name and
address, as it is at home. and on the
other side or end, your Milwaukee adj
dress.
Milwaukee covers IL square miles,
has 200, 900 population, and four Eng
lish and five German daily newspapers
The Sentinel is the leading English
morning daily, and the Hercld the lead
ing German morning daily. The Sun
day Telegraph has had a soldier col
umn for ten years, is edited by a sol
der, and is popular with the soldiers
of Wisconsin. MIR. Peck, of Peck's Sun,
was soldier. and is chairman of the
press committee.
Comrades are urged to bring their
wives and daughters, as well as their
sons Our Augusts and Septembers
are the pets of the year."
Mrs. Caroline H. Bell is president of
the Woman's Relief Corps of Wiscon-
sin, and Mrs. Charity Rusk Craig, a
daughter of Ex-Governor Rusk, is the
National president.
Milwaukee Lodge, No. 16, B. P. o.
Elks, will not be wanting in th>matter
of courtesy to members of the order.
Sons of Veterans are making arrange
ments to receive their friends. They
will have the left of the line in the pro-
cession.
The parade will take place during the
first day. Tuesday, August 81.
A. G. Weissert, chairman of the Ex-
ecutive Council, is the Department
Commander of Wisconsin. He was
member of the Eighth Wisconsin, the
Eagle" Regiment, was terribly
wounded at the battle of Nashville, and
is leading lawyer.
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