News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-08-07
National Encampment Notes.


-Four thousand Maine comrades will
take part in the grand parade.
In and through Boston August Il
will be made a general holiday.
Gen. Corse's old brigade will hold g
reunion during encampment week.
Two Thousand New Hampshire vet
Grams will attend the encampment.
The department of Massachusetts,
will have the left OF the line in the
grand parade.
The national Union ex-prisoners o.
war hold meetings August ID and IA
in the State House.
Post No. 1856, department Mas
sachusetts, are making ready to en-,
terrain Mrs. John A. Logan.
The survivors of the sixty-fifth New
York propose to form a permanent
association at Boston August 10.
Department Commander Harrison
Hume of Massachusetts is a candid
ate for senior vice COMMANDMENTS
chief.
Headquarters of COMMANDMENTS
Chief r. A. Alger will be at Hotel Ven
dome, Boston, during the encamp-
ment.
The last day, Sunday, August Is,
the guests will attend a complement
airy excursion, after which the session
will adjourn.
The Phil Kearny Red Diamond as
ISOLATION will hold a reunion at the
Christian association building We'd
nesday, August IA.
During the encampment the East
Boston ferries will be free to everybody
wearing a badge indicating service in
the Union army.
The national convention of the W
R. c. will be held at Boston Mass,
August II. 13 and IA, 1890. 1t will
be held in fremont Temple.
President Harrison will visit the en-
campment Tuesday, August II, ac-
companied by Secretary Tracy, Post
master General Wanamaker and such
other of the cabinet as can leave
Washington.
An effort is being made to have the
cadets of West Point appear in the
grand parade on August II. They
went to Boston once before, and the
spectacle of the young cadets in line
with the veterans of the great wal
will provea great feature of the grand
pageant.
The following is the programme for
the week:
Tuesday, August 12-Grand parade, the
column to be formed lin accordance with vote
of national encampment of 1889 by depart
ments in order of seniority, except the depart
ment in which the encampment is held, which
takes the left In the evening Grand Army
and woman's relief corps joint reception in
Mechanics hall. Admission by badge of the
G. A. R. or W. R. C..
Wednesday, August 13-Meeting of the ma
tional encampment at 10 O'Clock A. NJ. in
Music hall, Winter street. Meeting of ma
tional encampment woman's relief corps, in
fremont Temple, fremont street. In the ev-
ening Grand Army campfire in Mechanics
building.
Thursday, August 14-Continued sessions
of the national encampment, Grand Army OF
the Republic and woman's relief corps. In
the evening banquet to the delegates of the
naUlOnai encampmenU ana TO invited guests
in Mechanics building.
Friday, August 15-Excursion by rail to
Plymouth, and cam-bake there for the dele
gates of the national encampment. Grand
Army of the Republic and woman's relief
corps. In the evening campfire by woman S
relief corps at fremont Temple.
Saturday, august I6-Steamboat excur-
sion for the members of the national encamp-
ment down the harbor to Minot's light
thence along the northern shore to Cape Ann,
passing Nahant, Salem. Marblehead and
Rockport, to Thatcher's island light. Fish
dinner on boat