The Portland daily press., 1890-07-19
NATIONAL ENcAmPMENT C. A. r
Full Particulars Issued BY the Eu-
reau of Inform alton.

the executive committee of the National
Encampment have issued this circular:
BOSTON, July 1, 1890.
BY direction of the executive committee having
in charge the arrangements for the reception and
entertainment of the National Encampment OF
the Grand Army of the Republic, August IL to
16, the committee on Information announce Inc
following programme for the week;
Tuesday, Aug. 12th.-Grand parade; The col
umn to form lin accordance WI \ tne vote OF the
IA oFer N Seniority except tha the de-
partment in which the encampmsnt Is held takes
the left.
lief Corps joint reception in Mechanics Hall; ad-
mission by badge of q. A. II. or W. X. ..
"Wednesday, aug. l3.-Meetng Oh me 1ne Nalional i
Encampment at 10 a. m. in Music Hal, Winter
street.
Meeting Of National Encampment, Womans
Relief Corps, In fremont Tempie' fremont
In the evening Grand Army Camp Fire in Me-
THURSDAY. Aug a. Continued sessions of the
National Encampment, G. A. X. and "oman's
In the evening a banquet to the delegates Of the
National Encampment and TO invited guests In
the Mechanics Building.
Friday, Aug. 16.-Exeursion by rail 10 Fly
mouth, and clam-bake there for the delegates OF
the National Encampment, G. A. Rand womans
Relief Corps
lief Corps at fremont Temple:
Saturday, Aug. 16.-Steamboat excursion for
1 the members OF the NdIlOnal uOhA
| the harbor to Minot's Light, thence along the
northern shore to Cape Ann, passing Nhhant,
Salem, Marblehead and Rockpor! to Thateheis
Island Light. Fish dinner on boat.
A reunion of naval veterans will be held during
| the encampment. Headquarters will be estaD-
lished at the hall Of the Kearsarge Association,
cCrner of Washington and Union Park street.
Reunions of other organizations will also be held
The Woman's Relief Corps, Department Of
Massachusetts, will furnish lunch at Bumstead
Hall for the delegates to the National Encamp.
| ment, G. A. r., each day during the session OF
| the encampment.
TRANSPORTATION.
| The various railroad companies will have a
joint Office on Washington street, corner OF MIX,
where all matters relating to extension OF tickets
and transportation VIII be attended 70: me ne
transport the baggage OF posts, as whole, from
railroad to quarters at 20 cents per piece, and for
baggage, 25 cents per piece one way and 40 cents
/ for The round trip. Tickets VIII be issued good
until Sept 1st, and VIII be sola on tne .Iains ana
lished.
ACCOMMODATIONS.
/ The committee on accommodations are pre-
pared to secure quarters for all posts or Grand
Army men who may attend. They urgently de-
sire, however, to receive all applications on OF
| before the 20ih OF July, in order that arrange
ments may be made seasonably and satisiactor-
lily.
l INFORMATION.
There will be established at all depots aud
principal hotels of the city, booths desgl ated ~:
| A. X. Bureau OF IntOrIndllOH INC ucauquaA
l of which will be on Boston common near lno
West Street gate. In connection Win TINS aS lnelS
| will be large corps OF Sons OF veterans detalea
| for duty at the depots hotels and the patrolling
| of the Streets They will be designated ty I'D
| bon badge bearing the inscription Bureau OF in-
| formation THE department Will be under the
| snneTinten denee of Comrade L. III. Raymond,
| whose headouarters until encampment week are
| at No "a Beacon street, Boston:
| The Grand Army Record, printed In Boston,
| has been designated by the executive committee
| news Any Information that paper may publish
| rnay 10 reSarded as reliable and inquiries of
| General character made to the committee on In
| formation will be answered through that me-
"sAIIIinouirIes should be addressed to the appro-
| nriate committees. Headquarters of all commit
| Tees are at No. "a Beacon street, Boston, where
| Communications will receive the promptest atten-
| tiOn. A partial list OF the committees follow:
Executiye.-Geo. L. Goodale chairman
| Accommodations nS-HarriSOn Hume chairman
Transportation. II. Watson, chairman
lnformatlon-Col. Thomas f. Barker, chair
/ man.
Parade Col. I. r. Mathews chairman.
Keunions-J. Payson Bradley, chairman.
Entertalnments-tfeO. ii. Innis, chairman.
Decoratlons-Richard L. Tobin, chairman.
Flnance-Col. K. II. Haskell, chairman.
heception-Gov. j. Q. A. Bracket, chairman.
| frlnting-George s. Evans chairman.
In the hospital department there will be an
| emergency hospital fully equipped with one nun
| dred beds, open day and night during tne en-
| eampment, for the exclusive use OF q. A. Il. vet
| hospitals with ample service for any emergency
| with 10 lmhulanpps