Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-20
Very Complete Boston Arrangements.


The great and increasing interest in the Bos-
ton encampment was attested last week by the
INQUIRIES that were rife concerning the ar
langeuents The Executive Committee hav-
ing in charge the arrangements for the recep-
Jion has issued q circular containing interest
ing and valuable information. The programme
of the week Is:
Tuesday, August I2-Grand parade: the col
umn to be formed lin accordance with vote of Ma
tional Encampment of lsss) by departments in
which the Encampmentis is held takes the left. In
the evening. Grand Army and Woman's Relief
sion by badge of q. A. r. or w. X. G.
Wednesday, August l3-Meeting OF the National
street Meeting Of Sationiai Encampmenf. enf.
Woman's Relief Corps, in fremont Temple, Tre-
mont street In the he evening Grand Army Camp
Thursday -AuguT 14-Continued sessions of the
Relief Corps In Ie evening banquet T I@A tn the
delegates of the National Encampment and to in
vited guests in the Mechanics Building.
Friday, August 15-Excurson by rail to Ply
mouth and clam bake there for, the delegates of
the National Encampment, G. A. R. and Woman's
Keller Corps In the evening campfire by
Woman's Relief Corps at fremont Temple.
the members of the National Encampment down
the harbOr to Minot's Light. thence along the
em MarbIehesS s5S io Tbatcbor Sa
Island light Fish dinner on boat.
reunion of naval veterans will be held DUR
ing the encampment. Headquarters will be
citation, corner Washington and Union Park
streets. Reunions of other organizations will
also be held. The Woman's Relief Corps,
Department of Massachusetts,, will furnish a
lunch at Bumstead Hall for the delegates to
the National Encampment, g. A. R., each day
during the session of the encampment.
With reference to transportation all railroad
lines with the exception of the Transcontinen-
tai line have agreed to fares one way for the
round trip from all points east of the Missouri
river. The Transcontinental have not vet been
hn1 rn rOr II mi ho1i 4l,o
they will conform TO the arrangements of the
other lines. The time limit for all tickets has
been fixed at September 90 During encamp-
ment week the Committee on TRANSFORMATION
will have an office in the Mechanics building
Huntington avenue where information con.
eerning transportation will be given. The
various railroad companies will have Joint
office on WASHINGTON street, corner of Milk,
where all matters relating to extension of
tickets and transportation will be attended to.
The Armstrong Transfer Express Company
have agreed to transport the baggage of posts
as a whole, from railroad to quarters at 70 cents
per piece and for the round trip % cents per
piece. For individual baggage % cents per
piece one wav and 40 cents for the round trim
Tickets will be issued good until September i,
and will be sold on the trains and at the depots
where permanent offices are established
The Committee on Accommodations will Sc
cure quarters for all posts or Grand Army men
who may attend. 1t is urgently desired by the
committee, however, that all applications be
made as soon as possible. There will be estab-
DIllClnal
city booths designated &c. A. r. Bureau of In
formation" the headquarters of which will be
on Boston Common, near the West street gate
In connection with this there will be large
corps of Sons of Veterans detailed for duty at
the depots hotels, and the patroling of the
streets They will be designated by a ribbon
badge bearing the inscription, Bureau of In.
formation" The department will be under
the superintendent of Comrade p. H. Raw
mond. whose headquarters, until encampment
week. are at No. "a Beacon street. Boston
The Grand Army Record printed in Boston,
has been designated by the executive commit
tee as the official medium for National En-
campment news. Any information that paper
may publish may be regarded as reliable, and
inquiries Of general character made to the
Committee on Information will be answered
through that medium
All Inquiries should be addressed to the ap-
propriate committees. Headquarters of all
committees are at No. "a Beacon street, Boston.
There will be an emergency hospital fully
equipped with 100 beds, open day and night for
the exclusive use of G. A. r. veterans There
will be ambulances in abundance TO meet any
emergency. A large corps of physicians have
volunteered their services in caring for the sick
and injured during the encampment On the
day of the parade there will be established
along the line of march numerous emergency
stations, designated by the Red Gross flags, IN
direct communication by telephone with the
various hospitals and ambulance stations. at
each station there will be a member OF the
Ambulance Corps and policeman equipped
Win stretcher, bandages, splints, water
ana restoradves. to meet the needs of
anyone SICK or injured, till an ambulance ar
TlVes. On every official excursion going out of
Boston during the week there will be in attend
ance surgeons with squad from the ambu-
5Snee corps All halls and hotels where G. A.
II. veterans are Quartered will be connected by
telephone with the various hospitals, so that a
physlclan or ambulance may be called at any
time. The veteran army surgeons are invited
70 70 Nlslt tue various hospitals during the week.
1here VIII also be reception for them by the
pnysleians and surgeons of Boston. There will
be published every morning on the various
ciittlns ana IN the various papers list of the
sick or injured, if there be afly. Va WV