The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-07-10
THE GRAND ARMY.
News From The Departments---NeW
Posts, etc.
THE ENCAMPMENT.
CircnInr Of Information.


PROGRAM FOR THE WEEK.
Tuesday, Aug I2-Crand Parade; the column to
be formed lin accordance with vote OF National
Encampmenl OF IsSSl b. Departments in order OF
seniority except THAT the Department In which the
Encampment Is held takes the left. In the evening
Grand Army and Wornau's Relief Corps joint re-
eeption in Mechanics Hall; admission 10y badge OF
GAR. or W.RC.
Wednesday. Aug Is-Meeting OF the National
Enoampment at 10 a m, in Music Hall, Winter
street. Meeting of National Encampment, Wo-
mans Relief Corps, in fremont Temple fremont
street. In the evening Grand Army Campfire in
Mechanics Building.
Thursday, Aug. H.-Continued sessions OF the
National Encampment, GAR. and Woman's Re
lief Corps. In the evening banquet 20 the dele
gates Of the National Eneampment and to invited
guests in the Mechanics Building.
Friday. Aug. I5.-Excursion 10y rail 10 Plymouth
and clanr-baEe there for the Delegates of the Ma
tonal Encampment, GAR, and woman's Relief
Corps. In the evening Campfire by woman's Re-
lief Corps at fremont Temple.
Saturday Aug. i6-SteamboRt excursion for the
members Of the National Encampment down the
harbor 10 Minol's Light, thence along the Northern
Shore 10 Cape Ann, passing Nahant, Salem, Marble
head aud Rockport, 20 Thalcher's Island Light.
Fish dinner on boat.
A Reunion OF Naval Veterans will be held during
lished at the hall Of the Kearsarge Association,
corner Washington and Union Park streets. Re-
unions Of other organizations viii also be held
The Woman's Relief Corps. Department Of Massa-
chuse.is will furnish "a luuch al Bumstcad Hall for
the delegates 10 the National Encampment, GAR,
each day during the session Of the Eneampment
TRANSPORTATION.
All railroad lines with the exception OF the Trans
Continental line have agreed TO fares one way for
A. N. n q ri
River. The Trans Continental have not YET been
heard FROM but il is confidently believed that they
will conform 10 the arrangements Of the other
lines The time limit Tor ali tickets has been fixed
at sept. 80. Daring Encampment week the Com
miiee on Transportation will have Office in the
Mechanics Building, Huntington avenue, where
Information concerning transportation VIII be
given. The various railroad companies VIII have
joint Office Washington street corner Of Milk,
where sl matters relating 10 extension Of tickets
aud transportation will be attended 10. The Arm
strong Transfer Express Company have agreed TO
transport the baggage Of Posts as a whole, from
railroad TO quarters al 20 cents per piece and for The
Tound-trip IS cents per piece. For individual bag
gage, y cents per piece one way and 80 cents for
the round-trip. Tickets viii be issued good until
Sept. D. and will be sold on The trains and at the
depots where permanent Offices are established.
ACCOMMODATIONS.
70 secure quarters Tor all Posts or Grand Army men
who may attend. They urgently desire, however,
90 receive al applications or before July 20 in
order that arrangements may be made seasonaby
and satisfactorily.
INFORMATION.
There will be established at all depos and princ
pal hotels ia the city, booths designated GAR
Bureau ofInforTnation,' the Headquarters Of which
will be on Boston Common near the West street
"a. 81 1.
corps OF Sons Of Veterans detailed for duty NJ the
depois, hotels and the pairolling Of the streets.
They viii he designated by ribbon badge bearing
the inscription. Bureau Of Information" The
department viii he under tie superiuiendence OF
Comrade F. II. Raymond, whose Headquarters
mil EncampsDent week, are a. No. "a Beacon
street. Boston.
Al inquiries should be addressed TO the sppro-
pirate committees. Headquarters Of ali committees
are 81 No. "a Beacon street, Boston. where COM
munications viii receive the pTomptest attention.
A partial list Of committees with Chairmen il
follows: Executive, Geo. J.. GOodale; Accommo-
Gallons, Harrison HEme; Transportation, J. T.
Watson: Information, Col. Thomas L. Barker;
Parade, Col 7. i. Mathews; Reunions. J. Payson
Bradley Entertainments Geo. H. Innis; Decora-
tiOns Richard r. Tobin Finance. Col Z. II. Has.
KEEL; Reception, Gov. J. q A. Bracket; Printing
Geo. s. Evans.
HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT,
In charge Of Mai. Otis 7. Marion, Surgeon, Ist
Inf ". Y. ~.
There viii be an emergency hospital. fully equip
ped. with 100 beds, open day and night during the
Encampment, Tor The exclusive use Of GA r. vet
Grams. There vii be in requislion two other
hospitals with ample service Tor any emergency
together with 10 ambulances. A large corps OF
physicians have volunteered their services In caring
for the sick and injured during the Encampmeut
On thc day % tic parade there viii be established
along tie line 81 march numerous emergency
stations. designated By the Red Cross nags in
6rcc4 communication by telephone with the yari-
hospitals and ambulance stations At each
station there wlli be a member 81 the ambulance
corps and policeman, equipped with streieher
baHdages. spiiHts, water and restorntives 90 meet
the needs q anyone sick or injured iii an ambu-
lance arrives. On every official excursion going
cut q Boston during the week there will be IN
attendance surgeons with squad from the ambu-
lance corps. All halle and hotels where C. AR vet
Grams euartered viii be connected by telephone
with the various hospitals, that physician OF
ambulance can be called Al any time The veteran
Army Surgeons invited 10 visit the various
hospitals during the week. There will also be a
reception FOR them By the physicians and surgeons
81 Boston. There will be published every morn
iHg on the various bulletins and ia the various
papers lia Of tie sick injured, II there be any
Headquarters O. Departments and Posts
During EnoampmeHt week The Headquarters
81 tie several Departments Of the GAR viii be
located follows:
Horticultural Lower Hall, lOl fremont street.
Maine, New Hampshire. Vermont, Massachusetts
Rhode Island, Connecticut Wisconsin, Michigan
Minnesota.
Horticultural Upper Hall. I0l fremont street
Kansas, California, North Dakota, South Dakota.
idaho Colorado.
Apollo Hail, Chickering Building, Isl fremont
atreet-ATizOBa. Montana Nebraska, Oregon. Wiz.
Rinia, West Virginia, Washington.
Mason a. Hanilin Hall No. Iowa, Indiana
Mason q Hamlin No. 2-IIinois Ohio. Missouri
ard George II. Thomas Post, s. Chicago H.
Eaton Hall, y. II. c. Union Building. IS Bowl
sion sireet-A iabanis, Arkansas. Florida Georgia
Kentucky, Louisiana. Mississippi, New Mexico.
Tennessee, Texas. Utah.
Young Meme Christian Association Hall corner
BOylstOn aud Berkeley streets-New York. Ke,V
jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland Polo
mac District Of Columbia)
CLiozering Hall. Isl fremont streel-Iadies ~
tbe GAR.
Young Mems Christian Union Hall, IL Bowl nm
street, ;. Veteran Signal Corps Burnside Ey
pedlion Association.
&orcross Hall, Y. II. G. L. Building. Is Boylston
reet-Aassaehasetts Association Of Union Ex
Prisoners Of War.
The Mechanics Building in Boston which has
been rented for the free use as quarters Of VIsit
Posts, will be made a military post and named
Camp Sheridan. prominent veteran will lac
placed la command. As the building lie very large