New-York tribune., 1890-08-08
FOR TIRE GRAND ARMY ENCAMPMENI.
THE POSTS WHICH WILL GO TO BOSTON FROM
THIS REGION MAKING PREPARATIONS

THIS REGION MAKING PREPARATloNo'
Active preparations are in progress for o s'ions
representation of Grand Army posts OF this CITY a.
the National Encampment TO be held In Boston heA'
week Quartermaster General Theodore Fcios'eih eSu
matcs that the state OF New-York will not have less
than 5000 comrades In the parade. koteS fo''' o.
Commander Letzeiser Riker Post, 62, CoHim"nu0r
Rolling: Judson Fitzpatrick Post 143, Cominanu9'
HALEY; elisa Post, 264 Commander Atng' ana A. ..
Williams Post 394, Commander Glasson have tormca
an alliance, and will 60 to Boston In oouy aoou'
400 strong accompanied by band and two druih
CORPS They Will start by boat OH MONDAY a'
@ 80 p.
lafayette Post 40, Commander Viele, VIII act as
,ae body guard OF Department Commander CiarAson'
and will go on the Fall River boat on sunday evening
Reno Post A, Commander Biglin VIII turn ou' N N
large numbers, going by the Norwich Line a' ''o
p. m Monday r. nit,
fifty veterans travels by the same route on 'he sho
evening. o--.... Wood
Alexander Hamilton Post, 1872, Commander "ooo
wu start on Sunday and while in Boston VIII DO INC
c,ests OF Gettysburg Post OF that CITY.
ste,nwebr Post. i02 Commander Alexander VIII
bave about 100 comrades at the encampneht' lho
most will have the brass band OF the Catholic ITO
tectorv along starting by the Fall River boat on Mon
day evening ,.. au
Joe Hooker Post, No. 1913, Commander Barry VIII
co hx rail in company with the Prisoners OF war anu
The Mozart Regiment Veteran Associations.
Ahout fifty members Of John A. Dix Post, NO. loo'
Commander Ten Ejck with band Of music, VIII 90
by rail on Monday as will also livery squaa oi
guerrilasn Of General james Mcouade Post' NO. o''
Commander Ribet. - @
p,oollvn will also be well represented by U. s.
Grant Post No 327, Commander Collins, 200 strohs
going by Fall River boat Sunday night ana StSIe
IN Boston at the Washington Hotel ABOUT SUo & @
also travel by boat and Harry Lee Post NO. H. oon
mander Mayette. ~ I'm !, .bo c<.orca II
TeS%as Te%ars. and A'0'l'Ao fO''' '"4 ''' - n....n
n reach Boston tomorrow and will establish tho
National headquarters at the Hotel yendome Vol,
Colonel CiarEson commander, win be at the Hotel
brunswick The Departments Of Illinois, Sai1orh'a'
one TSe ana mai meeting of The u state
Administration will be held tomorrow a. Depautheth' ptt
Commander Clarsons house in East
for the purpose Of settling important matters rcla
TO the encampmcnt after which the commande&r & stan
and council will take the 80 p M train for bo'"'''
Chicago, Aug. (special-Grand Army rates ets'
from Chicago are not likely to be demoralized for the
simple reason that all the roads are getting moro
business than they handle at the authorized rates.
The Michigan Central had to turn away 300 peopie
Yesterday for whom 1t could not provide the desired
accommodations. That road secured the California
delegation which will arrive here tomorrow over thc
Milwaukee and St, Baul hOdu Az VIII Schu ""e {"
special train Of sixteen tomorrow. The North
western Railroad will bring in special train-load OF
COO delegates tomorrow morning from points In Wis
consin They will proceed to their destination over
the Chicago and Atlantic Road All the other roads
are also running special trains for the accommodation
of Grand Army men, Twenty carloads OF Grand
Army men will go ont from Milwaukee,. Tile Grand
Army men Of Chicago and Illinois are making great
preparations to attend the Encampment. 1t is ex-
pected that the next encampment will be held at
Detroit and Commander Chief Alger is working to
have It held there, and the Western men VIII coop
crate with him. In exchange for this the Eastern
men will be granted the choice OF Commander, who
will it is said, be General Veasey.
Monticello, Ill, Aug. GpecaD.-Amoug the
thousands of Illinois Grand Army OF the Republic
members who have gone to the National Encampment
at Boston Is special containing the surviving
members of the hrst Grand Army of the Republic
post ever organized In the order, by Major b. T.
Stephenson. founder Of the order at Decatur, I'LL /,
April 8, 1885, OH the anniversary OF the Battle OF
sliloh They are accompanied by large delegation
of Grand Army Of the Republic men and their wives
and will work for the great National Memorial Hall
IN he erected at Decatur.