The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-17

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toeaerd Orders, No. 81
I me ninth annual encampmento of the Grand
-. AI1y q me Republic, department Of Washing
ton ana Alaska. the sixth annual convention Of
sne Women's Relief Corps, department Of WASH
=. ..s.0n, ana the second annual encampment Of
~ ne, Sons o. Veterans, division of Washington,
49, ~ 3 nelo q Puyanup, commencing wednes-
The Northern Pacific railroad, the Oregon 4
wsnineton Territory railroad Hunt line), the
Sssasie, Lake Shore 4 Eastern railroad, the
ruset sound Steamboat Association fincluding
sne Union Pacific system, Puget sound &
Als.ka steamship Company. Canadian Pacific
Masisaficn Company. Olympia Steam Nayiga-
ZION Company, Pacific Navigation Company,
?. Wiley Steamship Company, Oregon Improve
nent company, Browns Wharf and Navigation
company. steamer Bailey Gatxert and Seattle
Nasigation Company will cell round-trip tick
&c LOT one and one-fifth fares. This applies to
sne tnfee organizations named In paragraph L
Inc purchaser viii obtain from the railroad
. .sens uckef TO Puysliup, paying one full fare
therefor ana obtain from the ticket agent q re-
ceps showing amount of same; this receipt,
upon being indorsed BY the assistant quarter
master general Of the department, at Puyallup,
VIII entftie the holder to obtain . return ticket
nom the railroad ticket agent at PuyaIlup at
one-nfth fare. The purchaser must obtain this
eceipt q the starting point, otherwise the reduc
railroad tickets are good until the 9TH of April;
steambost tickets until April q The Union
racine railroad declined to make any reduction.
The place of meetings win be - follows:
Grand Army Of the Republic At Puyallup opera
mouse: Encampment Sons of Veterans at
Miiiers opera house; Convention woman's Re-
hef Corps at G. A. R hall; Department head
Quarters G. A. X. will be 1t the First National
Bank building, ground door; general Grand
Army headquarters win be at the Puyallup
opera-house building, ground floor
=. The headquarters Of the reception commit
tee Will be on the ground 1oor of the Puyallup
opera-house. Application for quarters should
be made to DR.. Z. T. curtiss, chairman
S 1. c. IAdd, post No. II, and the citizens OF
Pupallup generally will give all who may come
warm reception and hearty welcome
O. The following order OF proceedings will be
observed, unless otherwise determined by the
encampment:
WEDNESDAY, APRIL %.
90. m.-Meeting Of council Of administration.
II . m Opening Of encampment
2p. m.-Encampment
6p. m.-Encampment
sp. m--Exemplihcatio Of ritual.
THURSDAY. APRIL n
90. m--Encampment
II Z. m.-Parade
Up. m.-Encampmeut
3p. m.-Election of officers.
Sp. m.-Camp-fre
FRIDAY, APRIL -
10 4 m.-Encampment.
II Q. naturalization Of officers.
II m.--Adjoufnment.
2. p. m.-Excursion.
3p. m--Competitive drill of National Guards,
9p. m.-Ball.
Z. The following details for the eucampment
are announced: Acting assistants adjutant
general, r. g. Dill, Stevens Post, No. /, George
Haskfns, Sheridan Post, No. A; acting assistants
quarternaster general, George n. Boardman,
Custer Post, No. 8, Byron Phelps, Miller Post,
No. 81; O6icer OF the day, James Alexander,
Stevens Post, No. /: officer of the guard, T. J.
Plummer, l. C. LAdd Post, No. IL; inner guard,
Charles West, L C. LAdd Post, No. IL; outer
guard, D. Ig0, L. c. Ladd Post, No. II; orderly,
A. +. Barnes, l. c. Ladd Post, No. II.
8. From present indications the coming en-
campment will be the largest yet held in the
state, both OF representatives and other COM
rades. The department commander earnestly
requests that comrades entitled to seats be pres
emit at the opening Of the eucampment, on We'd
nesday, and other comrades at the parade, on
Thursday.
Posts are requested to appear at the parade as
organizations - far a. possible.
The attendance of the members OF tho
Womans Relief Corps and the Sons OF Veterans
also promises 10 be large
3. Aids-de-camp are requested to report to ].
8. watson, chief of staff, at department head
quarters upon their arrival at Puyallup Badges
to indicate their rank lsilver leaf ON black Dor
der) may be obtained from the assistant quarter
master general.
10. Special attention 10 called to General
Orders No. 20, headquarters Grand Army of the
Republic, in relation TO badges also to the letter
OF the commander-in-chief, referring to the
duties Of post officers. The instructions therein
contained should be complied with. Badges,
buttons and rank-straps can be obtained from
the assistant quartermaster-genera at Puyallup,
upon the proper requisition.
IL. The following posts have been mustered:
w. T. Sherman Post, No. IS. at Medical Lake,
March II, 1891, by Z. NJ. Bloomer, C. NJ o.
Admiral Porter Post. No. &C, at Ferry, March 81,
1891, BY Arthur Bridges, s. NJ o. b. f. stephen
son Post, No. g., at Sumas City, April TO- 1881, by
Joe Pym, s. N. O. General Emory Post, No. 6s,
at Anacortes, April II, 1891, by NJ. II. Holmes,
department commander.
BY order of NJ NJ HOLMES,
Department Commander.
J. p. CRAWFORD,