The Iola register., 1891-07-31
rwen,r-FIf,h Annual Encamrraent.

! Twenty-Fifth Annual Encampfsient
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT CO
4 KANSAS, Grand Army of Republic
Larned, Kansas, July 1sth.-The fol
lowing is announced as the program
on the occasion of the twenty-fifth an.
nual encampment of the Grand Army
of the Republic at Detroit:
i Monday, Aug. 3rd: Reception Of
visitors and assignment of quarters.
Tuesday, Aug. 4th: Grand parade
of veterans and Sons of Veterans. The
general reception of the Grand Army
of the Republic and kindred organiza.
tions will occur at s o'clock p. m. al
the rink. Camp fires at the exposition
grounds and other points at night.
Wednesday, Aug. 5th: Meeting OF
the National Encampment during the
day. Camp fires at rink and other
points at night.
ThuraIay, Aug. 9th: The Business
Meeting of the Encampment will be
continued during the day and at eight
O'Clock p. m. will occur the banquet at
the rink to the delegates of the Nation
al Encampment.
Friday, Aug. 7th will be devoted to
entertainment of delegates and visitors
with boat excursions, visits, etc.
The Kansas delegation Will meet at
Kansas headquarters, Hotel Normandy
room 9, at 8 o'clock p. M, Aug. 8, for
consultation and organization. Every
member of the delegation is requested
to be present.
Delegates who cannot attend the ell
campment at Detroit will notify Asst.
Adjutant at once, that their place may
be filled on the delegation.
The following suggestions are made
to comrades attending the encamp-
ment about baggage: Do not carry
any unnecessary baggage. Ifa trunk
is shipped, pack it closely and secure
well by straps, and make the address
clear and plain; do not check valise,
but carry it with you on train. Attach
a tag to each piece of baggage OH the
outside, giving the name and resi-
dence of the owner. If these direc-
tons are carefully followed much loss
of bagga will be avoided.
The registration headquarters of the
department of Kansas will be estab-
lished at room Is, City Hall, where
all comrades from Kansas are request
ed to register as soon as possible after
arrival.
Last year Headquarters train of the
department of Kansas went over the
Rock Island railroad. Believing that
the patronage of the Grand Army
should be fairly distributed, the COM
mittee OH transportation has decided
to 60 to the Twenty-fifth National En-
campment by way of the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe Railway to Chi
cago, thence TO Detroit by way of Wa
bash line.
The Headquarters train will leave
Larned, Kansas, Saturday, August
1, at S:15 a. m. and will leave Kansas
City between the hours of and : p.
of said day; the train will arrive at
Chicago on the morning of August 3,
and will remain several hours to allow
comrades to visit the city. In the af-
ternoon of August the Headquarters
train will leave Chicago on the Wabash
railroad, and will arrive in Detroit Oh
morning of August 3. Comrades re-
siding Oh the line of the A. T. & S. +.
Ry. can obtain the exact time and
train by inquiring of their station
agent. Posts and comrades on the
lines of the Rock Island, Mo. ssPac.,
Union Pac., Kansas City Ft. Scott &
Memphis, M. X. & r., and other roads |
should arrange to join the Headquar-
ters train at Kansas City on the even
ing of August l. Comrades wishing
to go with the headquarters train
should see that their tickets read via
A. L. & S. L. Ry. from Kansas City to
Chicago, via the Wabash, Chicago to
Detroit. The fare is one fare from all
points in Kansas for the round trip,
and much better rate may yet be Sc
cured. 1t is the hopes of the depart
ment Commander that the comrades
Of the department of Kansas will at
tend the Silver Anniversary of the
Grand Army of the Republic in large
and show by their presence
an appreciation of the efforts of the
people of Detroit to give us royal
welcome. Nothing has been left un-
done on their part and a great encamp-
ment awaits us within the gates of
the beautiful city. BY order of
J. MCCARTHY.
Department Commander.
A. B. CAMPBELL,
Asst Adintant General