Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-26
THE G. A. r. ENcAMPMENr.
@. A. r. Posts Considering Railroad Rate
and Other Matters.

| @. A. r. Posts Considering Railroad Rates
and Other Matters.
The date OF the national encampment Of the
| q. A. r will be fixed, it is expected, at a meet.
ing OF the executive committee OF the council
! OF administration to be held in this city Novem.
| Der II.
In recent general order Commander-in.
| Chief Palmer promulgated O number Of the
acts OF the national encampment The frs,
seven sections. having bearing on the coming
encampment, arc ~ follows:
l. Future encampments shall not be held
| earlier than tho goth day Of August.
z Hereafter the line OF march Of the parade
at national encampmcnts shall not exceed a
distance OF more than two miles: all counter
| marching to be included in this distance.
=. Speeches placing comrades in nomination
Tor any Office shall be limited to ten minutes,
and speeches scconding such nominations shall
| be limited to one minute each. (Rulcs and
regulations, pnge 81. section 12.)
4. Tho twenty-sixth national encampment
| shall be held in the city Of Washington, in the
District of Columbia.
;. Authority was conferred on the national
council OF administration to change the loca-
ton OF the national encampnent whenever in
their opinion the railroads or the hotels of the
city where the encampmens has been located
fail to grant such rates fair and reasona-
BILE for the transportation and enterta inment
of the comrades Of the Grand Army Of the Re-
public provided that notice OF such change be
promulgated in general orders at least ninety
days before the date Of the converting Of the
encampmen..
6. The national council Of administration or
its executive committee was instructed to
hnaliy conclude the arrangements for holding
the twenty national encampment with no
city without first securing authoritative and
binding assurance that suitable rooms will be
Ilha for fhn oil hoo1 he
headquarters of each department and OF the
Woman's Relief Corps, and also that the hotels
and boarding houses at the proposed location
shall not only ask 10 more than their regular
prices for entertainment, but especially that
they shall not require the payment or a con-
tract for the payment for any stated time for
more guests than are actually present either as
condition of securing quarters in advance or
otherwise.
z. Congress to be requested to SO amend the
interstate commerce law as to give transPorta,,
ton companies authority to fix such reduced
rates OF transportation as shall be just to ex-
Union soldiers and sailors of 81 to 65 in going
to and returning from encampments and re-
unions. and that the rates thus established shall
include the families of such soldiers and sailors.
the widows and children OF those deceased and
members of the Woman's Relief Corps and kin
dred Organizations, under such regulations as
shall be established by the interstate commerce
commission. The cOmmander-in-chieft to fur
nlsh TO each Senator and representative In
Congress a copy of these resolutions and to
present the same to the proper committees of
Congress.
The interest among New England GA r.
men III the coming encampment is evidenced
By an editorial il the Boston Grand army
Record advising Grand Army posts not to close
contracts tor passenger service to Washington
for long time yet. "But you cannot be too
early" the Record SAYS, "about making your
complete arrangements about your Washington
quarters. Much might be said on that point.
The writer is an old Washingtonian and well
knows that the mild and beautiful September
weather there makes it possible to be abso-
lutely comfortable OH cot bed in any
ordinary tent. Every old soldier knows that
fact. No doubt vessels will be chartered to
leave the Maine and Massachusetts coasts for
Norfolk-then up the Potomac to Washington.
The writer will never forget the days he has
spent on the Potomac with his two or three lit
tie children--delightful days-with the refresh
ing southern breezes up the river. This water
route Is worth considering. Besides the boats
could lodge their passengers when Washington
was reached. On to Washington but hasten
slowly"
The Brooklyn Eagle says: Two hundred mem
bers Of Reno Post. No. Al, will attend the ma
tional encampment in Washington. W. S. Ham
cock. elisa. Noah l.. Farnham and E. A. Kim
ball posts have also decided to be present on
the occasion. James C. Rice Post No. 20, will
go to- Washington 70 attend the encampment of
the G.. A. II. in that city. The veterans will also
visit Charlottesville and fredericksburg and
other points of interest.