The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-21
GRAND ARMY ENcAmPMxNr.
Preparations for Gathering st Puyallu1
"A COMPLIES Roster.

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"A Complies Roster.
Commander n. NJ Holmes, OF the department
OF washington and Alaska, Grand Army Of the
Republic, said yesterday: ave expect that the
encampment at Puyallup this week will be the
largest and most successful ever held in this
state. Last year some ninety-nine delegates
voted for officers, but this year we shall probs-
bly, have zoo. Only the delegates can vote at the
meetings, but any other member of the Grand
Army IL welcome to attend Accordingly large
delegations viii be present from Seattle and
Tacoma
'This 10 our ninth annual encampment, but ct
the same time the sixth annual convention Of
the woman's Relief Corps and the second an
nual convention Of the Sons Of Veterans viii b
In session at Puyalinp. We eatimate that all
these gatherings will bring about 1000 strangers
into that place. OF coursesmany of them win
return to Seattle and Tacoma for the night.
Although Alaska is included in the depart
ment, we have never had any delegates from
there, and greatly doubt whether any viii 60 this
year.
"The delegates from here win probably start
on the 6:l5 train Wednesday morning. but the
majority OF the Grand Army men will wait until
the 9.30 train. We shall take with US the Sons
OF Veterns' drum corps and the Franklin band.
$50 far as we now see, no special matters will
come up before this encampment."
The following programme for the encampment
has been issued:
WEDNESDAY, APRIL p
90 m.-Meeting Of council of administration.
II q m.-opening of encampment
Up. m--Encampment
Sp m.-Encampment
THURSDAY. APRIL u
ga m.-Encampment
IL q m.-Parade.
Up. m.-Encampment.
Sp m.-Election Of omcers.
sp. m.-Camp6re.
vRrpAY, ArHnM
1oa. m.-Encampment.
II a. m.-lnstallation Of oficeu.
Il m.-Adjournment
2p. m.-Excurs.on.
sp m.-Competi,ive drill OF National Guards.
9p m.-Ball.
The places Of meeting win be a. follows:
Encampment Grand Army of the Republic at
Puyallup opera-house.
opera-house.
Convention woman's Relief Corps At G. A. R
hail.
Department headquarters G. A. R. win be at
the First National Bank building. ground aoor.
General Grand Army headquarters will be at
the Puyallup opera-house building. ground
floor.
The following details for the encampmens ara
announced:
Acting Assistant Adjutants- General, R. @.
Gill. Stevens Post No. l; George Haskins, sheri.
dan Post, No. a.
Acting Assistant Quartermasters General.
George II. Boardman. Custer Post, No. 6; Byron
Phelps. Miller Post, No. 81.
officer of the Day, James Alexander, Stevens
Post. No. !.
oficer OF the Guard, T. ]. Plummer, L c.
Ladd Post, No. l..
Inner Guard, Charles West, I. c. Ladd Post,
No. II.
Outer Guard, D. Igo, L. c. Iadd Post, No. T..
orderlies, A. f.. Barnes. L. c. Ladd Post, No.
Il; w. A. Cover, Stevens Post, No. l.
Yesterday the official roster for the depart.
nent OF Washington and Alaska came from the
press. It's a large pamphlet of lilo pages bound
in stun paper covers Commander NJ NJ Holmes
has put good deal Of work into 1t, and the re-
suit IS very gratifying. not only 10 the COM
mancer, but to all the Grand Army men in the
state. II Is the most com ple,e work OF the kind
ever published In the state-far SURPRISING the
small roster OF lsss. 1t contains 2eSo names
aud ali the official information concerning the
sixty-three posts. Opposite the name of each
eomrade Is given his regiment or vessel, branch
OF service and present residence. In the from.
OF the pamphlet is iine steel portrait OF Com.
uiander Holmes, and further on is q picture of
General stevens. The work also has carefully
prepared historical sketch of the department
and sketch of the life OF General stevens
In an appendix Is Q roster OF the woman's
Relief Corps and OF the Sons OF Veterans, and
also the fun text Of the acts relating 10 soldiers
passed by the legislature.