Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-07-23
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The Hncampment


The following is announced as the
programme on the occasion of the
twenty-tifth annual encampment of
theGrand Army of the Republic at
Detrolt:
Monday, August 3-Reception of
visitors and assignment of quarters.
Tuesday, August 4th-Grand pa
rade of Veterans and Sons of Veter-
ans. The general reception of the
Grand Army of the Republic and
kindred organizations will occur at
S p. m. at the rink. Campfres at ex-
position grounds and other points.
Wednesday, August 5-Mee6ing of
the encampment during the day.
Campfires at the rink and other
points at night.
Thursday, August 6-The business
of the eneampment will be continued
during the day. and at Z o'clock D. m.
Will occur the banquet at the rink to
the delegates TO the national encamp-
ment.
Friday, August Z, will be devoted
entertainment of delegates and visit
6rs with boat excursions, visits, etc,
The Kansas delegation vii meet at
Kansas headquarters, Hotel Norman
dy, room 8, at o'clock p. m. August
/ 3, for consultation and organization.
Every member of the delegation is re-
quested to be present.
Delegates who cannot attend the
eneampment at Detroit will notify the
assistant adjutant general at once,
that their places may be filed on the
delegation.
Do not carry any unnecessary bag
gage. If trunk is shipped pack It
closely and secure well by straps, and
make the directions clear and plain
Do not check yalises, but carry them.
with you on the train. Attach a tag
securely to each piece of baggage on
the outside, giving the name and res
idence OF the owner. If these direc-
tions be carefully followed much loss
of baggage will be avoided.
Tho registration headquarters of
the department of Kansas will be es-
tablished at room No. Is, City Hall,
where all comrades from Kansas are
requested to register as soon as pos
sible after their arrival.
Last year the headquarters tram 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 on transportation has decided
ed to go to the twenty annual en-
campment by way of the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe railroad to Chi
cago; thence to Detroit by way of the
Wabash line.
The headquarters train will leave
Larned, Kan, Saturday August 1, at
SIS a. IN. and will arrive in Kansas
City between the hours of and 8 d.
N. of said day. This train will arrive
in Chicago on the morning of August
2, and will remain several hours to al
low the comrades to visit the city. In
the afternoon of August 2, the head
quarters train will leave Chicago on
the Wabash railroad, and will arrive
in Detroit on the morning Of August
3. Comrades residing on the line Of
the Atchison, Topeka 81 Santa Fe
railroad can obtain the exact time of
the train by inqulring of their station
agent Posts and comrades on the
lines of the Rock Island, Missouri
Pacific, Union Pacific, Fort Scott,
Kansas City & Memphis, Missouri,
Kansas & Texas, and other roads,
should arrange and join the head
u ddI bCA . u d4n eb IAelA1Sdo OlbC I'll Llt5
evening of August 1. Comrades wish
ing to go with the headquarters train
should see that their tickets east OF
Kansas City read via the A., T. & s.
F., from Kansas City to Chicago, and
via the Wabash railroad from Chica-
go to Detroit
The rate is one fare from all points
in Kansas for the round trip. and a
much better rate may yet be secured
1t is the hope of the department COM
mander that the comrades of the De-
partment of Kansas will attend this
silver anniversary of the Grand Army
of the Republic in large numbers,
and show by their presence an appre-
citation of the people of Detroit to
give US n royal welcome Nothing
has been left undone on their part,
and a great encampment awaits with
in the gates OF this beautiful city.
/ By command of T. McCARrY,
Department Commander.
A. 3. CAMPBELL,
Assistant Adjutnant General.