The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-03-10
THE GRAND ARMY,
News From The Departments---NeW
Posts, etc.
NATIONAL ENcAMPMENT.
prspnrationF for The Twcuty-SlNth Annual Meeting,
at Washington.

preparationF for the Twcuty-Sxth Annual Meeting,
nj Washington,
George w BostWick Secretary, jos Baltic street
RroolsIvp. The seventh annual Reunion ana Oon-
vcnon Of The National Assoelhllon !" 80 !,
Grams United States Of America VIII ne nero ~
baltimore Sept. 1919 The citizens 81 liait'hoto
have raised a fund OF $4,000 and the Jolly lars
erppct a loynl welcome The Reunion VIII oeElh
~ rl,ursdav evening sept. 10, with grand reccp-
tisn aud banquet R one OF tie largest Iai's or
opera-huuses in Baltimore The Naval veteran ~.
parade viii take place on Friday ~ llig IN, ~
noon OF that day. a u expected, ihere WI. ~ -
series ~ naval 4uanuveIs 10y tie Ihlleu '''5s''a
Sauadrnn az Evolution in the hnrbor, cahcluulik
Rt might with tle landing Of . storming phIly lS
electric lights. on Saturday, our seventh aHnu " "
Convention will be la session IRON ~ ii' u't''l
a. an aud after adjournment TIE heleEN'ts hlu
tbeir ladies viii be rendered an excursion down
tile Chesapeake Bay. On Sunday, Hlec,"l l'.Nils
services will be held lu one OF Two 81 tue 4iEes7t
churches ia tle Cty Monday forenoon, lhtfe VIII
Dee au adjourned meeting 81 lie Nauona ueloEHles,
aud iu the evening or luesdny morning ti4 lslluo
will trooeed hv special 3. A .. trains TO Washing
ton % take part in Tie parade Of the Htahu army
of thc RepHhIiC - NV
Since issuing our first circular lac commiiee ol liie
81 N III Association have taken some lh'l oilhi5
steps to the end HAT we nny have lhGrsan, ni,u
Rurccl-ful Reunion 90 Washington. ne ipu'S
Eplegied r thc Providence Line 10 New oIk WIN
free transport alton 10 Jersey Ciyl ana thence Via
Baltimore 4 Ohio Railroad lAoyH l1lue i'' ~,
as Washington. The rutc liked u one lhrt TOT tl'e
round trim from Hll points from WllCh ltho"hu
tickets Id Washington are sold Menoet- ~ "ll
association viii rendezvous az IloN'" 49,
one ~ tie tirsi-clHss steamers OF the frnNlaShee
Zinc viii he taken early IN tie evening LOT NtW
York or "a ckpedieut direct 90 Jersey tly' where
. special truin ior Washington wa be lh Nni,iE
CnnirHdp4 ueHr and west 81 New orS can JOIN tllS
pHfiy Rl Jersey City. We propose 10 start the ~aI
utdav afternoon previous 10 tle Eucanll'inenl Inc
members ~ the committee residing in y HshlE
COR have not been idle. They have engaged guar
tiers for 200 men Hotel Slater, corner second huu
D streets northwest, al 81 pcf day Tor not leSs 1hh
four dHye a. n man. No deposit y required nov,
a. other Washington hotels exact, bul lhe cor
cnlls for one halt OF tc whole blh on the hf7t nl
next September, and the balance when tlie party
arrives. Some time previous 20 that date com
THdrs are requested 10 forward TO The treasurer
aud Secretary ThOs l3. LITTLE, Concord n. H., o.
each ones share OF the advanced payment. tree
quarters are 90 be provided, which any oomlaue
who wishes can Take advantage 81. III lhe hceoll,
mUauflous mentioned are not sufficient, more VIII
ID secured. ID would be well for al confades 20
notify toe committee what they wish 10 do-slop
ca tHg hut,I. BOO tents, II provided Tor 10y them-
FrIgcs reasonably. ln issuing our first circular, one
important matter was overlooked, namely now
many and who intend 10 take ladies with themE
Please advise Tie committee later on, 1ohiT"uSs
who wish a state room on the boat 10 New YORK
will please notify the Secretary.
Capt : LHuEmHidr Lawrence, Mass Intend TO
80 % tie National EuCHmpment, and wish 10 hear
from nll tlIe survivors OF the old Lnginecr Corps,
Army Of tile Potomac, organized IA 1861, WITH q
view 10 rcuniug al Washington.
The following GAR. Posts have secured quar-
tiers during the past week: Fnrmgut, D, Paterson,
M IT, Tor IS members. at Hotel Frcdonai j, u.
Mccullough, 36l, WayHeshurg Pa Tor ~ mem
beers 1926 and 1898 sixth street - W Fletcher, %
Milford, Mass, i0r 80 members, 40 Tenth street
NJ w.; Burnside, 81, Auburn, Me, for 100 mem
hers al Southern Hotel; :. j. Dupont la,, Brook
Ivn n a. Tor 30 members Rt corner Of 18Th and
IL streets m w: s. q. Lawrence, 90, MedloTd,
Mass. for 100 members, at 1927 j street w, Also
the following Posts from Massachusetts that VIII
d. auartefed together: lzro Miller, 90, ~hehurne
Falls: H. y Greeulenf 20, GolcrHiui Edwin "A.
Day, I-4 Greenfield 800 members in all. Depart
meuI of Maine az The Morton, j23 Thirteenth
street. Department 81 Vermont, "a Metropolitan
Hotel; Department 81 New York, at Ebbltt House !;
Department Of New Hampshire, Rt Riggs House
Department OF New Jersey, al National klileH.
ArmOry.