The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-09-01
OLD COMRADES, TO MEET.

Preparations Tor the g. "a. Il. Encamp.
NEST ut She Nationai Capital.
| WAsHINGToN, Aug. 90. THE commit.
tee on reunions for the twenty-sixth
national encampment of the g. "A. r.
has decided to group all tho reunions
together on the mall known as the
white lot south of the white house.
Around the cllipse will. be stationed
headquarter tents for each corps, for
the navy, ex-prisoners of war and
other organizations. In the rear .ot
these tents will be others for each
brigade in the corps. There will be
large tents for the reunions of corps.
The ground will be dedicated under the
name Of Grand Army pace on Monday,
September 19.
The proposed gathering in this city
of the surviving ''war governors" was
q. happy thought, and it now appears
that this part Of the. grand army seu.
campments wifi be feature that will
be memorable. There are more war
time governors than the public i'm.
| AGNES. A list consisting of the follow:
ing old governors has been prepared,
and each one of them will be tele.
graphed and urged to attend this en-.
calnpment. I*
William NJ. Stone, of Iowa: Samuel j. Kirk
| wood, OF Iowa: Austin Blair, Of Michigan; An
| drew G. Curtin, OF Pennsylvania Richard J.
Oglcsby, OF Illinois; Joseph T. Lewis, Of Wis
| consin; Thomas G. Fletcher, of Missouri;
William Sprague, OF Rhode Island; Samuel J.
Crawford, of Kansas; Leland Stanford of Cal
ifornia; N, S. Berry, OF New Hampshire; Fred
cricA 4. Low, Ut Colorado, and Arthur j. Bore
man. of West Virginia
{ An effort will. be made to give these
gentlemen position in the parade in
carriages, but if that is not possible,
they will be assigned to prominent
quarters on the reunion grounds, where
they will hold a reception and meet; the
thousands of old soldiers and other citi.
zens, who are anxious to do honor to
the governors who did so much toward
assisting the federal government tc
suppress the rebellion.
An order has been issued at the wal
department inviting officers of the
| army of this city to be present in uni.
form Monday, September 10, in the
presidents park reservation to assist in
the dedication of the reunion place OF
the ex-soldiers and sailors of the wal
of the rebellion which will take place
during the coming encampment.
The president of the United states,
the vice president, the supreme court,
! cabinet officers, committees represent.
ing the senate and house of represent
atives, the major general commanding
| the army, the rear admiral of the navy,
will be present, with the commander
in chief of the grand army.
There will be d grand parade prior
to the ceremonies. The regular sol
| diers and Sailors stationed in the vicin-
ity of Washington, the district militia
and the department of the Potomac
and Sons Of Veterans will appear
in line. The following assignments
| for reunions have been made by
the committee on reunions for the
army corps composing the Army of the
Tennessee: Thirteenth army corps,
Thursday, $3.50 p. M, in Mead tent:
Fifteenth army corps, Thursday, $3.50
p. M, in Sherman tent; Sixteenth army
corps, Tuesday, 1880 p m, in Thomas
tent; Seventeenth army corps,
Wednesday, $50 p. M, in Sherman
tent, and for the reunion of the
Army of the Tennessee in the
Grant tent on Thursday at 3 p. m.
This tent will have capacity OF
1000 persons, and if the day is fair the
sides will be raised so that as many
can attend the meeting as can come
within the hearing of the speakers.