The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-04-08
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"ON TO WASHINGTON."
The Vermont Grand Army men are
already taking much interest in the ap-
Aroaching National Encampment to be
held in Washington, and a number of
Posts have secured quarters at the Capt.
tai for the week of September 18th. The
indications are that the attendance at
the next encampment from the Depart
nent of Vermont will be fully as great
as it was at Boston in 1890, when some
2500 Union veterans from this State en-
joyed the hospitality of their Massachu-
setts comrades. The headquarters of
the Department of Vermont will be at
the Metropolitan Hotel, where four
large parlors fronting on Pennsylvania
avenue have been engaged for the pur-
pose by Past Commander-in-Chi w. G.
VeazeY ard~9ther Vermont veterans re-
siding in Washington. The arrange
ffents for the trip to the National Capt.
tai has been announced in a general
order issued by Department Commander
Hugh Henry. They are in brief as fol-
lows:
The railroad rates are on the basis of
fare one way for the round trip tickets,
limited to thirty days. Special trains
will be run Sunday, Sept. 18th, over the
Central Vermont, Boston and Maine and
connecting roads to New London, Conn,
leaving st. Albans, Cambridge, Burling-
ton, Newport and Hyde Park at about Z
O'clock in the morning, arriving at Bel
lows Falls shortly after 1 o'clock in the
afternoon. Here the trains run over the
several divisions will be made up to-
gether and run special to New London,
without stops, connecting at the latter
point with one of the Norwich Line
steamers, which has been chartered for
the exclusive use of the G. A. R.. Depart
ment of Vermont, Woman's Relief
Corps, Sons of Veterans and friends.
The B. & r. R'y will also run special
| train from Bennington, connecting with
the special at Rutland, provided there is
a sufficient number going to pay the cost
( of the same. Application for this train
should be made to II. w. Spaford, G. 2.
A., B. & r. R'y, Rutland, Vt.
This chartered steamer will leave New
! London on the arrival of the train that
evening, arriving in New York about
seven next morning and crossing the
ferry to Jersey City, where there will be
special train of through passenger
coaches, leaving about 7.30 a. m, max
4 ing a fast run over the Pennsylvania
railroad through to Washington, arriV-
| Ing Gnei ABOUT p. I'll.
\ Department Commander Henry urges
that application for state room berths
4 and meals on the New London boat
should be made as soon as possible to D.
w. Cummings, General Passenger Agent
Central Vermont railroad, st. Adams
In conclusion, the Department Com
mander saws: 1.-THE desirability that We
J leave Vermont in body and keep to
7 gether SO that on arrival the local com
Z mittee may meet us and conduct us tC
must be 2PRarent to. to all and Sc
and their friends will avail themselves
Of the above arrangement, which, on
investigation, was deemed to be the mos
convenient and inexpensive"
Another circular says: State room;
have two and three berths, price so cents
for each berth; cabin berth % cents
each. Price for meal tickets ON the
steamer will be so cents for supper. anC
so cents for breakfast. In order to pro
vide for the best comfort of all, applica-
tiOns should be made as soon as posi-
BILE, first come first served" with the
above amounts of money, to S. w. Cum
ming, G. p. A., G. V. r. R., st. Albans
Vt, who will return to the applicant the
berth and meal tickets as ordered. A!
tlll oDiUC lOOu DClIllo IuuoU DG Jlu
comrades are requested to club together
in sending in their applications.
Department Commander Henry Of
Chester, also says: Where members of {
Post intend to attend without being ac-
compained by any of their families and
desire the cheapest possible lodgings
halls or large rooms will be engaged anC
provided with mattresses las at Boston
in Mechanics HalD, where comrades car
lodge, bringing their blankets with them
At Boston the halls and mattresses wer(
furnished free by the city, but there arr
no indications yet that Washington will
do the same so that it is probable that {
small sum per night may have to b(
charged for these lodgings. 1t is earn
estly requested that Post Commanders
make a careful, thorough canvass of theil
Post and ascertain as near as possible
just how many will avail themselves Oi
this class of lodging and write these
headquarters at the very earliest posi-
BILE moment. Quartermaster General
Gilmore will furnish blankets to those
who have none of their own to carry
from the State arsenal. Upon careful
canvass of their Posts each Post Com
mander will report to him. Gen. William
Ii. Gilmore, Fairlee, Vt, the number oi
blankets required by men of his Post
The number required will be sent by
freight at expense of the Post; the Post
Commander will receipt for these and
upon his return from Washington will
Teship them to Gen. Gilmore as he may
direct, the Post paying for such as may
have been stolen, lost, destroyed or dam,
aged. At Boston Gen. Gilmore shipped
the blankets in bulk, but the transfer on
the route to Washington renders such q
plan lmpracticable and each comradC
must carry his own blanket In another
order the route chosen for the journey
to Washington and return is given
Later orders will give the rates from
different stations, the exact time, limit
of tickets, and time tables. 1t seems
early for the issuance of these orders but
the situation is such that we must act
early and systematically in order to Sc.
cure what we desire.