The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1892-04-15
C. A. r..
The Coming Encampment at Washington
GENERAL ORDER NO. 4.


For the purpose of assstingi in every way
to render the visit of Vermont comrades
and their friends to Washington at the EN-
campment in September as pleasant as pos
Sihle. the Vermont residents III Washing
ton held meetinv and elected an eXecu
tive committee of which Col Neazey is
chairman and Col Butterfeld IS secretary,
who keep in constant communicates with
these headquarters and it is their desire that
every communication which would ask
anything at their hands be addressed direct
ly to the Commander OF tins Department
at these Headquarters, who VIII then com
municate with them-tllat there may be no
acting at cross purposes by them or the
commander. So far as possible arrange
mentS will be made for the board and lodg-
ing or for lodging alone, of those who VIII
early send in their applications to these
Headquarters. Board can be obtained with
lodging at 81 per day and upward, accord
ing to location. Lodging Tin bedS) at from
Sl upward. Parties desiring rooms Secur-
ed for them will address these Headquar
tiers, stating whether they desire board and
lodging or lodging alone, the number of
persons they desire accommodated, how
many men, women or children, the number
of days they desire to remain and the price
per day be, ond which they do not wish to
go. These will be entered on book on
their receipt here and transcript forward
ed to Washington to the Vermont EXecu-
tive Committee, who will procure the rooms
and send assignment to Commander OF De-
partment who will then notify applicant
that an assignment card assigning HIM and
the parties he applies for to certain street
and number at specified price per day
await his order. These cards Will be trans
ferable on the back, and as the pay for the
rooms has to be guaranteed in advance, the
person receiving an assignment card will
execute a voucher that he Will use the quar-
tiers assigned him or procure someone else
to do so or pay whatever damage may re-
suit to the committee. AS the rush to
" ashington will be great from all parts of
the country and available space is being al |
ready rapidly absorbed it is feared that I'M
less the applications are made at once the |
opportunity of securing rooms will be past |
Where members of a Post intend to at |
tend without being accompanied by any OF |
their families and desire the cheapest posi- |
BILE lodgings, halls or rooms will be engag- |
ed and provided with mattresses (as at Bos |
ton in Mechanics Hall) where comrades |
can lodge bringing their blankets with |
them. AT Boston the halls and mattresses |
were furnished free by the city. but there |
are no indications yet that Washington will
do the same so that it is probable that a
small sum per night may have to be charg
ed for these lodgings. 1t is earnestly re-
quested that Post Commander make a care
fui thorough canvas of their Post and as
certain as near as possible Just row many
will avail themselves OF this class of lOdg-
ing and write these Headquarters at the
very earliest possible moment. Quarter
master General Gilmore will furnish blan-
kets to those who have none of their own
to carry from the State Arsenal. Upon a
careful canvass Of their posts each Post
Commander will report to him, Gen. VIM.
Ii. Gilmore, Fairlee, Vt, the number of
blankets required by men of his Post The
number required will be sent by freight at
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