Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-10
UNION VETERANS UNION.
Commander-in-Chief Yoder Is-ues an Order
a. To the National Encampment.

commander-in-ChiefY oder I.-ues an Order
a. To the National Encampmnnt.
AS has been heretofore stated in The STAR.
the seventh national encanpment Of the Union
Veterans Union will be held in this city on the
Goth. 2lst. 22d and 23d of next month, the same
week a. the G. A. r. encampment. The union
was organized here in 1886 and all Union sol
diers. sailors and marines who served at least
SIX months continuously. unless sooner dis
charged on account of wounds received during
the rebellion between the years Of 1861 and
1865. part Of which service must have been at
the 'front.' are eligible to membership.
The objects for which the union was organ
lied are to unite in bearing each others bur-
dens; to care for the widow and orphans; to
keep alive the memory of our participation In
the events and periis Of the war and to preserve
and porpetua:e the principles for which we
fought: to recognize the rights of the Union
soldiers TO positions Of public trust and their
prefermeut over all Others for employment
under the government.
Sergeant-at-Arms S. 8. Yoder of the House
OF Representatives is the commander-in-chief,
and for the past year he has been making prep
araticn for the encampment here. The ar
raneements are now nearly completed. and the
attendance here next month OF members OF
the union will be the largest in its history. To-
day the commander-in-chief issued the follow
ing order:
i. The seventh national encampment of the
Union Veterans Union will be held in the city
of Washington. ID. c., on the goth. 2lst. 22d
ard sd Of september, composed Of sdjutant
general. quarteTmaster general, judge advocate
general, inspector general and chief mastering
officer and all elective officers Of the national
command and the several department COM
manders, their adjutant and quartermaster
generals. the colonies Of each precinct COM
mand and one delegate for each fifty members
in good standing and one delegate for each
fraction fifty.
2 The names of delegates of each depart
mert must be reported TO national headquarters
before the LIST day Of September by the several
department commanders. Name each delegate
from YOUR department and forward to national
headquarters at once
8. The department commanders will at once
furnish each command with the necessary blank
credentials to be filed. Delegates and staf
officers can procure their badges from the quar-
termaster general. Gen @. @. Ross, at national
headquarters or their arrival
4. Each department. will have q separate head
quarters where the comrades can meet and re-
etive orders and information
). AL ss;sf o1icers and aids-de-camp will re-
pOrs to their respective headquarters promptly
on their arrival for duty.
6. The members of the commander-in-chiefs
staff will report 10 Gen. Joseph Morris, chief
OF staff. AT national headquarters for duty.
Z. Each officer will provide himself with the
prescribed uniform. badge and rank strap, q
cane and small L. V. {. flag to carry in the
parade. Horses viii be procuredfor all depart
ment commanders and their stats.
8. Ali Soas OF Veterans and their bands are
cordially invited to act escort 20 our order.
They will occupy the right of the procession
and the departments will DO assigned places in
the order OF date Of granting charters as depart
ment OF the L. V. Z.
9. The review will take place on Wednesday,
the 2lst. at 10 o'clock IL. Form Pennsyl-
vania avenue, march PAST the reviewing stand
in front OF the White House, where they will be
reviewed b. the President, commander-in-
chief and department commander. and be dis
missed immediately after passing the grand
stand.
TO- The national encampmeat will convene
immediately after the review in Harris Theater.
The exerci>ss the first day will necessarily be
brief. but viii convene at O'Clock Thursday
morning and last all day. and will meet or Fri
day mOrIing az River View, the most delightful
summer resort on the river. opposite Mount
Vernon. This entire resort has been secured
for our exclusive Use that day and night.
Boats viii at short intervals at % cents
rouad trip. The entire day and night will be
devoted to camp fires, speeches, music and a
genuine battlefield veterans picnic. Al! MEM
beTs Of the order. their friends. their sweet
hearts. their children and the Sons of Veterans.
especially tho ladies of our order auxiliary, the
members of the Woman's Veteran Relief
Union are cordially invited To come and enjoy
one day and night with the battlefield soldiers
of this nation
IL. Quarters will be furnished for all who
come follow: In school houses camp
barracks. with mattress free. In private resi- /
dences, for ladies. e. per day and upward. ALI
Who will apply before the 23d OF this month !
viii be accommodated. provided they state ez-
act numbers. kind OF accommodations desired
and address n.tIorai headquarters. Those de-
Sizing to sleep in school houses or barracks
should come provided with one or two blank
cts. There ia no limit to our accommodations,
and none shoUid remain away on that account.
ShICld come 20 Washington once more and
march over the came ground they DID in 1868.
Alter that we will be content and prepared to
die The unbounded enthusiasm in every de-
partment OF thu Union Veterans Union iniii-
Gates that We will have glorious reunion Of
the battlefield veterans. Come and join with us.
Be- order of s. =. YoDEE.
Conmander-in-chief L. V. U.
Attested: H. l. SrEKET. sdjutant general