Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-09-01
A Great Time for Veterans.

Colonel III. c. Kessler, of Butte, is in
receipt of the following letter from
Senator Sanders, which we print for
the information OF the Grand Army
veterans OF the state who intend going
to the National encampment this year
at Washington, ID. c.:
UNITED STATES SENATE, WAsHINGToN,
ID. c., August Is, 1S92.-Harry c..
Kessler, Esq, Butte, Montana-Dear
Sir and Comrade: The citizens of the
District OF Columbia, in conjunction
with the people elsewhere, are work
ing with might and main to make the
Forthcoming National encampment
of the Grand Army of the Republic
the most memorable one in all its his
tory. Barracks are being erected to
accommodate comrades on n large
scale, and everyone is vieing with the
others to make the occasion enjoy
able and inexpensive. The president,
the major general, the secretary of
war, the officers of high rank in the
army and navy, the cabinet, and
doubtless n number of our ships OF
war will he there. The naval foundry
at the navy yard has over hundred
new improved guns there already
finished and many others under con.
struction-great thirteen inch guns,
forty feet long breech-loaders, the fin
est guns in the world, all made in
America and of domestic material
and by American workmen. No place
in Washington will exceed in interest
the naval foundry. Excursions will
be plenty. You can 90 to Gettysburg,
90 ov.r the battlefield and see the
three or four hundred most beautiful
monuments there, cross the Blueridge
visit Antietaum and return to Wash.
ington all in a day. You can 60 to
Fredericksburg and over the many
battlefields near there and return in
another day, all for n mere sum. You
can go to Manassas junction, through
Gap Manassas, Gap Front Royal
| Strasburg, Fishers Hill, Cedar Creek
Winchester, Harper's Ferry and
Monocracy, all in a day. You can &C
to Fredericksburg and over the many
battlefields and return In another day
There will be headquarters for Mon
tana at a designated room in tn
court house where the mail of til,
Montana comrades and newspaper
IOf our DOlS Cdll Dt addressed, All
where books for the registration o
the comrades and their visitin
friends can be kept and utilized AM
where they can visit. The court hous
is almost wholly turned over to tn
Grand Army to be devoted to thes
uses. A committee from the senate
also one from the house OF represent
atives. have been appointed to NEE
with the comrades, while the resident
of Washington are devoting a grea
deal of time and attention to the pre-
: lIminary work of the encampment.
shall not he here, but until the con
rades from Montana arrive and tax
charge of the headquarters room j
the court house it will be in charge {
Comrade Ross Mcmillan, for man
years a comrade of William l.. En-;
glish Post at Bozeman, who now r.
sides here and who is an employee g
: the interior department and a mo,
faithful and reliable person. Ex-Go
8. ernor G.. c. Smith, now pastor
D charge of a Baptist church here,
+ another comrade who takes great il
terest in the encampment and is con
. mander of the Union Veterans uniol
u who will take especial delight in mil
istesing to the comfort and pleasu
of our Montanians. They can bI
enjoy the good time in store and | a
anxious all should come who can.
a Fraternally yours.
w. f. SANDERS.