Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-17
Encampnent Notes.


Headquarters Of Bigelows ninth Massachu.
sets battery for the coming week will be
located at the house Of DIR. A. ID. C. Clements,
No. % n street northwest, where all former
members OF the battery are expected to call
All colored soldiers who at any time served
in the tenth, eighteenth, twenty-fourth or
twenty-fifth army corps are invited and are ex-
pected to take part In the grand reunion of the
veterans Of the above corps, given under the
auspices of the Army of the James,"
The headquarters OF Sickes' Twenty-fifth
New York Veteran Cavalry Association will be
in the Federal building, corner of 7th and
streets, on and after Monday. The second re-
union and business meeting will be held at Fort
Stevens on Wednesday at 10 am.
Boys who have sent in their names for mes
senger duty and all who may wish to perform
that service without pay will please report at
o clock Monday morning at the tent of the COM
mittee ON guards, orderlies, &C., at the White
Lot
The reception committee Of the ninth army
corps will meet this evening at headquarters
tent for a final meeting. Badges will then be
distributed.
The committee Of the Army Of the James and
visiting comrades are requested to meet al head
quarters on the White Lot tomorrow at 8
O'clock
Gen. E. A. Carr, U. s. A., was elected last
evening chairman for the reunion of the sixth
teenth corps. The meeting adjourned to meet
in the corps tent at 2:30 tomorrow.
Representative Elijah A. Morse will give q
banquet to the members Of Paul Revere Post,
No. 81, Department of Massachusetts, 1t the
Shoreham Hotel next Monday evening
The Ohio Republican Association will hold
reception at their headquarters in the @. A. r.
Hall Monday evening. beginning at 80 o'clock.
cordial invitation Is extended to all Ohio peo-
pie to attend.
The seventh army corps takes formal possess
sion Of the quarters prepared for its use on the
White Lot tomorrow morning at 8 clock, and
all comrades who served in the trans Mississippi
division are expected to call and register their
names, service, &c. The following officers are
announced and will be found on duty tomorrow:
Officer Of the day. Maj. NJ. b. C. Wright. sec
ond Indian territory volunteers, assisted by
Comrades W. A. Whitney, first California in
fantry; Benjamin F. Henry, tenth Kansas
infantry; Maj. VIM. C. Carroll, thirteenth nli-
nois cavalry, and Daniel X. Hail. Missouri state
MI. 7. j. Sullivan, assistant chief Of the
bureau Of engraving and printing, has been APP
pointed one of the civil escorts to the Grand
Army on Tuesday.
Visitors to the battlefields will find member
of the Washington committee, as well as local
@. A. R. posts and confederate campo, at all
railroad stations At Richmond, Winchester, Har-
per's Ferry, Manassas, Fredericksburg Peters
burg and at the stations and steamboat wharf at
Fort monroe during the encampment week,
who VIII give full information a. to lodging,
board and transportation. The committee Il
designated by white badge marked Commit
tee on Excursions," to which il attached the
round bronze medal Of the citizens committee
Private Dalzell is in the city and at the Riggs
House. He has lost none OF the aggressive
sprtghth ness which was ever one Of his most
marked characteristics. Some Of the old
boys who are tramping around enjoying
the beauties OF Washington say they are going
70 push the private when the time arrives for
eiectng . commander -in-chief.
NAVAL ORDKRs.-Commander n. L. johnson
has been ordered TO duty at the navy yard at
Portsmouth, N. h, after completing a course
at the Naval War College. Commander Chas.
]. Barclay, detached from the Portsmouth
navy yard and ordered TO command the A.
lance, per steamer OF the 9th instant Lieu !.
Commander John @. Rich, detached from the
command d the Alliance, ssdsrsd - return
Ae0s anA rsport arrival