The National tribune., 1893-07-20
TIE GRAND ARMY,
What is Being Done by the Veterans
for the Order.
NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT.
The Fare for the Round-Trip, and Other
Matters of Interest.

The Fare for the ROund-Trip, and Other
Matters of Interest.
John 6. Lazarus, Chairman of the Committee
on Transportation OF the 9th National En-
campment, Grand Army of the Republic, has
reported TO Executive Director Fortune that
he has been authorized by the General Passen-
ger Agents of all lines entering indianapolis to
announce that they will make for the Grand
Army of the Republic National Encampment
to be held in indianapolis Sept. to 9, a rate of
one cent per mile each way for the round-trip.
This Insures for the Encampment as low rates
as has ever been granted, and will, it is be-
lieved, bring to Indianapolis, according to the
present indications, very large attendance.
COmmander-in-C Chief Wessert said the other
day that he expected to see the largest and
most complete representative soldier-gather-
ing at Indianapolis in September ever brought
together since the war; Estimates received at
the National Headquarters from the various
Departments, and tabulated by the Executive
Directors of the coming Encampment, indicate
Grand Army attendance 40 per cent greater
than any former assemblage Of the kind.
The evenings of the week during the 9th
National Encampment at indianapolis will be
occupied in various ways. There will be re-
ceptions TO the VETERANS, electric Examinations,
fireworks, etc. One of the most striking evening
entertainments will be an elaborate display OF
natural gas the city being supplied by natural
gas brought in several 16-inch pipe lines from
the gas-felds about % miles distant. A promi-
nent part of this exhibition will be reproduc-
tion of lighted gas-well, one of the grandest
oh Il ic IN mo Ra A
gas-well, technically called "gusher," burn
ing at night and filling the air with its roar,
will be sight not soon forgotten. On another
evening there will be an exhibition Of war
pageantry unlike anything heretofore seen at
other Encampments.
The Committee on Grand Stands at Indian
apolis is favorably impressed with the idea of
erecting several thousand seats on the line of
parade, which will be made Tuesday, Sept. 5,
on the line Of March, and selling them at 81
and So apiece.
The free quarters which will be provided
will be upon larger and better scale than ever
before. All the schoolhouses will be turned
into free sleeping quarters. Some have already
been assigned, but several will be reserved es-
pecislly for women. Heretofore there has been
much difficulty In disposing of the women who
have desired free quarters. One woman in
camp of men is enough to cause trouble, or, at
least will make the men uncomfortable. That
will be done away with here and the men and
women assigned to different quarters. The
Blind Asylum has been placed at the disposal
of the management Nothing better could
have been provided. 1t has large number of
rooms and meals will be served for a nominal
sum. This part has not been definitely settled
yet, but the intention is to remove all unpleas-
ant things by having the men and women en-
tirely separate.
The barracks have not vet been selected, but
1t is intended that they be near the center of
the city, certainly not more than 10 minutes
from the main business streets. They will be
more comfortable than have ever been provided
before. Already 10000 woven wire cot beds
have been contracted for, and about 10000
more will be ordered shortly Each man will
bring his blanket, and these will be rolled
mp and checked, so that there will be no
trouble from loss. The selection of the bar
racks depends largely upon the water supply
and sanitary arrangements, which are import
ant at such time The definite announce
ment of the location of the barracks will be
Ide later.
To accommodate those who may want places
Sor entertainment upon arrival, plan has
been formulated which, il is believed, will
cover the case. After the assignments made IN
advance are all in. the books will be taken and
list Of those untitled made out. These will
be transferred 10 cards. On all the important
street corners and in the Union depot there
will bureaus Of information. When an ar
rival applies for accommodation a card will be
handed him properly filled out, and the thing
is done instantly. The system Will be like
buying tickets at the box Office. 1t is thought
that this system will be better than anything
yet devised to accomplish the object in view.
The Committee on Reception will meet all
arrivals at the trains and direct them where to
60. looking carefully to see that they find the
proper places The persons who apply pre-
vious to the gathering will be sent properly
flled-out blank, telling them where to CO. the
street car TO take, and all other necessary in
formation. Accompanying that will be map
OF the district in which their lodgings are
located, with pinhole through the exact spot
where the house is. In that way there will be
no confusion.-F. M. 3.