The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-08-03
THE GRAND ARMY.
General Orders Giving Veterans Direc-
lions About the Coming Encampment.

Department Commander Wainwright
Gushing, of the Maine GA. r. has is
sued the following general odrer:
I. For the information Of all comrades
who desire to attend the nation encamp-
ment, G A. r., to be held at Indlanap-
oils, Ind, commencing September 9th,
the following announcement is made:
Believing that most OF the comrades
would want to visit the Worlds Fair be-
completed with the Canadian Pacific
railroad in which the rate to Chicago,
via Indianapolis, and returning by the
direct line will be $4 more than the
Worlds Fair rate in force to Chicago and
return, at the time of the G. A. r. encamp-
ment These tickets will be good Tor
thirty days. Holders of these tickets, on
their return, can stop off at Toronto and
make the trip by boat to Niagara Falls
and return, free of charge This Will en-
able all who desire to do so, to see the
falls and it will also afford pleasant
break in the journey.
Two palace sleeping cars will be run to
Indianapolis One will leave Foxcroft
the evening of September 1st., and
Greenville the morning of September
I'd, arriving in Montreal the evening OF
Septembe Der Sd; the other car will leave
Portland the morning of Septem Der 20,
going via White Mountains and ST. Johns
bury, and arriving in Montreal the same
evening At Montreal the two cars will
be joined and taken to Indianapolis to-
gether. -
The sleeping car tickets will be IS. so
for each double berth, for the trip. All
who desire berths in either OF these cars
should address these headquarters at
once, stating at what point they will join
the car. in order that berths may be as
signed them. An early application will
be necessary as assignments will have to
be made in the order the applications are
received.
The Maine Central railroad will sell
tickets from all eastern points to Port
land at one fare for the round trip; and
the Bangor & Arooostook railroad makes
similar arrangement on its line to
Greenville.
II. A fixed rate is not given for the
round trip as it is believed lower rate
can be obtained from Portland and
Greenville, at the time of starting, than
the one now in force.
III. The department commander de-
| sires that all who can will make this trip
in order that the department. of Maine
| may make a creditable showing at the
national encampment.
| ". AS announced in previous orders,
| the headquarters of this department
will be at the "Hotel Dennison.n
V. The G. A. r. muster will be held at
| Camp Benson, near Newport, August
| 10Th to goth, inclusive.
On Tuesday, the 22d, Department Com
| mander Cushing will be present with
| his staff, and will present Grand
| Army badge as prize to the best shot
| among 6 A. RI men. This contest is free
| to all comrades and is without restric-
tions as to the kind of rife used.
VI Mr.. A. G. Clarke, of Whitman,
Mass, desires the address Of Calvin Rol-
| Inns Company +, Seventh Regiment.
Maine Infantry.
Commander-in-C Chief Weissert has also
issued general order of interest to vet
Grams who contemplate going:
| [. The 27th national encampment of
| the G. A. r. will assemble in Tomlinson's
Hall, Indianapolis, Ind, at 1890 a. NJ,
September 9th, 1858. :,
| II. The annual parade will take place
on the 9Th of September at 10 m. Di-
rections as to ssembling and movement
| of the several divisions will be given in
| future order. National aides-de-camp will
| report on arrival at Indianapolis to Sen
| ior Aide-de-C Camp David S. Brown at the
Denison Hotel, for instructions. Comrade
Brown will have charge of the mounting
| and formation of the aides in the column
and will detail such assistants from the
corps of aides as he considered necessary.
| III. National headquarters train will
| leave Milwaukee, Wis, at 7.30 a. M, Sep
tember 4th, by way of c., M. & st. P. r.
r. to Chicago and thence over the Monon
Road to indianapolis where the train
will arrive at p. M, the same day.
| ". The National Council of Admins
tration will meet at the headquarters in
the State house in Indianapolis at P. m.
on September 9Th.
v. Rates to the encampment have not
been definitely announced but the COM
4 mander-in-chief feels warranted in as
| surfing the comrades that the fare Will be
as low as at any previous encampment.
| VT A conference of the Grand Army
If the Republic chaplains will meet on
| Wednesday, September 9th, at III. 81 g. m. :,
at room 81 in the Monroe County Court
| House. VIZ
| VII. The commission of George w..
| Hynson, Dallas, Tex. who was appointed
aide-de-camp on the staff of the com
mander-in- chief, April 24th, 1853, has
| been revoked.
| mind that i've constitutes a quorum OF
a most consisting of less than fifty mem
| bers. -.
TX. 1t is expected that the 27th national
| encampment will encourage law to in
sure the preference in appointment to
office under the government and reten-
tion in public employ of veterans of the
war of 1S61-65, who are properly qualified.
X. A comrade dropped from the rolls
cannot be admitted to post meeting, nor
can he lawfully wear the badge or any
insignia of the G.. A. r.; one who is sus-
nended, though not eligible to office and
without vote, may by courtesy of the
post be admitted to its meetings for one