Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-08
G. A. R. MEN GOING
About Five Hundred Will Leave for Pitts
burg Tomorrow Morning.
About q Thousand Others Are Also Ex.
Comrades to BE Considered.

Everything Is In readiness for the de.
parture Of the local Grand Army men to-
morrow morning to attend the twenty.
eighth annual reunion Of the organizatio
to be held in Pittsburg on Wednesday next
September II.
Department Commander Nathan Bick.
ford stated this afternoon to a Star re-
porter that 500 is the final estimate OF the
number Of Washington comrades who will
Journey to the smoky city. About Loo
others, not members Of the organization
will also GO. The comparatively small mum.
Der is due principally to the fact that ow.
ing to the numerous changes being made in
the various government departments the
men are really afraid to ask for leave jus,
at this time. Had all conditions been IA.
vorabie, Commander Bickford says. fully
double the number mentioned above would
have participated in the reunion.
Will Go Tomorrow Morning.
The great majority of the old soldiers cnd
their friends will leave at $50 a. m. to-
morrow, although a number will wait until
Monday, and there are others who do not
intend to depart until late Tuesday night
Among those who will represent Washing
ton at Pittsburg are Nathan Bickford
commander; NJ. T. Anderson. senior vice
commander. j. H. Hewlett, junior vice
commander: Robert Reyburn, NJ d.. med
icai director; Israel ". Stone. assistant I'd
jutant general; Chris. Storm. assistant
quartermaster general: Abraham Hart in
spector; John p. Lothrop chief mastering
officer; T. r. Senior. John NJ. keogh and
J. II. Devices, representatives to the ma
tional encampment; Arthur Coins, w. H.
Peck, Walter Middleton and c. F. Garret.e,
aiternates to the national encampment; and
Past Commanders BENJAMIN F. Hawkes.
A. II. q. Richardson, William Gibson. Sam
uel S. Burdette, Jerome b. Burke. Charles
p. Lincoln, NJ. Emmet Urel, j. NJ Pipes
and A. F. Dinsmore. About one-half Of the
aids-de-camp on the commanders staf will
also CO. Among the posts that will atte.ld
the encampment as posts are John A. Raw
Inns. No. L; Kat Carson. No. " Lincoln, No
3; o. p. Morton. No. 4: George q. Meade,
No. 8; John F. Rawlins, No. q, and Charles
Sumner. No. .. They will all start tomor-
row morning, with the exception of Post
No. g. which leaves tomorrow night. in
addition to the above, a large number OF
comrades Of the other posts will accom-
pany the party to Pittsburg.
Commander Bickford advises all those
who desire seats in the parlor cars on the
train which leaves tomorrow morning &c
secure them at Grand Army headquarters
tonight and not wait until the hour of de-
parture tomorrow morning, when il Is not
at all likely that such seats can be secured
Arrangements with the railro ads this yeai
have been more satisfactory than ever be-
fore. The road furnishes a special train
both going and coming. a minimum rate
choice of route both ways, and any reason
able request in regard to stop-overs.
As to Dismissed Comrades.
At a meeting of the local delegates to
the encampment. held on Wednesday even
ing last, resolutions relative to the dismis-
sal of comrades in this department were
agreed upon. They will not be made public
until after presentation to the Pittsburg
meeting. In regard to the next encamp-
nent. the Washington delegates are evenly
divided between ST. Paul and Louisville.
Baltimore is already in the field and will
make strong pull for the encampment in
1891 The Maryland city is arranging for a
centennial celebration to consume the entire
summer of that year and desires to have the
Grand Army veterans there during the
event. During the past week Maj. Brack-
EFT has visited Washington several times
in the interest of the centennial and the
encampment OF course. Washington will
stand by Baltimore solidly.
That the visitors will thoroughly enjoy
themselves while in Pittsburg is an assured
fact The people there are plain and hos
pitable and will do all In their power TO
aid the old soldiers in making the 18th an
nual reunion of the Grand Army of the
Republic one Of the most successful and
pleasant in the history of the organization.