The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-08-16
NAVAL VETERANS.
General Order Heterogeneous tor {
PittsburR Meeting.

General Order 12-Arrangcments tor the
Pittsburg Meeting.
The National Headquarters special train
over the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad will
leave foot of Liberty street. New York City. at
o'clock a. m, on Sept. 8, arriving at Twenty
fourth and Chestnut Streets Station, Philsdel-
phia, at 1l:30 a m, and leaving at 11:42 q. NJ,
arriving st Camden Station, Baltimore, at p.
NJ. leaving there at 2:10 p. M, stopping at
Annapolis junction at 2:25 p. m, arriving at
Washington at Bis p. M. leaving there at $3.50
p. m, and arriving at Cumberland at 8:04 p.
M, where supper will be served, and leaving
for Pittsburg at S:34 p. M, arriving at Pitts
burg ut IL o'clock, midnight. A delegation
from John A. Winslow n. V. Association will
meet the train and escort the shipmates to their
respective vessels. These special facilities are
based upon 100 shipmates reporting at once for
passage, hence it is important that these Head
quarters be notified at once of the number that
will go on this train.
Our annual parade on Sept. 10 promises to
be the most imposing ever made under our
auspices. | am assured that Commandant
Buckland, of the Sons of Veterans Guards, will
be present with 1000 men, all armed and
equipped at the annual Encampment of the
Pennsylvania Division of the Sons of Vet
Grams the matter was brought before that body
and resulted in the entire command being
ordered out in our honor. The battalion of
Naval Reserves will also take part in escort
duty, so that we shall have a very large and
brilliant escort
The ninth annual Convention will be called
to order at 1 o'clock p. m. sharp, in the ALLIE
gheny County Bar Association Room. Court
house, Grant street, Oh Monday, Sept. 10. This
is fine room, with seating capacity for about
300.
The Dog Watch will take place in Old City
Hall, Market street, 8 p. m, Sept. 10, with
Capt. w. J. Patterson, Chairman of the Com
mittee of Reunions and Naval Affairs, as pre-
siding officer. The program will include speak
ing by well-known friends of the Navy.
The Naval Veterans Associations of New
England, and all Naval veterans DESTROYS of
joining with us at our ninth annual Conyen-
ton, to be held at Pittsburg, Pa, on the 9th
and 10th OF September next, who desire trans
portation by our special train leaving New
York at 8. m. on the 9Th of September, can
obtain full particulars of rates Of fare and route
by addressing A. ]. Simmons, New England
Passenger Agent, B. & o. r. r., 211 Washing
ton street. Boston. Mass We welcome all Naval
veterans to our transportation facilities. even
If they do not belong to any association.
1t was my pleasure to pay an official visit
with some of my staff on the 1st of July to Far
ragut Naval Veteran Association, No. l, of
Philadelphia, and to meet many of the ship
mates TO whom belongs the honor of founding
the original Naval Veterans Association of the
United States. 1t reports 100 mem bers in good
standing which is a remarkable showing for a
city that can boast of three organizations of
like character. 1t was a very enjoyable day
throughout, and brought back to me particu-
larly the memories of by-gone days, when
had the honor of being one of it's early Com
manders, and when we were struggling so
faithfully to impress upon our shipmates the
vital necessity of forming Naval Veteran Asso-
Citations in all sections of the country. No.
may well be proud of its record az the founder
OF what has become one of the finest Veteran
organizations under our glorious flag. Ny
staff and self tender our hearty thanks for the
courtesies extended to US on the occasion of our
visit to No. l.
desire to remind the shipmates that our
annual parade day this year falls upon the an
niversary of Commodore Perry's victory on
Lake Erie in 1873 an event brilliant in execu-
ton and of vital importance to the young Re-
public. 1t seems most fitting that this glorious
day should be celebrated at Pittsburg as very
many of the crews of Perry's feet went from
that place to join their vessels on the lake. Let
us make the S1st anniversary day or~this re-
nowned naval victory one long to be remem-
bered in the annals of our departing years-B.
s. Osbon, Rear-Admiral Commanding.