The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-03-23
TIE G. a. II ENCAalPMENT.

a Circular of Interest to Posts md Mem.
bcrs That Expect tn Attend Ar.
raugcmCntS Mt Pittsburgh
PIrIsnuRGH, March @22.-Thc following
circular letter issued by tho citizens
executive board Of the twcn.y.cighth
national oucanpmCnt G. A. K, to DO
hold in this city in September next, is
Of interest to all G. a. Il. men and will
servo as q guido to oil who purpose vis-
iting Pittsburgh ut that time:
Tho following information ia fur
nished for tho benefit OF comrades OF
the Grand Army OF the Republic who
purpose visiting this city during tho
meeting Of tho twcnty.Cighth national
encampmont September 10 TO 10, noxt.
liotol rates will be 81 80 to s. por
day, special ratOs to DO made for parlor
and sample rooms. Three days is the
limit for which accommodations must
DO engaged. Hotels will make ar.
rangcmGnts direct with guests aud not
through the committee on GCcommod.
ations.
Lodging in private and boarding
houses for each person will range from
90 cents to 81 per night.
There arc plenty OF restaurants whore
meals OF n nrst.Class character will be
furnished at reasonable prices.
Vacant halls and rooms can bc &C..
cured Mt low rates by posts desiring to
furnish their own sleeping accommoda-
tons.
FREQ quarters will bo furnished in
school houses and other buildings il ap-
piled for in time. Cots or mattresses
will be placed therein, comrades pro.
viding their own blankets. No fe-
males will be admitted in these quar-
tors.
Where tho post organizations dosiro
accommodations for any number OF
comrades it is advisable that repre-.
sentative visit this city for that purpose
rs more satisfactory arrangements can
thus bc made.
All communications bearing upon ac-
commodatfons should be addressed to
W. .. Russell, chairman committee on
accommodations, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Department commanders, members
OF their stats and all others who desire
horses and equipments for the parade
should communicate at once with
Thomas G. Sample, chairman OF the
committee on parade and review, post
office box 10, Allegheny. Pa. i uni
form price for mounts will be arranged.
Individual requests will be attended to
promptly.
Company, battery, regimental, brigade
and corps organizations proposing to
hold reunions during the week OF the
encampment desiring O place for meet.
ing should address W. ]. Patterson,
chairman OF the committee on reunions,
No. III Fourth avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Members Of tho Woman's Relief
Corps, Ladies OF tho G. A. r., and
other ladies who desire information
should address Mrs. Carrie V. Sheriff.,
chairman OF tho committee on enter
tainmcnt OF ladies, No. q Knoll street,
Allegheny, Pa.
The trunk line association controlling
railroads entering this city from the
east has named one fare for the round
trip.
The Central Traffic Association, con-
trolling tho roads entering this city
from the west, has named q ratio from
each OF the loading points under the
Jurisdiction OF that association, which
range from ono fare for tho round trip
TO ono cent u mile. The traffic asaocia-
tions controlling the lines west and
south OF the jurisdiction OF the Central
Traffic Association, it is claimed, make
similar concessions.
To avoid delay and annoyance, it is
suggested TINT hand sa,chcls be used for
baggage and brought in person by COM
rades. Trunks should be shippsd BY
express.
lSignedl ALBERT ]. LOGAN,
Executive Director,
II. II. BENGoUaH.