Morning journal and courier., 1894-02-14
THE c. A, R.

The Annual State Encampment Be- gins To-Day In Hartford-Features 1.-the Program for the I've DayA' session-The Rig Public Reception n -HartfOrd Awake - Many Interests ing Events.
 HARTFORD, Feb. 13.-The hotels were filling up rapidly tonight with delegates to the G. A. R. two days encampment, which opens here to morrow. and host of | the boys who wear the blue will come in the morning. The sessions will be held in Foot Guard hall, open only to members provided with the national pass word. De- partment Commander Rogers of Meriden will preside, and after organization will read his annual address. The reports of the other departmental officers will follow. This will occupy the time Wednesday until p. m., when adjournment will be taken l until Thursday. On Thursdsy morning officers for the ensuing year will be chosen and general business taken up. The chief event of public interest will be the reception at Foot Guard hall at 8 o'clock Wednesday evening, at which ex- Governor Morgan G. Bulkeley will preside. The principal guest of the evening will be the oommsndsr-in chief of the G. A. R. The hall will bs handsomely decorated by McClunie under the supervision of As- sistant Adjutant General John Fl. Thatcher. Colts First Regiment band will furnish music and there will be singing under the quartet consisting of F. W. Green, T. W. Hsnnum. jr., Norman H. Spencer and FL bert L Couch. Admission will be only by ticket, except to members of the Grand Army, Sons of Veterans and the Woman's Relief corps. The folio wing is the full program of exercises:
 Opening prayer by department chaplain, Rev. Mlsr R wsg Sf Mgsss %.,do 1va. of Hartford. Reply by Hon. Morgan G. Buire-
 Address by His Presidency Luzon B. Morris, Address by J; e; B Adams of Lysn, Mass
 Address by Wilbur F Rogers, commander of Department of Connecticut, c. A. R.
 & Address Ire . by General William B. Franklin, Tyler
 Address by Hon. A. H. Fenn, justice of the
 Address by Mrs Harriet J. Bodge. chaplain of National Woman's Relief corps.
 dsne or asse coeps of Connecticut.
 Address by Hon. Ernest cady, lieutenant gov
 Address by Joseph B. Maccabe, commsnder, in-chisf Of Sons of Veterans.
 Governor Morris and staff will be present and there will be @ large attendance of prominent citizens of this city who have always showed great interest In the Grand Army. Following the reception exercises there will be an informal entertainment at the Allyn house.
 Headquarters for Grand Army men for the two days will be established at the Allyn house, where the council of sdminis- tration will meet at 10:30 o'clock Wedaes- day morning. This body eonsists of; Harry L. Beach, Post 90. Hartford; D. Newland Davis, Post 63, Middletown; G. W. Raymond, Post 12, Norwalk; O. s. Darrow, Post 47. New London; William Gleason, Post 52, New Haven.
 Ex-Mayor John G. Root, e chairman of the finance committee, has raised . fund of q, ,000 from citizsns for the necessary expenses of the encampment. Open houee will be kept by Nathaniel Lyon post No. 3 l and Robert Q. Tyler post No. 30, assisted l by the ladies of the Relief corps. Lunch 1 will be ready for all Grand army men at | noon Wednesday and will be served until | 6 o'clock p. m. in the lower hall at Foot Guard armory, and from Q o'clock e. m. on, ,Thursday until the close of the encamp- ment.