The National tribune., 1894-06-07
TIE GRAND ARMY.
What is Being Done by the Veterans
for the Good of the Order.
NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT.

Free rters-Hotels-Horses and Music
ions-Ladies-Railroad Rates-Mal'
Official Book.
information received by the Citizens Execu-
tive Board up to date points to an exceedingly
large attendance on the part of the members oil
the Grand Army of the Republic at the 2Sth
National Encampment to be held in Plttsburg
Sept 10 TO Is next The arrangements for the
comfort and entertainment of the members OF
the Grand Army, and visitors generally, are
being made under the belief that the attendance
will be larger than has eyer been witnessed
at any former meeting of the National EncamT'-
ment.
Free quarters in school-houses and other
buildings will be furnished for organized
bodies of the Grand Army up to Aug. 10, at
which time all applications must be on ME
TO receive consideration. Mattresses will be
placed in the free quarters. but blankets must
be provided by the occupants.
Do not over-estimate the number coming to
the Encampment and for whom free quarters
are desired. By so doing you may prevent
others from being comfortably located. BY
Aug Is revised list of the number previously
reported must be made to Headquarters of the
Board.
Posts and organized bodies applying for free
quarters should designate the railroad over
which they will arrive in Pittsburg and the
hour of arrival. This information is necessary.
to save long marches to quarters, the depots
of the several lines entering the city being
widely separated.
Women will not be admitted to free quarters.
This rule will be rigidly adhered to.
Hotel rates range from $3.50 to So per day,
and all arrangements are made direct with
guests.
Lodgings in private houses range from so
cents to $3.50 per night for each person. Avoid
delay in securing the kind OF accommodations
desired. Act at once by addressing w. o. Rus
sell, Chairman Committee on Accommodations.
Room 713, Times Building. Pittsburg, Pa.
All who desire horses and equipments for the
parade, and Posts wishing to hire bands, should
communicate without delay with Thomas G..
Sample, Chairman of the Committee on Parade
and Review, P. o. Box TO- Allegheny, Pa.
Organizations which propose holding Re-
unions during the Encampment can secure
places of meeting by addressing w. ]. Patter-
son, Chairman of the Committee on Reunions,
Ill Fourth Ave, Pittsburg. Pa.
Mrs. Charles F. Sheriff, Chairman of the
Committee on Entertainment of Ladies, 81
Knoll street, Allegheny, Pa, is prepared to fur
nish all information bearing upon the duties of
that Committee.
One fare for the round trip has been named
rs the rate on the railroad lines reaching this
city from the East while the lines entering the
city from the West have fixed rate from given
points ranging from one fare for the round trip
10 Que cent q ull0.
In order to assure prompt delivery of mail
matter a memorandum of the location of Posts
and individuals in the city should be left with
friends at home. This is important and should
not be neglected.
The following paragraph Is submitted with
the approval of Commander in-Chief Adams:
The Official Book of the 2Sth National En-
campment will con tain: A history of the q. "A E.,
with photographs of the COmmander-in-Chie
and staff; the program of each day; roster of
Posts and Headquarters; route of parade; off,
eial orders and all information pertaining TO
the Encampment, together with history of
the City of Pttsburg, beautifully illustrated,
and will be ready for distribution about Aug.
Is next. at the nominal cost of 10 cents each.
Should you desire any of these books the same
can be had by addressing w. w. Colville, Sec
rotary of the Printing Committee, Times Build
ing, Pittsburg, Pa, and incosing Postofice or
express money order or draft to pay for same,
and they will be shipped by express to your
address. The edition being limited, the Com
nittee urges upon the Posts the necessity of
sending orders in at once. The Committee re-
serves the right to reduce reject any order
when in their judgment the number that can
be spared has been reached. This is made
necessary because the price at which the book
is sold is but small percentage OF its actual
cost"