The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-08-15

As required by the 18th resolution. passed at
| our Pittsburg Encampment have the honor
TO transmit TO you herewith, printed on a
| separate sheet. two resolutions amending our
! Constitution and General Laws, to which we
| invite your earnest attention, as the Questions
embodied therein are of vital Importance to our
/ organ ization.
A dog watch, under the auspices of the Ma
| tional Association, will take place Monday
| night Sept. g at y. M. at Music Hall. This
| hall is one of the largest In the city and has
seating capacity for 1000. Gov. Brown, OF
! Kentucky, and the Mayors of the Twin Cities
will be there 10 meet the shipmates and extend
| the hospitality of the State and their respect
i've cities TO the Encampment. Shipmate Hon.
john c. Richberg. of Chicago, will make the
principal address, and there will be other ad-
dresses from visiting shipmates, and fine Sc
lection of music prepared by Capt. Geo. Fritch-
ner Commandsnt of the Louisville Station.
Programs will be issued in due course.
Our annual parade will take place at 9
o'clock Tuesday. Sept. 10. Formation at
a. M. to move ut $50 a. M. sharp. Our escort,
so far as announced. viii be detachment OF
the United States Army, detachment Of the
United States Navy, the Prisoners of War As
ISOLATION. Sons of Veterans, Kentucky State
Militia, Uniformed knights of Pythias, Uni
formed knights of Honor.
Col. J. w Hammond, Chief Marshal.
NAVAL VETERAN FORMATION.
Boy. National Color bearer. Boy.
Band
Resr-Admiral Commanding.
Chief of STAFF. National Secretary.
National officers in the order of rank.
American Flag.
Union Jack.
Naval Veterans Association, in order of seniority.
Ladies' Auxiliary and distinguished guests In car
ragcs.
The place of formation and line of parade
cannot be announced at this time, the citi-
Eens' Committee, for reasons satisfactory to
them do not care to make public the route over
which the parade viii pass. which is the same
for the Grand Army, but they explicitly assure
your commanding officer il shall not exceed
two miles in length, from commencement TO
end.
Independent Naval Veteran organizations,
not allied to National Association, and uni
formed Naval Veterans. will be accorded the
left of the line and heartily welcomed.
The Naval Veteran Battalion will march
four files front. "yard-arm distance apart.
The Jack to be carried at the head of each Asso-
citation, Distinguishing flags and pennants In
center, and American ensign aft
Naval Veterans not members of our organi-
cation who desire to parade with us will be ac-
corded a place in the line. If belonging to
organizations not allied to the National Asso-
citation. they will he given place as an in
dividual order and be heartily welcomed.
Every member is expected to report in his
best mastering uniform. with new, clean badge
ribbons and white gloves, officers with side
arms neatly FURNISHED.
When passing the reviewing stand officers
will give the regular salute with swords.
Color-b bearers will dip their colors at an angle
of 45 degrees, and as the head of each Associa-
tion approaches within so PAGES Of the center
of the reviewing stand they will IMAM yards"
and keep in that position until the left of their
last platoon is in line with the reviewing officer.
when the order will be given to recover
arms" Chief of staff Simmons is hereby
charged with the formation Of the parade, and
all details relating to it,
FREE QUARTERS
The Citizens Committee of Louisville have
promised to place at disposal two of the
magnificent United States mail steamers that
run ON the line between Louisville and Evans
willie. These boats have magnificent state
rooms commodious saloons and roomy deck ac-
commodatons, and arc first-class in every par
ticular. So far relatively few applications
have been made for accommodations on board
these boats Shipmates wishing quarters there
SHOULD apply at once TO Secretary p. w. Hager,
352 West Jefferson street, or they may be dis
appointed on their arrival to find that others
more energetic and enterprising have obtained
the best.
These boats, and others that may be assigned
to u.s. will be moored to levee convenient to the
Gait House, Grand Army headquarters, Louis
willie Hotel Music and Convention Halls, in the
heart Of the city.
The Citizens Committee of Louisville have
prepared appropriate and tasteful designs for
the souvenir badges to be presented to the dele
gates to the Grand Army aud Naval Veterans
Conventions. Perhaps a knowledge that this
souvenir is made of historic cannon will great.
ly enhance its value. The two cannon saw
service in the Union and Confederate armies
respectively, and when blended and cast to-
gether viii symbolic the sympathetic uniting
Of the blue and gray into the patriotic Ameri-
can citizen of 1895 that is anticipated at the
first Reunion ever held on Southern soil.
Yours fraternally,
FRANcIs b. ALLEN, Rear Admiral Command
ing.
WILLIAM SIMMONS, Chief OF staff.
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Frederick E. HAsKIss, National Secretary.
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