New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-10
GRAND ARMY BUGLE NOTES.
ARRANGEMENTS IN REGARD TO THE
NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT
THE ANNUAL, CONVENTION OF UNION EN-PRls
oNERS OF WAR-AN APPOINTMENT ID
THE CoMMANDER-IN-CHIEF.


THE CoMMANDERIN-CHIEF
The COMMANDMENTS Chief and stan Of the Depa' " =,
ment Of Rhode Island lately visited every pos' ~
that department. Reports Of each posi- nav :.
forwarded to Colonel II. l. Dietrich inc c"iei u
.,a0 In a letter dated Chicago, August D. "u-
drcssed 10 Colonel George Edward Allen seoie'"'
NJ the Staff Association of the department. Oo'0''
Dietrich saws: Your association has maze 'e'o'"
which no other department comes anywhere NJ
eouallinS-a fact you have every reason " ~ -,
nroud of and one which the Commander-in-Chiei Is
,orv THANKFUL for" The members of the stan VS.
tod the posts in a body and travelled near! eis"'
hundred miles TO make the visitations
Tho Donartment of Rhode Island will present the
nsme Of Colonel Daniel r. b. Allen, past oe
partment commander, 10 the THIRTEEN -Na"o',"'
rncan,nment for Commander-in-Chief Inc ue-
nartment will be well represented at 81 lau' ny
n large delegation of past department COMMANDERS
ard comrades OF the Department Of Rhode Island
Tho routes they have chosen will he 10y wa! Vi
Fitchburc and the West Shore ROAD 10 bcuo'
thence by the Michigan Central to chicago anu os
the Great Western TO St Paul pullman o"'s
have been engaged to carry the party 'n'ous"
without change.
c,rcular has been sent out by the officers of
the National Association Of Union ex-Prsoners OF
War calling attention TO the fact that the twenty
fourth annual convention of the ASSOCIATION VIII
be held in St Paul Mimi. from August 81 10 sep
tember g. The headquarters or the ASSOCIATION ioi
the four DAYS Of the meeting will be the Court
house building In St Paul, where the ex-prisone'S
are requested to call and register soon as they
arrive in the city The annual parade of the as
ISOLATION will bc on Tuesday. September l. ana 'he
ex-prisoners will be Joined in the parade by the
Naval Veterans and other Grand Army organiza-
lions II is expected that the parade will start at
10 a. M and that the route of march will be two
miles long Members of he association are eN-
pected to meet at the headquarters half an hour
before the time of starting the parade.
The campfire Of Union ex-Prisoners of War VIII
Ia omen at 5 n m in the Auditorium on September
An address Of welcome by Frank b. Doran OF
the Minnesota association. representing the Gen
eral Citizens Committee. will be replied TO by the
presiding officer of the National associatloR AZ
dresses VII pe nag ny ~, - SIiss and Others
The officers Of the National Association OF l mon
ex-Prisorers Of War are George W Grant, Prs IT,
John s Ferguson, chaplain: Louis X forteScue
historian. and stephen VI. Long, secretary ana
Colonel j. S Graham Department Commander
of the Grand Army of the Republic. state OF New
York. has selected the West SHORE kalroau as thc
official route for delegates and their friends VINO
will attend the National Encampmcnt ri the Grand
Army Of the Republic at St Paul Sci !ember TO D.
A special train consisting OF elSht Masner slScP-
ing-cars and coaches, will leave Now-Nork on sat
urday. August g. at a m, Stepping at the prin-
through TO ST. Paul without change veterans.
sons OF veterans and parties desiring TO take part
in this cncamprnent can take advantage Of the
special srrangeronts made by Commander Graham
with the West Shore Railroad \ rate of one fare
for tho round trip has been made from all points
Comma nder-in- Chief Walker OF the Grand Army
Of the Republic. in his last general order. has APP
Conn. president of the National Commandery of
the Naval Veterans. and specially designated him
TO take charge of a campfire or, as the sailors
call IT, dog watch. entertainment at St Paul in
encampment week.