Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-02-14
OFFICIAL CALL.
For the Twelfth Yearly Encampment of
the q. A. r., Department of Montana.

For the Twelfth Yearly Encampment of
the q. A. r., Department of Montana.
The following is the official call of
Commander Robert E. Fisk for the
Montana department to meet in Boze.
man, April 9, next:
General Orders, No. ).
Headquarters Department of Montana
q. \. r., Office of the Commander,
Helena, Mont, Feb. s, 1855.
l. The Twelfth Yearly Encampment t
of the Grand Army of the Republic,
Department of Montana, will convene
at BoZeman on Thursday, April 8, 1896,
at the hour OF 1880 a. III. Sessions will
follow through the day and evening and
forward to the time that the encamp-
ment declares the official business com
pIeted and the annual meeting closed.
IL. The commander, prior to the is.
suance Of these orders, consulted, first
with VIM. English post, No. 10, this
year the entertainer of the department: !:
second, with the members of the council
Of administration, as the rules and regu-
latiOns prescribe, with the result that a
unanimous agreement was reached as to
the date Of the enCampmeLt, announced
IN paragraph |.
3. Assurances received from the local
comrades the hosts of the occasion
warrant the statement that ample accom-
mOdallons, at reduced rater, will be pro-
vided. not only for the Grand Army
comrades who attend the encampment,
but for one and all Of he membership of
the Woman'e Relief Corps--our auxiliary
socie Whose annual assemblage at
BOZeman will be appointed ior the same
date.
4. Seasonable arrangements will be
made by the proper department officer
for special rates Of transportation to and
from the enCampmeut. 1t Is expected
that fares over the several railways
within the department will be granted
on terms d. favorable as any heretofore
conceded the order on similar occasions.
Future orders will announce the rate
probably one and one -tfth fare for the
round trip,
5. 1t is important that post Rdiutants
should ascertain at rs early day e
practicable the number Of comrades.
members of auxiliary socie.i,s and
friends, who purpose to be pr sat 1t
the encampment, and report the sane
to the assistant adJutGat general. EI. S,
Walker, Helena.
s, There is particular incentive to 9
large attendance of the comrades at the
encampment-tnis twelfth annual rt-
union of the veterans of our widely sep
arated membership. Every year more
and more sWells the number of comrades
who are called away, and the time is not
far off when the final aesemblage of the
war soldiers of 6l-J will come. Not 60
great throng of comrades as that of
1895 will probably ever again meet in the
department OF Montana. Theirs will be
a cordial, hearty, fraternizing welcome
at Bozeman-a hoepitable and long to be-
reDem bered greeting-a red letter event
in the history of the Grand Army in this
commonwealth. The comrades realize
that none others in the broad land stand
higher IN their country's consecrated
order, and that every individual mem
ber shares in the honorable
prestige which his department has
won. Montana at the Head of the De-
partments," is the proud record inscribed
at national headquarters. For second
time the past year the adjutant general
comedies this high honor to the depart
ment OF Montana--a foremost place only
once before attained since the formation
of the order in this state. With rejoic
ing hearts the Montana comrades viii
gather together and celebrate the honorl
that are justly theirs. The commander
congratulates the executive staff. the
commanders and other officers of posts
and all contributing agencies to the de
partment organization, that the Crane
Army of Montana holds fast to the first
place and that there is no disposition
anywhere shown to let 60. Let us al
meet and grasp hands on the 9th O
April at Bozemsn. By command of
ROBERT E. FISK, Commander.
ED s. WALKER, Asst. Adjutsnt Gen.