The National tribune., 1897-08-19
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE LADIES,

The women's organizations connected with
the Grand Array Of tho Republic will be enter
| tained with ;he most lavish hospitality during
| Encampment weel-. Mrs. Robert +. Atkins.
| Chairman of the Committee on Accommoda-
lions. reports that the work Of her committee
has been practically completed, and the follow
| ing assignments made: New York and Michi-
| gan at the lift House, Rhode Island at lois
Main street, South Dakota al la Allen street.
Missouri and Nebraska at the Women's Chris
tan Association. kentucky al 80 Niagara street,
and Ohio at SS1 Main street. Concert Hall
will be the Headquarters of the Corps.
The Ladies of the G. 4. E., of which body Mrs.
Katherine Hirst is National President. will
| hold meetings in the Y. NJ. c. A. Building, at
Mohawk and Pearl streets. The Headquarters
of the organization will be at the Iroquois.
DEPa RTMENT PREPARATIONS.
Commander A. ]. Tharp is working hard to
! get Kentucky comrades in.o line at Buffalo,
and in last General Orders, Just issued, he
urges every member who possibly can attend
to be present at the opening of the Encamp-
ment. that the Blue Grass State may be we'll
represented. Headquarters train will leave
Richmond, Aug. 22, and connect at CINCINNATI
with the Louisville train bearing other COM
rades. Free quarters can he secured at Buffalo
by writing Col. Cyrus II. Bliss Louisville, Ky.
Commander rharp and staff can be found at the
Kentucky Camp" on the Terrace, at the foot
of Eagle street. three blocks from National
Headquarters
There is possibility that Kentucky may lose
two Delegates to the National Encampment
There are on the rolls of the Department 2l9
Posts from which reports were due June 30
The Assistant Adjutant-General had received
only half when the last order was issued.
South Dakota Headquarters train will leave
the State Aug. 81, owing to the refusal of the
railroads to sell tickets alter that date
Headquarters train of the Tennessee Depart
ment will leave Chattanooga at 7:45 p. ~,
Aug. 81.
Pennsylvania Headquarters will be in Hotel
lroquois
Wisconsin Headquarters train will leave
Madison, Aug. %, at o'clock a. IN. Head
quarters will be at the Tiff Hotel.
Commander Livingston Scott, in last General
Orders, again urges comrades to attend the
Buffalo Encampnent. Department Headquar-
tiers will be at the New Tiff House. Parlor 234,
where comrades are invited to register. COM
mander Scott will commence the Grand
Rounds" Immediately upon his return from
Buffalo, and asks the Department officers and
staff to accompany him upon these official visits.
believing that the presence OF a large number
OF comrades on these occasions is pleasing and
beneficial to the Posts
The Department of New Jersey is getting in
line for the Encampment, and Commander
Sands Will head an imposing column OF over
1000 men in the great parade. This Depart
ment has mem bership of about 6, 600.
Bishop Post %, Defiance O.. has secured
quarters corner Hickory and Sycamore Streets
and will attend the Encampment in body.
special train has been chartered, and it is
the desire of the comm ttee to have Defiance
County represented in the parade by at least
100 veterans
Headquarters of the Department of Indiana
will be in Rooms 122 and l24, Hotel Iroquois.
School Building No. b. Oak street near
Genesee, has been secured for sleeping quar-
ters and comrades will report to Comrade ].
q. Essington, who will DO in charge.
DEPARTMENT DOINGs.
The semi-annual report of the Wisconsin De-
psrtment shows a loss of 149 members. While
this decrease is by one-half less than for the
quarter preceding, it is cause of regret to the
Commander, who urges the necessity of vigor-
Gus efforts to recover the loss.
At a recent meeting of Lafayette Post, l40,
New York City, Senior Vice Commander Josiah
c. Long was chosen Commander to fill the un-
expired term occasioned by the death of Com
mander L. w. Meade. At this meeting also
there was presented to the Post. by the Ameri-
can Numismatic and Genealogical Society, of
New York. largesize bronze medal, q souvenir
of the dedication of the Grant Monument on
April q. On one side of the medal is an exact
copy of the Monument, on the other . side view
of (,eu Grant