Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-08-05
GRAND ARMY PLANS.
Arrangements Completed for the National
Encampment IN Buffalo.

army OF the RepcDile nave completeu
their arrangements for tho annual en-
csmpment, which will bv held 10
Buffalo. beginning ON August 23d, and
COMMANDMENT Chief 4, S. Clarkson Of
Omaha, Neb., has issued the following
general orders for that occasion, which
WILDE of interest to all members OF the
Grand Army in Delaware;
The commander in chief, escorted By
the department commander, the dele.
gates and comrades of the Department
OF Nebraska will leave Omaha on Satur-
day, August 2lst. at 9 p. M. by special
train, via Chicago & North Western
railroad aud thence via the New York,
Chicago & ST. Louis Nickel Plate)
railway to Buffalo, arriving at that city
on Monday, August 22d, at 8 a. m.
National headquarters at Omaha will
close on Saturday. August 2lst, and
will reopen at the Hotel Irnquois,
Buffalo, N. y, Monday, August 23d,
at 10 a. m. The executive committee
OF the national council of administra-
tion will meet at Hotel lroquois,
| Buffalo, at II m., August Odd. The
national council OF administration will
meet at Hotel Iroquois, Buffalo, on
Tuesday, August Gath, at 2 p. m. De-
| partmeut commanders will meet the
commander-in chief at Hotel IroquoiB,
Bufalo, Tuesday, August 9th, at 4 p.
M, for consultation aud final orders as
to parade and review. Assistant adju-
tants general of departments will report
to the acknowledgement at the Hotel
lroquOis, Immediately after their ar
rival in the city, the number of those
present OF their delegations, and tho
location OF their department head
quarters. Aidesde camp on the national
staff will report upon their arrival to
Comrade j.. Cory Winans, chief of
staff, at Hotel Iroquois, for instruc-
tons. Comrade Winans. chief OF staff.
will have charge Of the formation OF
the staff in the parade.
The delegate badges of the encamp-
ment will be delivered by the adjutant.
general at the Hotel Iroquuis on Tues
day, Oath to the assistant adjutant-
general of each department or other
| properly authorized officer who will re-
ceipt TO him for the same.
The committee on credentials will
consist of the adiutant- general and
Comrades j. NJ. Vernon, Illinois
Henry a. Heath, Wisconsin; A. ..
| Engelman, Missouri; John +. Evans,
Nebraska, who will be- in session at
national headquarters to receive creden-
tiuls and report Of those present. Prompt
report to this committee is necessary.
The 3lst National Epaampment Of the
Grand Army Of the Renubnc will as
semhle in Music Hall, Buffalo, N. Y,
on Thursday, August 26th, at o'clock,
a. m. AS there is much business to
come before the encampment its sessions
will be CALLED to order promptly at the
hours named.
The annual parade will take place on
Wednesday, August 25th, and will move
at 10 o'clock, a. M, sharp, from Main
street and the Terrace. in columns OF
platoons of eight files front, half dis.
lance. Tho reviewing stand will he at
the Circle and will he designated by
the national colors. Comrade William
Mckinley, President of the United
States and other distinguished COM
rades will review the column with the
commander in chief. When passing in
review all color. bearers will salute by
Dipping the colors. Department aud
post commanders will salute; comrades
in ranks will not salute. The march
lug time Of the column will be 100 steps
to the minute, and no faster
Having passed the reviewing stand
department commanders will review
their comrades at Jersey street and
Porter avenue dishanding them ON
streets parallel to Niagara street. Street
cars in immediate vicinity will carry
comrades down town
Circulars containing full details and
order OF formation and parade. with
blue prints of route, will be issued by
Con. r. q. Doyle, Buffalo, assistant
Acknowledgement in charge of parade,
and sent to department commanders OF
may be had at national headquarters.
All officers and aides desiring to be
mounted should at once engage their
mounts through the assistant adjutant.
general of their respective departments.
1t will be impossible TO procure them
il delayed until arrival in Buffalo.
Every effort il being made by the
citizens OF Buffalo TO make this moat
interesting and successful encampmeni
and every indication points to an IN.
usual attendance: therefore it is all the
more necessary that department com.
manders should communicate with
Comrade ID. II. Turner, secretary,
Buffalo. at once, setting forth probable
number from their departments that
will attend, frea quarters required, il
any, location of headquarters and al
necessary and important Items remem
herring that with the vast numbers ar
irving it will be very difficult to ar.
range details then unless previously
advised.
Associations desiring to hold re-
unions, IL not already arranged for
should communicate at once with d.
/ II. Turner, secretary, Buffalo, and ar
/ range for time and PLACE.
J In order that interesting points in
, and around the city may be leisurel,
visited, and the reunion features full
taken advantage of, comrades are urgeC
to comp early, before the great crowd o
sight-seers arrive.
Camp fires will be held in severa
large halls each evening, at whicl
, prominent speakers will deliver adj
dresses. Comrade William McKiuIe,
, has accepted the invitation to speak a
i one or more places on Tuesday evening
:, tho cath.
\ The following staff appointments ar
!, hereby announced, and tho comrades q
: appointed will be oOeyed and respectel
accordingly;
Assistant adiutant general. l.
Bennett OF Chicago. Ill.
3 Aides on military instruction--fo
the Department of Utah, n. w. Tat
luck of Salt Lake City; Department q
s Virginia and North Carolina, Charlie
: Mcdonald of Portsmouth, Va, vice J
J. W. Stebbins, elected department com
It mander.
. To be aides de. camp California an
J. Nevada, Charles T. kice of Riverside
y lllinois-J II. Crowder OF Beth
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