The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-05-20
4 GRAND REUNION.
Official Announcement as to
the Buffalo Encampment.
Appointment of Aids.

Inc conditions imposed by the 3utn Naul0nai
Encampment in relation to the holding of the
| next National Encampment having been COM
piled with as nearly as it is possible to do so.
Commander. in-Chief T. S. Garrison, in Gen
eral Order No z, issued from National Head
quarters. Omaha Neb., announces that it will
be held in Buffalo during the week beginning
Monday, Aug. 3d.
The meeting from present Indications prom
Uses to be one of the largest ever held. The
parade will take place on Wednesday, Aug. %
The route will be less than two miles in length,
over streets paved with asphalt. and mostly
shaded by large trees. The Encampment will
convene in business session on Thursday, Aug
26.
The President of the United States, Comrade
William Mckinley, has accepted the invitation
of Commander-in- Chief Clarkson, and has
promised to be present. This is very crafty
ing to the comrades.
Rates of ono cent per mile within all ter
rtory east of Chicago, and one fare for the
round-tlip within all territory west Of Chicago
has been secured by the Committee on Trans
portation, with limit of 30 days on most OF
the roads.
The demand for quarters and accommoda-
tions is already very large, and it is recon-
mended that Department Commanders esti-
mate as nearly as possible the number going
from their Departments, and communicate with
Comrade D. H. Turner, General Secretary,
Elicott Square, Buffalo.
All regimental and other veteran associa-
tions desiring to hold Reunions during the
week should correspond with Charles ID. Zacher,
Chairman of the Committee OH Reunions.
The Chaplain in Chief is very DESTROYS that
prompt and complete reports shall be made by
sill Post Chaplains to their Department Chap
lains Immediately after Memorial Day upon
the manner in which the day was observed by
their Post and the community. Post Com.
manders are to give this matter their personal
attention, if necessary, and see that reports are
forwarded promptly by the Chaplains. These
reports are to be consolidated by the Depart
ment haplains, and forwarded to the Chaplain
in-Chief without delay.
COL. GARRISON MAKES APPOINTMENTS.
Commander. in Chief Clarkson announces the
appointment of Comrades Edward c. SWEET,
Portland, Me-; F. G.. Woodruff, st. Louis, Mo-,
aud c. S. Deering PlankintOn, S. D., as Aids
Oh Military Instruction in the Public Schools.
The following Aids have been appointed:
California and Nevada-T. F. Laycock. Los
Angeles; !. Manning King, Salinas City; A.
w. Barrett. Sacramento; h. w. Mortimer and
C. Mason Kline, San Francisco.
Connecticut-Francis B. Allen, Hartford.
Georgia.. L. Randall. Fort Mcpherson F.
R. Barford, Atlanta; r. E. Mansfield, Charles
ton, S. C.
Illinois-B. l. Flagg. Waukegan; James 81.
Hubbard. Charles II. Tebbetts, Henry G. Hoff-
man, c. F. Mat.eson, G. G. Pierce, II. II. Gage,
and H. c. Cook, Chicago.
Iowa-W. L. McCleilsnd, Ottumwa.
Louisiana and Mississippi-A. 8. Badger and
Charles II. Shute New Orleans.
Maine-Samue H. Pilsbury, Kittery, and g.
E. Andrews, Portland.
Massachusetts-George M. Fiske. Newton;
Horace N. Bracket, Rockland; E. G.Winches-
ter. Gloucester; Augustus Wright, Arlington;
Eldrilge I. Small, swampscott; W. d. Abbott.
E. A. Ramsey, William d. Ewing, and Louis ].
Shepard, Boston.
Michigsn-James A. Green. Bay City, and
John Seel, Benton Harboy.
Minnesota-Hngh Longstaf and A.W. Guild,
Minneapolis: N. ]. johnson, Austin; w. b.
Summers. st. Paul; C. II. Bennett, Ppestone.
Missouri. O. Engleman, BENZ. A. Suppan,
and John H. Terry, st. Louis.
New Jerscy-Samuel w. Disbrow and VIM.
s. Lambert, Newark.
New York-Wiliam J. Morgan. Albany;
Louis P. Reichert, Buffalo; James A. Roberts.
Albany; Louis p. Boyer Buffalo; Louis L.
Robbins, Nyack; d. NJ. Perine. Fulton; E. r.
Comstock, Rochester; Grumpy Bolton, Lam
singburg; E. W. Pipe. Brooklyn.
Ohio. B. Sprague. Clyde.
Oklahoma-S. G. A. Fields. Crescent.
Oregon-O. Summers, Portland; James P.
Shaw, Portland.
Pennsylvsuia-Cyrus King Union City;
Robert c. Clark, Scranton; E. G. Campbell.
Greensburg; Frank NJ. Coleman, Reading
John NJ. Ray, Pittsburg.
Potomac. J. Purman, Thomas NJ Vincent,
Aaron Baldwin, James B. Carter aud d. NJ.
Goodacre, Washington, d. C.
Rhode Isand-Geo. F. Woodley, c. Henry
Alexander, aud Gideon Spencer. Providence.
The Commander-n-Chief regretfully an
nounces the death Of Comrade Elijah Sells.
Past Commander of the Department of Utah,
at Salt Lake City. and of Comrade John c.
Hickey, Aid-de-Camp on the Staff of the Com
mander-in- Chief, at Mt. Sterling. Ill.