Rock Island Argus., 1898-07-18
THE OFFICIAL ORDERS,
Calling Of the Illinois U. v. U.
to the Rock Island
Encampment.
FROM DEPARTMENT COMMANDER

Proposed National Gathering and Re-
fers in Patriotic Terms to the Sig
nificance of the Great August Re-
union.
Department Commander f. NJ. Will
cox. of the Illinois Union Veterans
Union, has sent out the following
with reference to the coming national
encampment to be held in Rock Island
in August:
Headquarters Department of Hi
nois, Union Veterans Union. Rock
Island, H., July 15, 1S9S-One by
one our comrades are entering that
green tent whose curtain never out
ward swings" Year by year our
ranks are thinned by the ruthless
schythe of time. Comrades. let us
touch elbows once again before we
shall break ranks forever. Let us
once more tell the story of heroic
deeds in the times that tried men 5
souls.
The national encampment of the
Union Veterans Union will be held
at Rock Island, H., from Aug. to II
inclusive. Come one, come all, and
make this encampment the most
memorable in the history of the or
der. The citizens of Rock Island,
Davenport and Moline have spared no
expense or work to make this meet
ing enjoyable to everyone. The prin-
cipal features of general interest will
be Il mammoth camp fire in Daven-
port; grand war concert in Rock Isl
and; trolley car parade through the
three cities to the famous Black Hawk
Watch Tower; a trip to the arsenal,
where the government has 2,504 men
employed in turning out equipments
for our army, and steamboat excur-
sion on the Father of Waters.
The hotel rates per day will be as
follows: Harper house, $3.50:
Rock Island house. 81; CONNER
cial house, 81; Kimball house, Daven-
port, $3.50 and So; St. James. Daven-
port, 81; keator house, Moline. 81 80
and 81; Windsor, Davenport, 81.
Other hotels will entertain for 81. If
necessary, private houses will enter
tain for 81. The national headquarters
and the department headquarters will
be at the Harper house. 1t will also
be the headquarters of the Woman s
Union Relief Union. Reports of com
mands, with per capita tax, are due at
the adjutant generals Office not later
than July %. 1t is hoped that this
department will not be compelled tc
report any command as delinquent.
Delegates to the encampment should
| be selected at once, and their name.
reported to these headquarters, from
which credentials will be promptly
issued. The department staff will re
port for duty to the adjutant genera
at department headquarters.
| With sorrow we announce the deatl
of Gen. ID. W. Wardrop, department
commander Of Massachusetts. Tn,
sympathy of this department is ex
tended to the bereaved family anc
mourning friends.
The general commanding desires
hereby to express his thanks to th'
comrades for the favors he has re
ceived at their hands and to the gen
eral-in-chief for his courteous con
sideration.
Your department commander re
Gently visited Washington and had al
interview with our comrade, Presi
dent Mckinley, in regard to his at
tendance at our national encampment
He promised to be with us if possible
and will feel very much disappointe,
if he is unable to attend. On accoun
of the unfortunate circumstances o
the war, we fear that he will be un
liable to attend.
| The comrades of the Grand Arm,
of the Republic are cordially invited
to participate with us in all the pub
lie exercises of the encampmcnt.
| All who bear the proud title of oil,
soldier are heartily invited to Join us
+. NJ. WILCOX.
Department Commander