The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-14
TO find COMRADES,
Excellent Arrange.
ments for G. A. R.
Encampnent.
SYSTEM OF REGISTRATION.
Reception Committee Of
$4,000 Resident
Soldiers.
SYSTEM OF REGISTRATION.


no trouble for the veterans, who at
tend the 93d national encampment. Of
the Grand Army of the Republic to be
held in this city the first week in Sep
TENDER, to find each other. The most
complete system of registration ever
adopted will be used, so that the COM
rades are sure of meeting and falling
into each others arms. BY the system,
man may find where an old friend
is located in a few minutes, and this
will be of the greatest Importance to
the veteran who comes to the, city q
stranger and alone.
He can get the information he needs
without any loss of time. The way
that it is to be accomplished is this: The
registration committee, of which Har-
! ry L. Neall is the head, have arranged
1000 recertaeles designating regiments,
! war vessels, etc., giving accommoda-
! lions for 100000 names. These recepta-
| cles are Ia inches wide and IA inches
| long, and are to be hung up against
a wall, in tiers of five, starting two
feet from the floor and running up to
about seven feet. A quick calculation
|
about $50 feet in length of wall space.
That space will be divided into states
regular soldiers and navy and marine
corps and then sub-divided according
to the individual organizations fur
i nlshed under those heads or by ships;
| all that man will have to do will BE-
to go to the grand division in which
his conrade enlisted, whether the state
1 or the United States service, and when
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certain the number or the name of the
regiment.
The regiments will be arranged nu-
merioally, so in order. In them will be
the name OF every comrade, a resident
of this city and Camden. with the home
address of EACH He win likewise find
the name of every visiting comrade
who has registered with his hotel or
| headquarters in Philadelphia during
the national encampment. Parts of this
| wall space win also be set aside for
the army headquarters, corps head
quarters and division and brigade
headquarters, so that the comrades who
! served as commanding or staff officers
| in these various grand ub-divisions Of
| the armies may be also located in the
same way. If the veteran knows the
/ name of the man he is after, but does
not know the name of the organization
| In which he served, all he has to do Is
1 to fill up a little inquiry blank ready
/ for his use and hand it to the attend
ant ready to serve him and by means
Of the card index, the comrade, whether
a resident or a visitor, can be speedily
located, If he is registered.
I To accomplish that the committee
have provided an alphabetical index,
divided into 5000 subdivisions by the
use of the vowel sounds. 1t will take
one hundred card index drawers to hold
them. In order to handle such a large
number of names. the committee are
not going to use the regular card in
dex drawer, but have provided a ia
BILE, 30 feet long and five feet wide, on
which these drawers will be placed
By that means, they will not have to
pull out the drawers to find name,
Il but will be ready at all times to be con-
suited without further movement. 1t
i will not take more than two minutes
from the time the inquiry blank Is
i handed TO the attache until the inform
alton is given, provided the name has
i been registered.
/ The comrade will thus find a recep-
ton committee aggregating $4,000 resi-
dent comrades, each Of them ready and
lanxiously waiting to greet his old army
associates. What that greeting will be,
and what kindly attention will be
shown the stranger, can only be known
and appreciated by one who has per-
formed soldiers duty in time of war.
and who has formed soldiers friend
ship. War is the highest of all pro-
fessiofs. It's trials, experiences and
lhardships try to the utmost mems abil-
Titles, courage and kindness, and there
fore the friendships thus formed are
based upon sterling worth and heart
felt appreciation
Heretofore, the registers at the en-
n q m ont l1DINr ka1 -
lportance, by reason of the difficulty of
the registration, or hunting for names
unfortunately entered that a large
number of the comrades made no at
tempt whatever to announce their pres
ence, and then more than half the
pleasure and the advantage of these
great gatherings were lost to many Of
those who attended, and for that rea-
son also others have been heretofore
deferred from attending the national
lencampment. Philadelphia is always
lopen-handed and full-hearted, and on
this occasion she expects to Guido her
lseK. Comrades, royal welcome awaits
Iyou.
Room III, in the city hail. has been
ntted up by the registration commit
tee for their use. This really comnrises
three large apartments on the ground
hoor, located on the west side of the
municipal palace and directly opposite
the entrance to Broad street station and
but three blocks from the Reading ter
mlnal. These apartments will be kept
open, day and night, during the en-
eampment and there will be numerous
attendants, so that every veteran can
be given prompt attention. The main
station Of the committee having charge
Of the bureau of information win be in
Broad street, just below Market, and
ADJOINING the building of the Third ma
tional bank. The main public comfort
station will be in ground floor apart
ments, on the east side of the CITY hall.
EVERY accommodation will be provided
Tor comrades and the members of their
families. The grouping Of these three
important stations will be found very
advantageous to the visitors; all being
within stones throw of each and close
TO the railroad stations.
1t Is, of course, assumed that by this
Tune the visiting posts and delegations
nave secured their quarters. If not, the
Time Is very short for the purpose and
immediate application should be made
TO the committee on accommodations,
southwest corner Fifth and Chestnut
streets, Philadelphia, stating explicitly
what Is wanted and the number to be
provided for.
CHURCH FELLOWSHIP.
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