The Portland daily press., 1899-07-11

New York, bring 100 and 100 members
respectively. All arrangements with
these posts have been perfected, and Il Is
not expected that there win be many la
dies to be provided for Lafayette Post u
to be escorted to the hotel By the 0ira.d
bring It's own band. The St. Louis COM
mand. by-ths-way, IL considered ons Of
the most "swaager' In the Grand Army.
1t will have its headquarters In Parlor v,
the hotel banqueting hall, on the first
floor, fronting the Union league, nt
Broad and SAMSON streets. The post will
bring its own banner, an immense and
stretched across Broad street, and is 20
lend the finishing touch to the magnih-
cent decorations Colonel Baker Is to Law
ish on the hotel, inside and out. These
decorations, IL must be added, are a strict
secret for the present, the Lafayette's APP
pfehension being that some other house
may try TO rival IL In beauty Of ornamen-
tation. The members Of Ransom Post
have great reputation as hosts and
they will probably do a great deal Of en-
tertaining while they are here.
The command that has been accepted
for the Stratford 10 Columbia Post, Of
Chicago, one Of the richest in the coun-
try. The rooms throughout the hotel
will be beautined with flowers, and the
Chicago men will be surrounded with so
much comfort that they will be persuaded
they did well to leave home for IL. All
that has been attempted at the
Bellevus is TIE providing Of some Of
the magnificent dinners for which the
house is famous Three have been
Will have an affair demanding from
% to so covers. New York post is
down for banquet. at which the diners,
among them Governor Roosevelt, will
number nearly one hundred.
E. w. Kingsley Post, lib. OF Boston,
will be at the Walton hotel, and its menu
bership includes Governor Walcot, Gen.
eral Blackmar. W. Wallis Waugh, of the
Home Journal; General Charles II. Tay-
Tor, OF the Boston Globe; and General
Edwin II. Woods, of the Boston Herald.
In all, the command numbers $50 promi-
nent Bostonians, and most of them will
be accompanied by their wives.
Bosworth Post and other members and
friends OF the Department OF Maine, will
be at the New Grant Apartment House,
Sth and Spring Garden streets. This
house Is now undergoing extensive re-
pairs, and will be reopened for the occa-
sion, refitted and newly furnished from
top to bottom. William II. Smart Post
of Cambridge. and II. q. Berry Post of
Maiden, Mass, will also be at the New
Grant, and the boys from the Pine Yree
among old friends The Department OF
Maine secured first choice OF rooms and
new beds will be used in all OF them. no
cots being used. Large airy rooms with
two double beds accommodating four
comrades will be $500 and excellent
meals will be furnished at IS cents each.
Comrades preferring TO take their meals
elsewhere can suit themselves at any OF
the excellent restaurants with which Phil
adelphia abounds. All comrades of the
Department OF Maine intending to 90
should notify the Assistant Adjutant
General at once, as available acoommoda
lions are limited and the earliest appll.
oants will have the flrst CHOICE The fare
for the round trip win not exceed $40 OF
and further particulars will be promul-
gated In general orders as soon as q few
remaining details are arranged this week.
Excursions from Philadelphia to Gettys.
burg. Washington. Cape May, Atlantic
City and other points OF Interest are in
progress Of arrangement at nominal
prices.
The indications point to Chicago as the
next meeting place of the National En-
campment, and Omaha. Denver and San
Francisco are urging strong claims, sc
that it will be several years before the
veterans OF the East can again attend a
National Enoampment of the q. A. X
at as small an expense OF time and mon ~
as In this year.
~ Comrades of Bosworth Post who con.
template making the trip are requested to
attend the Post meeting on Friday even.
ing of this week.