The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-21
HEARTY WELCOME.
Philadelphia's Recep-
ton to the Boys
in Blue,
PROGRAM OF The WEEK.
Elaborate Preparations Be-
ing Made BY
Citizens.
PROGRAM OF THE WEEK.


and the 3Sd national encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic will be in
order at Philadelphia, and the commit
tee in charge announce that there is
every prospect of big attendance.
There will be accommodations for 10, 900
men in tents, with cots for four men in
each. The camp will be pitched in Fair
mount park, on beautiful plateau of
2S acres, overlooking the charming
Schuylkill, with the city in the distance.
1t will be accessible from all parts of
the town at all hours of the day and
night, and will be guarded by a battal-
ion Of the Sons Of Veterans. In the
heart of the city there will be free
quarters for fully 10000 additional COM
rades, so that all who come will be sure
to be cared for.
The complete program for the week
as just revised and announced by the
general committee, is as follows:
Monday, Sept. 4-Receptions at the
railroad stations of visiting posts AMI
delegations; 2.3O p. m.-parade OF
naval veterans.
TUESDAY, 10 a. m.-parade of the
Grand Army of the Republic. Eve
ning-Academy of Music, Broad and
Locust streets, official welcome to the
national encampment, G. A. r., and
national conventions of the Woman S
Relief Corps, ladies of the G. A r.,
Army nurses, Naval Veterans, Prison
ers of War Association, u. S. Signal
Corps Association, Sons of Veterans,
and complimentary to the contributors
to the entertainment fund
Wednesday, and ThurSdaV tiOnal
encampment and conventions:
Grand Army Of the Republic-Grand
opera house, Broad street and Mont
gomery avenue.
Naval Veterans-St. Georges hall,
18th and Arch streets
Union eX-Prisoners of War-Odd Fell
lows temple, Broad and Cherry streets.
Woman's Relief Witherspoon
building, Walnut street, east of Broad
street.
Ladies of the G. A. R.-Y. NJ. c. A.
building, Chestnut and 18th streets.
Ladies Auxiliary, Naval Veterans
Lecture room, Y. M. C. A. building,
Chestnut and 18th streets.
National Army Nurses Association
Fidelity Life Insurance building, Broad
and Cherry streets.
Daughters of Veterans-Hall of Post
100, 1868 Ridge avenue.
Reunions of military and naval Or
ganizations-Corps, division and regi-
mental associations will meet in the
buildings assigned to the army with
which they were connected, at the hours
named in circular to be issued by COM
mittee on camp fires and reunions, John
M. Vanderslice chairman.
Commands of armies of the Potomac,
of the James and West Virginia. Odd
Fellows temple, Broad and Cherry
lstreets.
Army of the Cumberland-First regi-
ment armory, Broad and Callowhill
streets.
Armies of the Tennessee and the Ohio
State Fencibles armory, Broad above
Race street.
Naval Northwest corner
Broad and Vine streets.
General rendezvous-Indust hall.
Broad and Vine streets.
Wednesday, Sept. 6, 10 a. m.-Pa-
rade, Union ex-prisoners of war.
Evening Reception and dog watch"
National association of naval veterans,
Academy of Music, Broad and Locust
lstreets.
Receptions, Continental hall, Ninth
and Chestnut streets-Woman's Relief
Corps in ladies parlor, Daughters of
veterans in headquarters of G. A. R.,
ladies' of the G. A. r. and army nurses
in parlor c.
Thursday evening, Sept. Camp fire,
Union ex-prisoners of war, at the
Academy of Music, Broad and Locust
streets.
Camp fires-Camp fires will be held in
Camden, N. j., Germantown and at
other points in Philadelphia. The place
and time of meeting and speakers will
be published later.
Camp James A. Sexton, Thursday
evening-Grand display of fireworks at
camp in front of Belmont mansion,
Paramount park; band concert, war
time music, music each night
F'riday-Review of the North Atlantic
squadron, U. S. navy, Rear Admiral w,
L. Sampson commanding. The U. S,
revenue cutter fleet.
excursions on the Delaware river
leaving the piers stated on tickets at 10
O'Clock, complimentary to the members
OF the national encampment, G.. A. r
national associations of naval veterans,
national conventions W. r. c. and Ia.
dles OF the G. A. r., and other national
orsdnlzatlons and invited guests pass
ing the North Atlantic squadron tha
U. s. revenue cutter Fleet and other
vessels assigned for the occasion.
me vessels of the fleet will he i1I,,,,,i
lated py electric light each evening
Auinlsslon TO the vessels as to hours
ETC., Will be in accordance with r,,Ios
prescribed by the rear admiral com
nandlng. Vessels at League Island will
pc visited under rules presented hv
near ADMIRAL Silas Casey commanding
u ,. navy yard. Announcement of tbase
rules will be made in the daily nanars
President Mckinley, with severa 81
members of his cabinet, will he nresent
ana II is probable that the nresident
VIII attend one or more business sesS
SONS OF the encampment. Secretar,
HAY Is to read poem at the camnfire
among the latest Of the prominent
persons who have promised to attend
the encampment are Gen. G. M Dodga
OF New York, Col. r. Bruce Rickett Of
Leicketts battery fame, Col. Horatio G.
King OF Brooklyn, Capt. C. n Cierly
late commander of the battleshin ore
gon, and Gen. Wesley Merritt. cor.
fnander OF the east with headuuarters
on Governors Island, New York harhor
Acceptances have also been received
from Rear Admiral Philip, Rear Al
m1ral Rodgers and Engineer-in-Chief
George w. Melville of the navy and
Gen. d. Nom. Gregg Of the cavalry. who
did such good work at the battle OF
Gettysburg. u
will also be present.
Upon the day of the parade nearly
1000 school children will be placed upon
q grandstand at the city hall all mi
formed and grouped to represent the
national colors and the three letters n
A. r. The children will sing PATRIOTS
songs as the organizations pass by.
In the latest circular which has inst
been issued by the general COMMITTEES
on the encampment 1t is stated: All
comrades and their friends have. M
doubt, made arrangements for their
quarters, to which they win be directed
by official guides, thus avoiding DELAY
delphia; If not, application should he
made at once to the committee on ac-
commodatlons at the office Of the COM
mittee, stating explicitly the accomrno-
dations required whefher ho4a1a .has5