Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-22

ment. 1t will take no more than
two minutes from the time the in
quiry blank is handed to the attache
until the information is given. provid-
ed the name has been registered.
What is wanted now is this: There
are about 10000 comrades in Philadel-
phia and $500 in Camden, who are
members of posts and whose registra-
ton will be obtained through the post
adiutants. There are two thous-
and comrades in the two
cities who are not members of the
Grand Army of the Republic, and they
will also be registered, so that their
old friends may be able to find them.
Their names should be sent to the
Chestnut streets, or to the registration
committee, room III, City Hall.
The comrade will thus find a recep-
ton committee aggregating fourteen
thousand resident comrades. each of
them ready and anNiously 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 performed a. soldiers duty
i'll fine of war. and who has formed
soldiers friendship. War is the high
est OF all professions. Its trials, eX-
neriences and haidships try TO the
utmost mems abilities. courage and
kindness, and therefore the friend-
ships thus formed are based upon the
sterling worth and heartfelt apprecia-
ton. 1t viii be appreciated therefore
how anNious,y and eNpectantly the
Philadelphia comrades are waiting the
advent of their old associates, and
every veteran who can possibly come
Eshou'l not disappoint ais old comrades,
tblt naliea special effort to be present
Hale general committee is eNerting
every effort to accomplish this end and
the registration committee is. busy
registering the names of those who
! viii be in attendance.
| The plan pursued is TO correspond
| WITH the organization. whether posts
CT regilGental associations, which have
/! sionifieG their intention of coming 10
1 The encampment. aud forwarding 10
them sufficient cards at least ten days
before the opening OF the encamp-
neni The difficulty viii, however, be
Etc get the names of those who will
come.
/ The plan to be pursued outside of the
city is 10 correspond with the organi-
cations. whether posts or regimental
associations. which have signifed their
|inten:ion of coming TO the encamp-
ment and forwarding, 10 them suffice
lent cards at least ten days before the
opening of the encampment. The diff
| ficulty will be to get the names OF
those who will come individually and
every comrade who reads this article
\ should make MP his mind that the nee
cssary part OF his coming here is to be
registered. or he will lose half the
pleasures to be enjoyed. Under all
the systems OF registrations hereto
4 fore in use at encampments, n man had
to go to Headquarters Of all the orgat-
iZations with. which he may have sery-
ed during the war. Under the Phila
delphia system he will only have to
| fill up as many spaces as he has serv-
ed with different organizations. The
card on which he will do this is per-
forated. The attendant breaks it along
the perforations and each of the spaces
is filed with the proper organizations;
i so bv means of this one card he regis
ters himself in every regiment he was
connected with and is sure to be found
if wanted. BY this system of registra-
ton. if a man will register, he makes
it possible not only TO be found him
self. but he makes it possible, also,
| for him to find Others. Heretofore, the
registers at the encampment have been
| of SO little Importance, by reason OF
| the difficulty of the registration, or
lhuntinr for names Unfortunately en-.
tered, that large number, of the com
rades made no attempt whatever to an
4 nounce their presence, and then more
i than half the pleasure and the advan-
I'tage of these great gatherings were los
10 MANY of those who attended. and
for that reason also, others have beer
heretofore deferred from attending
the national encampment. Philadel
| pliia is always open-handed and full
| hearted. and on this occasion she eN
poets to Guido herself. Comrades, !;
roval welcome awaits you.
I Room's171 in the city hall has beer
! fitted up by the registration commit
Zee for the'r use. This really com
prises three large apartments on tbs
ground floor, located on theawest side
of the municipal palace and directly
4 opposite1the entrance to Broad stree
4 station aud but hree blocks from thu
Reading terminal. These apartment:
will be kept open. day and night, dur
ing the encampment, and there will bt
numerous attendants, so that every
veteran can be given prompt attention
lhe main station of the comnitte,
having charge of the bureau of infor
nation will be in Broad street, just be
| 1o,, Narl-o of opI odioi,,1pfr tho buil1;nr