Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-17
General orders No. 8.
Headquarters National Command,
Union Veterans Union.
WASHINGTON u & SOM 10 1870

Union Veterans Union.
Washington D. G.. Sept. 10. 1900.
l. The fifteenth national cncampment
of the Union Veterans Union and the
WOman'S Veteran Relief tu.On thereof
will convene i'm the city of Washington.
D. g.. on Tuesday. October "a. and viii!
continue in session four days business
Of the greatest Importance to The order
will be transacted
H. The headquarters Of the command
er-in-chief will be established at the
Riggs house; The headquarters Of the
president OF the WOmdn'S Veteran Relief
Union AT the National Hotel.
HI The enCampment Will convene IN
the National Rifles armory. AT - o'clock.
Tuesday morning October "a. The Won
ans Veteran Relief Union will convene
lat thu Typographical Union han AZ IN
O'Clock. Tuesday morning, October "a.
HIT. The national executive committee
will meet at the Riggs house. On Monday.
October lst. at f. NJ.
". Aidcs-de-cump on the staff Of the
Communicated chief will ON their arrival
report to the assistant adiutant general
at headquarters.
NIL The committee on public comfort
has arranged To provide for those who
desire tn he together. Therefore. COM
radoS who wish 10 secure quarters in
body will please communicate with Col
ChdS III. WOrdcn. 3ll ID Street y. W.. ur
with Mr.. : y. Hege. 18th street and y.
y. avenue uf the committee on public
comfort Members Of the citizens recep-
non committee Will meet TIE conn ttt-~ a.
the dcpots and escort them to the hotels
etc. ana will furnish any desired intor-
nation.
VII Accommodation At an prices
from 50 cents to IS a dIy-ran he pro-
cured The rates at the principal hotels
Jre as fellows:
Arlington. American plan 81 and 81:
Fhbitt. American plan. s. and s. up; Ere
dOni3 American plan, one i'm room, -
two i'm room $50. National. American
plan. s.. Normandio. American plan. 81
oxford American plan; S. Europea a!
Riggs. American plan. 81; ). or in
room $50. Shoreham. American plan.
S35o up; ST. James. European plan. 81 up;
Ncndome. European plan. 81 up; Ameri-
can plan. s. up; TWO in room. American
plan. l.50
Besides the above there are numerous
minor hotels. boarding and lodging
houses where rates are much lower.
VIII. The rates of transportation. by
railroad. will he one and OnC-third fare
on the certificate plan. BY steamer.
owing t. the small number Of comrades
who would come that way. reduced rates
could NOT he secured.
IN. "omrade George T. Foote Of the
"a Rog't Loganp. Division of the Poto-
mae. Is hereby appointed assistant adju-
tant-gcneral. with the rank Of colonel.
He Will be oheYed and respected accord
ingly.
y. The following named comrades are
hereby appointed aides-de-camp on the
staff NJ the commandments with the
rank Nj colonel. ana assigned to duty in
their respective divisions. They will be
Oheycl ana respected accordingly:
j. Francis Hopper. lst Neb tViCkSbuTEI
Ohama. Neb.; James Donovan. 18th n.
Y. ,Hancock) New York. y. I'll. j. Alex
Montgomery. 9Th I'M. tFt. Donelson)
Quincy. I'LL; Byron 5. Dayton. 18th y. y.
tIFullcri Niddletown. y. ". w. +. Lewis.
18th y. " (Fullerl Middletown. y. Y..
John T. Gilman. 18th Me. elisha y.
jones' Brewer. Me. Charles II. French,
nth Me- elisha N jones' Brewer, Ne ;
H. II. Han. list VI. Geo. T. Hebardl
Chelsea VT: James Sandford lst vi.
Geo H. Hebardl Chelsea. VT: Luthe-
Calkens 26th Ohio tPhil Sheridan Find
lay Ohio NJ. Hogan, 18th Mass. Gettys-
burg) :. Boston, Mass; &. ChriStophe,
| King. 18th Mass.t Gettysburg S. Boston,
| Mass: Henry II. Bennett go Mass (Ste-
phen Thomasl Middleboro. Mass: A. s.
Conant. eth y. IL. d. T. Hartshorm 5.
| I.yndebOro. Mass; \. A. Kennedy. SD
! Ohio Casper Collins HillSboro o.: w.
! w. Halter. sd Ohio Casper CollinsD
| Hillsboro, o.; E. N. Insley, SD Ohio (Cas-
| per CollinsD HillsbOro. o.; Cotton Mather.
| SD Ohio Casper COlinsD Hillsboro. O.;
Stephen Dewitt. 5lst Mich. CIV. J. New
| combe) Sault Ste. Marie.
I XI. The attention of division COM
manders is directed to Sec. 5 y. S, of the
| constitution. relative to division encamp-
ment and orders promulgated according
Ily -. G. DRYENFORTH.
| Communicated Chief.
Official:
S. f.. HAMILTON, Adjutant-G General.