The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-08-23
"A GREAT
ENCAMPMENT
The Grand Army Of the Republic
to Meet in September.

9th the I4th Instants, Inclusive
Department Commander of New
Jersey Issues Orders.
| Orders have been issued by Comman-
der in Chief Leo Rassieur of the Grand
Army of the Republic, and John Law
renee, department commander for New
Jersey, announcing the program for the
thirty fifth national encampment, to be
held at Cleveland, O., Sept. 9, 10, 11,12.
ID and IA. Veterans from every state in
the Union will attend the encampment
and take part in the greatest feature of
the meeting, which will be the parade
on Wednesday, Sept. II. The number
OF blue-uniformed men in the parade
becomes less with every year, and this
year recognizing that the Grand Army
men are growing old, short route of
less than two miles, along the finest
streets in the city, has been arranged.
The business sessions of the encamp-
ment will be held in the Euclid Avenue
Opera House on Thursday and Friday,
Sept. 12 and 13. The executive COM
mittee of the National Council of Ad-
ministration will be held at headquar-
ters Monday afternoon, Sept. o, at two
o'clock, and the meeting will be follow
ed by session of the council.
Among matters to be considered by
the business session of the encampment
is a proposed amendment to the rules
and regulations providing that a men,
Der may be reinstated in a post other
than that from which he was dropped
upon application duly made and re-
ported upon and payment of his muster
in dues. Another proposition is the
creation of an honorary rank of retired
veterans in the order, and the Depart
ment of Michigan has recommended the
adoption by law allowing any post to
have an associate society composed of
civilians, whose object shall be 1.-THE
promotion among our fellow citizens of
feeling of respect and consideration
for soldiers and sailors who served in
the war for the preservation of the
Union; to systematic the efforts of
citizens who desire to identify them
selves with the objects of the Grand
Army of the Republic, and to aid in
its benefcent work; to stimulate patrio-
tism and grateful remembrance of the
blessings secured to the nation by the
happy termination of the War of the
Rebellion"
During the week of the Grant Army
encampment the naval veterans of the
civil war will have reunion in Cleve-
land, with convention at the Weddell
House on Sept. 10, and parade on
Tuesday, Sept 10. the anniversary of
Perry's victory on Lake Erie.
In general orders No. 3, for the de-
partment of New Jersey, Department
Commander Lawrence urges large at
tendance from this State at the encamp-
ment. The train conveying the depart
ment commander and staff members of
IiO w oAAOA leCA1CA wi po duu AdQ1cb
of the G.. A. r., will leave Hoboken, via
the Lackawanna Railroad, at 1853 O'clock
in the afternoon of Sept. 8, stopping at
Broad street, Newark, at 2.17, Morris
town 3.12 O'Clock, and arriving at Cleve-
land lat 8 o'clock the next morning.
Members from South Jersey may secure
tickets aver the Pennsylvania Railroad,
leaving Trenton at l o'clock and Phila-
delphia at 2 o'clock, and connecting
with the Lackawanna at M.uch Chunk.
A special rate of $l4, without berth, has
been made for the trip from any part
of New Jersey. Tickets will be good
for return, upon being vised. until Oct.
s, with ten-days stop over privilege at
Buffalo
New Jersey headquarters at Cleve,
land will be in room 203 at the Hollen-
den Hotel, where all Jersey veterans
are requested to report and register. A
department meeting will be held at
headquarters on Sept. 10, at p. m, at
which the official badges will be dis
tributed.