The National tribune., 1902-08-07
ENCAMpMENT NOTES.

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the Order.
Among the amusements offered for the
| entertainment of the veterans at the Ma
tional Encampment is a concert by the
Southern Planters" or Brotherhood of
Old Time Fiddlers." This is an organiza-
| ton of old soldiers of Knoxville. Tenn,
the youngest of whom is 80 and the old
est is 73. They dress in the ol1-time at
ere of the Southern planter, and most of
| the melodies they present are those OF
the old slavery days. The President of
the organization. which has a constitution
and bylaws, was Captain in the war of
the rebellion on the Union side, and the
Vice President was IL Captain in the Con
federate army. They have a repertoire of
some 30 songs. Capt. James NJ. Arm.
| strong, of Knoxville, is President, and
William 5. Harris is Secretary.
Comrade A. II. Dixon, of the Dixen
Standard Gun Works, of Springfield, Mo,
Is making arrangements to attend the Ma
tionai Encampment, and will be accom-
panied by Mrs. Dixon, who is on the staff
of the National President of the Woman 5
Relief Corps.
Comrade w. L. Gillis. of Bethel Mimi,
is a delegate to the National Encamp-
ment, and will bring with him to Wash
ington his two daughters. Comrade Gil
lis served in the S6th Ohio and the 18th
Ohio Cav.
Comrade II. S. Vaughn, of Denver,
Colo, who is Il delegate to the Encamp-
ment, will be accompanied by Mrs.
Vaughn, who will make her first visit to
Washington
Chairman Warner has announced that
he will not have the statues which beau
tify the city of Washington covered up
by grandstands during the Encampment
1t has been customary to so box up all
the fine statues along Pennsylvania Ave
nue. by the erection of pyramids of seats
that all one could see OF Mcpherson was
the top of his hat, or the tail of Gen. Han
cocks horse, and SO on through the list.
This is u move in the right direction.
Arrangements have been completed for
system of Information booths which
will be located along the principal streets,
with some one i'll attendance day and at
least half the night, so that no wayfarer
need get lost. 1t will be the plan to place
these booths in the hands of people who
know the city, and it will be their duty to
assist and direct all corners.
All trains during the first of the week of
tees of the Grand Army of the Republic.
the Woman's Relief Corps, the Ladies OF
the q. a. r., and probably members of
other orders, who will wear conspicuous
badges. They will be there for the pur-
pose of directing strangers to their desti-
nation, or to assist them in being located.
as the case may be.
Comrades Samuel f. Nice, Quartermas-
ter, and l.. II. Shearer, Adjutant, OF Post
IL, Norristown, Pa, were i'll the city Sat
urday, looking up quarters for this Post,
which is one of the larger ones of the
keystone Department. The quarters Sc
lected are at the Emerson House. co.
Pennsylvania Avenue. This is an excel
lent location in all respects. Quarters
were reserved for IS veterans.
Col. John w. Lewis, Chairman of the
Committee on Cavalry Corps, has issued
the following information: 1.-The meeting
in October of the G. A. X. promises to be
in every way the grandest and most noted
assemblage of the veterans of the Union
army and their friends that has ever been
held in this or any other city.
The Reunion of the G. a. r. in Octo-
Der is to be, in sense, by Corps, and as
Chairman of the Cavalry Corps of the
Military Division of the Mississippi / have
of your friends who were members of that
grand congregation of mounted men who,
after years of arduous. deadly and bril-
liant service, assembled on the banks of the
Tennessee, preparatory to that grand
march of 5000 mounted men to split
again the hostile country which had been
cut in two by Sherman's army six months
before, an invitation to be present
Come to the Capital City, join your
comrades and enjoy n few days as never
before. Ample preparations for entertain
meDt are being made, and every old boy
will be treated like long-iost brother"
Many inquiries have been made as to
whether Congress did not appropriate
sum Of money to pay the way to the Ma
tional Encampment Of those comrades
course no such appropriation was made.
1t is true that a bill to that effect was in
troduced in the Senate, but it had no
chance of passing:
The Chairman Of the Press Committee,
Mrs. Isabel Worrell Ball, would like to
have the rosters of all the Departments
both of the Grand Army and the Woman's
Relief Corps. Also those of the Circles
of the Ladies of the G. A. r. All infor-
nation concerning the contemplated trip
to the Encampment, with details of in
tended receptions and other society func-
tions, will be acceptable, SO that the public,
through the Press Bureau, can be kept in
formed of what the various Departments
and organizations contemplate doing.
All those desiring rooms or head0uar-
ters during the National Encampment
should address NJ. l. Weller, Chairman
of the Committee on Public Comfort. If
rooms only are wanted it should be SO
stated. If rooms and board, one, two, or
three meals each day, state it plainly. In
definite inquiries must perfoTce receive in
definite answers. Rooms will range from
81 per day up.
Those desiring free quarters should ad-
dress Gen. Torrance. All this business
has been turned over to the Commander
in-Chief, and he assigns all the free quar-
ters. 1t is no use to write to the Citizens
Committee. for it has nothing whatever to
do with the business of assigning these
quarters, nor has any one in Washington
at this time. 1t viii save time and an
noyance, as well as delay. to address the
Commander-in-C Chief direct.
John A. Rawlins Post, Of Minneapolis
to which Commander-inC Chief Torrance
belongs, will have the honor of acting as
special escort to him in the great parade.
In addition the Commander-in-C Chief has
extended an invitation to the Sons of Vet