The National tribune., 1902-08-21
ENcAMpMENT NOTES.

a committee to make necessary arrange
ments. This committee has decided to
establish headquarters during the week
at the office of Capt. Harry A. Cobaugh,
Captain of the Watch at the Treasury
Department Members are requested to
report to Capt Cobaugh on arrival in the
city, when they will be informed of the
time and place of holding business meet
ing. James NJ. Gibbs, of 219 S. 18th St,
Harrisburg, Pa, is Vice President Of the
Reunion Society.
Col. J. NJ. Schafer, of Post Isl, Pitts
burg, Pa, has applied for quarters for 90
men and band His Post will be ac-
companied by the Sons of Veterans Band
of Nenia. o.. and expects to be prominent
in the parade.
Comrade w. w. Morse, of Garwood,
n. j., a member of the old 2Sth n. Y,
stopped in Washington for a day on his
way to attend the Reunion of the
Blue and the Gray ut Culpeper, the oc-
casiOn being the 10th anniversary of the
battle of Cedar Mountain. in which his
regiment participated, losing nearly :3 per
cent of its men and all of its line and
staff officers by death or as prisoners of
war. The remnant of the regiment was
accompanied by its old Colonel, Edwin +.
Brown, who lost his arm in that battle
and vino is now so years old.
A letter has been reeeiced from Rear
Admiral Greer L. S. n. retired. who is
living at Atlantic City. lie expresses the
greatest interest in the coming Encamp-
ment. and offers his services to the com
mittee in any way it may desire to make
use of them.
The Department Headquarters Of Okla
homa. Indian Territory, New Mexico and
Arizona have been located TT the Senate
Hotel, 22J Pennsylvania avenue north
west.
Rosworth Post. No. 2, of Portland. Me-,
has made application for accommodations
for 115 members.
Comrades ]. n Gaskins, John Osler
and James ID. Harris. all of Post 40.
Shamokin. Pa, were in the city Friday
looking for headquarters for their Post,
which is probably the richest Grand Army
Post in the United States. The Post has
about 100000 worth of property. 1t
owns several store buildings. an opera
house. and several other buildings. They
want handsome quarters for 40 men.
Comrades J. S. Litzenberg, w. A. Rel
ly and ID. Il. Buckingham. all of vii
mington. Del, We're in the city Thursday
and engaged headquarters at IL; Mary
land Ave. \. y. Delaware expects to
have a good many veterans here during
the Encampment.
Shipmates Cyrus Sears and Henry +.
Dorton. of Baltimore. representing the
Naval Veterans Association of Maryland.
have arranged for 80 Naval Veterans of
the Oriole State. 1t is thought there will
be a large attendance of Naval Veterans.
The Department of New Jersey. w. II.
c., with Department President Matilda
resented at the National Convention.
Headquarters will be at the New Willard.
A letter from Department President
Emily H. Jones. of Greeley. Colo. states
that active preparations are being made
to attend the National Convention. and it
is expected that a large delegation will
be in attendance from the Department of
Colorado and Wyoming.
= Canada has been heard from, and it is
now time for Honolulu to report. William
+. Given. writing from CoOkshre, Que
bee has informed the Committee on Pub
lie Comfort that the most marked inter
est in the Encampment prevails in Can
ada. a Post now established in Cook
shire, one in Quebec and one in Montreal
all plan to attend the Encampment, he
says.
The Department of Pennsylvania, La
dies of the G. A. r., has located head
quarters with Mrs. Z. NJ. Granville. No
1913 Q street, within easy reach of the
Ladies Of the q. A. X. Convention Hall
Luther Place Memorial Church The Off
GERS of the Department OF Pennsylvania
are: Mrs. Elmira Scritchfield, President
Mrs. Jennie Hays, Secretary, and Mrs
Jennie Troxell, Treasurer.
No one has yet heard the old stereo-
typed assertion that this is the last great
Encampment' and that after this year
the veterans will probably never march
again in parade. The veterans will
march in parade as long as there is a
National Encampnent, and these will be
held for 20 years vet. The youngest vet
Grams will then be in the neighborhood of
IS years, as there were hundreds of in
stances of boys enlisting at the age of -
and thousands at the age Of Is. The war
has been over 81 years.
1t is quite decided that all the social
festivities will be rendered during the
three days preceding the EGcampment
and Conventions, SO that there will be
nothing to interfere with strict attention
to business.
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