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o'clock a
THE line of march will be from the Capt.
tol to 18th street just beyond the White
House and will not exceed one and one-half
miles in length.
The President of the United States and
the lieutenant general of the army have
been invited to review the parade with the
commander-in-chie
"A parade order will be issued at Wash
ington giving full directions as to the for
nation of the parade.
The order calls for the encampment TO
hold its sessions in the Chase Opera House,
but owing to previous engagements, Mr.
Chase was unable to comply with the wish
es Of the committee and of the executive
officers of the G.. A. R., and efforts are be-
ing made to the engagement OF the Nation
al Theater.
Elaborate preparations have been made
by the citizens of Washington for the en-
tertainment of the veteran and his friends.
Sunday. October 5, patriotic services will
be held in many of the churches of WASH
ington.
Monday. October g. Camp Roosevelt
will be formally opened a 80 o'clock p.
m. The camp will be located on the White
Lot. south of the White House, where all
reunions will be held. In the evening a
mammoth campfire will be held at Con-
ventiOn Hail.
TUESDAY, october 7, is Naval day. There
will be a parade of the Naval Veterans
Association. Prisoners of War, Sons of
Veterans and other special veterans as
soCiatiOns. Also the regular troops, District
National Guard, High School Cadets and
other organizations, civic and military.
THE commissioner of pensions, Comrade
E F. Ware, will give reception to the
veterans at the pension office Tuesday af-
ternoon at 8 o'clock.
The Districts Welcome.
Tuesday evening at o'clock the well
come of the government of the District of
Columbia Will be extended to the Grand
Army of the Republic and allied orders
Perceptions will be given by the ladies
on Wednesday evening, october I, notice
of which will appear on the official bulle-
tins at Washington. Concerts, excursions
and brilliant displays of fireworks Will be
given each day of the encampment week
Free quarterS-AS announced in general
orders Nos. and 6, applications for free
quarters could only be considered when
made through department headquarters, as
in said orders particularly set torth owing
to the large amount of work imposed upon
national headquarters in arranging for free
quarters the executive committee declded
that no application could be considered af-
ter September /, time and labor being
necessary to make the preparations.
Posts whose applications for free quar-
ters have been received within the time
limit will be hereafter notified to whom
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Washington. with such other information
as may be important to give.
Visits to Battlefelds.
s'Comrade Arthur Hendricks, past COM
mander, Department of the Potomac, and
chairman of the committee on battlefield
excursions has made very complete ar
rangements for the comfort and guidance
of comrades who desire to visit the battle
fields. 1t is suggested that comrades should
organize into parties, as better arrange
ments can be made for eating and sleep
ing accOmmoda tions and such other trans
portation necessary, aside from that fur
nished by railroads Railroad accommoda-
tions Will be ample and every effort will
be made to transport safely all comrades
who desire to take these trips.
The committee on battlefield excursions
will arrange for detail Of its members,
who will be appropriately designated by
badges and be prepared to give information
in regard to trains, time of departure, &c.
Members of the committee will also accom-
pany trains 10 battlefields remote from the
cities such as Winchester. Manassas and
Charlottesville. Vehicles and experienced
guides will be on duty at Gettysburg, Fred
ericksburg, Antietam and Petersburg. 1t
is suggested If parties should be organized
in advance that they correspond with Com
rade Hendricks, 1905 New York avenue,
Washington, d. c.
by command of Ell Torrance command
er-in-chief; Silas II. fowler, adjutant gen.
eral."
Mistake Rectifed
In reply to complaint from a Washing
tonian that if the veterans parade dis
banded at 18th street there would be a con-
gestion at that point, which complaint was
| forwarded to Col. A. n. Brakeman as the
marshal of the line, the last named has
| written Mr. Warner saying, in part:
Your correspondent is mistaken about
the parade being dismissed at 18th street
and PENNSYLVANIA avenue. The route will
be TO nth street, thence north to X street
where the dismissal will take place. This
course was selected because of the number
of wide streets that converge there and
which is not the case with 18th street
There Will be no congestion at the point of
| dismissal. nope you are making salts
| factory progress with our arduous duties
| With your able management L am sure ev-
! erything will come out right l expect to
| be in Washington September 10 or H.
| President j. Hadley Doyle and Secretary
| f. Richard Gasch of the Potomac River
/ Regatta Association have sent to G.. A. r.
| headquarters copy of general circular
| which announces the forthcoming G. A. r.
regatta, and asks the financial assistance
| siastic support of the executive committee
| on the encampment. and is expected to
| prove a notable success.
| Circulars have reached headquarters an
/ pouncing the organization of G. A. r.
| escort to the commander OF the Depart-
ment of Minnesota, Perry Starkweather.
| which Is to consist of several hundred men
| According to these announcements interest
| In the encampment must be very great in
| Minnesota, and the attendance in Wash
| ington from that state will be large.
Committee meetings will be held tonight
| AS follows:
Committee on reunions, Col. John McEa-