The Washington times., 1902-08-31
SONS OF VETERANS
COMING IN NUMBERS

Eleventh. Twelfth and Twentieth Arm
/ Corps reunion committees.
Thursday-The Ninth Army Corps a
| headquarters and the executive commit
/ tee of the committee on public comfor
/ at the rooms of that committee In th
Jenifer Building, corner of Seventh an,
! d Streets northwest.
| In submitting to their comrades al
! invitation to meet in reunion durin,
/ the encampmcnt. the members of tn
I reunion committee of the Fifteenth
Army Corps. OF which Mr.. J. Z. Hart i!
chairman, quote the following from tn,
| report of General Sherman of Decem,
I Der -. 1868:
Il cannot speak of the Fifteenth
Army Corps without a seeming vanity
but as am no longer its commander,
assert that there is no better body o.
soldiers in America"
Letter of Invitation.
The circular letter that has been is
sued and is now being sent throughout
the country is as follows:
"Comrade: The committee from the
resident members of the Fifteenth Army
Corps, to which has been assigned the
duty Of preparing for a reunion of the
old corps during Grand Army week,
hope you will be with us on that occa-
sion. that we may clasp hands and
touch elbows as in the days when you
helped to make such glorious history for
our country and the Army Of the Ten
nessee.
our old corps commanders have all
but one passed to 'Fame's eternal
camping ground the ranks are thin
ming, the line shortening. but let those
of US who remain meet once more to do
honor to the old corps, so famous not
only for its historic achievements but
also for such names as sherman, Logan.
Blair. Osterhaus, Steele. Smith, Hazen
and the other gallant leaders of brave
men,
We promise you a soldiers welcome.
and that the local organization here will
do everything possible to make your
visit to the National Capital thoroughly
enjoyable and the reunion a complete
success.
Please notify US of your acceptance.
and when you arrive report at once at
Camp Roosevelt, south of the Executive
Mansion, at corps headquarters-'ca
fridge box and forty rounds'-where you
VIII find comrades to receive you
Circular of Rates.
The preliminary draft OF the circular
of rates that will prevail to surround
ing battlefelds during the week of the
encampment was submitted yesterday
to the representatives of the various
transportation companies concerned for
their final approval by Chairman Sam
uel b. Hege, of the committee on trans
portation to battlefields. Mr.. Hege has
requested the gentlemen Interested to
return the copies with such corrections
as they may wish to make by Tuesday
morning. when the circular will be sent
to the printer. They have been further
requested by Mr.. Hege to add such
notes as they may desire respecting any
special service they may contemplate
placing at the disposal OF the encamp-
ment visitors.
Table of Rates.
In the table that has been compiled
by Mr.. Hege. in addition to showing the
points to which tickets will be sold
shows the route, the days on which they
Will be on sale. the time limit to the
tickets and the rate. as follows:
Alexandria, Va, Washington and Southern Rail
way. October to II, five DAYS. y cents; Antie-
i%;s theedySyille, Md Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, Oc.ober 6 10 IL. five days. sIa5. Ar.
iiilstoA. Va, Washington, Alexandria and Mount
eraoa Railroad, October 8 TO II. five days. %
cents; AppomattoX. Va. Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad, October 8 10 H. FIVE davs, 500: an
pondttoN, Va, Southern Railway October &
10 il, hye days, $50; Aldrich Va Ohancel-
lorsvlIe). Washington and Southern Railway
October to il. fve days. S5.6J; Aldrich Va
tChancellorsyiile). southern Rsiiwav- Crtober
. to II. five days, $40; Atlantic CITY. y. j.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad regular six
months, S; Atlantic City y. J.. Penn>yl-
vania Railroad, regular six months =: Atlantic
CITY, y. j.. Pennsylvania Railroad, bridge
route, regular six months. $50.
Baltimore, Md. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
regular six days, S2; Baltimore. Nd, Penn
Railroad, regular six days -: Balti-
more. Nd, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. sat
urdly and SUNDAY sl.2j: Baltimore. Md. Penn
syiNania Railroad, Saturday and Sunday, SI.2j:
braTiy Station, Va. Southern Railway, Oc-
lober TO II, FIVE days, sl.sj; Bristow. Va,
SI;lo; Broad Run. Va, Southern Railway, Oc-
tober TO II, five days. Sl.iJ; Bealet6n. Va.
southern Railway. October to II. fiyc davs. I
'i-o; BerTyville, Va, Baltimore and Ohio Rail /
road, October TO II. five days. s.. 80. Big I
Bethel corianuaj, Va. Baltimore and Ohio Rail- F.
road, October to Il, five DAYS SJ35: Big
Bethel tOriauna), Va, Washington and south. I
.Tu Hallway, October 9 TO II. FIVE days 500: /
Big Bethel tNoriolk). Va. Norfolk and WASH
ngton Steamboat Company, October @ a. II. I'VE
days, $50; Chester, Pa, Baltimore and phi. /
Railway, regular eleven days. $50: Chester.
Pa. Pennsylvania Railroad regular eleven days
80; 'harlestown, ". Va, Baltimore and Ohio .
taIlfoaa, - 'eiar Greek, Va, Baltimore and (
ohio Railroad October to II, FIVE DAYS - ~; (
Charlottesville, Va, Southern Railway, October
10 il, five days $40: Charlottesville. Va
hosapeakc and OH" Railroad October 10
u, five DAYS. sa.in. city Ppn, Va. Norfolk .
and Western Steamboat Company. October t.
p II, five days, s42J, Gulpcper, Va, Southern
Railway, October tp II. iivr days 500; Gum
'criand, Nd, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
october 9 to II, hy" days. Si.Ji.
Dclaplane. Va, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
october G 10 II, five days -; fredericksburg
a., Washington and Southern Railway Oc-
"ber 10 II, five days, slbp; Fairfax Va. /
southern Railway. October q to H. five DAYS I
I" cents; Fishers Hi, Va. Southern Railway.
)tfober to II. hve days, SZ.gJ: Frederick
Junction (NonocacJ, Md. Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, October to II. FIVE days. Sl.Go;
Tort Monroe, Va, Chesapeake and Ohio Rail !
Dad. October 10 II. five days. $50: Fort
iouroe, Va, Norfolk and Washington Steam
loIt Company, October q 10 II. live days. 81 50;
'ort Monroe. Va. Washington and southern
railway October 70 II. five DAYS $3.50;
frederick. Nd. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
ictohcr g to n. five days $40: Front ROYAL.
a.. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company,
'rtober 20 II. Ave days. $50: Front RoyaI
uncton, Va, Southern RailWay. October d
o u. five days. $2.O: Gottyshurc Pa. }ati-
more and Ohio Railroad October to II, five
avs. S'.35; Gettysburg, Pa., Pcnnsy vania Rail
Dad. October to II. five DAYS s825; Cor.
nnsyille, Va, Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad.
'Ctohor to II. FIVE days. - -: Hancock Md
baltimore and Ohio Railroad. October 10 II.
i've days, S2gD; IarriSanbur- Va. Southern
,aiiway. October G TO u. five DAYS s4.3i; liar-
cr's Ferry. Va. baltimore and Ohio Rail-
bad, October q 90 II, five DAYS sl.Gj; illy- {
iaTkct, Va. Southern Railway October 10
J. FIVE dsys, $40.