The Colorado statesman., 1905-08-05
G. A. R. ENCAMPMENT
PROGRAM FOR WEEKS polNes
Grand Parade, Tuesday, septemtsr
5th-Four Days of Conven-
tions and Reunions.

9TH - Four Days OF Conven-
tions and Reunions.
Denver, July 3O.-There was issued
from the headquarters Of the local ex-
ecutive committee of arrangements for
the Grand Army encampment yester-
day the official directory ant program
for the September gathering.
The first edition of the book numbers
$4,000 copies. 1t is being distributed
to the 6,326 G. A r. posts and COM
manders Of the country, all the ma
tional and department officers and
stats, and to the 5000 auxiliary organ
izations from Maine to California.
Besides the official program and the
line of march for the grand parade, the
book is compendium of useful infor-
nation for the thousands of visitors
that are expected at the. encampment.
Every hotel, rooming house and board
ing house in the city, together with sew
eral thousand private residences, tabu-
lated. There is a new map of Denver
included, all the national, auxiliary and
department headquarters are given.
and the most complete information is
furnished relative to the accommoda-
tions which the executive committee
has made for the entertainment Of the
delegates.
The program and line OF march fol-
low in full:
Monday. September 4th.
Arrival and reception Of depart
ments, posts, women's auxiliary organi-
cations, Denver 1905" clubs. distin-
guished guests. visitors. etc.
Tuesday. September 9Th.
Doroda ~ vouoI xyafar,,c Ill
tary organizations, 10 a. m
2p. m.-Convention of National AS
sociation of Union Ex-Prisoners of
War will be held in the Tabernacle
Twentieth and Lawrence streets, open
only to delegates and members.
The women's auxiliary of the Union
Ex-Prisoners of War will hold their ma
tional convention at the same time and
place, in the large and commodious lee
ture room.
1880 p. m.-Campfre of Union ex-
prisoners of war, in the Tabernacle.
to 10 p. m.-Reception by the Ma
tional Woman's Relief Corps to COM
mander-in-chief of the Grand Army of
the Republic in the parlors of the
Brown Palace hotel.
Wednesday, September 9Th.
0ldnu pdIdue Vi lu6 GIduQ ATIuy VI
the Republic, as set forth in the gen.
eral orders of the late commander-in-
chief, Gen. Wilmon W. Blackmar.
Column moves at 10 a. m. sharp.
Formation will be on Fourteenth street,
the right of each department on the
west side of Fourteenth street, facing
south. Commander-in-chief and staff,
right resting on Court Place.
| The line nf march will NOT pypppd
two miles In length. over level grade,
asphalt paved streets.
Reception. by the ladies' of the G. A.
r. to the commander-in-chieff from 1880
to $3.50 p. M, in the parlors of the
Brown Palace hotel.
National convention Woman,s Relief
Corps opens at o'clock p. M, in Trim
ity M. e. church. Eighteenth and
Broadway.
Thursday, September 9TH.
National encampment of the Grand
Army of the Republic legislative
body), Broadway Theater, 10 a. m.
National encampment of the Ladies
Of the G. A. R. opens at a. m. sharp
In Unity church, Nineteenth and Broad
way.
National convention of the Woman's 3
| Relief Corps continued.
Luncheon served by the Department
Relief Corps of Colorado and Wyoming,
to voting delegates only. of the ma
tion1 convention of the Woman's Re.
lief Corps in Trinity M. E. church on
Thursday and Friday
Luncheon served to voting delegates
only of the national convention of the
Ladies' of the G. A. r. on Thursday and
Friday. in the basement of Unity
church.
National convention of the Daugh-
ters of Veterans in the Womans Club
building, 10 a. m.
Reception by Daughters of Veterans
to General King, commander-in-chief,
in the parlors of the Brown Palace ho-
tel. from to 10 p. m.
Friday. September 9th.
National encampment G.. A. R., con-
tinued In Broadway Theatre.
National convention w. r. c.. con-
tinued in Trinity NJ. e. church.
National convention Ladies of the
q. A. R., continued in Unity church.
National convention Daughters of
Veterans, continued in Woman's Club
building.
Reunions.
tuesday, September 5th; Thursday.
September 7th; Friday, September
Sth; Saturday, September 9th.
During the week entertainments will
be given in different parts of the city,
consisting of numerous campfires. full
program will be given officially later
and daily in the papers.
Reunions will be held by about sew
enty-five associations, such as army
posts. divisions. brigades, battery and
cavalry associations, regimental asso-
Citations, battle of Shiloh and Gettys-
burg survivors. blockading squadrons,
Berdan's Sharpshooters' Association,
United States Veteran Signal Corps
Association, Colorado veterans, Union