Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-20
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C, A, R, tNCAMP MENT
Will Be Held at Denver Next
Month.
THE ITINERARY GIVEN
LARGE NUMBER OF LOCAL DELE
GATES GOING.
THE ITINERARY GIVEN
Good Representation of the Woman's
Relief Corps Expected-Committees
Appointed in Gen. Kings Order.

Active preparations are being made by
the members of the Department of the Po-
tomac, G. A. r., to attend the thirty-ninth
annual encampment of the G. A. r., to be
held In Denver September to 6. The COM
mittee that has had charge of the makeup
of the local party has been indefatigable
In it's efforts to secure as large an attend
ance as possible, and 1t is expected that at
least 200 veterans will join the delegates to
the encampment from this city on their trip
west. Commander Taskcr will have charge
of the party. and he will probably be ac-
companied by large number of his staff
officers. The Chesapeake and Ohio railroad
has been selected as the official route of the
Washington delegation to the encampment
and special cars have been provided for it.
The train to which the specials will be at
tached will depart from the 9Th street sta
ton Friday night. September l, at 11:lO
o'clock. The itinerary that has been pre-
pared follows:
The Itinerary.
Friday. September leave Washington
IL 10 pm.
Saturday, September 2-Arrve Clifton
Forge eastern time) 6:3O am Breakfast
Gladys Inn, 30 cents. Leave Clifton Forge
Central time) 6:30 am. Box luncheon on
train, 30 cents Arrive Cincinnati pm
Dinner Grand Hotel, IS cents. Leave Gin
cinnat $50 pm.
Sunday. September 3-Arrve Chicago 4:30
am. Leave Chicago $50 am Arrive Kan
sas City pm. Leave Kansas City $50
pm.
Monday, September 4-Breakfast en- route,
10 cents. Arrive Denver 80 pm Luncheon
and dinner at Denver Leave Denver 10
pm. Arrive Colorado Springs y night.
Tuesday, September 5-Breakfast and
luncheon Colorado Springs. Leave Colorado
Springs IL noon. Arrive Cripple Creek 2:3O
pm. Leave Cripple Creek $50 pm. Ar
rive Colorado Springs pm. Dinner. Leave
Colorado Springs $50 pm. Arrive Denver
1890 pm.
The headquarters of the Washington con-
tingent in Denver will be esta blished at
the Savoy Hote. Apartments for Com
mander Tasker and the delegates to the
encampment have been engaged at this
place and many of the members of the
local department will be accommoda ted
there possible. Denver has a large
number of hotels and boarding houses,
however. and it is not expected that there
lodgings.
Side Trips.
The tour of the Washington veterans
will not end with attendance at the ses-
sions of the encampment. however. Many
side trips have been planned. some of
which take the veterans as far west as
canon. There are three of these special
trips. The first includes visit to the
Portland exposition, via California, veter-
ans taking which will have the advantage
of seeing the wonders of the Yosemite val
ley as well as the Lewis and Clarke ex-
position. The second trip embraces a tour
of Yellowstone National Park. Five days
and half will be spent In the park and
arrangements have been made for q large
party. The third side tour will take the
delegates south, through the canon Of the
Colorado and through Arizona and New
Mexico.
Commander-in-chief John King issued
the orders for the encampment yesterday.
The headquarters Of the national organiza-
ton will be at the Brown Palace Hotel,
and the business sessions of tho encamp-
ment will, be held at the Broadway
Thcater. The council of administration
will meet at the headquarters OF the COM
mander-in-chief Monday afternoon. Sep
TENDER f. A meeting Of the executive COM
mittee will be held at the same place IN