The Springfield herald., 1905-08-04
G. A. R. ENCAMPMENT-
PROGRAM FOR WEEKS DolNes
Grand Parade, Tuesday, September
5th -Four Days of conven-
tions and Reunions

tlCnS ana heunlOHS.'
Denver, July 30.-There was issued
from the headquarters of the local eX-
ecutive committee of arrangements for
the Grand Army encampLent yester-
day the official directory and program
for the September gathering.
The first edition of the book numbers
%, 900 copies. 1t. is being distributed
TO the G,32G 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 10 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 ana
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 orSani-
cations, Denver 1905" clubs, distin-
guished guests, visitors, etc.
Tuesday. September 5th.
Parade of naval veterans and mill
tary organizations, 10 a. nj.
p. 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 wcmen'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.-Campfire of Union eX-
prisoners of war, in the Tabernacle.
s 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.
Grand parade of the Grand Army of
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. Comm.nder-in-chie and staff,
right resting on Court Place.
The line of march will not exceed
two miles in length over level grade,
asphalt paved streets.
Reception by the ladies of the G. y.
r. to the commander-in-chief 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 NJ. E. church, Eighteenth and
Broadway.
Thursday, September 9TH.
National encampment of the Gra &
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
Relief Corps continued.
Luncheon served by the Department
Relief Corps of Colorado and Wyoming,
to voting delegates only. of the ma
tonal convention of the Woman's Re-
lief Corps in Trinity NJ. f. church on
Thursday and Friday.
Luncheon served to voting delegates
only of the national convention of the
Ladies of the G. a. X. on Thursday and
Friday, in the basement of Unity
church.
National convention of the Daush
ters of Veterans in the Woman's Club
building, 10 a. m.
lN,y Of oh
to General King. ommanderin- 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
G. 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 camptircs, 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, brgades, 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
ex-prisoners of war, Iowa veterans.
Hurlbut's Fourth division army of Ten
nessee, National Association Army Mu-
sicians. Manned Veterans Association,
New York Iron brigade, reunion of col.
ored veterans.
The w. r. C. and Ladies' of the G. A.
r. and the Department of Colorado and
Wyoming will keep open house" dur
ing the week beginning September 4th.
Free concert by ten military bands.
The Modoc Glee Club, twenty-four in
number, of Topeka, Kansas, organized
in 1876, has attended fourteen national
encampments, was present in Denver
at the rational encampment in 1883.