The Grit-advocate., 1905-08-04
G. 4. R. ENCAMPMENT
PRoGRAM FOR WEEKS oo,Nes
Grand Parade, Tuesday, September
5t1 -Four Days of Conven-
tions and Reunions,

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tons and Reunions.
Denver, July 30.-There was issued
| from The headquarters of the local ex-
ecutlys committee Of arrangements for
the Grand Army encampnent ysster-
day the oiticial directory and program
for tie September gathering.
The iifst edition OF the book numbers
$500 copies. 1t is being distributed
to the G,326 G. A. r. posts and COM
manders Of the country, all the rs
tional and department officers and
stats and TO the 5000 auxiliary organ
| izations from Maine to California.
Besides the official program and the
| line ot 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 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 5th.
Parade of naval veterans and mill
tary organizations. 10 q. IN.
| 2p. Convention of National As
sociation of Union Ex-Prisoners of
War will be held in the Tabernacle
only TO delegates and members.
The wcmcn'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-
| prisoner 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 Rcpublic, as set forth in the gen,
e.nl .acrs OF the late commander-in
chief, Gen. Wimon 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-ch 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. A.
R. to the con,mander-in-chief from 1880
| to $3.50 p. NJ. in the parlors Of the
| Brown Palace hotel
National convention Wonan's Relief
| Corps opens al O'Clock p. m. in Trim
ity NJ. E. church, Eighteenth and
broadway.
Thursday, September 7th.
National encampment of the Grand
| Army of the Republic Legislative
body, Broadway Theater. 10 a. m.
National cncampmcnt Of the Ladies'
of the G. A. Il. opens at 4. m. sharp
in Unity church. Nineteenth Snd Broad
way.
National convention of the Woman $
| Relief Corps continued
Luncheon served by the Department
| Relief Corps of Colorado and Wyoming,
| to voting delegates only, of the na-
tioual convention of the Woman's Re
rief Corps in Trinity NJ. E. church On
| Thursday and Friday.
Luncheon served to voting delegates
| ou!y of the national convention Of the
/ Ladies of the &. A. Il. on Thursday and
Friday. in the basement of Unity
church.
| National convention of the Daugh-
tors Of Veterans in the Woman's Club
| bUil.ng, 10 a. IN.
deception by Daughters of Veterans
to General King, commander-in-chief,
| in lie parlors Of the Brown Palace no.
| tel, rom s to 10 p. m.
Friday, September 9th.
National encampment &. A. R., con
tiuued in Broadway Theatre.
National convention w. r. c., con-
| tinurd in Trinity NJ. h. church.
National convention Ladies' Of the
| G. \. r., continued in Unity church.
! Nltional convention Daughters OF
| Vet raDs, continued in Woman's Club
| building.
Reunions.
Tuesday, September 5th; Thursday.
Sep-ember 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.
Rcunions will be held by about sew
cnty-tIve 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
eX-prisoners of war, Iowa veterans.
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