The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-09-18
TlLSON ISSUES ORDERS
FOR SPANISH WAR VETERANS,
 ENCAMPMENT.

Department of Connecticut Will Send
 Delegates to Washington, D. O., on
 October S--Large Number of Members
 to Attend-Headquarter at Ebbit,
 House.
 Orders were issued yesterday by Ma jor John Q. Tilson, department com mander of the Spanish War Veterans of Connecticut and countersigned by Charles K. Hutchinson, department ad- jutant, concerning the coming national encampment Of the veterans at Wash. ington, D. c. Every veteran in this city is expected to go but it is doubt ful if more than score will be able to attend. The orders are self-explana- tory and follow:
 Headquarters, Department of Connecticut,
 United Spanish War Veterans,
 New Haven, Sept. +, 1906 General Orders No. 9:
 1. In accordance with General Order No. 6, Series 1906, National Headquar- ters U, s. w. ", dated August 91st 1906 the third annual encampment of the United Spanish War Veterans will convene in Washington, D, C., on Mon- day morning, Oct. Sth, 1906.
 2. Headquarters of this department during the encampment will be at the Ebbitt house, corner of 14th and E streets, where all delegates, officers and comrades of this department are re- quested to report and register.
 3. A meeting of the delegates and all comrades belong ing to the camps oi thls department is hereby called tc convene at department headquarters in the Ebbitt House, at 9;30 a. nl., Mon day, October Sth, for the purpose oi considering the matter of selecting ad' ditional delegates and for the transac' ton of such other business as may properly come before such meeting.
 4. National Headquarters during tht encampment will be at the Ebbit' House. where all representatives, del egates, past officers and comrades arc lrequested to register
 5. Attention is called to paragraph of said General Order requesting com rades to wear during the encampment the uniform of the United Spanish Wal Veterans or the uniform worn during their previous service. Comrades not having uniforms will bear in mint however, that those attending in uni form will probably be in the minority and therefore need not hesitate on tha account.
 $. A railroad rate of fare and one | third for the round trip from any poin | in this state has been secured. In or der to take advantage of this rate ful fare going must be paid and certifl cate obtained which entities purchase to return ticket at one-third of th regular rate.
 '. A special hotel rate of $2.5O per da! for room and board on the American plan has been secured at the Ebbit house. Any comrade desiring to en gage accommodations at this hote should do so at once, as rooms ther' will undoubtedly be in great demand Ion account of it's being national head quarters. The department adjutan will gladly engage rooms at this hote for any comrade if notified in time Rooms on the European plan may b had at the Johnson house, corner O Thirteenth and E streets, at $l per da! and upwards.
 8. All past department commanders Ian department officers, all delegates and as many other comrades as cal possibly do so, are urged to attend thi encampment. It will surely prove al Inspiration for good to all of us to mee in the beautiful capital city of the na tion. to greet our comrades from al parts of the country, and to reach tn memories of our service in various part of the world
 By order of
 JOHN Q. TILsON,
 Department Commander. l nHoia1.