The National tribune., 1907-08-29
Saratoga. N. Y. Aug. "a, 1907.
Free Quarters.

| Free duartefs.
Grand Army Headquarters is busy
| place nowadays. AS the week of the
| National Encampment comes on apace
matters are being sifted down and
arranged Work was begun Thursday
on the arranging of free quarters. The
various school buildings have been CIV
en- up by the Board OF Education for The
free lodging of the veterans, and are
| being specially fitted Runlls have been
| promised, and few veterans will be OBJ
lliged to spread their bed on a mattress
or tick placed on the floor. The build
ings are all centrally located, no one
being over one-half mile from National
Headquarters. They are all of mod
eru construction and are well equipped
with toilet facilities. Arrangements have
been undertaken for providing facilities
for furnishing subsistence in the vicinity
of the buildings, and every possible at
tention is being paid to the comfort and
well-beins of the veterans.
/ The Parade.
The arrangements for the parade
have shaped themselves very satisfac-
torily. The parade will be phcnom-
enally short one, along one of the fin
est roadways in America, over a mac
adamiZed roadbed, as near "on the
level as any roadway a mile and
| half in length can be. 1t is shaded al
most for its entire length by magnifi-
cent elms, and is bordered by wide side
walks, which are in turn bordered by
lawns. No such places for seeing the
parade can be found anywhere. The
grand stand will be erected almost at
the end of the line of march, and will
! front the reviewing stand of the Com
mander-in-Chief and his staff
Requests for Rooms.
| Applications for accommodations are
tonY ,ty,rr Il Af mir
during these latter days, but there is
still plenty of room, and whatever doubt
may have existed as to the ability of the
city to care for the coming hosts is
abundantly dispelled.
A list of accommodations has been
/ provided, and will be sent to all appli-
cants Copies have been already mailed
to Posts and Departments. The final
program is being prepared, and will be
ready for distribution by Sept. ..
Forming The Parade.
The army formation of the parade in
a native forest, to be changed to an
open field with the woods skirting it if
the latter are too damp.
The movement will be from the left,
each Department taking its place in
column as its right is uncovered by the
Department preceding it.
4! The "Grenadier Guard on the ex
one comrade from each Department,
who shall be at least six feet in stature.
| When this guard arrives within one
block of the reviewing stand it will be
| Joined and headed by mass of all the
bands in the parade and 200 war musi-
clans. making about 500 in ALL A pho
tograph of this guard will be taken m
front of the reviewing stand and pre-
sented to each member of the guard.
| The parade will commence promptly
at the discharge of a cannon at p. m,
Wednesday, Sept. II, making an ex-
elusive afternoon parade. This will af-
ford the comrades an opportunity for
! their regular breakfast, regular lunch
con and their evening meal
The parade will be IL miles in
length, with a slight down grade the
entire distance except the last block,
which Will have an ascent of about five
feet to every 100 feet as the parade ap-
proaches the reviewing stand.
Great elms will overarch nearly the
entire distance of the parade.
| Horses. brides and saddles will be
provided at SO per day for the first time
in the history of the Order.
Synopsis of Events.
Greetings on Tuesday night, Sept. 10,
and Silver Jubilee of the w. r. G. on
same occasion in great Convention Hall
with Governor present.
Stereopticon illustrated muster. to
members OF Grand Army of the Repub-
| lie only, who can give the National
countersign, in great Convention Hall,
Wednesday evening, Sept. IL.
Campfire in great Convention Hall,
| Thursday evening, Sept. II.
Cheap trips into the fishing grounds
of the Adirondacks and Green Noun
tains.
Lake George side trip to Fort William
Henry and Ticonderoga, the most in
teresting one-day trip in the world, at
$3.50 for the round trip.
Side trips to New York by steamer
| on the Hudson. the Rhine of Ameri-
ca" and return to Saratoga, Sc.
| Side trip to Wilton at the foot of
| Mount McGregor. on which the Grant
Cottage is located, 20 cents for the
round trip.
Side trip to Schuylerville and Bur-
goyne Monument and return, 25 cents.
Side trip to Boston and places on New
| England Coast, round trip Sc.
/ Side trip thru Lake George and Lake
| Champlain to Montreal, Canada and re-
turn, Sill.
! No crowding, but two in a room un-
less otherwise contracted for, and the
cheapest first-clasS hotel rates in the
history of the Order.
The Governor of New York.
Gov. Hughes and staff will be present
for Tuesday. and will review the parade
on Wednesday.
Mrs. John A. Logan will be an hon
ored guest for the entire week of the
| Encampment.
The w. r. c. and Ladies of the G.
A. r. have about completed their ar
| rangements. and their complete pro-
grams will be shortly announced.
| Luncheons will be served by each of
these organizations to all delegates at
their respective meeting places on the
two days which they are in session Each
organization is planning elaborate re-
! ceptions, and the Silver Jubilee of the
/ w. r. C. is expected to result in sub
! stantial sum for the National treasury.
The program already outlined is as
| follows:
The Scmi-OfVcial Meeting.
A semi i-ofIicial meeting will be held
in Convention Hall on Tuesday evening,
Sept. TO- at 8 o'clock, at which Com
mander-in-Chief Brown will preside
Addresses of welcome will be made by
Gov. Charles E. Hughes, James d. Nc
Nulty. President of the village of Sara
toga. and Department Commander Har-
Ian j. Swift. Greetings from the Wo-
lima 1sAfI