The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-03-03
THIRD ANNUAL EXCURSION.
Fifteenth Regiment New Jersey Vol
un1eers' Veteran Association.

flIIeenLn ttPSlUlent new Jersey VOL
un1eers' Veteran Association.
The third annual excursion of the
Fifteenth Regiment, New Jersey Vol
unteers' association, will leave New
ark, N. j., Broad Street Station Cen
trail Railroad of New Jersey at a.
m. Tuesday, May 10th, in special
train of Royal Blue Line vestibuled
coaehes to be retained for the entire
trip. Arriving at Washington at 200
p. M, at the New Union Station, said
to be the largest and most costly rail-
road station in the world. A box
lunch will be served on the train.
Leaving Washington at 2.40 p. M,
arriving at Richmond $50 p. M, and
proceed to the Lexington Hotel, which
will be our headquarters while in the
city.
Wednesday, May 2Otn-Arrange-
ments have been made for trolley
ride to the principal points of interest
about the city. In the afternoon each
one may visit such point of interest as
may appeal to themselves. Arrange
ments are being made for Camp Fire
in the evening, by Lee Camp, of Con-
federate Veterans.
Thursday, May 21st-A trolley ride
will be taken to Petersburg, leaving
Manchester 8 a. m. This is twenty
three mile ride along the battle fields,
the breastworks still standing in most
cases the same as they did 46 years
ago. Special cars have been engaged
for trolley ride around the city of
Petersburg, which is an intensely in
teresting old Southern city. IL was
from this city that General R. E. Lee
and his army moved to Appomattox,
where ended the greatest war of mod
ern times.
Friday, May 22nd-The special train
will leave Richmond at LOO p. M, ar
irving at Fredericksburg at 2.20 p. m.,
where stop of two hours will be
made, affording an opportunity to see
the town and renew acquaintances
made by the association and its friends
two years ago. Arriving in Washing
ton, D. e., in time for dinner at Ma
tional Hotel, which will lie our head
quarters until 200 p. M, Saturday,
when the special train will leave tie
Union Depot, arriving at Newark, N.
j., 100 p. m.
Round trip tickets, including rail
road transportation, hotels, special
cars, etc., will be sold at $500 each.
Railroad tickets will be good leaYing
Washington ten days from date of
sale, but parties remaining in Wash
ington after 200 p. M, Saturday must
pay their own expenses.
Special arrangements will be made
for ladies accompanying the party.
Baggage will be cared for by the COM
mitee.
We propose to make this the finest
excursion that we have yet had aid to
those who had the pleasure of accom-
panying the association on its former
pilgrimages nothing need be said. The
veterans are raj idly passing away, it
cannot be long that we will have an op-
portunity of visiting the battle fields
of the Worlds Greatest struggle in
company with these who participated.
The number of tickets will be linn
tied and application should be made
as soon as possible in order that the
committee may know how many to
provide for. A deposit of $1,000 must
be made on each ticket, on or before
May lst, to w. II. Cawley, Treasurer,
Somerville, N. j., or to any member
of the committee, balance to be paid
at railroad station when tickets are
de ivered. Deposited money will be
refunded if tickets are not used.