The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1911-03-30
THE NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT.
Is Making Great Prepare
tons for Its Entertainment.

Dorchester Democrat and Chronicle.)
Material progress in the work of
preparation for the 10000 Grand Army
veterans who are expected to visit
Rochester next July for the National
Encampment was shown last evening
at a meeting of committee chairmen
in the General Committee headquart-
ers at No. 14S Powers building. Re
ports concerning all departments of
the work were given and discussed, and
plans formed for future endeavor
along the same lines.
Perhaps the most interesting report
was given by DR.. Darwin E. Cary,
chairman of the Medical Committee.
who outlined a. plan for the care of
the veterans who may fall by the way
side during the march through the
streets of the Encampment city. Ac-
cording to DR.. Cary's plan,/100 students
from East and West High schools will
be enlisted in an organization to be
known as the Rochester Relief Re-
ton of Albert H. Wilcox and William
NJ. Bennett, principals of the two
schools
These volunteers will serve water and
refreshments along the line of march
and will attend as far as possible to
other wants of the marching veterans.
Arm bands will be provided to distin-
lHtIH ITOUl
names will be on the official roster.
Besides the Relief Reserves, 80 auto
mobiles carrying one physician and an
alternate will be stationed along the
line of march, carrying the stragglers
to the hospital if necessary and to their
hotels if disability is slight. Four
physicians will be stationed at each
corner, so that the whole line will be
we'll patroled.
PndOInh NJ Ccpfhner chairman of
the Private Accommodations Commit
tee, reported that every patriotic or
ganiZation in the city had been en-
listed in an organization by which it
is proposed to obtain for every visitor
accommodations for as long as he may
desire. Each organization will furnish
a large committee which is to be di-
vided into subcommittee, one for each
ward in the city, and two committee
members will be given section of each
street to canvass. In this way every
house in the city will be visited, and
cards will be made out giving informa-
ton in full as to rates, rooms, etc.
A. w. Moore, chairman of the Union
Veterans Union Committee, reported
that SO commands and 20 auxiliaries
would be represented at the Encamp-
ment. Headquarters for this organi-
cation will be at the First Baptist
where all meetings will be
held.
A Big Campfire.
Plans for a big campfire in Conven-
ton Hall were outlined by Sherman d.
chairman of the Campfire
Committee. 1t is proposed to repro
duce in entirety the camp fire scenes
which are familiar to every veteran
who has seen active service, with
stacked arms, kettles, brush and other
details which will lend an atmosphere
Of realism to the scene. 1t is posi-
ble that two fires viii be required to
all who wish to attend.
Five hundred horses have been OBJ
famed by Chairman George B. Scho-
field, of the Mounts and Carriages Com
mittee, for use in the big parade, and
/ proportionate number of carriages
will be rented. The vehicles are for
The use of officers and guests of the
Abraham Teall. chairman of the
Army Nurses Committee announced
that headquarters had been obtained
FOR the use of national officers and
other arrangements made for the en-
-ertafnment of the women who served
through all or a part of the civil war.
Fhe nurses organization is one of the
smallest which will be represented at
the Encampment.
w. B. Moyniham, chairman of the
Guides Committee, reported that he has
arranged for Ave hundred members of
the S. o. v. and local students to meet
all trains and escort delegations of vet
Grams to their respective headquarters.
Squads will be formed to meet the
rains and guides will be detailed to
escort every body Of visitors from sta
lion platform to headquarters
A. J. Reibling, chairman of the Loyal
Legion Committee, has received notifi |
alton that 400 members of the legion |
will attend the Encampment, the men, |
,ers being commissioned officers who |
erved in the war. Headquarters will
be established in one of the |
churches.