The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-02
ENCAMPMENT AT COLUMBUS.
Special R. R. Rates for Those Going for
Week of Sept. 7.

The next nationa, G. A. r. encamp-
ment is to be held at Columbus, O., the
week of Sept 7, and members OF the
G. A. r. and their families, with mem
bers of the auxiliary organizations and
their families eligible for attendance.
The railroads have granted fare of one
cent mile, Travelled on the round trip,
with the war tax added, The cost of
round trip ticket by the shortest route
from Rutland to Columbus and return
will be $l4,lS, plus $l.l3 war tax; total
fare, 1851. Sleeping car rates are, from
Albany, N. ", to Columbus, $3.50 for
lower, $3.50 for upper berth. Tickets
will be good for go days and stop-overs
are allowed Tickets will be on sale
from Aug Is to Sept. s and different
route may be chosen for the return trip,
provided it is arranged for when the
ticket is purchased.
Identification certificates, signed by
responsible official of the organization to
which the purchaser belongs are required
when buying tickets. These certificates
can be obtained from d. L. Morgan, as
sistant adjutant general, Rutland, and
snould ne applleu LOT carry,
The department commander and stan
will leave Rutland on Sunday, Sept. I,
on :45 train, Rutland railroad, arriving
at Albany, N. Y, at 5 p. m, take sleeper
on New York Central railroad, leaving
Albany at 1850 p. m, and due to arrive
at Columbus, Ohio, the next morning
Monday at 7:45.
The | AS train from Rutland, No. 81,
is the regular Montreal to New York
train, leaving Burlington daily at ll;3S
a. M, and has connecting train on the
Central Vermont railroad from st. Al
bans. 1t will be the most convenient
train for comrades and others from the
, west side of the state and can be easily
reached by autos from many towns on
the east side. The department comman-
der will be glad to have many comrades
and members of the auxiliary organiza-
tions accompany him on this train on
date mentioned.
Persons desiring sleeping-car accom-
modations should write early for reser-
vations to F. T, Grant, general passen
ger agent, Rutland If 25 Vermonters
be assigned them. All persons planning
to go to Columbus should notify the
ticket agents at their home stations at
an early date, to allow time for procur
ing and arranging tickets.
Department headquarters, also the
! Women's Relief corps headquarters, will
be at the New Southern hotel, Columbus,
| Comrades and all others desiring rooms
| should write at once to above-named ho-
| tel or to Hon. James f. Campbell, chair
man of executive committee, national en-
campment, Columbus, o., stating what
| they want for rooms and whether in pri-
vate house or hotel.
Comrades having uniforms and badges
are urged to wear them to the encamp-
ment.
The following aides have been appoint
ed on the department commanders staff
| Fl. p. Chase, Hooker post, No. 5, South
Londonderry; w. L. Cady W. P. Russell
post, No. 80, Middebury; r. L. Wells,
Farnsworth post, No, LOG, Lyndonville
F. H. Shepard, j. H. Bosworth post, No.
SO. Fair Haven; j. II. Carrigan, Joyce
post, No 40. Poultney.
Because the hotels are likely to be
crowded no one need to hesitate to come
to the encampment, as abundant and de-
| slTaDle ACCOMMODATIONS LOT All NiSltofs
can be found in private houses. Clean
and comfortable quarters for great
host have been provided Such rooms
will cost 81 per day with small addi-
tional charge for breakfast or other
meals if desired. No pre-assignment can
be made of this class of lodgings; but
the committee on information has full
| list of rooms and will take excellent care
of all visitors upon their arrival in Co.
| lumbus.
Columbus is unusually well provided
with restaurants of all grades in addi-
tion to those in the hotels Prices are
reasonable; the food is palatable; and
the service is neat and prompt
| Automobiles and boy scouts viii be in
attendance at the Union station to re:
ceive visitors and to escort them to the
information and registration headquar-
ters or to their hotels and lodgings.