The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-20
NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT
TO BE AT COLUMBUS, o.
1t viii Last During Week Beginning
Sept. Fare One Cent Per
Mile Plus War Tax

The next National Encampment will
be held at Columbus Ohio, during the
week beginning Sunday. Sept. 7th
The railroads have granted fare of
one cent for each mile travelled on the
round trip, with the war tax added.
The cost or a round-trip ticket by the
shortest route from Rutland CT, to
Columbus, O., and return will be $l4.1s
plus 81 13 war tax; total fare $15.3l.
Sleeping-car rates are, from A bany,
N. Y, to Columbus, Ohio $3.50 for
lower $3.50 for upper berth.
Railroad station agents throughout
the State will inform as to distance
and cost of ticket from their stations.
Tickets going will be on sale from
Aug. 18th to Sept. Sth, are good for six
ty days, and stop-overs are allowed.
If desired a different route can be sell
ected for the return trip, but it mus,
be arranged for when ticket is pur-
chased. Many Massachusetts Com.
rades will return via Gettysburg (spend
ing day on the Battle Field. Phila
delphia and New York. This route
would add about $4,00 to cost of tick
et
Ony members of the G. A. r. and
their families and members of the aux
iliary organizations and their families
can purchase tickets at the cent-a-
mile rate.
Families" means the members OF
ones own immediate family
living with one.
Identification certificates signed by a
responsible official of the organization
to which the purchaser belongs are re-
quired when buying tickets. These
certificates ca nbe obtained from ID. l.
Morgan, Asst, Adjt Genl., Rutland
VT. and should be applied for early.
The Department Commander ano
Staff will leave Rutland on Sunday
Sept 7th, on Las p. m, train, Rutland
r. r., arriving at Albany, N. Y. at .
D. m, take sleeper on N. Y. c. r. R.
leaving Albany at 1850 p. m. and due
to arrive at Columbus Ohio the next
morning, (Monday) at 7:45 a. IN.
The LAS train from Rutland, No
64 is the regular Montreal to New
York train, leaving Burlington daily
at 1873 a. m, and has connection
on the c. " r. r. from st. Adams II
will be the most convenient train fol
Comrades and others from the Wesi
side of the state and can be easily
reached by autos from many towns on
the East side. The Department Com
mahder will be glad to have comrades
| and members of the auxiliary organ
,izations accompany him on this train
on date mentioned.
Persons desiring sleeping car accom-
odations should write early for reser
vations to F. T. Grant, General Pass
enger Agent, Rutland, VT. If twenty
five Vermonters secure reservations
special sleeping car will be assigned
them. All persons planning to go tC
Columbus should notify the ticke
agents at their home stations at al
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, Ohio.
Comrades and all others desiring
rooms should write at once to thu
above named hotel or to Hon. james
e. Campbell, chairman of Executive
Committee National Encampment Co
lumbus Ohio, Stating what they wan
for rooms and whether in privat
house or hotel.
Comrades having uniforms ant
badges are urged to wear them to th
Encampment.