Report of the General committee for the thirty-third national encampment of the Grand army of the republic and attendant reunions held at Philadelphia, September 4 to 9, 1899 . k and have full power toact. However, three meetings of the full Committee wereafterwards held, at which the attendance was exceedinglygood, and at these meetings the several Eeception Committeeswere appointed, and a report made by the Chairman of thework done. Eighty-two halls, armories, and buildings were secured,with an accommodation for 21,000 persons, the expense forrent amounting to less than $4000. After proposal
Report of the General committee for the thirty-third national encampment of the Grand army of the republic and attendant reunions held at Philadelphia, September 4 to 9, 1899 . k and have full power toact. However, three meetings of the full Committee wereafterwards held, at which the attendance was exceedinglygood, and at these meetings the several Eeception Committeeswere appointed, and a report made by the Chairman of thework done. Eighty-two halls, armories, and buildings were secured,with an accommodation for 21,000 persons, the expense forrent amounting to less than $4000. After proposals had been invited and bids opened, a con-tract was entered into with Messrs. D. C. Humphrys & supplying tents and erecting a camp at Fairmount Parkto accommodate 10,000 men, at 43 cents per head; also tofurnish 10,000 cots at 481/4, cents each. Twenty-four thousand mattresses had already been securedby the General Committee from Cincinnati at an expense of.$4000. This made a total accommodation of quarters for31,000 men, and of cots and mattresses for 34,000. We also purchased basins and tin cups and secured dona-tions of toilet soap from several firms. (18). Through the courtesy of Mr. George G. Pierie, Chief ofBureau of City Property, the old gas works, running fromTwenty-third and Market to Twenty-fourth and ChestnutStreets, were secured free of expense, and after having beenfitted up by the city employees and the United Gas Improve-ment Company with gas fixtures, &c., were transferred intoexcellent quarters, with accommodations with from two tothree thousand men. This building during the Encampmentwas in charge of Lieut. K. Croskey, an officer of the NationalGuard of this State, and, having a central location, was agreat convenience. On July 4th the Committee erected a flagpole which hadbeen presented bj Mr. Schultz, on the site of the camp at Fair-mount Park, the General and Subcommittees being presenton the occasion, and raised thereon a flag, which had beenpresen
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