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 . printedand bound pamphlet, entitled The G. A. R. in the City ofPhiladelj)hia, was compiled and printed, showing the loca-tion of all the Posts of Philadelphia and Camden, system ofstreet numbering, maps of the city and Fairmount Park in-cating Camp Sexton, a programme for the Aveek, points ofinterest in and about the city, and much other valuable in-formation for the guidance of visiting Comrades and theirfriends. There
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 . printedand bound pamphlet, entitled The G. A. R. in the City ofPhiladelj)hia, was compiled and printed, showing the loca-tion of all the Posts of Philadelphia and Camden, system ofstreet numbering, maps of the city and Fairmount Park in-cating Camp Sexton, a programme for the Aveek, points ofinterest in and about the city, and much other valuable in-formation for the guidance of visiting Comrades and theirfriends. There was also compiled, printed, and distributed duringEncampment week 40,000 copies of a thirty-four page jjam-phlet, giving, in addition to the matter contained in the Junepamphlet, the location of the headquarters of National or-ganizations, Departments, and all visiting Posts, location andtime of holding Corps, Brigade, Regimental, and other Re-unions; stations of the several booths of the Bureau ofInformation and stations of the Medical Corps during theparade; rates of fare of side trips from Philadelphia; andmuch other information necessary for strangers to know. (16). (? \i;ri;N ii;i;> mall.—iiKsr ( uminkn tai. (?uN(;i;i->.s .mi-:t iikue. There were ten branches of the Bureau of lufoinnationestablished at the Continental Hotel, railroad stations, andprincipal points in the city, and a headquarters and supplyroom opened at Room No. 119, City Hall, each of which wereprovided with a city residence and business directory, andthe Travelers Official Eailway Guide. On Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, the booth opposite thePennsylvania Railroad Station was kept open all night, andthe one at the Continental Hotel, the headquarters of thevarious National organizations and most of the Departments,was kept open all night Monday and Tuesday. Headquarters were found for four Departments, and morethan 4000 visitors were comfortably quartered in boardingand lodging houses. About 1200 le
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