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 . rtic-ipated, and the pleasure they received in having the oppor-tunity to see the numerous war vessels of the United StatesNavy anchored in the river well repaid the Committee havingin charge this part of the programme. The steamboats chartered for this purpose were the Co-lumbia, Georgeanna, Thomas Clyde, Twilight, andJohn A. Warner, and, through the courtesy of the cityofficials. Iceboats Nos. 1, 2, and 3 were furnish
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 . rtic-ipated, and the pleasure they received in having the oppor-tunity to see the numerous war vessels of the United StatesNavy anchored in the river well repaid the Committee havingin charge this part of the programme. The steamboats chartered for this purpose were the Co-lumbia, Georgeanna, Thomas Clyde, Twilight, andJohn A. Warner, and, through the courtesy of the cityofficials. Iceboats Nos. 1, 2, and 3 were furnished without costto the Committee; accommodating in all about 5000 persons. The large number of visitors (estimated at 500,000) to ourcity during the Encampment were transported to and fromthe city over the different railroads having their terminalsin Philadelphia with their usual promptness and despatch,and without a single complaint of any of the visitors to thisCommittee. The success of the Encampment was apparent to all, andthe one great desire of the visitors was to compliment theGeneral Committee upon their efforts made in this respect. JNO. M. WALTON,(64) AVKNTK DF lAMK—(iM: uF THK SIXIV ^ The Committee on United States Colored Troops begs toreport as follows: there were under the supervision of theCommittee duiing the Encampment the care of about 2500Comrades from all sections of the country. Of this numberthere were upwards of 800 lirovided with free quarters. During their stay in the city there was provided for theirentertainment a musical and literary programme almostnightly by the several colored churches of the city, promi-nent among which were the Bethel A. M. E., Allen A. M. , Wesley A. M. E., and Shiloh Baptist Churches. In groups the visiting Comrades were shown the manypoints of interest about the city by various members of theCommittee, who kindly volunteered their services for thatpurpose. It is more than gratifying to note in concl
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