SOCIETY OF THE ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE, HEADQUARTERS LOCAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, HARPER HOUSE, ROCK ISLAND, ILL., August 2, 1886.

The following Committees are appointed in charge of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee, at its Nineteenth Annual Reunion, at Rock Island, Wednesday and Thursday, September 15th and 16th, 1886:

The several Committees will obtain their badges at the rooms of the Local Executive Committee, at the Harper House, on the morning of the 15th of September.

The tickets for the banquet can be obtained of the Committee on Banquet, on and after the morning of the 15th of September. Ladies of the families of members can participate at the banquet.

Officers who have served with the Army of the Tennessee, and who wish to join the Society, will apply to the Recording Secretary, at the rooms of the Local Executive Committee, on the 15th of September.

Members desiring information in relation to hotel accommodations, transportation, etc., will address the Chairmen of the respective committees. The Committee on Transportation will arrange with railroads for reduced

rates.

The members of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee are respectfully requested to inform Major L. M. Buford, the Secretary of the Local Executive Committee, Rock Island, by the 3d prox., whether they will attend the nineteenth annual meeting of the Society, in order that provision may be made for their entertainment.

S. C. PLUMMER,

Chairman Local Executive Committee.

COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION.

SOCIETY OF THE ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE, HEADQUARTERS LOCAL EXECUTIVE COmmittee, ROCK ISLAND, ILL., September 4, 1886.

COMRADES:-This information is given for the benefit of members attending the reunion of the Society of the "Army of the Tennessee," at Rock Island, September 15th and 16th, 1886.

The following roads return members and their families at following special rates:

Northern Pacific, one-fifth fare from St. Paul on or before September 20th. St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba, one-fifth fare from St. Paul or Minneapolis on or before September 30th, 1886.

Roads from St. Paul and Minneapolis to Rock Island will sell round trip tickets on September 13th and 14th, good to return until and on September 18th, for $13.05 round trip.

All Iowa roads at one-third fare from their junction points.

You will please purchase local tickets and not through tickets, and take receipt from each road over which you are required to pass to reach destination.

Chicago & Northwestern will return members at one-third fare from Dewitt and Fulton Junction only.

Illinois Central from LaSalle, Bloomington and Mendota only. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul and the Rock Island & Peoria, one-third fare from Rock Island.

Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific, one-third fare from Chapin and Peoria. Toledo, Peoria & Western, one-third fare from Bushnell and Peoria. Illinois Midland Railway will sell round trip tickets to Peoria on September 14th, good to return September 17th, at one and one-third fare for the round trip.

Chicago & Alton, one-third fare from Bloomington, Ill., only.
Vandalia, one-third fare from East St. Louis.

Peoria, Decatur & Evansville, one-third fare from Peoria.

All roads in the Trunk Line Commission, as follows:

Baltimore & Ohio (east of Parkersburg, Bel- New York Central & Hudson River.

Fitchburg.

Grand Trunk,

Lehigh Valley.

Troy & Boston.
West Jersey.

West Shore.

Also all roads composing the Central Traffic Association, which are:

Baltimore & Ohio Ry.

Chicago & Grand Trunk Ry.

Chicago, St. Louis & Pittsburgh Ry.
Chicago & Western Ry.

Cin., Indianapolis, St. L. & Chicago Ry.
Cincinnati, Washington & Baltimore Ry.
Cleveland, Columbus, Cin. & Ind. Ry.
Lake Erie & Western Ry.

Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Ry.
Louisville & Nashville Ry.

Louisvlle. Evansville & St. Louis Ry.
Michigan Central Ry.

New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio Ry.
Ohio & Mississippi Ry.

Cleveland, Akron & Columbus Ry.

Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee Ry.
Detroit, Lansing & Northern Ry.
Grand Trunk Ry.

Indianapolis & St. Louis Ry.

Indianapolis, Bloomington & Western Ry.
Jeffersonville, Madison & Ind. Ry.
Pennsylvania Company.

Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Ry.

Pittsburgh, Cincinnati & St. Louis Ry.
Saginaw Valley & St. Louis Ry.
Vandalia Line.

Valley Railway.

Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Ry.

Will sell at starting point first-class tickets, either unlimited or limited, to the place of meeting. Each comrade purchasing such ticket will pay the regular fare and request the ticket agent to give him a certificate of such purchase.

If through tickets cannot be procured at the starting point, delegates will purchase ticket to the most convenient point where such through ticket can be obtained, and re-purchase through to place of meeting, requesting a certificate from the ticket agent at the point where re-purchase is made.

Tickets for the return journey will be sold by the ticket agent at the place of meeting, at one-third the highest limited fare, only to those holding certicates signed by the ticket agent where through ticket to place of meeting was purchased, and countersigned by the Secretary of Transportation Committee, certifying that the holder has been in attendance upon the convention.

It is very important that a certificate be procured, as it will indicate that full fare has been paid for the going journey, and the delegate is, therefore, entitled to the special fare in returning.

Tickets for the return journey will be furnished only on tickets procured not more than three days before the convention assembles. No stop-over privileges will be allowed.

Certificates will not be honored unless presented within three days after date of adjournment of the convention. Certificates are not transferable, and the signature affixed at starting point will be compared with the signature to the receipt, to enable ticket agent to decide whether party is entitled to the reduction or not.

H. B. SUDLOW,

Chairman Committee on Transportation.

H. D. MACK,

Secretary Committee on Transportation.