Executive Order 2669

It is hereby ordered that all veterans of the Civil War in the service of the Government of the United States who desire to attend the Grand Army Encampment to be held in Boston, Mass., August 20 to August 27, 1917, shall be granted leave of absence with pay, in addition to annual leave provided for by statute, from August 20 to August 27, inclusive, that they may have the opportunity to attend the encampment, and that they be granted as many more days additional leave with pay in each case as are necessary for the journey to Boston and return to their posts of duty.

Woodrow Wilson.⁠

The White House,

19 July, 1917.