The National tribune., 1882-07-01

and bear-skin hats won many a smile from
the ladies along the route. But, perhaps, the
objects of the greatest interest to the public
were the tattered battle flags which were
carried by some of the visiting Posts. Pa
thetc reminders of many a bloody field,
they spoke a language which even this new
generation could understand! The Duryee
Zouayes, as was to be expected, from their
flaming uniforms. and the fact that they
were stationed at Baltimore early in the war,
were greeted with marked favor.
The procession was about an hour and 4
half in passing given point, and the head
la reached the City Hail, where itpassed in
review before President Arthur, General
George W. Merrill, and the other distin-
guished company assembled on the east p0r-
tico almost before the last of the line had
begun to move. As the column came in sight
the President bowed his head and gracefully
acknowledged the marching salutes which
were given as the various commands filed
by. 1t was not far from two o'clock when
the last Of the Posts in line reached The place
of dismissal and broke ranks. It is estilna-
ted that ten thousand men were in line.
CAMP AGNUS.
Towards dusk the veterans began to move
out TO Camp Agnus, which was pitched in a
beautiful park in the northeastern superbs
of the city. There the citizens committee
had made the most generous provision for
their entertainment and what with the
music from twenty-five bands and the choral
society organized specially for the occasion
10y Mr.. Frank SuppIee, of Baltimore, the
"cOmmissary Of sandwiches, coffee, etc, the
interchange of friendly courtesies between
the various Posts, and the fireworks which
were set Off as dusk came on, the afternoon
and evening passed in a whirl of Eerriment.
a FORMAL RECEPTION
took place on the camp grounds upon the
return of the delegates from an excursion to
Annapolis. Ex-Mayor Latrobe presided,
and welcomed the "boys in blue" and the
boys in grey" to the Monumental City.
He was warmly applauded, and in response
General Merrill expressed the thanks of the
Grand Army for the generous hospitalitles
extended the comrades in a Southern city.
Speeches were also made by Corporal Tanner,
Of Brooklyn; Captain Ward, an ex-confeder-
ate, and others. The latter, in introducing
his remarks addressed the boys in blue
as comrades" which provoked storm of
applause, as did also toast offered by Gen
eral BarCum, of New York, 10 the brave
boys of the South" The assemblage was
characterized by the utmost good fellowship
throughout, and the occasion was one long
to be remembered.
ENTERPRISE OF THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
With proper appreciation of the interest
attaching 10 the grand parade the editor Of
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE arranged for the
publication, on the day after the great
public demonstration, Of full account of
the procession, together with the business
OF flle convention as far as transacted, and
in fact Of everything that could interest our
readers, mp to the time of going to press on
ThuTsday-Our regular publication day. The
difficulty of accomplishing this viii be un-
deTsloud when K is known that not a single
weekly journal, whether published in the
i1t rests OF he Grand Army or nOtyunder--
1aoh ihe tasll-TBE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
h, NJ he Gn'v paper that competed with the
dry Journals Of the country. That we
arrr wholly successful in the undertaking
Is shown Icy the complete record Of every
thia that transpired on the opening day,
winch we presented in the last issue of this
paper 1t may interest those of our readers
familiar with the ways Of modern Jour
nalism to know how this feat was accom-
plished. In the first place THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE secured headquarters" st the
Academy Of Music, where the convention
met, occupying the exclusive use of the
main ticket Office over which a neatly paint
ed sign bore the following: Headquarters
OF THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, Washington,
D.. c."
A full staff of correspondents were dis
tributed at various points along the line of
the parade, at the convention, on the steamer
provided for the excursion for the delegates,
and at the camp-ground where the final wei
come was extended to the visiting Posts.
As fast as the manuscript could be prepared
it was transmitted to the Capital and put
in. type by a large force of composit0rs
Such, however, was the lateness of the hour
when the reception closed at the camp and
its great distance from the heart Of the city
that it was almost daylight before the last
copy" was in the composing room of THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE. AS speedily as pos
sible the work of CLOSING out" was accom-
plished, and at an early hour the last forms
were in the hands Of the stereOtyper, and
very soon thereafter the eight metal plates
were revolving rapidly on the lightning
press, printing and folding the paper at
rate of speed that is almost marvellous.
Before the convention met on Thursday
morning thousands Of copies Of. THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE were being distributed
from our headquarters" in the Academy
of Music, and were later in the day placed
by special messengers in the hands of every
uniformed delegate IN Baltimore. The sue
cessfuI manner in which all this was accom-
plished is of course exceedingly gratifying,
but our main object in referring to it is to
demonstrate not only our complete facilities
for printing modern journal, but our in
tention of giving the freshest intelligence
of interest to our soldier readers, no matter
how great the labor or cost may be. There
were numerous compliments bestowed upon
rTr1rr ~ .TroNIT TpTRT-NF for the enter,,r;e.