The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-03-19

SnOut0 the veterans conclude 10
come here next year they will be Civ
en- a royal welcome and such hespi-
table reception that they will be ready
to vote unanimously for Jefferson City
as the place for holding their annual
encampments for ali time to come
MoBERLY's ASPIRATIONS.
The city council Of Moberly met
last night and adopted resolutions ex-
tending a cordial invitation to the u.
A. r. to held its state encampment
at that thriving city. In pursuance
of the invitation, the council also APP
pointed delegation to come To SedA-
liza and endeavor TO secure the naming
of that place. The delegation arrived
in Sedalia to-day, and is composed of
the following gentlemen Ex-Mayor
Priest, Sam Clark, Ii.
o. Hannah, Mike Who t,
John Calty, John Scotty and Sam
Rich. They are making friends
among the delegates and have
strong pull. from the fact that Mob
erly is centrally located, both gen-
graphically and as TO railroad i,,ciii-
ties, while her hotel accommodations
are second to none. Mr.. WIllott "!' the
delegation called at the BAzoo oiiice
this afternoon, and seems to be sang.
uiEe of success. The encampment
cannot do better than to accept the
cordial invitation to Moberly.
SECOND DAY.
The Encampment has received the
reports of the various officers and has
decided upon Jefferson City as the
place for the next annual meeting.
The proceedings are given more fully
below.
THE PARADE.
The parade aud grand pyrotechn ic
display of fire works last night was
all that could possibly have been ex-
pected.
General George r. Smith Pos a.
sembled at post rooms at $50 sharp,
where il formed and marched To de-
partment headquarters, at Hotel
Kaiser. The column formed at the
corner of Secosd and Ldmine streets,
facing north, the Sedalia fambeau
club OH The right, squad of police in
advance TO keep the large crowd back
The procession was in readiness and
started at about Z o'clock. The entire
length of Ohio street was one mass of
humanity from Main street to Broad
way and it was with some difficulty
that the police wee enabled 10 keep
he large crowd back on the sidewalk.
There was only one vehicle IN the
ong procession, carriage containing
Commander Smith, Adjutant Cen
,ral Rogers and Chaplain FeTreli. |
The line of march was as follows i
North to Main, west to Ohio, south |
Broadway, east to Lamine, north to
Fourth, west to Ohio and south to
Fifth, when they broke ranks and |
the 6ambeau drill, which |
ook place on Onio. between Fourth
md Fifth, opposite the court house.
The club was about 90 members
trong with Captain John NJ. Glenn
q command.
The street was soon cleared BY the
police, with the assistance of several
o!diers, and the boys marched up
mid the cheers of the l-r.e con-
course of people, and il no doubt put
hem torcibly in mind of their late
ontest at Washington to see the vast
rOwd. The surrounding houses had
heir windows crowded with LADIES
nd children, while the Woman's r.
lef Corps held possession of III ir
uarters in the criminal court room At
he court house. The other urt
DOM and office windows were so
rOw.ed, even the Marean on he
crth and the Daily building on i.e
Duth side had their windows crowded.
7hile every now and then tas'l II
lectric light from Latour's builling
bowed that The artist was By 20 !
,eans idle and was getting ia his
'ork with his fash light process f.r
aking pictures. The fambeau cub
rst gave splendid drill, after winch
hey received their fire works, ant fnr
he next three-guarters of an hour the
eavens were painted a beauii
ii carmine. The large rock
pieces, shot out of the mortar,
lowered millions of stars above the ,
eads of the large crowd while TIE I
oys kept up continual shower of
olored balls of fire from Roman eau
les. The display lasted for about :
nree quarters of an hour after which
ne crowd dispersed and the Opera
louise was the next place of interest.
OPERA HOUSE ENTERTAINMENT.
Immediately after the parade a
lrpe crowd assembled at the onera