Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-08-16
G. A. R. ENCAMP MENT,
Boston in Gala Attire I'm Honor OF
the Veterans.

the Veterans.
BosToN, Aug. 9.-The first contingent
of veterans for the annual encampment
of the Grand Army arrived this morn;
ing and from now on there will be q
continual inpour. The city has already
put on her gala attire. Mechanics hall,
Music hall, horticultural hall, Faneuil
hall, the state house and city hall are
deliberately dressed in red, white and
blue. All through the business center
as well as the residence districts, and
away out into the suburbs, every other
house has put on decorations, and ban
ners and flags of every conceivable size
and description 1utter from the win
dows. The flower beds in the public
parks have been laid out in designs Of
Grand Army, Loyal Legion, Women's
Relief corps, Sons Of Veterans and
other army corps insignia. The first
four are grouped around the equestrian
statue of Washington in the public gar
dens, while outside the walk are the
old army badges. The effect is striking
and unique. AS one crosses the little rus
tic bridge from the Charles treetside the
first badge on the right which meets the
eye is that Of the Army Of the Potomac,
while beyond glows that Of the Tennes.
SEQ. Opposite the Potomac's badge is
that Of the Society of the Army of West
Virginia, and beyond it that of the
Army Of the Cumberland. Entering
the main enu on the right is the
badge of Sheridan's cavalry corps and
opposite to it hat of the Hancock vet
eran corps. Turning to the left just
beyond the latter, one comes to the
shield which forms the badge of the
Twenty-third army corps. Opposite on
the left is a cross with trefoil terminals,
the badge of the Eighteenth army
corps. Further down this walk is the
badge Of the Tenth army corps, a four
bastion figure, and that of the Twenty
fourth corps, a heart. Opposite Church
street Is a diamond, typical of the
Third corps, while before the Sumner
statue are a crescent and a five-pointed
star, the badges of the Eleventh and
Twelfth corps respectively. The cal
tese cross of the Fifth corps is in front
Of the Cass statue and the Greek cross
of the Sixth behind it. A clover leaf
and a circle down at the corner of Boyl.
ston and Arlington streets act as re-
minders of the Second and First corps
respectively.
Returning again to the Charles street
gate, just beyond the Sheridan cavalry
corps badge on the right shine the
crescent and five-pointed star of the
Seventh corps. stroll down by the
Wisteria arbor and on the left one runs
across the square in the center of which
is a cartridge box with the figures 40"
This represents the well-known forty
rounds motto of General Logan's Fiji
teenth corps. Beyond the arbor on
either side arc the Nineteenth and
Twentieth corps, the former a modifi-
cation of the Maltese cross and the lat
ter a star. The Ninth corps badge is
near the Charles and Beacon streets
corner and consists of a shield in which
a annon and anchor are crossed. Near
the pond is the Seventeenth corps badge
with its arrow and bow, and TO the left
Of it the triangle of the Fourth. The
huge acorn of the Fourteenth corps
greets one at the Brimmer street gate,
while that OF the Sixteenth is not far
distant. Kilpatrick's cavalry and the
United States veterans are also repre-
scented.
A %triumphal arch has been erected
and the route of the procession is en-
bellished with flags, steamers and
handsome devices. Boston proposes TO
do herself proud by the veterans,
20, 900 OF whom, according to latest adj
vices, will be here.
The citizens have raised a guarantee
fund of 500, 600, the legislature an APP
preparation Of $50, 600, the city of Bos-
ton S25, 000, while friends of the organ-
ization have added S25, 900 more. Free
accommodations have been provided for
$4,000 men. The great Mechanics
building, with it's eight acres of floor
space, has been turned into a vast camp.
Here the men will be under military
rule and will rise and retire at reveille
and taps in strict army fashion. Faneuil
hall has been placed at the veterans
disposal, the naval department has
given the use of the lofts in the navy
yard, and all the public school houses
and hired rooms have freely been turned
over for day time meetings. TO guard
against contingencies, arrangements
have been made for the lodging Of 2, 600
men at the Crescent Beach skating rink
and the Newton street armory is also
held in reserve.