Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-12
THEY OWN THE TOWN.
Hosts of Grand Army Veterans Crowd
the Streets of Boston.
THE ARRIVAL OF THE PRESIDENT.
Who Attends Couple of Banquets During
the Early Evening.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE BIG PARADE

l. ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE pIsPATcHl
BOSTON, August 1.-THE Grand Arm,
veterans already own the town, and nothing
is too good for them. Thousands have beer
arriving from every direction every hour O.
the last q
The principal gathering tonight was the
banquet in honor of Lafayette Post -14O. Of
| New York. Among those around the board
were President Harrison, Secretary of Wa,
Proctor, Secretary of the Interior Noble,
Secretary Of Agriculture Rusk, General
Alger. General Sickles, Congressman Nc.
Kinley and Judge Devens. Several red hot
speeches were made in favor of increasing
pensions, but President Harrison maintained
discreet silence on this and other leading
topics of the day.
Boston seems to be under martial law to-
night. Everywhere can be seen the soldiers
uniform, and the music from scores of bands
and drum corps makes a decided hitiwhen
taken as whole. 1t is safe to say that
Boston has never had so many people on
her streets at onoe. The veterans and their
families have been pouring into the city all
day.
LOST IN BOSTON.
Thousands upon thousands have been
landed at the different railroad stations, and
big percentage of them have Immediately
proceeded to get lost in Boston's Winding cow
paths, which are called streets. tbs COM
mon occurrence to see people standing on
street corners looking upon strip OF paper
upon which an address is given, and then at
familiar landmark which they had passed
but short time previous, and it was some
time before they could realize that they had
gone in a circle
But those were only trifling incidents.
To-day the vets are getting ready for the
business of the Twenty-fourth Encampment
OF the G. A. r. Tomorrow the big parade
will take place, and then the solid work of
the encampment will be undertaken. The
city is very lively tonight.
Finishing touches in the decorating line
are being made, and the buildings along the
route of the procession looks as pretty as
many flags and bunting can make them, but
the decorations do not approach the elaborate
details which characterized New York's
celebration of the Washington Centennial
last year. All the big hotels are thronged
tonight with friends of some leader in
Grand Army circles.
DANSEo1 MAN In IOHN.
President Harrison is the biggest man in
town tonight, and he has been initiated
into the mysteries of Boston dinners The
low tide caused delay of two hours in the
arrival of the squadron, and as the Presi-
dent and his party stuck to the Baltimore,
it was o'clock when they landed instead
of 4, as had been planned There was
big commotion in the harbor when the
Baltimore came up to her anchorage.
The Atlanta, Yorktown, Kearsarge, Dol
phin, Petrol and the Cushing were already
here, and when the flagship steamed up the
Presidential salute was fired from all these
gunboats and from the navy yard battery
and Fort Warren as we'll. Governor Brack-
EFT had met the President down the bay, and
when the party disembarked the Lancers
and Horse Guards we're ready to escort
them to the Hotel Vendome, which was to
be the Presidents headquarters The Presi-
dent had no time to rest. He hastily donned
dress suit, and in less than an hour he was
receiving small party of State officials who
had been invited to banquet in honor of
the President, The President and his party
were the only outsiders present 1t was en-
tirely informal, and no speeches were made.
A COUPLE OF BANQUETs.
After sitting at the table little more
than an hour tine President, Cabinet officers
and other members OF his party, escorted by
Governor Bracket and staff, went to the
Parker House to partake of another ban
quet, given by E. W.sKinsley Post 113, to
Lafayette Post, of New Yark. The Presi-
dent remained there but a short time and
then returned to the Vendome, going at
once to his rooms. Mrs. John A. Logan
held reception in the psrlors of the Ven
dome during the evening and hundreds |
crowded into the rooms for chance to |
shake hands with her. At other hotels |
similar receptions were held by leading |
Grand Army men.
Post q, of Pittsburg, struck Boston last |
night Their quarters, an apartment house !
on Columbus avenue, were found inadequate, |
and the occupants of numerous private |
houses in the vicinity were aroused and be- |
sought to take in the weary veterans. Final |
~ resting places were found for all. J. |
M. Wells, Post Isl, of Columbus, O., 12O |
men. with 30 members of the Woman's Re |
lief Corps of Columbus, arrived last night, |
and are quartered at Dorchester.