Telegram-herald., 1890-07-27
THE VETERANS.
Boston Preparing for the G. 4. Z.
National Eaeampmsnt.
A. IL Expected That rs. 600 Strangers
wsa Visit the Hub-To. 600 OLD
Soldiers 10 ParAde.
soslF USIQUE DEooRArloSs


BoSToN, July es.-Irand Array ar
rSugements aRa Grand Army politics
eOnsgig0te The c0rrent l4lk non about
Boston. The political end q ne com
ins encampmenL of course. eentsrs IN
tie selection of the new National Com
mander General Algsr Of Michigan Is
the present eatei butt Is understood he
viii decline 70 stand again. TAe con
test promises 20 come between TIE vet
erans Of the East sad these Of tie West,
ami while IL Will be an altogether
friendly one IL viii lie none the less
spirited: Colonel Smedberg, Of Cali
torIia, is the man who seems 10 have tie
call on the soldiers from the States be-
yond the Mississippi river. while
Colonel Wheelock G. VeaZey. Of Yer
mont, the present Interstate Com
meree Commissioners. Is the Eastern
favorite Hovey. Of Indiana. and Weis-
seTt, Of Wisconsin. are also named as
possibilities
The encampmentr really begins August
12 and viii continue three days During
that time some 70,000 veterans alone are
expected, and these with their visiting
friends and the sight-seers viii swell
the crowd OF strangers in the city on
those days, II is believed. 20 fully 1885,
coo. Every available room. ball and
building has been secured tor the &c
com mediation Of the yast throng. and
Massachusetts hospitality will &c ns
generous as is possible under the cir
cumstances.
The committee has just completed its
general programme The business meet
ings OF the encaTapmont are 10 be held
in Music Hall These viii begin Wednes-
day morning, the 18th. anc continue an
Ill the next evening. Ine Womens
National Relief Corps will Assem- ole at
the same time in fremont Temple and
hold simultaneous sessions with
the Grand Army. Every State
and Territory viii be represented
in the latter convention, while the
women will have delegates from every
part Of the country except Alabama,
Louisiana and South Carolina Wedn es-
day evening there Will be campfire
for the veterans, and Thursday evening
an elaborate banquet. Plymouth Rock
and the Pilgrim Monument at that his
toric old town are TO be visited Friday by
the delegates, and Saturday those who
remain are to be given sail along the
Massachusetts, coast.
Tuesday, however, will be the day OF
popular interest, for IL is then that the
great public parade takes place. Bos-
ton will appear in gala attire. ali of
the houses along the line of march are
to be decorated with flags, bunting and
special military EN- blems. Mechanics
Hall, Music Hall, Horticultural Hall,
Faneuil Hall and the State house and
city hall will be dressed most elaborat te
u in red. white and blue. Mayor Hart
has had the flower beds in the public
parks laid out in designs of Grand
Army Loyal lie gion, Woman's Relief
Corcs, Sons OF Veterans and other army
corps insignia. These first four are
grouped about thu equestrian statue o.
Washington in the publicgardens, while
outside the walk are the old army
badges. The effect is striking anc
unique. The designs are exciting wide
attention and will prove feature Of The
decorations. a triumphal arch is 10 bC
erected midway on the route of process
sion, and this too embellished Will
flags, and steamers and handsome &c
vices.
The reviewing party is 20 be q dist:n
guished one. President and Mrs. Har
rison are expected 20 be here then, and
also President Hayes. With then
will be General William T. Sher
man, Major-General John NJ. Scho
field, Mrs. Sheridan. Mrs Logan
Mrs. Hancock, Mrs. Farragut, Mis-
Clara Barton, Governor Fifer. OF Hi
noeis, Governor Bulkeley, OF Connect
cut. Corporal Tanner, Past-Commander
Warner of Missouri, Vanderyoort OF Ne
braslla, Rae Of Minnesota, Wagner an,
Beath Of Pennsylvania, and Burdctt
Of Washington. General Alger. TIT
present Comm2nder-in-C Chief. will he a.
sisted by s.af Of COO. The parade, i
is estimated. Will cor.7ist Of about 30, OO
mon. An interesting feature will b
the naval representation. Delegation
from sixteen naval veteran association
ire expected.
Another interesting feature Of th'
processiO viii be tho "Old Guard" o
Washington. These Will form th'
armed escort for the Department Of TIT
Potomac G. A. T.. and while tnei
numbers are small yet they repre
sent about every post in the depart
ment and nearly every State in th'
Union. The peculiar feature Ct tli
organization is the color guard
Eligibility 20 tuat body is dependen
upon the less Of an arm on some hard
. fought battlefield. Secretary Tracy o
the Navy has ordered the North Allan