Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-04-18
GRAND ARMY REUNION,
Red Bluff Full of Visitors-Recepti
and Excursions

Red Bluff Full of visitors-Receptions
and Excursions.
RED BLUFF, April 17th.-Eaborate pre-.
parations have been made by the local
committees for entertaining the visiting
comrades during the G. A. R. Reunion,
The town has been handsomely decorated.
but rain commenced falling this afternoon
and greatly damaged the outside decora.
tions.
Governor Waterman and his staff arrived
last evening and was given a reusing re-
ception by Mansfield Post, Company d,
and the citizens. He was escorted to the
mammoth pavilion and responded briefly
to an address of welcome by Prof. A. NJ.
Mccoy.
Delegations have been arriving all dav,
the first being Winslow Post and Company
E, accompanied by their band, from Red
ding, who were received by Sherman Post,
of Oroville, and Mansfield Post and Com
pany d of this place, which was followed
by reception and IAN address of welcome
by L. V. Hitchcock, in kingsleys Opera
House
Governor Waterman and staff occupied
seats on the stage and Californias Chief
Executive responded briefly to calls for a
speech. He said he was no speaker, but a
plain, commor-sense business man, and he
came here to see and get acquainted with
the people of this beautiful town and this
growing county, and to meet the old SOL
diers of the G. A. r. who had taken their
lives in their hands and had gone forth
from their homes to protect that grand old
flag. the nations honor and the nations
life. He said too much could not be done
for the old soldiers. If all the money in
the treasury was distributed to them il
would not be enough.
He then turned to Major II. Gardner.
one of his party who sat on the platform
and who had lost leg on the battlefield
of Missionary Ridge, and said: us there
money enough in the Treasury to nay that
gallant soldier for the loss of that lee?"
The Governor then spoke in eulogistic
terms of the n. 6. c., and paid high com.
pliment to Company D of this place, who.
he said, had been well drilled, and pre-.
sented as good an appearance as old vet.
Grams. He felt very proud of the com.
panies who had been organized and
mustered into service during his admins
tration. He did not expect to see such a
large and brilliant assemblage as had as
sembled there. He felt highly honored,
and would see more of our people and the
town before he left Red Bluff. He again
thanked the people for the honor con.
ferred.
General Cnlpman then made some an
nouncements, and said the Governor and
party would be driven to their rooms. The
band discoursed sweet music for half an
hour, when the assemblage gradually dis
persed to their respective places of abode.
The Woodland delegation arrived in
special cars on the afternoon train, one
hundred and 6fty strong, and were vel
coined in the rain. Dozens of carriages
were in waiting and conveyed the visitors
to the headquarters. where they were as
signed to quarters for the reunion.
Marysville Post arrived in special Sleep
ing cars tonight, bringing with them theii
cannon, which will send forth its salutes
| morning and evening.
| Large delegations arrived from Chico to-
| night, but Company A and the Newbartt
Band will not arrive until tomorrow
, night.
| The ball tonight is a grand affair, ant
has quite military aspect. Our citizens
are extending every courtesy to the visitor