Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-03
HEADQUARTERS OF THE STATES.


HEADQUARTERS OF THE STATES.
Locations of the OfhciaIs of the Different
Departments.
Department headquarters are located as
follows Arkansas, Connecticut, Illinois,
Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Ohio, Texas,
West Virginia, Wisconsin, and District of
Columbia, at the Russell House. Cali
fornia, Iowa, Massachusetts,, Michigan,
New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island, South Dakota, Vermont, ana
Womens Relief corps, at the Hotel Cadi.-
lac. Commander Neazey and staff will
also have tneir headquarters at the Hotel
Cadillac. Kansas Minnesota, Missouri,
Nebraska, and Sons of Veterans, at the
Hotel Normandie. Loyal Legion at the
Detroit Light Infantry armory. New
York at Perkins hotel. New Jersey at
house OF the Alger club and Georgia at IS
CHORD street
Programme of the Encampment.
The programme of the encampment
after today is as follows, today being
given up entirely to the reception OF the
visitors: Tuesday, parade of G. A. r.,
naval veterans and Sons of Veteran at
IO'oo d. Ill.,. ~ > p H., ItCcJtIpi anu
greeting to COMMANDMENT Chief Neazey
and members of the G. A. r., Sons OF
Veterans and Women's Relief Corps; 2.
m, reception TO the COMMUNICATIVE chief
and veterans of the q. \. r. Wednesday,
1920 a. m, twenty fifth annual session OF
the nat onal encampment; 1870 a. m,
ninth annual convention of the Women's
Relief corps; in the evening there will be
a grand naval and pyrOtechnic display.
There will also be campfires. Thursday,
1919 "a. m, adjourned session of the
twenty-iifth annual encampment of the q.
A. r. In the evening there will be
banquet to the officers and delegates.
There viii also be camp fires. Friday, riding
about the city, excursions to various
river and lake resorts, etc, at will.
Saturday will be break ranks and 90 home
day.
Other Features of the Reunion.
The survivors of the famous Third
Light Brigade of the First division, Fifth
army corps, viii hold a reunion on
Wednes lay, with the Sixteenth Michigan
volunteers This was General Butter
fields brigade which had the honor to oe
detailed to receive the surrender of Gen
eral Lees army at AppomattoX. Tie
national convention of the eX-prisoners of
war will be held Aug ) in the common
council chamb the National Association
of Naval Veterans will hold their conven-
ton in The court house on Wednesday.
On the same day there will be a reunion
of army and navy musicians who served
during he war. All who We're in brigade
or regin entail bands and those who served
as buglers, ffers, or drummers, whether
they have made music profession since
the war or not, are invited to attend
Talking Grand Army Politics.
The politics of the q. A. K. were boom
ing yesterday and this morning, and dele
gates were being buttonholed by the hus-
tiers for the different candidates for COM
mander-in -chief The men were simply
feeling I he ground. Several headquart, rs
of candidates were in full blast today.
New York is first on the list with three
candidates. They are General H A. Bar
mum, of New York city; General John
Palmer, of Albany, and General Ira NJ
Hedges. of Haverstraw. Ohio presents the
name of Judge :. II. Hurst. Michigan :
favorite is Charles p. Lincoln, resident
OF Michigan, but assistant commissioner
of pensions at Washington. Wisconsin
has a candidate who will come near get
ting the place, and that is Colonel 4. G.
Weissert
California Has Man.
He was one of the leading candidates n
year ago, and withdrew in favor of Com
mander Veazey and it is said that by do
ing this he secured the influence of the
commanders friends and the promise of
the place this year. Since the last COM
mander-n-chief was selected from the far
east the Pacific states will claim the honor
this year, as John Smeabury, of Cali
fornia will come here with loyal and en-
thusiast following, and viii present the
claim that in twenty FIVE years the Pacific
coast has never been recognized by the
Grand Army.
Composition of a Felony.
NEW DIRK, Aug 3.-Nearly three years
ago William K. Foster. lawyer of this
CITY, stole 1898, 600 from the gratuity fund