Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-08-06
The BOYS IN BLUE.


Everything Ready in Detroit for the Sill
yer Eneampment Of the Grand Army of
the Republic.
DETROIT, Mich, Aug. S.-To-day De-
troit is in full bloom for the twenty
fifth reunion of the G. 4. r., the tri-
umphal arches, the decoration OF pub
lie buildings and Of business houses,
excelling in artistic beauty, variety and
extent any similar preparations in
honor of the veterans. This is the YER
dict of all the past commanders who
have attended all of the reunions of the
army.
Not only in the matter of decorations
is the city prepared, for all grand
stands, all arrangements for medical
and hospital service, all camps and all
headquarters preparations are COM
pleted, and they are perfect in appoint
ments.
Department headquarters by States
viii be located as follows; Arkansas,
Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Ken
lucky, Maine, Ohio, Texas, West Vir-
ginia, Wisconsin and District of Column
bia, at the Russell house
California, Iowa, Massachusetts,
Michigan, New Hampshire, Pennsyl-
vania, Rhode Island, South Dakota,
Vermont and Women's Relief Corps, at
the hotel Cadillac. Commander Veazey
and staff will also have their head
quarters at the hotel Cadillac.
Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Ne
braska 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 No. IS Clifford
street.
To date the registration committee
have received notices from over 800 regi-
mental organizations, representing for
ty-fve of the states and territories, that
they will be present and quarters have
been assigned to all persons
and organizations who have applied.
All branches of service in the armies of
1S61-'65 win be represented and, what
is most uncommon, every one of the di-
visions in all the armies of the north
will be represented.
There will be held during the week
the annual convention of the National
Association of Naval Veterans and re-
unions of the Comrades of the Battle
field, of the medal of Honor Legion, "
of the Association of Survivors of
the Mississippi Ram Fleet and Ma
rine Brigade of the ''Silent Army of
Deaf Soldiers, Sailors and Marines"
of the United States Veteran
Signal Corps Association of the Ma
tional Association of ex-Pensioners of
War; of ''Old Army and Navy Musi-
cians;" of the United States Manned
Soldiers Leagues" of the Royal
Legion" the ''Sons of Veterans" the
Daughters of Veterans" the "Wom-
ans Relief Corps, and others.
Finally, the programme announces
reunions for forty-eight Michigan regi-
mental organizations, for thirty-nine
Ohio regiments, for twenty-One New
/ York regiments, for six Wisconsin regi-
ments, for fifteen Illinois regiments,
! for eight Massachusetts regiments,
| and for upward of sixty other regi-
ments from all parts of the country.
The streets are crowded with men in
blEe coats, and still these are only a
drop in the bucket as compared to the
number who will pour into the city in
the next twenty-four hours There
seems to be every reason to believe
that the silver encampment Will be just
what has been prophesied and intended
the greatest gathering of veterans
since the grand review at the ma
tional capital at the close of the war in
| 1861