St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-03
HEARTS MAKE HOMES
This the Motto of Detroit Peo-
pie in Entertaining Vet
Grams Of the War.
The Outer Gates Open and
Doors Ajar All Over the
Beautiful City.
Thousands Of Boys in Blue Al
ready in the Gaily-Deeked
Michigan Metropolis.
Washington Sends a Big Dele
cation to Bid for the Next
Encampment.

DETROIT, Aug. 2.-If "hearts make
homes" no veteran need feel himself a
stranger in Detroit this week. for the
whole population is putting forth every
effort to make each old soldier remem-
Der the City of the Straits with pleasure
throughout his remaining years. Not
only have the outer gates Of the city
been thrown open, but the citizen has
left his door ajar and each guest of the
people must feel that he is welcome in
the broadest sense of the word.
Decoration, both public and pri-
vate, gives Detroit a gala day
air that would cheer the heart
of a hypochondriac. Quarters are await
ing occupants to the number of many
thousands. Extraordinary precautions
have been taken to ensure a sufficient
quantity of wholesome food. Every
possible provision has been made for
the reception and entertainment of the
"Boys of '61," and nothing is lacking
that could add to the completeness of
the preparations. Nothing can detract
from the pleasurable and justifable
pride 7ith which Detroiters welcome
their guests, and there is no lack of
guests. There will be no searching of
by-ways to bring in those to partake of
the feast, They began to come Satur-
day, and all day to-day boats and trains
brought company after company. This
evening the
Streets Are Crowded
with men in blue coats, and still these
are only a drop in the bucket as COM
pared to the number who will pour into
the city in the next twenty-fOur hours.
All things considered. 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 YeteTenS since the grand
review at the national capital at the
close of the war, in 1865. The Grand
Army now is at the zenith Of its glory.
1t has grown gradually to its present
dimensions, and in few years will
come the time when tire number of re-
cruitS can no longer equal the number
OF comrades mustered out" and the
twenty-tfth national encampment is
likely to go down TO pOsterity as the
banner encampment in the history of
the organization. The reception COM
mittee have had their hands full all day
receiving the fast arriving posts and
getting them comfortably dOmiciled in
their camps and starting them on their
rounds of pleasure. At 6:30 a special
pulled into the Brush Street depot
bearing 250 members of G. A. R. posts
of Pittsburg. These included the Hayes,
Mcpherson and Challes posts. This
delegation was followed by the post
band of thirty pieces. OF Pittsburg. An
other delegation Of the
Pittsburg Veterans
arrived at o'clock. These included
Patterson Post No. 151, Hull Post No.
157 and Moody Post No. 155. These
posts aggregated 300 men, and were ac-
cOmpanied by large number Of ladies
and visitors, and Franks band. of Pitts
burg, of twenty pieces. At $50 Mccoy
Post No. l, OF Columbus, 800 strong,
came in. The special train bearing
BenedictPO No. 266 arrived from Penn
berville, o. The delegation from Fran
els Steffen Post No. 112 arrived at 30.
Hunter Post No. 122, of Ohiowa, Neb.,
arrived at noon. The Blair post, of st.
Louis, 500 strong, arrived in Detroit
by a Wabash train at 9 o'clock this
morning. A special train arrived at
B:15 this evening bearing Needham Post
No. 80, of Lawrence, Mass, and Howe
Post No. AZ. of Haverhill. Mass. Each
numbers about 100 men. At $50 o'clock
tonight Post Major Anderson. of In
dlanapOliS, 400 strong, with drum corps
and drum major, arrived and took up its
quarters at Camp Custer. Lieut.. E. r.
Gary Post 236, of Pittsburg, accompa-
MED by q. A. r. Circle No. z, and led
by the Allen School Drum corps, consist
ing of tWenty-One pieces, arrived on the
steamer City of Detroit this evening.
The steamer also brought in 1,776 pas
sengerS this evening from Southern and
Eastern points. About 1,5OO of these
were members of different Ohio and
Pennsylvania q. A. R. posts. The
Florida delegation also arrived during
the day, as well as that of Wisconsin
and E. B. Wolcott post of Milwaukee
The politics of the G. A. r. was boom
ing all day and the delegates were
being
RuttonhOled by Hustlers
or the different candidates for comman
der-in-chief. The men were simply
feeling the ground in advance of the
grand rush of delegates who will arrive
tomorrow. No headquarters have vet
been opened by the candidates, but TO-
full blast. New York is first on the
list with three candidates. The candi
dates are: Gen. Ii. A. Barnum, of New
York city; Gen. John Palmer. of AL
bany. and Gen. Ira NJ. Hedges, of Hav
erstraW. Ohio presents the name ot
Judge S. Il. Hurst. Michigan's man /:
G. 2. Lincoln, a resident of Michigan
but assistant commissioner of pension.
at Washington. Wisconsin has candi
date who viii come near getting The
place, and that is Gen. A. g. Wlssert
He was one of the leading candidates {
year ago, and Withdrew in favor Of
Commander Neasy, and it is whispered
that by doing this he secured the inhu
ence of the commanders friends anC
the promise of the place this wear
Since the last cOmmander-in-chiefw wa.
selected from the far East the Paclfi,
states viii claim the honor this wear
John NJ. .Seabury, of California, will come
here with loyal and enthusiastic fol
lowing, and will present the claim tha
in twenty-five years the Pacific coas
has never been recognized by the Crane
Army. 1t is felt certain that Washing
ton will secure the encampment fOl
'92 that being the understanding WheI
Detroit carried of the prize at BostoI
last year. 1t is also practically decided
that in 1898 the encampment will bt
held in Chicago, so as to give the OlC
soldiers an opportunity to see thu
worlds fair.