The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-08-05
ALL READY
For the Twenty-ffth Encampmeni
Of the G. A. B.
THOUSANDS OF VETERANS.
Have Already Arrived in Detroit and
Many More are En- Route.
LARGE CAMPS PREPARED

For the accommodation ot the mihhS
Host-Programmc OF the Weeks Exer-
clses.
DETROIT, Mich, Aug. S.-Everything
is now in readiness for the twenty-hfth,
the silver encampment Of the g. A. X.
The delegates on their arrival are con-
Quoted to one of the various camps
fitted up for them. The camp at the
exposition building, the largest OF the
lot, has been named Camp Sherman and
will bed $1,000 men. Camp Beecher,
another capacious building, will easily
furnish room for 5000 old soldiers, and
the various other camps will bring the
total up to $4,000. Pingree, donated by
the mayor for the women, is an inn
mense hotel that will easily stow away
1000 and will be devoted exclusively to
the female contingent, no men being ad'
mitted. A feature Of this camp is the
establishment of hospital corps which
will include fifteen field hospitals and
a corps Of over 150 doctors with fifteen
ambulances. Another feature here will
be the turning out OF the state troops
to do police duty on the line Of march.
The reception committee had their
hands full Sunday receiving the fast ar
irving posts and getting them comforta-
bly, domiciled in their camps and start
ing them on their rounds Of pleasure.
At $3.50 a special pulled into the Brush
street depot bearing $50 members OF
Pittsburgh posts. Another delegation
Of Pittsburgh veterans numbering 300
men and accompanied by a large num-
ber of ladies and visitors arrived at 2
o'clock. At $3.50 Mccoy Post No. l, OF
Columbus, 800 strong, came in. A spe'
cial train arrived at S:15, bearing Need
ham post, of Haverhill, Mass Blair
post, OF St. Louis, 500 strong, arrived at
Ga. m.
The politics Of the G. A. R. were
booming all day and the delegates were
being buttonholed by the hustlers FOL
the different candidates for commander
in-chief. The men were simply feeling
the ground in advance of the grand
rush OF delegates who viii arrive to
day. No headquarters have yet beer
opened by the candidates, but soon ther'
will be several OF them in full blast
New York Is the first on the list will
three candidates They are Gen. II. A
Barnum, of New York City; Gen. JohI
Palmer, Of Albany, and Gen. Ira M
Hedges, OF Haverstraw. Ohio presents
the name OF Judge s. II. Hurst Michi
gan's favorite Is Charles p. Lincoln,
resident OF Michigan, but assistan
commissioner Of pensions at Washing
ton. Wisconsin has a candidate VIII
will come near getting the place an
that Is Col. A. @. Weissert.
The parade Of the veterans on Tues
day promises TO be the grandest displa,
ever made by the Grand Army. i
numbers and equipments IL is expecte
to go beyond any that have been hel
in other years The Illinois veteran
have been assigned the right Of the lin
and will follow the commander-in-chie
and staff. The other departments wi
march in the following order Wiscor
sin, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Yorl
Connecticut, Massachusetts,, New Jei
sey, Maine, California, Rhode Islant
New Hampshire, Vermont Potoma'
Virginia, Maryland, Nebraska, low
Indiana, Colorado and Wyoming, Kar
sas, Delaware, Minnesota, Missour
Oregon, Kentucky, West Virginia, Sout
Dakota. Washington and Alaska, Al
kansas, New Mexico, Utah, Tennesse'
Louisiana and Mississfppi, Florida an
Montana, Texas, Idaho, Arizoni
Georgia, Alabama, North Dakota, okl,
homa, Indian Territory, Michigal
naval veterans, Sons Of Veterans.
The programme Of the encampmei
is as follows: Monday, reception I
guests. Tuesday, parade Of G. A. R
naval veterans and Sons Of Veterans
1880 a. IN; at 8 p. m. reception al
greeting TO Commander-in-Chief Veaz,
and members of the'G. A. R., Sons
Veterans and Women's Relief Corps
the Detroit rink; 9p. m, reception
Camp Sherman 10 the commander-i
chief and veterans OF the G. A. II. We
ncsday, 1880 a. m, twenty-fifth annu
session Of the national encampment
A. K. at Beecher's hall; 1890 q. II
ninth annual convention OF the Women
Relief Corps ut the Church OF o.
Father. In the evening there will
a grand naval and pyrotechnic displa
There also will be camphres at the rim
/ at the exposition buildings and at q
Central NJ. T.. church. Thursday NOR
, ing. adjourned session Of the twent
fifth annual encampment Of the G..
r. at the rink In the evening the
will be a banquet of the rink TO the oi
! GERS and delegates 10 the national Q
: campment There will be campfres
: Camp Sherman and at the church'
Friday, riding about the city, excursio
: 10 various river and like resorts, etc.
p The survivors of the famous Thi
Light Brigade of the first divisio
Ninth army corps, will hold reuni
on Wednesday with the Sixteenth Mic
iqan volunteers. This was Gen. Butt,
i fields briaade, which had the honor
: be detailed 10 receive the surrender,
y Gen. Lees army at Appomattox. I
d national convention OF the ex-prisont
OF war will be held Wednesday In I
e common council chamber. The natioi
4 association of naval veterans win ho
their convention In the court house
Wednesday. On the same day the
will be q reunion OF army and navy n
sicians who served during the war.
who were in brigade or regimen
bands and those who served as bugle
fifers or drummers, whether they ha
made music profession since the "