Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-07-31

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| wHEELOCK GRAVES vEAZEY - COMMANDER
IN-CHEF G. A. Il.
departments win march in the following
| order, as announced in general order:
! Illinois. Wisconsin, PENNSYLVANIA, Ohio,
| New York, Connecticut. Massachusetts.
! New Jersey. Maine, California, Rhode
! Island, New Hampshire Vermont PotO-
mac, Virginia, Maryland. Nebraska, Iowa,
Indiana, Colorado and Wyoming Kansas,
| Delaware, Minnesota, Missouri, Oregon,
J Kentucky. West Virginia, South Dakota,
! Washington and Alaska, Arkansas, New
Mexico, Utah, Tennessee. Louisiana and
Mississippi, Florida, Montana, Texas,
Idaho, Arizona, Georgia, Alabama, North
! Dakota. Oklahoma. Indian Territory,
Michigan, Naval Veterans, Sons Of
Veterans.
Gov. Winans has signfed his intention
OF being present at the encampment.
The fund raised by private subscription
| in Detroit amounts TO sos, 600. There are
a number Of subscription books still out,
and the total amount will be fully $40, 000.
The display Of fireworks during the en-
| campment will be held Oft the foot of Belle
Isle on the evening OF Wednesday. Aug. 3.
The contractor is TO be paid 81, 600 the
morning after the display, and in case of
rain the display is to be made on the first
clear night following.
The G.. A. r. committee will sell to all
posts or members of the G.. A. Il. desiring
them the mattresses used by them during
the encampmcnt at twenty-five cents each
1t is expected that a large number of the
OOetS will avaH fban,splyae Of this ppppr-
tunity of securing cheap mattresses for
camping out purposes.
The contest over the place for the
national eucampment for 1892 is getting
warm. Washington has raised guaran-
tee fund Of $50, 600; Lincoln, Neb.. has
raised $50, 600, and Omaha has organized
stock company with cash capital of
S15. 600 TO secure the cucampmcnt. The
encampment is conceded to Chicago in
1898, during the worlds fair.
Commander j. II. Welsh. Of the Depart
ment of Florida, writes that his depart
ment will come on a special G.. \. X. train,
solid TO Detroit, arriving Aug. ,, and will
bring orange, lemon and magnolia trees,
with which 70 decorate the platform.
When the encampment is over the trees
Will be presented TO the city Of Detroit
F'loridians will attend the encampment, 80
OF them comrades.
Mayor Pingree, Of Detroit, fought in the
ranks of the First Massachusetts heavy
artillery during the war; That organiza-
ton is going TO be here and the mayor is
going to equip the grounds in front of his
Woodward avenue residence with eighty
tents and turn the whole thing over TO his
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ments that went to the front, this is one Of
the IA whose loss in battle exceeded that
Of any of the rest. In the four years Of
the war 723 were killed and wounded, 261
were captured and 81 died in confederate
prisons. a fighting record, surely.
The committee confidently expects that
every one Of the living past commanders-iu -
chief will be here. They are as follows
this being their ranking order: John G.
Robinson, OF Binghampton, y. y; Louis
Wagner, of Philadelphia; George s. Mer-
rill, of Lawrence, Mass; Paul Van der
WORT, of Omaha, Neb.; Robert d. Brathe,
of Philadelphia; John ;. Kount1, of
Toledo; S. =. Burdett, of Washington,
ID. c.. Lucius Fairchild, of Madison, Wis. {;
John II. Rea, OF Minneapolis; VIM. Warner,
of Kansas City. Mo-, and Russell A
AlHtI. VI ljclIOll. vi tOuISC every OuC VI
these gentlemen will be called upon to
speak TO the old soldiers at the camp-fires.
Commander-in-Chief Veazey has issued
general order concerning the national en-
campment in which he says: mo city in
which these gatherings have been held has
shown a more liberal and generous spirit
than Detroit. Every demand for means
or anything tending 10 render the occasion
what il should be has been cheerfully and
| fully met and comrades can rest assured
that royal welcome and reception awaits
them at the hands of the citizens there.
This spirit of hospitality should be met by
a large attendance OF the men TO whom ii
is extended, and every comrade who can
so arrange will, IL is hoped, help 10 swell
the numbers who will once more
march together shoulder to shoulder
after the old flag, and testify by their
presence that the manner in which Detroit
has met the question always involved in
entertaining so large an encampment is
| fully recognized by the order"
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