The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-09-28
WASHINGTON LETTER.
The q. A. II. Encampment a Success in
Every Way.

The q. A. X. Encampment n Success In
Every Way.
WASHINGTON, Sept Co. The greatest
week in the history of that great organi-
zation, the Grand Army of the Republic,
ends today. Within that week has been
crowded much that will never be forgot.
ten by those who came to the encamp-
ment, either as participants or as spectat-
ors. The big parade was alone worth 60
ing around the world to see, 1t
can never be duplicated, as many of the
$4,000 veterans vino marched so proudly
up historic Pennsylvania avenue will
never attend another encampment 1t was
living lesson in our country's history to
the rising generation that will always be
remembered with pleasure, And think
you that anybody who saw that living
United States flag formed of nearly 1000
school children and listened 10 the songs
of patriotism and welcome with which
their tireless young voices greeted almost
continuously for several hours the veter-
ans as they marched past can ever forge,
the scene? This singing flag idea was so
unique and withall so enjoyable that Its
originator ought to be specially honored in
some way by the G. A. r.
Washington is proud Of its encampment
record, as 1t has every right to be. 1t has
disappointed the croakers at home and
abroad and shown that it has no superiors
and few, il any equals as host and, mind
you, 1t is no small task TO satisfactorily en-
terrain crowd that more than doubles a
city's population. Hundreds Of vererans
who are regular attendants at the annual
encampments say that other cities have
treated them we'll, but none has ever treat
ed them so veil as Washington has. The
veterans were made TO feel that Washing
ton belonged 10 them and during the en-
tire week there was good natured rival.
ry among Washingtoniaps to see who
could do the most to enhance the favora-
BILE impression made upon the veterans
when they arrived. The work Of the 10.
cal committee has been wonderful. II
exhibited TO the conventions the mos, hand.
somely decorated city they had ever seen.
Il furnished comfortable free sleeping
quarters 10 5000 veterans and arranged
Tor an ample supply Of food for them at
reasonable prices. II introduced Tor the
pleasure Of the visitors an entirely new
method Of fancy electric illumination for
streets. II arranged system Of reunions
} with the aid OF General Palmer and bis
staff, that was q decided improvement 10
that line. II gave an exhibition Of fire.
works as fine as was ever seen in Wash.
; iug,on. II stationed courteous clerks
wherever Il was thought information
might be desired by veterans. In short
, II anything was left undonc that might
have added TO the comfort Of the guests II
was. because nobody had suggested II IA
the committee.
The simplicity %: republican institu'
tions has never been more fitiinply exem
plifed than when an ex-president of the
United States - Ru:hford b. Hayes -
marched on foot in the great parade in
the ranks Of the Ohio post oi which he Il
an honored member. Many think he and
not MI. Morton. should have reviewed the
parade, not because Mr.. Morton was in
E any way objectionable, but because he was
; not an old soldier ana Gen. Haves was
and II gallant one, too.