The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-11
THE NEXT GRAND ARMY TAUNTON.
50, 900 Veterans Expected 10 Parade In
Washington In September.


WASHINGTON. July 10.-The citizens OF Wash
ington are making preparations, on q large
scale for entertaining. at the Grand Army OF
the Republic reunion in September noxt. the
largest crowd OF visitors that ever came to the
capital at any one time in Its history except
on tho day OF Cleveland's Inauguration. The
Democratic hosts had been kept out OF WASH
ington for 80 many years prior to 1885 that
something like ono hundred and fifty thou
sand OF them came In that year to welcome the
party OF the people and to bid farewell to the
Republicans who had controlled the Govern
mont for more than q quarter OF century.
On tho occasion OF the grand review at the
close OF the war. a body OF volunteer troops
marched along historic Pennsylvania avenue.
the like OF which tho reoplo Of this beautiful
capital. then an incomplete and ragged city.
never expected to SEQ again. In September
next. more than twenty-five years after that
victorious host paraded the broad thorough
fare. another greater body OF soldiers will
march along 1t. representing the survivors OF
all tho Union forces. To the present genera
ton OF young men the civil war is but an Incl
dent OF history yet 30 vast IN aggregation has
become the Grand Army OF the Republic that
1t Is expected $4,000 G. A. r. men who fought
in that war will participate In the coming re-
union.
Washington will be turned into ono vast
boarding house. and the corridors Of the de-
partmcnts and other public buildings will
make sleeping rooms for the veterans. Fifty
thousand dollars Is to he subscribed by
the citizens out OF their own pockets, and
100000 more will DO appropriated by Con-
gress. to DO paid out OF the revenues OF the
District OF Columbia. Tho whole amount will
be expended In the entertainment OF the old
soldiers and tho 100000 other visitors who
1t is estimated will take advantage Of the op-
portunty afforded by the encampment to
visit the capital OF their country. The munich
making the city beautiful during tho reunion.
pnrks put In their loveltest dress. buildings
that viii aid In exhibiting Washington in its
most attractive form.
OF veterans that viii attend the. encampment
and the numerical strength Of the yarlouG
other soldier organizations Of the country that
part the woncn. will take in this. the creates st
e all the annual EennRions q the Grand Army
to draw nabc attention to- ths
net t sat fnS work nf
sns nmms as q ows %1n
Ar%y e ,hS snusie, and other r.
time in the history Of Grand Army reunions
that such committee has existed or that tho
representatives OF these women's societies
have been invited or been in attendance at the
reunions. They will be prominent feature
OF the encampment. however. and the work Of
inviting and entertaining them has bcen
placed entirely in charep Of Miss Clara Barton.
Accentances haye already been received from
the Women's Relief Corps. Ladies' OF the
Grand Army OF tho Republic. Daughters OF
Veterans. Ladies' Aid q the Sons Of Veterans,
Army Nurses. The Ladies' Auxiliary to the
Naval Veterans Association have not as yet
is conceded that the Daughters Of the Revolu-
ton and the Colonial Dsmes being OF the blue
and the gray. will NOT attend in u body
Miss Barton has divided her committee into
sub committees, which are engaged in prepar-
ing accommodations for the visitors. also in
corresponding with committees, all over the
women who were nurses. and others who filled
patriotic places during the war. but belong to
no organization. These women will be
brought here with all the others to Join In the
general jubilee. and Miss Barton feels conf
dent o. the ability OF her committees to prop
ery care for them all.