Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-19
DEPARTMENT OF ILLINOIS,
Fifteen Hundred Veterans Come Prom the
Sucker State,

Fifteen Hundred Veterans Come From the
Sucker State.
Illinois sends about 1900 veterans to the en-
campment. Accompanying them, however
will be ladies and other members of their fami-
lies, which will swell the number considerably,
until II may be safely said that the old sucke,
state is in the first rank of states in the proper
ton Of its Representatives at the encampment
The first of the Illinois men arrived yesterday
morning. There were but a few Of them, a
mere corporal's guard, but they made their
presence known and planted the flag of their
department, around which their comrades will
rally in great force. The first arrivals were
members Of Seth c. Earl Post, No. I56. of OF
tawa, seven strong, and they were quartered in
barracks A at Camp Ager. They
immediately checked their baggage and
| started out TO do" the town. Soon afterward
another group of travel-stained veterans dropped
In at the assignment Office at Camp Alger and
asked for bunk tickets. They were ten men of
Hennepin Post. No. 231 of Hennepin. and they
steps of their predecessors, getting their gait
very quickly.
Other Illinois posts are expected to arrive
during today and several train loads will come
In over the Chesapeake and Ohio this evening
This latter party left Chicago Saturday and
the Virginia battlefields on their way
1t is expected that all of the Illinois posts
Will arrive during the day and they will be as
signed as follows:
q. L. Nevins Post. No. !, of Rockford about
100 men. Abbott School building, 9th street and
New York avenue.
Aurora Post. No. 20, of Aurora about GO men,
at the Abbott building.
Ulysses S. Grant Post No. 60, of Chicago.
about 200 men. at the Banneker School build
ing, Sd and streets northwest
Stephenson Post No. 80. of Springfield, about
ll5 men, at the Lenox School building. 9Th
street between Virginia avenue and G street
southeast
Columbia Post, No. zoe. OF Chicago, 100 men,
at the Lincoln.
John W. Watts, No. 21s, of Sumner, so men,
at Camp Alger.
James F. Burke Post No 625 of Hopedale
10 men, at Camp Alger.
Philadelphia Sheridan Post, No. els, of Oak
Park, so men. at Camp A,ger.
Lyon Post No. 9, of Chicago, so men. at
Ihrelkeld School building. Seth and Prospect
avenue Georgetown.
Charleston Post. No. 271. Of Charleston, 40
men. at Randall School building. LIST and l
streets southwest
L. w. Myers, No. 1872, of Lincoln, 80 men, at
Camp Alger.
Charles Pryor Post No. $50, of Hamletsburg.
men, at Camp Alger
Eph. Scott Post No 464 of Nahomet l6
men, at Camp Alger.
Strcator Post, No. 6s, of Streator. rs men. at
Webster School building. 10th and II streets
Geo. G. Meade Post. No. 444 of Chicago 65
men, at Corcoran School building. 2Sth and y.
kennesaw Post. No. II. of Danville. SO men.
at Force School building, Massachusetts avenue
between 18th and 18th.
VIM. A. Webb, No. 657, of Peotone, Is men.
at Camp Alger.
Deleyan Post, No. 155. 20 men, at Camp
Ager.
Mattoon Post. No 4O4. of Nation. rs men,
at Force School building.
McLeansboro Post, No. 4S3. of McLeansboro.
100 men. at Hillsboro School building.
Bartleson Post, No. 6. of Joliet 100 men.
The headquarters of the Department of Hi
nois were established at the Metropolitan Hotel
this morning.