The record-union., 1892-09-20
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tary of War Grant, General Schofield and
General j. w. Keifer.
The tight for the honor of entertaining
the q. a. Il. year hence has begun. In
dlanapolis was the first in the field and
Is pus nm the case vigorously, but Lin
com, Neo., has begun to urge its claims.
linus lar these are the only cities sug-
gested for the encampment.
L our ACTIVE candidates are N the field
LOT succession TO Commander-in-C Chief
Palmer. They are Colonel r.. II. War
4eId OF California, Colonel Charles II.
Llhcoln OF the Department of the Poto-
mac, captain \. q. Weisser of Wiscon-
| SIN and Brigadier-General S. II. Harst of
Ohio.
There was meeting of the National
Council of Administration tonight.
Commander-in-Chief Palmer presided,
and the only business transacted was the
auditing of accounts Of the Adiutant-
General, Quartermaster General and
other officers Of the @. A. r., prepare
tory to submission to the National En-
campment on Wednesday.
All trains come rolling in, bearing
! thousands of Grand Army men and
! other visitors. A pleasant incident of the
reunion was the presentation tonight to
COmmander-in-Chief Palmer by the
ladies of a beautiful Grand Army badge.
The badge is incrusted with diamonds
and other valuable gems, and is said to
have cost 81, 900.
RECEPTION AT THE CAPITOL.
WAsHINGTON, Sept. I9.-The principal
event socially to visiting strangers this
evening was a reception in the rotunda
of the Capitol. it lasted for three hours,
from $50 to 1880 O'Clock, and was at
tended by thousands. Arrangements for
handling such crowd as appeared were
not made, and consequently there was
much JostIlng, and many persons had to
leave the building without getting even
q glimpse of the ladies who were acting as
hostesses. Among the latter was Mrs.
General Logan. Among the gentlemen
present were President Morton,
Secretary Tracy, ex-President Hayes and
| Generals Palmer and Alger.
IN MEMORY OF GENERAL SHERIDAN.
WASHINGTON, Sept. ia large and
distinguished audience listened for over
three hours this evening at the Congrega-
tional Church to Soul-Stirring addresses
and patriotic music of national anthems
in honor of the memory of General
Philip II. Sheridan, under the auspices of
Phil Sheridan Post, No. Al, Department
Of the Potomac, q. a. Il.
GOOD WISHES FROM TIE PRESIDENT.
WASHINGTON, Sept 10. General
Palmer received the following telegram
from President Harrison:
Loon LAKE IN. Y y. Sept. 10, 1892.
General jOb3I Palmer, C0HaDtdRdeI.-i1t- chief
O.. Il. r.: / had looked forward with much
interest TO the great rehearsal next Tuesday
Of the Nictors' March OF 1855. l would have
! esteemed it one OF the highest honors of my
public life to have welcomed to the National
Capital and to have received in it's historic
avenue this representative assembly of men
who not only saved the city from threatened
destruction, but made it worthy the political
Capital of an unbroken Union. 1t would also
have been one Of the most favored and tender
! incidents IN my private life to have taken
these comrades again by the hand: but all
this has been denied me by the intervention
of sad, imperative duty, and 1 can only ask
you to give TO all my cordial greetings and
good wishes.
Accept my sincere thanks for your very
kind and sympathetic message.
BENJAMIN HARRISON.