Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-12
GREAT CAMP IS HERE
Hotels Are Al Crowded With
Visitors From Abroad.
PREPARING FOR THE PARADE
Names or Iha~s Ac<iss 4. sAs wo<k-
inss of the order q ~
M4oosbon<

While todsy xiil be fhs gala dzy a
the great camps u knichn s1sd LAZY
Maeosbees. yesterday xss No ls.< . rzls
dap. The fiutterins rsEs and b<nn>r.
the nunseroas Knights and thnir con-
stantly increasing numtcrs filed enr
principal strrets fail Il = mosirR tl,ronr.
and store fronts. which had hhd only
their architectural meriis - stfr4cf the
eye. were rapidly metAmorphoz.a by
wreaths and roeetfrs and slro1msrs into
palaces a colored besufy. Livery tram
deposited brother Knights and Lady
Aaccabees and the hotel lotlins a.
well ~ the streets soon filied xiib naum-
bers of the order intent on making fhls
the most memorable of enczmpments
ever held In this state hy fhis rzpidly
growing order. To crown Il al. khs day
was one Of those dellgktfni early autunan
dayk half summer. warm enough Tor
comfort and vel tempered hy 4 bTecze
at once cool and refreshing.
Al day long the preparations were Ia
progress. and as evening settled upon
tie scene the pro'nseness q the decors
finns became beniidering IN design and
effect. yet complete and harmonious as
q whole. Al the Morton house the
headquarters a the great camp we're
found Past great Commander. ". =.
Linton. saginaw: great commander. ID
ID. Aitken. Flint; greaf lieutenant ooln-
mandef, l.. Is. Wachiel. pefoskey; aFtEs
record kecper. y. = BoynloD. fort
Hurons great finance keeper, Robert J
Mhaley. Flint. great medical oxaaliner.
+. Il. Tibbals. NJ D.. Port Huron. great
sergeant Thomas Watson. Ro~comnon,
great master al arms. {. Il Nc(nniey.
Minden City; great first n. ~ O.. &. q.
Sparks. Saginaw; great second ~ q q.
Levi AuchampauEh. Adrian. great sent
incl. III. W. Chamberlain. plain~ell;
great picket. W. r. Bogardns- SAGINAW.
and the finance committee. Orson &ii-
lard. N. d.. John j. Carton and "a J.
Walter of Flint Only the great chap
lain. W. ii. Clark q MArqueit. uss Ab
sent and his unayoidahle detention vas
much regretted by the ether great Of
GERS, who without exception. uere pre-
ent Besides the officers named. the fol
lowing prominent members 81 the o-ier
from out % town who are here IN atfend.
ance On the great encampment vcrs
registered at The Morton. DR. Fraxa
and wife. Roscommon. ". r Stewart
and W. B Robeeon. Port Huron, a. ".
Horsington. j. Fred Smith. Byron; }. N.
Torey. q. T. jenkins and W. r. Martin
and wife. Flint; Nm- l. Nelson and
wife Port Huron; Sid W. Nnilsrd and
4. +. johnson. Ann Arbor: VII III.
Ricaby. Bedding; Byron T. Hall aad J..
A. Root and wifs. Pert Huron; A. Row.
Hsbor Springs; q. &. Townsend. Grcen-
vile; Henry Sfreeter. Jedds.
The officers Of the uniform rank
already here and registered az Sweet's
hotel are: General. A. T. Stanley. De
troit; bricadier general. y. G. Whifo
Port Huron; colonel. ]. Eyoreon. Detroit
Other members cf this rank registered
at Sweets arc. Joseph X Crawford.
Marquette; Seth r Wells Rockford;
Henry Barfh. Saginaw, W Z. Wason,
Northport, W IA. Graves " II. Grant.
III. i. Cowes and III. r. Robinsor. De
troit; +. w. Cook. MuEkegon. and George
A. Boynton, Flint
Today's Program
The program Cor today IL ~ foilowsi
At 30 o'clock the parade viii form a
Lincoln park 10 tho following order.
Platoon ~ police. under command %
I Superintendent Carr. Wurzborgs hand
and marshal of the day and siaf. IRA
division. uniform ranks on Wost kfi,ire
street: great camp oihcers and execu.
tive committee IN carriages: eccond oi-
vision. delegates 90 great camp. third
division. Detroit tents. fourth. NTH.
sixth, seventh. eighth. nints divisions.
tents IN the. order named, tenth divis-
ion. Grand Rapids fentA
Fox Battery uill Gre a salute q twelve
guns at 40 D M. when the parade viii
I Immediately move on West firidFe
street 20 Canal. Canal &C. Nenroe Mon
roe 10 South Division. south Division
% Maple. Maple a. Sheldon. Sh~lton 10
FULTON. Fulton 90 North Division. North
Division b. Park street. Park street and
dislland.
Band tournament taAee pisct imno.
diately after the psrs.Io al fulton street