The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-09-06
NATIONAL
ENCAWpMENT.
Progress of the Preparations for the
Coming Grand Reunion.
DECORATIONS AND ILLUMrNATIoNs.

GAR Encampment will be something gorge
Gus In the opinion of those who are experts
In such matters the decorations will excel in
beauty of design, elaborateness of detail and
cost any like display ever exhibited in this or
any other country. Nearly all the leading
electric supply firms of both cities, as well as
some of the concerns of New York and Chicago,
have been busy for weeks preparing designs and
furnishing materials TO be used for THIS work.
The house-tops at many prominent points VIII
fairly blaze with the illumination of multi
colored electric lamps forming appropriate en-
blems. The effect of this magnificent display
promise to be simply superb.
monster GAL X. badge illuminated by in
candescent lamps in part and by arc lights as
well, is to be placed on the water tank on top
of the high building. The dimensions of this
design are Is feet from the head of the eagle
to the bottom of the star. To illuminate the
eagle 600 incandescent lamps will be used.
The flag and star will be double, and made
of colored glass. The purpose in having
two of each is that the design may APP
pear the same from any point of view. The
stars and flags will be placed back to back, with
space of five feet intervening. In this space
will be placed arc lamps aggregsting $4,000
candle power. Along the cornice on the four
sides of the building will he arc lamps of varied
coors, each lamp being OF 5000 candle power,
or 10000 candle power in all.
The work of fitting up the mammoth electric
Mount Washington. in Pittsburg, and M0nu-
ment Hill. in Allegheny, during each night of
the EDcampment, has been started and is pro-
crossing rapidly. There will be 5000 incan-
descent lamps used in each display, and it will
require a current of 600 horsepower to operate
both. Each sign will read, Welcome, GA. Z"
and can be read easily at distance of several
miles.
On the roof of the Times building msgnif-
cent display will be witnessed, the designs for
which have been made by Henry Greim & Co.
On the Third and Fourth avenue fronts of the
building two mammoth signs made up of thou
sands of iucandescent lamps will be placed.
They will both read, "The Times" Across
the building in the center, and facing Smith
field street. will be like electric lettering, read
ing welcome GAR"
badge of the GAR IS feet high and nine
feet wide will be placed over the entrance of
the Courthouse. The lamps forming this badge
will be red. white and blue, and those of the
pendant star, and the cannon at the top OF the
flag, will be yellow. The eagle lights will also
be yellow. At the base of the badge, in white
lights will be the names of Sherman and Sheri-
dan, while on the right side the name of Lincoln
will appear, and on the left that of Grant
Above the badge will be battle scene, and
the pictures of Lincoln and Grant will be on
either side of it, All of the windows will be
covered by flags shields, and bunting, arranged
artistically. blue streamer, with the Corps
badges in white, will extend from the roof to
the foundation on each of the front corners.
Flags and bunting in profusion, wherever they
can be used without spelling the effect, will
complete the decorations of the lower part of
the building.
ENTERTAINMENTS.
Gen. John B. Gordon Commander-in-C Chief
of the organization of Confederate Veterans,
United States Senator from Georgia. and ex-
Governor of that State, has accepted formal
invitation from the Pittsburg Press Club to
deliver his famous lecture, The Last Days of
the Confederacy," at Lafayette Hall on the
evening of Tuesday, Sept. IL. Senator Gordon
is one Of the two surviving Lieutenant-Gen-
erals of the Confederscy, Gen. Longstreet being
the other. He was next in command TO Lee
at Appomattox: participated prominently in
all the great battles of the war. Gen. Gordon's
lecture is described as an Accordingly interest
ing one.
The entertainment at the Westinghouse
Works will be stupendous affair. At least
5000 people will be in the buildings, and it is
anticipated that a crowd of twice that size will
be drawn to the place to see what they can of
the festivities. The guests will be taken care
of, and all the auxilaries to make the affair
thoroughly enjoyable will be provided. 1t
will be held on Wednesday evening Sept IL.
The committee have made the following as
eignments for the principal Campfres:
Old City Hsll-Past Commando r in Chief
Lucius Fairchid of Milwaukee to preside;
United States Senator c. Z. Henderson, of Ne
brasks; Henry Watterson, Of Louisville; Very
Rev. William Corbrey, of Notre Dame Ind:
Gen. Daniel Butterfeld, of Buffalo: A. O.
Marsh, Department Commander of Indiana;
Gov. William Mckinley, of Ohio; Past hdj't-
Gen. Z. b. Gray of Madison, Wis; Rear-Ldmi-
Tsl Il. S. 0sbon of New York
Carnegie Hsil-Past Commander-in.ChiefI
Vim. Warner, OF Kansas City, to preside 4 Gov.
Mckinley; Past Commander-in-Chief Rhssell
A. Alger. Of Detroit Rear-Admiral Osbo9; W.
81. DIN, Secretary of State Of Massach usetts
Mr Natterson, Senator Henderson, ana Col.
Gray.
East Liberty Presbyterian Church Past
Commander-in-Chief Louis Wagner, Of Phila-
delphis, 20 preside; Judge Charles d. Ldng of
Detroit Past Commsnder-in-Chief George S.
Merrill. of Massachusetts,; Chill w. Hazard, of
Henongaheia City; Gen. Daniel f. Sckes of
New York, possibly; ex-Gov. James 4. Beaver
OfgBellefonte; Past Commander in- Chic; John
Palmer, of Albany; ex-Gov +. H. PierEont Of
West Virginia.
Forty-fourth Street United Presbyterian
Church-Corpl Jas. Tanner. of Washington, to
preside; Gen. Beaver, John Palmer; PasI Chap
lsin-in-Chief ID. Z. Lowell, of Kansas. Judge
L. II. Cochran, Of Toledo Gen. J. B. Cheadie,
Of Frankfort Ind.
Turner Hall, South side-Past Commander
iD-Chief 4. g. Weissert, of Madison, Wis, to
mander Of Nebraska; Rev. T. II. II .ggerty, of
st. Louis; Capt. w. A. Ketcham, of Indian.
spolis; Rev. Walter Elliott, of New York.
Iemperancevile-Gen. J. L. Carnahan, of
Indianapolis, TO preside; Henry ID. Hicks. of
Minneapolis; Rev. L. ii. Stewart, of siteuben-
vile; J. W. Crawford. the poet scout Ioi Chi.
csgo; Past Department Commanded T. :.
Stewart.
VARIOUS REUNIONS.
At the last National Encampment Reunjon
OF the Fifth Brigade, McCook's Division. later
second Brigade, Second Division. Twentieth
Corps. Army Of the Cumberland, was held. and
permanent organization effected. Annual Re-
unions of the brigade. e., 29th and Goth Ind,
S4th and 18th Ill, and 18th Pa.-are henceiorth
to be held at each National Encampment.
Col. Edward Hill, Secretary, Fredonia n Y:
The Third tButterfeld's) Brigade, First Divis-
ion, Fifth Corps Association, will hold its
fourth annual Reunion in Allegheny Court
house, Pittsburg Pa, during the National En-
sampment, on Tuesday, Sept. IL, at 2 o'clock
2. m, IN Common Pleas Court 2, Room IL.
Third brigade markers will be displayed at the
corner Of Grant aud Fifth streets. Every COM
raqe cordially invited to be present No men,
beTship dues II is expected Brigade Record 2
will be ready for distribution.
The Headquarters Of the Shiloh Battlefield
Association will be at the Monongahela House
during the National Encampment where the
Secretary Col. i. p. Lee, will he glad TO meet
all survivors OF that battle and register their
names and give any information desired The
annual Reunion Of the Association will be held
on the battlefield next April and z. and will
last one week. 1t will include the old Army of