The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-09-14

NIT inc hepuDllc, neld IN
/ | MVU MN Pittsburg this yea,
/ WMN II GMMN. brought together
/ FHVM WAN" nearly 10000 old sol
diers. The conven-
/ items of the Ladies OF the Grand Army
OF the Re ublic and the Woman's he
! lief CORPS, auxiliary TO the Grand
! Army, the Daughter of Veterans the
! National Ass citation of Naval \eter
ans, and the National AssC citation of
] Union ex-Prisoners of War were held
at the same time.
The reunion this year has been a
notable one. the anniversary being
held upon soil peculiarly acred t. the
cause re resented at this gathering
/ Pennsylvania gave more sons accord
| ing TO her uota as a sacri &c to the
/ god of battles than any other State in
the Union. She stood on the border in
! 1861. She sent the first volunteer de-
! fende to the imperiled capital in the
crisis following sumter. Her genius
ruled in the national camps and coun
sells, and within her limits, fair set
among the charming hills of the Cum
/ berland, lies the battlefield of Gettys-
/ burg.
1 Thousands OF the "boys Of 81" who
have made their homes in the North
west have reason to remember Pitts
burg and to be grateful for the helping
hand extended the SO diers 10y the peo-
Pile of that city. Pitts urg was tho
ga eway through which thousands of
/ troops passed to the front, and again
when mustered out of the service and
! returning home. The necessitie of
| the brave lads were realized at an
! early day ard measures take to pro-
vide for their most pressing wants.
] II "a p1 tinonS npnunntan tho a fnn1
of great many of the veterans who
live at distance, but ri tsburg is the
| heart OF district in which old soldiers
are numbered by the thousands and
1 the contingents from Pennsy lvania and
! Ohio were large while the Northwest
was we'll represented. At the National
Encampment at Washington two years
ago PENNSYLVANIA had the largest num-
Der of comrades in the parade.
Northwest Well kepr, ssnted.
The departments of Illinoi;, Indiana,
Wisconsin. Iowa. Michigan, and Ohio
sent goodlv delegations this year,
tho gh the numerical strength of the
various bodies was less than might
/ have been expected had the industrial
and financial conditions OF the country
be coed during the last eighteen
months. The Illinois delegation To the
encampment numbered over 900 men.
Michigan ent over 800 mon, Iowa was
represented by .0'. Indiana by 100.
/ Wi Lin by 90. Ohio by 10000, and
Pennsylvania by about the same
mum Der
The sessions Of the enc lmpment
proper were preceded by immense pa
rades OF the surviving veterans of the
army and navy. The parade on Mon
/ day, which the Pitts burgers saw
arching down their 9TH ave was
one that through the novelty of its
character, in an inland ocality. was
fully as intere ting as the greater
demonstration of the Grand Army
turn out. which took place on the
following day. The fl st was a pre-
cession composed of the National Asso-
citation of Naval Veterans, commanded
by Rear Admiral Bradley ;. Osbon, Of
! New York City, and the Naval Cadets
and the Sons Of Veterans. Rear Adj
miral Osbon was Admiral Farragut
signal master. possesses an honorable
record and has had a variety of expe-
riencos The characteristics of the
naval veterans are original and vary
considerably from thei. comrades, who
fought on land while they fought on
the sea. and occasioned the interest
that attaches to all things nautical
am ny people who dwell far from the
sea.
Tuesday saw the parade of the rem
nant OF the great armies that subdued
secession, saved the Union and made
black men forever rec. 1t is a glori-
ou5 organization that COMMANDMENTS
chief John G.. B. Adams led on that
day. Pennsylvania was a State of
patriots from Ter old va Cove nor.
II IN, 20 ha.t. I.,l,
humble son. Tie lie artment of lii
nois had the right of line, followed by
the Wisconsin and Ohio de- artr ent..
Forty-fye sta and Territor a. de-
partment5 were presented. This day,
also, III ladies Ct the G.. A. r., the
/ Woman's Relief Corps, and the Daugh-
tiers of Veterans held council meetings.
and the Union eX-prisoners of war held
their national con ention. At night
there we're camp-tres at dozen
places.
The twenty-eighth National En-
cam ment of the Grand Army assem-
bled Wednesday in the Grand Opera
House. Addresses of welcome were
delivered by Gov. Rot ert +. Pattison,
Mayor Is. McKenna of Pitts burg, and
Mayor William NJ. Kennedy of ALE
gheny. Gov. Mckinley, of Ohio, made
o speech. The Ladies of the G.. A. h.,
Woman's Relief Corps, and Daughters
of Veterans held their first meetings:
there were entertainments at the EX-
position Building and Westinghouse
works, and a campfire of the Union eA-
prisoners of war.
THURSDAY was given up to business
meetings and elections, a concert and
reception, and a camp fire by the Sons
of Veterans.
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