The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-09-11
ALL ALONG THE Line
THE O. A. r. OWNS PlrTsBURo
9enatoe Gordon Faces the Blue
Coats Under Different Ctr.
oumstanoss 20 what He
Onoo DID.

PnTsDUn0, Sept. l0.-The drst day oe
tAs 2Dsh annual sneampment @. A. r. has
ciossd and nothine but the bsst can b
said ef Il. The marching event oe the day
vas the paeadinde OF the naval veteeans,
who went over the rather long route With
pescision and sxselleucs Of dslll that
called Soeth heartiest cheees from tbs
speetators. The veterans numbsesd 1000
and vsss I'D By Rear Admiral Osboens.
In ihs afternoon the ladies Of The G. A.
r. wsrs taken through the city
and suburbs Ia carriages, following
whieh . reception was given at
The Ncaoaaahsla houss. Tho social
event of the day was . rsesptloa b. Mrs.
George Wsstinshouss at her suburbsn
rssidsnss. "Selituds." /" sivsa 10 the visit.
Ing lAdiee. Some Of the delegates who
have attended similar aifairs on many 90.
casions pronounce this the most eors
esous they ever witnessed. The side.
walks were inadequate TO sccommodats
the crowds that thronesd them. Street.
cars and vshielss were bloekadsd. One
Of the features Of the nrst day
Of ths sneampmsut was the pseeeemancs
Of Hrsd Ianss' new eomposition of "Was
and Psaes" 81 the Expositioa hall to
night, and his musicale spectacle dedi.
Gated to The sncampmsnt was given By
tho 13th Ragimsut band oe New York, Q
grand chorus Of 700 loeal sinsses, com
pAny from The pennsylvaniA national
guasd, Rausoms post. 600 oe ST. Louis
and battery oe artillery. all under the
direetlon of the composer. There wers
about Ov0O people prsssnt.
PnTsBuno. Sept lQ-The full Sosess oi
ths crand Army have complete possession
Of tho city. Over 1000 men. under conn
mand of Rear Admiral J. B. Osborne
were In the naval parade this morning
and were chssesd all along the line ol
march. Many historic relies Of naval
warfare were oarsisd, among them thu
torn and stained banner which Aoated
over the Ksarsarge. The naval veterans
vent into annual oouveutieu this after
noon. Thirty.four associations wsra
reprsssnted.
andsr-in-C Chisf ]. C. B. Adams ol
the G. A. R. arrived this morning from
the East With his staR. National head
quarters were formally opened and thsel
vas rush oe visitors. Covesnee pattisos
- UN4Us Ab6o 0sas9uso NV U00U RSS
tested Tor to-morrow's parade Of tht
$1,000 men who are 10 b in line. Fully
5000 visitors ass now In the city.
This afternoon . carriage drive wai
giveu the Visiting ladies Of the Relief Corp
b. the entertainment 90 mmittes. Sew
sral rsgimsntsl reunions were held. Sen
atee Coeiou Of Georgia, second In com
mand of the eonfsdsrats army at Apo
mattox, b In this city and met numbs
Of men who were in the union arm,
when 10 gave bic sword away. SsnatoI
Gerden viii deliver . lecture bssor'
leaving.
Rear Admiral Osboens presided. HI
annual rspoet showed Q vesy sneouraginl
coodttioa u affairs. Second vice Pre-
ldsat Francis b. Allsn of the Nosten, Ohio
Department, proposed . rssolution askinl
coogrsss st its next session to 20 amen,
the laws rsGardine enlisted men In th
navy that these oompetsnt may aspire h
higher positseus. The resolution va
suppoetsd b. bic shipmates and Il was dc
cided 10 msmosialise congress. A tn
Law stands enlisted men cannot RE,
abovo The rank Of warrant oincees.