The herald., 1895-09-10
Union Jack and Pennan1
Waving
NOTED VISITORS PRESENT
Copy of Invitation Sent Confederate
Association
Colored Veterans Treated With Great Con-
fation-SI, 600, 900 Expended In
Charity by w. R. c.
Associated Press Special Wire

LOUISVILLE, /: KY, Sept. 9.-The
twenty-nilth encampment of the G.. A.
r. opened with parade on the arrival
OF Com in-Chief Lawler and staff
al 80 a. m. In the first carriage with
Commander in Chief Lawler were
Colonel b. W. Kelly, editor of the Louis
vile Commercial and commander of the
G. A. r. department. of Kentucky, and
the chairman OF the invitation and re-
ception committees. The Louisville
legion was feature OF the parade. AT
the Gait house, the headquarters of the
officers, are beautifully decorated and
elaborate arrangements made for receipt
ions during the day. While the reception
OF the com mander-in chief and staff was
the most imposing event OF the day, the
reception at the depot of G. A. r. posts
and veterans arriving in other groups
was equally interesting. Special trains
arrived as fast as they could be handled
in the depots, and local escorts were kept
busy.
The railroads estimate that duringg last
night and up to noon today they carried
$4,000 people into Louisville. The rail-
roads anticipate a great rush during the
next twenty-four hours. All the head
quarters of state departments are open
today, and those of Minnesota and Colo
rado are very hospitable in the contest
for the location of the next encampment
at st. Paul or Denver. The attendance
OF confederate veterans is very large
they are active in helping the people of
Louisville entertain the yankees"
Tho ct 10 1itoraIlu coyoraJ NTH ,lJ- of
red, white and blue. Commander-in-
Chief Bundy of the Sons of Veterans is
quartered with Commander Lawler.
2 Probably the most important business
that will be tran sacted at the present en-
Womans Relief Corps and the Ladies Of
the Grand Army of the Republic in one
order. While it has not been fully deter
mined to do this, it will be recommended,
and the sentiment In its favor is such
that there is hardly doubt of the con-
summation OF the plan. The Woman 8
Relief Corps has expended in the neigh
borhood Of 81 ZOO, 06C in charitable pur-
poses. 1t works through all channels,
while the other body is confined in its
labors to the wives and relatives OF veter-
ans. If the proposed plan is carried out
the work will BIZ on greater scale than
has ever been known before. The general
for the good Of both. 1t will be proposed
at the assem- blaga of the national encamp-
msnt at Music hall, and will be acted on.
The indications are that next year ths
Woman Relief Corps and the Ladies of
the Grand Army Of the Republic will
meet as one.
Union jack and the pennant proudly
wave over the city tonight. The flagship
of the fleet of the National Association of
Naval Veterans was formally put in COM
mission tonight. The vessels of the
squadron we're profusssly decorated with
flags flags and bunting: They we're equipped
Allen, mmaading the National Asso-
citation of Naval Veterans, by Captain
George Fritchner.
Governor John Young Brown, Admiral
Allen and others made addresses at the
dogwatoh of the naval veterans tonight.
Tonight campfires were held In New
Albany and Jeffersonville, as we'll as in
Louisville, while receptions were rendered
Commander Ilawler. Admiral Allen, Mrs.
Logan. Mrs. Wallace and others at Camp
Caldwell, where twelve state departments
and thousands of unattached veterans
are quartered free. There was singing
and story telling and many informal
cam pfires.
The posts of many state departments IS
are quartered at school houses and other
buildings about the city. The schools
were dismiss this week and all the
school buildings are used by veterans.
The reglmental reunions will he held in
the state headquarters tomorrow. The
to various hotels, public offices and halls.
Governor Mckinley of Ohio is among
the last of governors to arrive. He can
not be here till tomorrow nigh.. Among
the distinguished visitors are: Corporal
Tanner. s. d. Burnett, General 4. A.
Alger OF Detroit; Inspector General Pond
of Lansing, Mich. J. G. S. Blackburn,
Colonel J. A. Buckner, Colonel W. B.
Bundy Of Cincinnati. Hon. J. G. Burrows
of Kalamazoo, Mich. General II. B. Car
rington, General J. S. Clarkson of
Omaha, G. M. Clay of Whitehall, KY.
]: NJ Conley, Judge Advocate for Massa-
ham, Pa. ". II. Derby, senior commah-
der; J. /. Dorsey. f. s. Dudley. Bishop
Foster, Geneva, N. y; General j. B.
Jordan. Reynolds, Cal. Rev. I. II. Hag-
arty, St.. Louis; John M. Harkin. Gem
eral j. f. Warren Kiefer. Springfield, o. /;
J. Proctor Knott, lebanon; W Wiliam
Chicago; Senator Manderson. Nebraska
Governor Claude Matthews of Indiana,
James Whitcomb Riley, Indiana; Adju-
tant Joseph w Roberts. Warsaw, KY ;
General ID. Il. Sickles. j. w. Thayer, Lin
coin. Neb. J. H. Underwood, Chicago;
William II. Upham, Madison, Wis. ; Rev.
7: d. Walker. Chicago; Colonel NJ. D.
Wickersham. Mobile.
The following is a copy of the invita-
tion sent to mem bers of the Confederate
Association:
Dear Sir-At a meeting of the commit
tee on fires, held at headquarters on Fri
day evening, September 6, they under
signed were appointed as a committee to
extend an invitation to your society to
attend all the camp fire exercises to be
held In this city during the evenings Of
the 11th, 18th and 18th insts., at Music
hal. .ePhoenixville. and National park
These exercises, we believe. will interest
and entertain you. AS ex-union soldiers
who did their hum bic part in the great
struggle of the late war, we cordially and
earnestly invite you to be present. So
come and let us shake your hand. and rs
far as possible introduce you to our