Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-29
The G. A. R. at Louisville.

ti Montgomery, Aug. 28.-(Special l)-The local members of the Grand Army of the Republic say the prospects are that Ala .bama will be well represented at the na- 'tional encampment at Louisville Septem- Der to IA. The Louisville people have arranged most attractive programme throughout and propose to make the as- ,Sembllng of the old soldiers an immense occasion.
 |, The fireworks on the river front will be on a scale never before seen in this country and embraces forty-eight man. moth pieces including two falls of Mi agara, a forest on fire, portraits of gen. erals in the clouds, Grand Army of the Republic monogram and badge 1000 feet high, the floating Star Spangled Ban fler,' 50 feet wide, 200 feet long and one mile high; grand illumination of wharves and bridges on each side of the river with assorted colored fires.
 A few items of the encampment are
 One hundred thousand quarters have been allotted to visitors, being ten thou sand more than on the last day before last years encampment at Pittsburg, Pa. One hundred thousand people will be fed at the monster barbecue, to which every county in Kentucky has contrib uted a beef, the largest, weighing 1700 pounds to be barbecued whole. This Is a distinctively southern feature of the entertainment.
 One hundred of the most prominent citizens of Louisville, in Prince Albert's and silk hats, will act as the mounted escort to the commander-in-c as a tribute of respect the citizens themselves pay to their guests.
 Free quarters for 50,000 Grand Army of the Republic men have been provided. This is double the free quarters furnished last year.
 Old hotels, manufactures, warehouses and other buildings with cots for 75,O00. have been rendered to the several de- partments free of charge.
 A large number of posts will combine and go into open camp.
 All freight trains, except for perisha- ble goods, will be abandoned during en- campment week.
 One thousand Pullman sleepers will be sidetracked in Louisville by the Louis vile and Nashville railroad alone.
 Indiana and Illinois will each have 10000 veterans in line; the city of Pitts burg, Pa, 1700; the city of Washington, 1000, and other places in proportion. Ala bama alone, almost the weakest of all the departments, has already engaged three cars for it's delegates and visiting comrades, outside of space for their families and the public A crack De troit Mich post, 100 strong, in full uni form will escort the commander-in- chief, General Lawler, from national headquarters, Rockford, H., to Louis ville.
 A chorus of 1000 voices under the di- rectorship of Col. Will s. Hays, we'll Known throughout the south for his charming melodies, will be one of the at fractions.
 The citizens committee calculate upon having 100000 strangers in the city for three days. The following amongst other provisions for their entertainment. has been made: 2, 200, 900 loaves CIT miles) of bread; 5555 barrels of potatoes; 40,000 pounds of coffee; ,539,960 pounds of meat, and vegetables and other groceries in such quantities as to sound fabulous.
 The local Grand Army of the Republic pest will leave Montgomery by special Pullman, handsomely decorated, Mon- day, September g, at 9:05 D. m., over the Louisville and Nashville railroad, to ar rive in Louisville at noon of Tuesday in ample time to take in all the public programme.
 sThe Grand Army of the Republic headouarters car will join the train at Birmingham, and the Cullman and other north Alabama posts at Cullman and Decatur. The Alabamians will all wear cotton bolls as boutonniers en route and during the encampment. Col George Patrick and others here, who are interesting themselves in the matter are encouraged to believe that Alabama will have a large and in every way creditable representation at the re- ,,r,iA