Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-26
THE G. A. r.. ENCAMPMENT.
About 400 Veterans VIII Go to LOUIS
VILE to Participate in 1t.

Vile to Participate in 1t.
Department Commander Anderson has
completed his estimate of the Grand Army
attendance from Washington at Louisville
next month, and expects to be accom-
panied by not less than 400 veterans in
uniform in the grand parade. This is re-
garded as a gratifying number, in view of
the many members of the order that have
lest their employments by rotations or re-
auctions in the public service and the de-
preston Of private business.
The posts that are going to Louisville as
organizations, SO far as determined. are
John A. Rawlins. No 1; Kit Carson, No. 2;
Lincoln. No. 3; Oliver P. Morton. No (col-
ored). The rest Of the 400 will attach them
selves to one or the other of these posts
for the parade Rawlins, Carson and Lin
coin posts have a great reputation in the
preparing to present them, historically and
pictorially, to the people Of that city and
the southwest
Much regret is felt In Grand Army circles
that Henry Wilson, No II, the fourishing
post at the Soldiers Home, cannot go to
Louisville in organized form. This is the
only post in the Grand Army composed en-
tirely of regular soldiers. each with civil
war record, and some with records in I'D
dition reaching back to the Mexican war,
and forward to almost the latest Indian
campaign. 1t would cost at least thou
sand dollars to send fifty of these soldierly
old fellows to parade at Louisville, which
| is an amount far beyond their own means.
and they have not gone outside their own
ranks for assistance.
AS usual, the posts and comrades will go
by all routes to Louisville. The official
train bearing the department commander
and his staff, operated in sections. will
carry the Women's Relief Corps, the Old
Guard, the Mount Pleasant Field Band,
Kit Carson and Lincoln posts, and many
Sons of Veterans, with members Of their
Ladies Aid, who mean to visit the Grand
Army at Louisville prior to attending their
own encampment al Knoxville. The corps
of aids from this department belonging to
the staff of the commander-in-chief are
also to be provided with a car on the off,
cial train.
Less than the usual interest is felt at
Washington in the approaching election
of national officers for the Grand Army.
Senior Vice Commander-in-chief Walker of
Indiana is regarded as surely slated for
the commandsrshp-in-c and as In
diana is deemed to be entitled to the honor.
and Comrade Walker is personally accept
able. the delegation from here are antic-
ipating quiet and solid ballot for the man
in the lead. By the usage of courtesy,
Louisville would be entitled to have one
Of the vice commanders-in-chief taken
from one of the posts in that city, but the
Kentucky comrades are hopelessly divided
between Maj Minton of Louisville, the
candidate of the citizens committee, and
Col. Hobson, from the interior of the state,
SO that the desired compliment to the en-
tertaining city hardly be Paid this
year by the National Encampment. There
are no candidates for national officers from
this department.
William Hunter Myers, the patent attor-
ney Of this city, will occupy the seat N the
Louisville encampment to which the la
mented Green Clay Smith was elected at
the department encampment last March.
At the request Of that department a reso-
luton will be offered at Louisville provid-
ing for the admission of Sons Of Veterans
to post meetings of the Grand Army.