Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1895-09-14
CAMP FIRES CLEAN
Grand Army Legons Opened
Their Great Encampment.
GRIZZLED SAILORS THERE. TOO
louisville Is pcoplcd With White Haired
SaNiors OF the Glorious
Union of States.

Louisville, KY, Sept. 9.-The twenty
ninth encampment of the G.. A. r. open
ed with parade on the arrival Of Com
mander-in-Chief Lawler and staff al
1880 a. m. In the first carriage with
COMMUNICATIVE Chief LaWler were Col
r. w. Kelly, editor OF the Louisville
Commercial and commander of the u
A. r. department of Kentucky and
chairman of the invitation and recep-
ton committees. The Louisville le-
gion was the feature of the parade. AT
the Gait house, the heaquarters Of the
officers are beautifully decorated and
elaborate arrangements have been
made for receptions during the day
While the reception Of the command
er-in-chief and staff was the most i'm
posing event Of the day, the receptions
at the depot OF the G.. y. +. posts and
veterans arriving in other groups We're
equally interesting. Special trains an
rived as fast as they could be handled
in the depOts and the local escorts were
kept busy
The railroads estimate that during
last night and up to noon today they
carried $4,000 people into Louisville.
ICy dI llCllJdL u Il 3 great I9li LII liIC iiS<A
"a hours. All the headquarters of state
departments are open today and those
of Minnesota and Colorado are very
hospitable in the contest for the loca-
zion Of the next encampment al St.
Paul or Denver.
The attendance Of confederate veter-
ans is very large. They are active in
helping the people of Louisville enter
tafn the yankees" The city is liter
ally covered with folds Of red, white
and blue Communicating Chief Bandy
Of the Sons Of Veterans is quartered
with Commander LaWler.
WOMEN TO UNITE FORCES.
Probably the most important business
that will be transacted at the present
encampment will be the joining Of the
Women's Relief Corps and the Ladies
of the G.. A. r. in one order. While it
has nct been fully determined to do this
it will be recommended and the senti-
nents in its favor are such that there
is hardly doubt Of the consummafiOn
of the plan. The Women's Relief Corps
has expended in the neighbOrhOOd of
S1,O00,000 III charitable purposes. 1t
works through all channels, while the
other body is confined in its labors to
the wives and relatives of veterans.
The Union Jack and pennant proudly
waved over the city tonight, the b1G-
ship Of the fleet of the National AS
socia ion of Naval Veterans being for
mally - in commission tonight. 1Effe
vessel %4G .ro SQUADRON We're pIOtuS5iy
decora ed with flags and bunting. They
Welc equipped thus and surrendered TO
Rear Admiral Allen, commanding
Ghe National Association of Naval
Veterans, by Captain George F'ritchner,
Governor John Young Brown, -Ad-
fnirai Allen and others made addresses
at the dog watch" of the naval vet
Grams tonight.
Tonight camp fires We're held in New
Albany and Jeffersonviie as well as in
Louisville, While receptions were ten
dered Commander Lawler, Admiral
Allen, Mrs. Logan, Mrs. Wallace and
others at Camp Caldwell, where u state
departments and thousands of unat-
tached veterans are quartered free.
There was singing and storytelling and
many informal camp fires. The posts
of many state departments are quarter
ed at school houses and other buildings
about the city. The schools were dis
missed this week and all the school
buildings are used by veterans. The
regimental reunion will be held in the
state headquarters tomorrow. The bri-
gade and other reunions are assigned
to various hotels, public offices and
halls.
Governor Mckinley Of Ohio is to ar
rive soon. Among the distinguished
visitors are Corporal Tanner, Gen. r.
a. Alger, J. S. C. Blackburn, W. G.
Bradley, Gen. S. B. Buckner, Col. w.
Bundy. Hon. J. c. Burroughs, Bishop
Fellowes, Gen. J. Warren Keifer, j.
Proctor Knott, William Linsley, United
States Senator Henderson, James
Whitcomb Riley, Gen. D. E. sickles.
CONTEMPORARIES INVITED.
The following is a copy of the invita-
ton sent to the Confederate associa-
ton:
Dear Sir: At meeting of camp
fires held at headquarters on Friday
evening, September 6, the undersigned
were appointed a committee to extend
an invitation to your society to at
tend all the camp fire exercises to be
held in this city during the evenings of
the 18th, 18th and 18th inst. at Music
hall, Phoenixville and National Park.
These exercises we believe will interest
and entertain you. AS eX-union sol
diers who did their humble parts in the
great struggle Of the late war we cor
daily and earnestly invite you to be
present. SO come and let US shake
your hand and as far as possible intro
duce you to our northern brethren, who
will join US in bidding you a hearty
welcome. Your confederate button will
entitle you to recognition and a place
around the camp fire"
The ladies have been busy all day
at the headquarters of the Woman's
Relief Corps The colored veterans are
being treated with special considera-
ton. After holding all-day receptions
General Lawler and staff, at 6 p. m,
dned with Col. II. S. Cohn and at 8 p.
m We're formally presented to Presi-
dent Sherley of the citizens committee.
Ransom post of st. Louis and the Gin
cinnati Post serenaded the party at the
Sherley mansion, where a brilliant So
cial event was in progress.
Louisville, Sept 10.-It is doubtful if
this city ever before entertained as
many guests as are here today. 1t IS
conservatively estimated that nearly
900 strangers are in the city, the
majority of whom 80 years ago bore
arms for the blue or for the gray but
the blue and gray are one today and
the men who were then at war walk
arm in arm as brothers. The event to-
day was the grand parade Of the Naval
Veterans Association. Old citizens say
it was the grandest sight they ever
saw.
There were fully 10000 men in line.
Of course they were not all veterans
of the navy but these veterans were
the center Of attraction, and We're
greeted by patriotic cheers from tens
Of thousands of people. Last in the
parade, riding in carriages, came
score or more Of veterans of the Mexi-
can war, too feeble to walk.
Under the command Of Rear Admiral
Francis B. Allen, the tars made an eX-
tremely creditable appearance. There
were not as many in line as in previous