The Portland daily press., 1895-09-05
PROGRAMME AT LOUISVILLE.

Great Army on Errand of Peace VIII Roll
Into The south-Mrs. Logan to be Pres
emit.
| Louisville, KY, Sept. 4.--On next Mon
day morning at o'clock General Thomas
G. Lawler Commander-in-Ch Chief OF the
Grand Army of the Republic and his
staff, will roll in splendidly equipped
Monon car across Mason and Dixon
| line, with more than 100, 900 true and
tried soldiers of the Union in his wake.
This immense, army. sufficient to cause
| a kingdom to quake will invade the
| South for the first time since the dread !.
full daystfrom 1861 to 1866. and instead OF
being met with pmusket- balls and saber
slashes, they will be given welcome
that will bring everlasting credit on the
vanquished Southland.
), sNeyer before have such grand prepa-
| rations been made for our reception and
dences of hospitality as are shown IN this
the gateway of the South is the manner
| in which nearly every high ofncer- ln.the
| Grand Army has expressed hlmselr by
letter and by word of mouth. i
Gen LAWYERS arrival will practically
mark the opening of the grand series OF
| festivities that will continue through
out the week. He will be met at.the de-
pot by the G. A. R. Posts of the city,
under the direction of Col Henry Cohn.
He will be escorted to the Gall. House,
| his headquarters while here From there
he will go to the handsome Fourth avo-
nue. residence of Col. Andrew CowaI,.
where a dinner and private reception
will be rendered him. his staff and the
| NJ off Of tho q a n Col Il
NJ. SHOEMAKER of Pittsburg and Gen.
J. Warren Keifer of Springfield, o.,
are expected to be in attendance.
| A public reception will be Rendered
| Monday afternoon at the Calf House, be-
| tween and 5 O'Clock. The citizens OF
Louisville, New Albany and Jefferson,
vile are invited to be present and extend
the hand Of welcome to the distinguished
gentleman and his staff. A letter has
been received from. Adj Gen. G. G. Jones,
accepting all these arrangements in be-
half of Gen. Lawler.
| Mrs. john A. Logan has telegraphed
| to Mrs. Andrew Cowan saying that she
would certainly attend the enoampment.
She will be the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
". B. Belknap. Mr.. Belknap is the veal
thiest wholesale hardware merchant in
the South. His brother is a son-in law
of.Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner candi-
date for u. S. Senator yet they are prom
inent Republicans On the afternoon of
Sept. - Mrs. Cowan will entertain IN
honor of Mrs. Logan and all the promi-
nent ladies of Louisville will meet Der
there.
The committee on halls and campfres
have made public the programmes
| There will be nine in all to take place
Wednesday Thursday and Friday nights
of next week. The special features OF
these programmes leaving out minor de-
| tails are as follows:
! Wednesday night at Music Hall Mayor
Henry S. Tyler will.be the presiding
officer. The Hon. Henry Watterson will
make thelwelcoming address in behalf OF
| the Citizens committee Col r. L.
| Jacobs will welcome the veterans in be-
half of the kentucky g. A, Col.
Jacobs is ex-Lieutenant Governor ct
Kentucky. Mrs John A. Logan will
lowed BY Gen, John Ephols who fought
| in Virginia for the Confederacy.
Col. Walter Evans Congressman-elect
| from this district will preside at Phoenix
Hall on the same night. The prominent
speakers will be General Simon Boil
var Buckner, the Hon. John M. Thayer
of Nebraska, Governor William McKin-
| ley of Ohio, Congressman Walter Evans.
| Mai. John H. Leathers, a Confederate
will preside at the National Park camp
| fire Wednesday night. Those who will
make addresses are Col Andrew Cowan,
Senator J. c. Burrows of Michigan,
Cen J. W. Burke Of Alabama. R. n.
Hendershot, the famous drummer boy
of the Federal army, will give limitations
on his drum.
| On Thursday evening at Music Hall,
there will be the following speakers
| C. K. FAdams of Illinois, Bishop Fall
| lows of Chicago. At Phoenix Hill, the
speakers on ..Thursday night will be
Col. M. D. Wickersham of Alabama Mr..
Douglas Sherley Col. Andrew Cowan
Buckner, E. o. Kimberly of Illinois,
Marmaduke B. Bowden.
Friday night campfire speakers will be:
Music Hall, Col. r. M. Kelly, Depart
ment Commander in Kentucky; Senator
j. G. Burrows of Michigan; Col. NJ p.
Wickersham of Alabama, Col. Sam Nc.
Kee of Louisville, Gen. John B. Gordon Of
Georgia, the Hon; "a G. Russell OF Ne
braska Phoenix Hill, Judge Sterling
B. Toney of Kentucky, Gen Simon
B. Buckner of Kentucky, Gen. Cassius
M. Clay of]Kentucky, Gen. JOS W. Burke
| of Alabama, Gen. J. B. Gordon of Geor-
gia, National Park, Maj. John Fl. Lath-
ers the Hon. Henry G. Russell of Lin,
colin, Neb. The G.. A. r. quartette OF
Akron ohiS' vii tt take nRb art; rsnorts =
the contrary, the visiting oolored posts
are going to be received and Cared for IN
a royal manner, and the committee has
no fear that{they will go away dissatis-
fed with Southern hospitality. The
reception of these posts will be und or the
management of Horace Morris.
Word has been received that the. Elk.
Prisoners of War Association will attend
the Enoalnpment NThey will participate
in the Naval Veterans parade next Tues
day week.
| The wives and daughters of vetera ms
who attend the Encampment will fine
tho folio wing ladies acting as chairmer
of the hotel committees:
Gait House-Mrs. J. B. Cartwright
Louisville Hotel-Mrs. J. l.. Danforth
| Victoria Hotel-Mrs. Hunter Mason.
Willard Hotel-Mrs. John A. Stratton.
Waverley Hotel-Mrs. Emil Mahlo.
Fifth Avenue Hotel-Mrs. James B
Camp
Mrs. W. B. Bslknap will be chairman
of 1.-THE Drive on Tuesday. The ladies
of Louisville will make this one oflths
main features for che visiting ladies
About five hundred carriages will be CON
tributed by private families. and the vas
procession will carry the ladies over the
entire city and through the parks Or
Friday night there will be ball at thu
AudltpriuR, g9tteg up by the ladies.