The record-union., 1895-04-22
GATHERING OF TIE OLD SOLDIERS.
Grand Army Men FIocking Into the
City Hourly.
Their Grand Encampment Opens Hero
This Afternoon-Recep at the
Capitol Tonight.

CnaI aIL6SL GDolr VaIOf, are RatD6rlnR nero
for their annual encampment and re-
union, which begins to-day and will con-
unue four days. Delegates came into the
city by every train yesterday and last
night, and hundreds more will come this
forenoon, to attend the annual encamp-
ment of the California and Nevada De-
partment of the Grand Army OF the Re
public. Grand Commander Nalllng
came down from Nevada City yesterday,
and most of the members of his stall ar
rived last night
Tho Reception and General Commit
tees were at the depot to meet all 1ncom-
ing trains, and will meet all trains till
Tuesday morning. They will give in
formation TO all Grand Army visitors and
escort them to the rooms assigned to
them.
The first session of the encampment
will be held this afternoon in the Assem-
bly, chamber at the Capitol commencing
at , o'clock.
The department headquarters are at the
Golden Eagle Hotel, corner seventh and
Is streets.
The headquarters of the Executive
Committee are at Eoresters' Hall, l street,
between Seventh and Eighth, where all
comrades arerequested to report and reg
lister.
The headquarters of the Women's Re-
lief Corps are at the Golden Eagle Hotel,
and they will hold meetings in the Senate
Chamber at the same hours as those of
the q. a. X.
The Ladies of the G. A. r. have their
headquarters at the State House, corner
Tenth and il streets, and meet in Depart
ment One, Supreme Court room, to trans
act their business. Same hours as the q.
y. Il.
The Sons of Veterans will occupy De-
partment Two, Supreme Court room, for
meeting purposes, and their headquar-
ters are at the Western Hotel, 2O9-Z2l X
street. A meeting of the Division Coun-
Gil will take place this morning at 10
o'clock. Frank c. Shipley, Division
Commander, requests all sons of vet
Grams, whether mem bers of the order or
not, TO report to him on Tuesday at 8
y. II. to take part in the parade.
This evening there Will be r4tblic re-
Ception in the Assembly Chamber, at
which Mayor Steinman will be honorary
Chairman, and Frank Miller will pre-
side. Governor Budd and other prom
inent officials will be present An excel
lent literary and musical programme has
been arranged for the occasion.
Among the prominent mem bers who
arrived yesterday are Department Com
lnander J. NJ. WalliGg of Nevada City,
Assistant Adjutant-GeneralT I. {. Masteller
ana kludE a. D. w 6l-
gand of San Francisco, Captain j. B. Nc
Donald of Fresno and G. j. BOskowitz of
Carson, prominent candidate for De-
partment Commander.
The following prominent Ladies of the
q. a. K. also arrived yesterday: Depart
ment President Mrs! L. 2. Anderson of
San Jose; Past Department Presidents
Mrs. Sarah A. Metcalf and Mrs. Venice
u. Cushing; Department Treasurer Mrs
Mary NJ. Blood; Mrs. Lizzie Noble,
President of Seven Pines Circle, San
Francisco. and Mrs. Amelia NJ. Buthner,
Past President; Mrs. II. II. Todd, Presi-
dent of John A. Logan Circle, Oakland,
and Mrs. Sarah h. Wilson, Past Presi-
dent.
OF the Women's Relief Corps there are
Department President Mrs. Gibson of
Oakland, Department Secretary Mrs. NJ
y. Carman Of Oakland, Mrs. Alice Mat
lock, President Phil Sheridan Corps, San
Jose; Mrs. Frederick Smythe, Depart
ment Inspector and Installing Officer,
Oakland.
To-MoRRow's PARADE.
Great interest is taken in the parade of
veterans tomorrow, which promises to
he one OF the finest events of The kind
ever witnessedin the State
Grand Marshal l.. Iozer will be at
tended by the following aids: J. O. Cole
man, J. II. Davis, H. f, kine. L. a.
Tannert, George II. Clark. Charles Camp
bell, NJ. j. eastman, w. 5. Leake. j.
McMorry, Howard himbrough and J.
Brosius. O. p. Dodge will be Chief Aid.
The division marshals will be as fol-
lows:
First Division-Marshal, G. w. Rail-
ton; Aids, w. A. Sayer and Louis F.
Breuner. This division will consist of
the Second Infantry Band, Colonel J. w.
Guthrie, commanding Second Infantry,
n. u. c., and staff; Companies L and G
OF this city; + of Woodland, aud d of
Auburn, and Battery b of this city. The
Italian military company will bring up
the rear of this division.
Second DIvision-Marshal, Stephen
Hopkins; Aids, w. II. Larkin, ". L.
Mallock, Luther Weber and George Lar
kin. This division will consist of the
brigade Signal Corps, Lieutenant Fred
Martin, commanding. Following the
Signal Corps will come Department Com
mander J. NJ. Walling, accompanied by
his Assistant Adjutant-GeneraI, l.. c.
Masteller, Governor Budd and staff and
the Militant Band. Then will come the
Sons Of Veterans, 6. a. X. posts, car
rlages containing Department officers of
the Women's Relief Corps and Ladies of
the q. A. R.; Boys Brigade, and pupils
OF the city schools on foot
Third Division-Marshal, n. Harvie;
Aids, II. c. Fisher, John Ing and 4.
Latlerty. The first section OF this diyi-
sion Will consist OF the toresters Band
followed Dy a float escorted by the
knights Of Sherwood Forest, A. O. 7. of
~; Court Capitol No. 6742, a. o. L. of
a; Court Sacramento, No. 6S6l, A. 0. +.
of A; Court Concordia, A. o. F. of A..
Junior Court Pride of the Capital City,
y. .. +. of A; Uniformed Rank, h. of p;
Native Sons of the Golden West; I'm
proved Order of Red Men, and Inde-
pendent Order of Eoresters The second
section will consist of. the German lodges
and societies marshaled by Frank Rub
staller, Jr., with +. &. York, A. Heilbron
and L. Gunthsr as Aids.
Fourth Division--Marshal, J. n. Hen
derson; Aids, George b. Stack and I.
Christy. In this division will be car
riages containing State officers, city and
county officials, and others also in car
riages.
Division Marshals and Aids will report
at headquarters i'll the Golden Eagle
Hotel at S;45 o'clock, sharp, tomorrow
morning. The civic societies will report
to Division Marshal n. Harvie at Tenth
and l. streets at $3.50 o'clock, sharp.
The various divisions will be in the
following positions preparatory to the
commencement of the parade: Grand
Marshal and stat at Tenth and l. streets;
First Division military, on L street,
right resting on Tenth, extending east;
Seconu DIVISION %. a. r., on Tenth
street, right resting on L. extending
south; Ihlrd Division Civic societies), on
i street, right resting on Tenth. extend
ing west; Fourth Division (carriapes). on
Ninth street, right resting on L. extend
ing south.
The line of march will be as follows:
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All leading teach,