Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-09-11
NAVAL VETS DAY.
Ton Thousand Old Tars Parade
at Louisville.
FALLS CITY CROWDED WITH PEOPLE

the Boys in Elue-Thronged Reception
Given to Chief Lawler by
the Wo,nen's Relief Corps.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. 11.-Louisville seemed
TO De full to overflowing yesterday morn
ing, but the cry was ''still they come" and
by dusk her hospitable citizens appreciated
to the full the contract that they under
took in inviting the boys In blue to cross
Mason's and Dixon's line and bivouac
again on southern soil. Rough estimates
Monday night from the railroad and
steamboat offices showed that fully 100000
strangers had been brought in since noon
on sunday. but these figures were dwarfed
n little later, when computations OF tho
veterans and excursionists en- route from
distant points. who had purchased
tickets for early morning trains from
points all over Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and
Kentucky reached "a total in the ncighbor.
hood of quarter of a million, SO that by
last evening something more than 10000
acccptances Of Kentucky hospitality had
been registered in camps and school
houses hotels and private houses.
bay Devoted 10 Naval Veterans.
Ii was naval vcterans' day yesterday.
After the parade in which it was estimated
that about 1900 old sailors took part, the
tars devoted an hour to rest and then the
annual convention of the National As
socia.ion of Naval Veterans opened in tho
circuit courtroom of the courthouse.
Francis b. Allen, Of Hartford, Conn, rear
admiral commanding. presided, and 2OO
delegates responded to the roll call. In
his annual address Rear Admiral Allen
said that the association now numbered
1000 cx sailors in good standing, an in
crease of 10 per cent during the year.
Amid frequent Interruptions of applause
the speaker proceeded to insist upon the
necessity of an effective navy and of the
willingness of the American people to
fight for the Monroe doctrine. In conclud.
ing the president recommended that the
convention of 1895 be held either in Brook
Ign or Philadelphia.
Visitors Are Royalty Entertained.
The Falls City is not only quartcring
well its thousands of guests, but also en-
tcrtainng them most royalty. The city
has been rcsplcndcnt with electric light
displays on the street. and on buildings
every night Last night everything was
illuminated. Meantime the preparations
for the grand pa.ide today are completed.
The reports to the marshal of the day
showed last night that there would be Mt
least 1900 veterans in the parade. Gen
cril Cohen expected from 10000 to 1909
more durihgthc night The largest number
ever r'Po,,," m u, iii'' was .''''V III WASH
ington- The floats and other features of
the parade are elaborate.
Iist '"lnillaho'r III 'hlcl Jphh fali$rr'
of New iork,who managed the big parade
in Washington. was with the national Of
hcers yesterday 10 ASSIST IN inc h;iiHEc-
hn'ht ana 'iehcrd Low niIacc WIS also
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Ichucr'" reception ht "'ucr'oi'lllc
by Indiana posts. Members of the Col
umhia post of Chicago, who entertained
the Contcdcrat"s last May Will be given a
royal reception To-Day aitcr thcir escort
duty In the parade with Commander Law
Ter. Senior Vice Commander Bur,:hicld
and the members of the executive council
oi the national chcainpincnt ut Plttsburg
last year arrived on n special train
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II was the leading socialcvcn oi the week.
Thousands OF old soldiers, both of the blue
and OF the gray. attended The reception
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