The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-06-13
OLD COMRADES WERE THEY.
Eighth Annual Encampment of the G. A. R, of Arizona Was a
 Great Success.
Many Famous SatIles Were Rehearsed
 IL. story and Song, and the Boys Who Wore the Blue Had the TIme of Their
Lives.

generous ulSpial or patrlotlc coiofs and the elaborate preparations that had been made To receive them. Marching down the main thnroughfare under the shatln uf lhe young pine trees that have been liberally planted Iv the business men, they were enabled to renew their youth in the fe.giving al atmosphere of the mountains, and the old boys stepped lighter and hrra,hed faster than they had in many a day. While there was sn:ne disappointment over the non attendance of many veterans who were expected. this "u- campmrnt goes on record as he most >ncrrssful one in the history of the order in Arizolla Stories of camp life and stirring engagements on the battlefield were told over and over again as ron'rale met comrade and exchanged ;l warm .fratrrnal greeting. In fancy lhr old men who heard the scream of shot and she'll were back again to struggle through the danger and lhe glory of it all, and ns they related "reminiscences ot solder life their eyes flashed the fire of enthusiasm and their faces were a9lOw with the martial spirit.
 The banquet at headquarters early Tuesday evening had necessarily To be an invilalinnal affair, as the room was limited However, after lhe ball was over, so to speak, the door' were. thrown open and The multitude was fed. No less lhan 2OS people sampled baskets to spare. The band (which, by ihe way. played very crrdilablD kmew a thing or two and the musicians soon attracted q crowd to .hr barracks. Any stray waudcrrr that had missed his regular meal hour recently and d ln't fall in at ihe G. A. R. tables, must have forgotten his lines. A rurtlnn of police under command of Chief George HnrhdrrIfrr preceded the militia and veterans tn Babbitl's nall, where an inSprtis program of rxrrriSrS was presented.
 Comradr George Hoxworth presided wllh commrmdahle skill. He was as cool as an ice crram brick and as fluent in inc chai mans office as an old rampaigmpr in thr political school. Cumrade Danford offered prayer and choir nf selected vuraliSis sang Let the Hills and Valcs RrSuund." Then Rev. Mr. Danfur,l Spok" frlicitnusly of the incidents of war and on behalf of Comralr D. NJ. Rurlan prrSpm ed Ransom Post No. I. of Flagstaff, with n rare assortment of war relics firm the battlefield of Getty >lurg. The veterans prize lhr sifl as q priceless treasure. Following lhIS, wn> il song that always reaches ihr old s,lder's heart aud sends his mind back through the years. It Was ''r"niing on the Old Camp Ground," The solo part was f,rlingly and cXcrllemtly sang by Mrs. James O'Neil. and inc large chorus responded with fervnr. Com rade Burns, of the local post, could not refrain from b.uShing when called upon for the reception ad lress and chairman HnXmorh Was his proxy. ..uuxlun had in ihr meantime caught sight of gray-hrarded, benevolent lnoking old gentleman and walked him up to the stage. He introduced him as J. B. Francis, of ChiIlirolhr, Mo-, who is visiting his sons. Mr. Francis said that although his lot had been east with ,hc confrdrracy. he was as proud of the American flag as any man. He had mvrr met Il more mngnanimous lot of people anywherc than those of Flag statf
 F. c. Reid, whose Voice it is always d pleasure to hear, led the singing of Tramp. Tramp, Tramp. lhe Boys are Marching" and Gen, A. J. Sampson. If Phornix, entertained the a,ldlence ,n Il characteristic address He was followed by rx-Drpartmrnt Con,man- der Belden, C. A. Gardner, editor of ,he Pasadena Star" who was called nn before he had time to shake the dust from his ncgligec outing oslumr. W. F. k. Sclrindlcr, E. 5. Clark and Dr.. D. J. Brannen. Officers were
 h,n installed.
 The editors arrived too late to participate in the feast of reason but u,pst of them got around in dime lo gel in inc flow "t eoll, Sripio Craig and A. J. Jenkins, of lhe editorial a,socialion. lift" in the war thrm- selves, but Mr. Craig denies the rnlnor lhat he Was in The cunnlry-sNlns bushes ss, These lwo veterans are slill in fighting rim, else they would have long >iurr retired from Ihr news paper business.
 When ihr editors arrived quarters at the hotel were aS cralnpcd as the boy who ate the green apples. bul they were all provided wllh comfortable sleeping quarters.
 Tine following veterans mustered at the C. A. E headquarters, aproleling To the roster:
 D. NJ. Rurtlan, c. D. BrIdrn. A. J. Saml,>oll. James Finley. John Gray, Samuel C. Rrcs, ". F. R. SchiudIrr. Timothy Fell, G,or.e Huxwurth, R. K. Farnsm orih. Charles CuprcIr. Charles