Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-09-10
CAMPFIRES GLOW,
And Veterans Tell Of the Times
That Tried Mems Souls,
ALL OVER KENTUCKY's METROPOLIS

Flagship oTell City Put in Commission
Many Thousand Boys in Blue in Camp
Some Distinguished INSTRUMENTATION
to the Observation-Disclosures Veter-
ans Find the Color Line Ab-ent-Candi-
dates for Commander-in-Chief.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. 10.-Last night the
union jack and the pennant proudly
waved over the Tell City, the flagship of
the fleet of the National Association of
Naval Veterans The Tell City was form
ally put in commission" last night. The
vessels of the squadron were fully equipped
and profusely decorated with flags and
bunting. Then they were surrendered to
Rear Admiral Allen, commanding the
National Association of Naval Veterans,
by Captain George Fritschncr. Governor
John Young Brown, Admiral Allen and
others made addresses at the dog watch.
Cnmptires were held in New Albany and
Jacksonville as we'll as in Louisville,
while receptions We're rendered Comman-
der LAWYER, Admiral Allen, Mrs Wallace
and others.
Meet and Tell Their BATTLES Der.
At Camp Caldwell. where twelve state
departments and thousands of unattached
veterans are quIartered free in tents, there
was singing and storytelling and many
veryinfornal campiires. Most of the Indiana
veterans are quartcrcd at New Albany and
Jcffersonville. The posts of many
state departments are quartercd
| in school houses and other buildings about
the city. The schools We're dismissed this
week, and all school buildings are used
by the veterans. Tho regimental reunions
will be held in the state headquarters to-
day. The brigade and other reunions are
assigned to various hotels, public offices
| and halls. Governor Mckinley, of Ohio,
| will be among the last of the governors to
arrive. He cannot he here till tonight.
Some of the Distinguished Guests.
Among the distinguished visitors are:
Corporal Tanner; General Il. a. Algcr;
| Inspector Genera! Pond. Lansing. Mich.
| j. :. c. Black burn; w. &. Bradley; Gen
| eral :. b. Buckner; Hon. J. G. Burrows,
Kalamazoo, Mich. &. NJ. Clay, Whitehall,
Ky; w. II. Derby, senior vice commander
of Massachusetts,; Bishop Samuel FallOws,
Chicago: General John B. Jordan,
| Reynolds, Ga. /; General J. Warren kicfcr,
| Springfield. o.; J. Proctor Knott. Leba-
| non, Ky: Senator Henderson, of NcbraS-
ka; Governor Claude Matthews. of In
diana; James Whitcomb Riley, Indianap-
oils; General u. +. SickLs, New York
General John 4. Underwood. Chicago;
William II. Upmun. Madison, Wis.
| Invitation to the Ex-COnfCalerates.
| The following Is a copy of the invitation
sent to members of the Confederate asso-
cations: AT IL meeting of the committee
on campfrcs held at headquarters on
Friday evening. sept. Is, the undersigned
were appointed us special committee to
extend an invitation to your society to ut
fcnd all the campfire exercises to BE- held
| in this city during the evenings of the 18th,
| 18th and 18th insts. at Music hall, Phoenix
hill and National park. Those exercises,
| we believe. will interest and entertain you.
| As eX-Union soldiers, who did their hum
bic part in the great struggle of the late
war. we cordially and earnestly invite you
| to be present Your Confederate
button will cntitlc you to recognition and
place around our camptires."