The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-09-13
G. R.PARADE TODAY.
$1,000 Veterans Now In Line
at Louisville.
WALKER MAY SUCCEED LAwLER.
D Lively Fight on For Senior Vice Com
mander-St- Paul, Denver and Buffaio
Hustlins For the Encanpment Next
Hear-Reception Last Night.

LOUISVILLE, Sept. 1.-THE grand pa
rade of the G- A X. veterans Is taklrg
place today. 1t is estimated that there
are $4,000 men in line. The parade Is
being Teviewed by Commauder-In- Chief
Lawlel and staff and the governors of
several states. Ned, the famous old
warhorse from Pennsylvania. is riding
IL the parade III a float. as he gave ont
IL the parade at Pittsbrrg last year
There was reception by the Wom-
ans Relief corps last night TO Com
manoer Lawler and staff. Thousands
of Old soldiers, both OF the blue and of
the gray. attended. The reception be-
gan al o'clock, and for two hours vet
Grams, blue and gray, and their wives
PAID their respects 10 the receiving
party. IT Is estimated by veterans who
have attended every annual encamp-
ment since the Grand Army was organ
iZed that the recep ptlOn surpassed any
thing of the kind ever held ia its honor
1t Is claimed that 10, 900 people passed
through the Gait House where the re.
ception was held.
Senior Vice Commander Burchfeld
and the members of the executive coun-
cll OF the national encampmenta al Pitts
burg last year have arrived on special
train, III charge of Colonel Sam Moody,
assistant general passenger agent of the
pennsylvania lines. In recognition OF
the courtesles extendt the Louisville
workers at Plttsburg last year. Com
mander bUrchheld and his 20 associates
from Plttsburg and the members OF the
Louisville executive council were ten
deTed banquet here by the citizens at
the fendennIs club.
Governor Mckinley of Ohio arrived
today.
Just now there Is a vast amount of
talk as to who will be the next com
mander- in CHEF. There are number
OF aspIIants, but none Of the candidates
have developed sufficient strength to
warrant prediction as to who the
fortunate man will be. There il a good
deal of talk, however, to the effect that
Colonel Ivan y. Walker of Indianapo
lis should be elected. Another pro!ni-
nent candidate is Thaddeus 4 Clark
son OF Nebraska. General & II Schultz
of New Orleans has also been men
toned.
There promises TO be lively scrim-
mage over the Office of senior vice COM
mander. General E Il Hobson of
Greensburg. Ky, and Captain Michael
Mlnton of this city are candidates for
the place, and the friends Of each are
working hard
~ ipI tL-c DOHOJ VI entertain
ing the veterans ip 1896 has practically
narrowed down to ST. Paul, Denver and
Buffalo. Now and then u word is
heard Of Syracuse. Ocean Beach Baltj
more and Cincinnati but the great |
fight Is between the three cities first |
named.
An interesting feature of the encamp- |
meht was the parade of the Naval Vet |
Grams association. There were fully |
10, 600 men in line. OF course they |
were not all veterans of Uncle Sans |
wal navy. But these veterans of the |
navy were the center of attraction and |
as the griZzled and gray old heroes
passed through the streets they were
greeted by Patriotic cheers from the |
shToats Of the tens of thousands Of citi.
zeLs on the sidewalks, from the WIN
dows and housetops
The Naval Veterans association has
elected the following officers: Rear
Samuel Altman New York
commodore, L. O. Farquhar. Zaues
vile, o; captain, George Fritzchuer
Louisville; commander, w ! FergU.
son, Philadelphia; lieutenant com.
mander, E. d Bliss, BROOKLYN: senior
lieutenant, d. B. Ungay, Rockford.
MS junior lieutenant, James Stanley
New ork; feet surgeon. Thomas &.
Henos, Cincinnati; paymaster, Z. +.
Duston, Providence; feet engineer G
Seavy, Chicago; judge advocate gen.
u al. charles Cawley, Chicago; chaplain
rev. A ,. Nc Williams, Detroit