The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-09-10
GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC.
Twenty-Ninth Encampment Of
the Organization
Opened With a Fine Parade at Louisville
Yesterday Morning on the Arrival of
Communicating Chief Aawier and
STAG, Whose Reception at tho Galt
House Was an Imposing Event-Large
Attendance Expected.

Attendance Expected.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. 9-The
twenty-ninth enrampment Of the G.. A.
R. WAS opened with q fine parade on the
arrival OF Oommander-in-C Chief Lawler
and staff at 1880 a. m. General Lawler
and the Columbian Post, OF Chicago,
and other organizations on the escort
Bpeoial train, were mot at the depot by
members of the com mittees on invita-
tion and the railroad option in carriages.
The Kentucky National Guard, local
posts and other civil organizations were
formed on Broadway, awaiting the arr
rival Of the special train, which was on
time, to the satisfaction of the multi
tudes assembled along the line of march
from the Union depot on Broadway,
Third and Main streets, to the Gait
House.
In the first carriage with Commander
in-Chief Lawler were Col. R. w. Kelly,
editor OF the Louisville Commercial and
commander OF the G. 4. R. department.
OF Kentucky, and the chairman Of the
invitation and reception committees
The Louisville legion was feature of
the parade. The Gait House, the
headquarters OF the national officers,
beautifully decorated and elaborate ar
raugements were made for receptions
during the day. While the reception of
the commSnder-inschief and his staff
was the most imposing event of the day,
the receptions OF the depots of G. A. R.
posts and veterans arriving In other
groups were equally interesting.
Special trains arrived as fast as they
could be handled in the depots and the
local escorts were kept busy. Many
veterans recognized old comrades ut the
depots. From early in the morning and
throughout the day drum corps were
heard in all directions, as the veterans
were being escorted to their respective
head quarters on their arrival. Reports
from all tho railroads indicate that she
roads are full OF extra trains and the ar
rangements here are certainly equal to
the entertainment Of all that are com
ing.
The railroads anticipate their rush
during the next twelve hours, as
as most of the visitors will be here for
the naval parade to morrow moraing.
The big parade of the Grand Army Of
the Republic OCCURS on Wednesday
morning. All the headquarters of the
State departments are open, and those
OF Minnesota and Colorado are very
hospitable in the location of the next
encampmens at st. Paul or Denver.
While the influx from Northern
States Is tremendous, yet 1t does not
surpass the tide from the South. ALI
the railroads from the Southern States
are running trains as closely together
to day as possible for safety, and their
Id
passage will continue all night. The
attendance OF Confederate veterans is
very large, and they are active in help
ing the people Of Louisville entertain
the Yankees" The decorations were
thought to be completed last Saturday,
but men. women and children were busy
everywhere to day putting out more
flags. The city is literally covered with
folds OF red. white and blue.
Commsnder-in-chief Bundy, of the
Sons OF Veterans. will spend the week
here en- route to Knoxville as we'll as
many who are en- route to the meeting
of the army Of the Tennessee and the
dedication Of the Monument Park at
Chicamauga. The weather ia very
pleasant and everything on the opening
day is favorable for the entertainment
of the boys in blue by their brothers in
grey.
Probably the most important business
that will be transacted at the present
enoampment will be the joining of the
Women's Relief Corps and the ladies of
G. A. R in one order. While Is has not
been fully determined to do this, 1t is
recommended and the sentiment in
favor of 1t is 80 great that there Is
hardly doubt OF it's consummetion. The
Women's Relief Corps has expended in
the neighborhood of o million dollars in
charitable purposes. 1t works through
all channels while the other body, being
confined in it's labors to the wives and
relatives of she veterans. is necessarily
limited. If the proposed plan Ia carried
out the work will be on greater scale
thsn has been known before.
The posts of many State departments
are CHARTERED in schoolhouses and other
buildings about the city. The schools
were dismissed this week and all school
buildings are used by the veterans The
reg1mental reunions will be held in the
STATE headquarters tomorrow. The
Brtsde and other unions are assigned to
verions hotels, public Offices and halls.
Governor Mckinley, of Ohio, ia among
the last of the governors to arrive. he
cannot be here untll to-night.
The following Is copy OF invitation
sent to members of the Confederate As
soclations: Dear Sir: at meeting of
she committee on camp firea held at G.
a. r. headquarters on Friday evening,
September 6, the undersigners were ap-
pointed rs q special committee 10 ex-
tend an invitation TO your society to at
tend Gil the camp fire exerciaes to be
held in this city during the evenings of
the eleventh. twelfth and thirteenth in.