The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-09-10

THE G.. A. II. MEET IN THEIR
ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT IN
LOUISVILLE.
CONFEDERATE VETERANS POUR IN.

And are Asked TO Wear Their Buttons
as a Passport to WelcOme--The WO-
mans Relief Corps viii Pro-
badly be United With the G. A. R.
Thousands Coming In From Every
where, Specially From the South--
Royal Blowout I'm the Cyclone CITY,,
LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. 9.-The TWEEN
ty-ninth encampment of the G. A. r.
was opened with fine parade on the
arrival of Commander-in Chief Lawler
and staff at 7:30 a. M. Gen. Lawler
and the Columbian Post of Chicago and
other organizations on the escort special
train were met at the Uuion depot by
members of the committees on invitation
and the reception in carriages. The
Kentucky National Guard, local posts
and other civil organizations were
formed on Broadway awaiting the arrival
of the special train, which was on time,
to the satisfaction of the multitudes
assembled along the line of march from
the Union Depot on Broadway, Third
and Main street to the Gait House. In
the first carriage, with Commander in
Chief I.awler, was Col. r W. Kelly,
editor of the Louisville Commercial and
commander of the G.. A r. department
of Kentucky, and the chairman of the
Invitation and Reception Committees.
The Louisville Legion was feature
of the parade. At the Calf House the
headquarters of the national officers are
beautifully decorated and elaborate
arrangements were made for receptions
during the day. While the reception
of the commander -in-chief and his staff
was the most imposing event of the day,
the receptions at the depots OF G. A. 4.
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 at the
depots. From early morning and through
out the day drum corps were heard in all
directions, as the veterans were being
escorted to their respec i've headquarters
on their arrival.
The post of many State Departments
are quartered in school houses and other
buildings about the city. The schools
were dismissed this week and all school
buildings are used by the veterans.
The regimental reunions will be held
in the State headquarters tomorrow.
The brigade and other reunions are as
signed to various hotels, public Offices
and halls.
Gov. Mckinley, of Ohio, is among the
last of the Governors who will arrive.
He cannot be here till tomorrow night.
The following is copy Of invitation
sent to members of the Confederate As
sociations:
"Dear sir:-At meeting of the COM
mittee of Camp fires held at G. a. r.
headquarters on Friday evening, Sep
tember 6, the undersigned were
appointed as special committee to
extend an invitation to your society
to attend all the campfire exercises
to be held in this city during the
evenings of the eleventh, twelfth and
Thirteenth instants, at Music Hall,
Phoenix Hill and National Park. These
excel es, we believe will interest and
entertain you. AS ex Union soldiers who
did their humble part in the great strug
gle of the late war, we cordially and
earnestly invite You to be present. So
come and let US shake your hands, and
as far as possible, introduce you to cur
northern brethren, who will join US in
bidding you hearty welcome.
''Your Confederate button will entitle
you to recognition and place around
our camp fires"
The railroads anticipate their rush
will be during the next twelve hours, as
most Of the visitors will be here for the
national parade tomorrow morning.
The big parade of the Grand Army of
the Republic occurs on Wednesday morn
ing.
All the headquarters of the State De-
partments are open and those of Mime
sofa and Colorado are very hospitable in
the contest for the local convention Of
the next encampment at ST. Paul or
Denver. While the influx from Northern
States is tremendous, yet it does not
surpass the tide from the SoHth.
All railroads from the Southern States
are running trains as close together to-
udy DIS pOSsIOlol VI SAFETY, dud GuSiL It.
ports indicate that the demand for pas
sage will continue all night. The atten-
dance of Confederate veterans is very
large and they are active in helping the
people OF Louisville entertain the "Yan-
KEGS" The decorations were thought
to be completed last Saturday, but men,
women and children were busy every
where 10 day putting out more flsgs.
The city is literally covered with folds
of red, white and blue.
Commander in Chief Bundy, of the
Sons of Veterans, IS quartered with
Lawler, and the Sons of Veterans will
spend the week here en- route to Knox
vile as we'll as many who are en- route
to the meeting OF the army of the Tennes
see and the dedication of the Monu-
mental Park at Ohickamauga
The weather is very pleasant and
everything on the opening day is favor
able for the entertainment Of the boys in
blue by their brothers in gray.
Probably the most important business
thai viii ba transacted at the present
eucampment wih be the joining OF the