Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-01


nually love to gather and renew their
| acquaintance and again recall the incl
dents of those exciting days. So while
| the annual encampments bring togeth
err a smaller number of marching vete-
| rams and an increasing army Of those
| who must watch the parade of their
| comrades from the chairs placed for
| them along the line of march. the in
| terest taken in these events does not in
any way decline, and the wave of pa
triotism that accompanies the old vete-
| rams gives wholesome lesson to the
younger generation which has grown
up since the days when these old men,
| once young, became heroes.
| The Parade Grows smaller Each Year.
| The number of visitors seems nowise
reduced from most of the previous en-
campments. although the veterans in line
in tomorrow parade will be much small
er than for some years. High-water mark
was reached at Washington, and the num-
Der of marching veterans has gradually
gone down. This year there will be not
to exceed 10000 men in line, but the child
rem and children's children of the old
soldiers are in the city and still coming
In hourly increasing numbers. Last
night the city was full, and still they
come. There is room for all, and all have
been promptly cared for as they arrived.
Tenting on a New Camp Ground.
At the end of the Selby avenue cable
line, at Camp Mason, 1000 old soldiers
last night slept under canvass roofs
again, and renewed the feeling of the
old days when there was no other
roof, and sometimes not even one of
| canvass. Besides the tents for the
veterans there were a large number Of
tents that had been assigned to those
who came with their families and
wanted to live in tents. Adjutant
General Muehlenberg is in charge of
the camp,which is guarded by a militia
tachment of the state militia and the
veterans" were registered and as
signed to quarters as fast as they
arrived. AL over town the houses had
been thrown open and the hotels were
filled with those who had come to wit
ness the big gathering of old soldiers
But One of Feature Yesterday.
There was nothing in the pro-
gramme for the day besides the recep-
ton OF Commander-in-Chief Walker
and staff, which was formal but very
of the party to its headquarters. 1t
included Commander-in-Chief Walk
er and Adjutant General Irving Rob-
bins. of Indianapolis; General A. j.
Burbank. quartermaster general, and
Colonel H. S. Dietrich, chief of staff,
of Chicago; Captain William H. Arm
strong. member executive committee,
indianapolis; Captain ]. L. Bennett, as
sistant adJutant general, Chicago; Cap
tam ID. L. Allen, member of staff,
Frankfort, Ind; General Sam c. Comp
ton. Indianapolis. quartermasterg ener-
al of Indiana; William H. Ketcham,
delegate-at-large, Indianapolis; Colonel
Richard NJ. Smock, assistant adjutant
general, state of Indiana, Indianapo-
lis. H. A. Root. alternate-at-large,
Michigan City. Ind: Captain T. ].
Charlton. delegate. Plainfield. Ind. !;
Sam T. Lang and ]. 1. Nelson. of In
dianapolis. and J. b. Essington. of
Noblesville. Ind. Mrs. Walker and sew
eral other ladies ACCOMPANIED the
party.
Programme of the Proceedings.
Last night there was a reception
to the commander-in-chiefa and staff at
national headquarters at $50 q m; a
general illumination of the city; in
FORMAL bicycle parade and display on
Sixth and other streets from to 10 D.
m, and a reception by the W. r. c.,
department Minnesota, at the state
capitol. to II p: m. This morning
there was parade of naval veterans
at 10 a. IN. ard the reunions began this
morning and will continue all day and
this evening in the court house and
other places.
All Roads Lead to ST. Psul,
All day long the sound of martha
music heralded the arrival of new post.
and delegations and departments of tn.
Grand Army of the Reptile. the train.
dischargins their loads rs fast as pos
sibie and moving out to give place Il
new train loads in almost unceasinf
. streams Columbia post. Of Chicago
and Detroit post came in late in tn,
, afternoon. and attracted much atten
, ton as they marched up the street
their still martial hearing showing n,
sign of the passage of time that Nigh
be expected to appear in those VIII,
fought so many years ago. Genera
r. A. Alger. past commandment