Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-09-05
THE GRAND ARMY.
The Veterans Having Nice Wealth
er for Their Encampment.
NAVAL VETERANS HAVE A PARADE.
The ex-Prisoners of War and the Sons of
Veterans Also FAN in and Are Cheered
by the Spectators-Camp
Fires at Night.

| day of Grand Army week opened with
| Just enough clouds to make the
| weatherwise expect rain, but the clouds
| served simply to make it more comfort
able for the marching veterans as they
| tramped to their quarters or partici-
pated in the parade of naval veterans
and ex-prisoners of war. Before noon
the sun broke through the clouds and
| the mildly bracing northwestern
| weather continued another day. All
night long the heavy trains rolled into
the depot and all night the local ac-
comm odation committee and others
delegated to see to the housing and
comfort of the visitors remained on
duty.
Yesterday there seemed a decided in
crease in the size of the incoming
| hosts, the trains coming in in three.
| four and five sections, all loaded The
number already here and the number
known to be en- route to the encamp-
ment demonstrates that the conserv-
alive railway estimate of 100, 600 Wis
| itors, which was based on the number
| of tickets sold and contracted for last
| week. will be short of the actual num-
Der present to-day when the grand
parade starts Beside more than 200
reunions of regimental and other or
CARNATIONS, there. are continual re-
unions of comrades who had not seen
or heard of each other since they
pressed elbows together in the old war
days. Many touching scenes were wit
| messed around the depots.
So much time is given to the greet
| ings and getting settled that little OPP
portunity is secured for the politics of
| the encampmenL, but the various can
didates all have friends who get in
such words possible. Many of the
delegates, however. will not reach the
| city till nearly time for the business
sessions to begin Thursday, so that
such a thing as accurate polling of the
delegates is hardly possible. The num-
Der of candidates is still great, and all
may be voted for, although the New
Workers will not allow their names to
be presented if by SO doing they in any
way interfere with the chances of the
next encampment going to Buffalo.
Column ia post, of Chicago, whose mar
tial bearing and fine marching at
tracted SO much attention when they
arrived yesterday, are among those
who are working for Buffalo. and as
the Denver workers have not been SO
early in the field, it gives Buffalo
great advantage and most of the dele
gates now here seem to think that city
will secure the next encampment with
out real opposition.
Ransom post, of st. Louis. one of the
most famous of the country, whose or
ganiZer and first commander was Gen
Sherman, was serenading the various
headquarters yesterday with the Alton,
ILL.,, band that accompanies them. and
| as they marched in straight line with
firm step up the street it led the on
lockers to compare them with the Co
lumbia post, and again the representa-
I ~.
, themselves placed in rivalry, though
very friendly to each other.
Yesterdays parade consisted of the
naval veterans, the ex-prisoners of war
and the Sons of Veterans, all escorted
by the Third regiment of regulars
from Fort Smelling. 1t was short pa
rade, but novel in some of the features
introduced by the naval veterans and
decidedly popular one, although gener-
ally considered as simply foretaste of
the big parade of to-day The streets
were lined with people. who gave
hearty greeting to the marching old
their army successors, the character of
the parade allowing a comparison not
at any other time possible
Last night was given up to camp
fires by the veterans and the rece ption
arranged for them by the ladies' com
mittee of this city. The evening was
a trfie cool for this last feature as the
arrangements called for an outdoor
programme. and reception folio wing
the camp fires. Summit avenue had
been set aside for this, distance of
half mile, with six reception booths,
the entire street br 1liantly illumi-
mated with electric lights and hand
somely decorated with flags and bunt-
ir,rr ha ion, 81 nd 4 |
Summit park, where Commander-in-
Chief Walker and Mrs Walker and
many of the distinguished visitors were
received with local committees