Evening journal., 1897-08-25
GRAND ARMY REVIEW
The War Veterans Having a Glo-
rious Time In Buffalo.
A CORDIAL GREETING TO M'KINLEY.
The President In Attendance at the En-
campment-A Banquet Given In His
Honor-AIeetings of ex-Prisoners OF
War and Naval Veterans.

War and Naval Veterans.
nual encampment of the Grand Army
Of the Republic will go down in history
as the greatest in the life of the or
ganization. The Grand Army has turn
ed cut more men than ever before at
tended national encampment. and this
is true also of the x-Prisoners Of War
association, the naval veterans and the
women's auxiliary bodies. Just as the
sweet songs Of victory floated up from
the triumphant hosts of Sherman as
they marched TO the sea so from the
old soldiers gathered in Buffalo wells
up mighty mingllng of thanlSfulness.
of happiness and of JOY.
1t is this glad cry of joy that is echo
ing through every incident Of the en-
campment. Thousands clasp hands once
q year wherever the G.. A. r. gathers,
but the unanimous voice of the old sol
diers Is that they meet more men they
knew. that they see more of each other,
that they meet larger numbers than at
any past encampment Camp Jewett
in a large measure aids in this 1t is
the grand stamping ground of all the
veterans.
There is more music there than any
one expected. There is more melody in
hearts and voices as well as bands.
What man did not thrill as he saw
men, women and children marching up
from the stations side by side. hand in
hand, behind the village band or the
country drum corps? There were griz-
zled old warriors with gray haired wo-
men and children even to the third and
fourth generations.
Brought the Boys and Girls.
This was no exception. Not post
came in but what it brought women
and girls and boys with It. They were
not ashamed Of their colors. Proudly
they marched through the streets, way
ing responses to the welcoming shouts.
Main street holds a continuous pro-
cession of posts. Scores of them
brought bands. and few indeed had no
music. The throb of the drums, the
shrill cries of the flies, the storm Of
light from the aiches and arcs, the
crash and flare of the bands. the echoes
and re-echoes Of the music, the cheers
of welcome, the shouts of appreciation.
the whole colossal conglomeration OF
the chorus of the carnival of the coun-
try's heroes rose over the city and sped
away that the outside world might
The local posts have done noble work
4 in bringing the old boys close together
4 and in breaking down all bars of back
wardness. shyness or reserve.
The features of yesterday were the
arrival of President Mckinley, accom-
panied by Secretary Alger and Govern
or Black of New York; the banquet TO
the president last evening and the pa
rade of the naval veterans and eN-
prisoners of war. During the day there
81 We're upward of 80 corps. brigade, reg
mental and company reunions. The
naval veterans, eX-prisoners Of war
Ladies of the Grand Army of the Re.
public and the Association of Nurses
held their conventions, and there were
many receptions given by and to the
ladies of the auxiliary associations. A
trip on the lake, participated in by
about 2 600 ladies, was one of the pleas
ATTEST of the many entertainments
In the evening there were number OF
camphres for the men and receptions
n and musicales for the ladies. An ilu-
minated bicycle race last night closed
the days events.
Banquet TO the President.
The banquet in honor of the presiden
was given by Columbia post Of Chicago
by whom he was escorted from the Nj
aeara House to the Ellicott building. A
the president passed from the hotel t'
the banquet hall the police had to liter
ally drive a way through for the car
riages, and at the Ellicott club the cor
ridors were so densely packed that h
had to be lifted through by stalwart po
licemen. In the reception room of tn
club he met the prominent citizens o
Buffalo. and then a little later he en-
tered the great banquet hall as the CUES
Of honor of Columbia post Of Chicago
with 500 other distinguished guests an,
soldiers At the guests table sat Com
mander c. II. Mcconnell Of Columbi
post, toastmaster of the occasion; Presi
dent Mckinley. General T. S. Clarksor
Archbishop Ireland Mayor Jewett, Gen
sral Russell A. Alger, Governor Fran
S. Black, General James E. Curtiss
chaplain in chief; Mark b. Taylor O
Brooklyn, Charles w. Anderson, tn
famous negro orator; William S. Bissel
William ]. Connors, Colonel Swift, Gov
ernor Hazen S. Pingree of Detroit, Pas
Commander in Chief T. w. Lawlei
Representative r. b. Mahany. Repre-
sentative d. S. Alexander. c. Porte
johnson of Chicago, Colonel Blackma
5f Chicago, Colonel Gage, Genera
Walker. General Komitz, Colonel job
D. Weber, Colonel ]. H. Horton, Colon'
Atkinson, Alderman Fitch of Chicago
Henry d. Estabrook of Chicago. Ere
Nv. Peck Of the Chicago Auditorium
General John s. Wise and Augustus
scheu.
Prisoners of War Meet.
The National Association of Unio
Prisoners Of War met in annual cor
gention, with Commander Charles
Sheriff of Pittsburg. in the chair. Thei
vas a large attendance, the largest,
act, since the organization Of the assC
iation.
Colonel Foe of Buffalo delivered a
lddress Of welcome to the delegates.
Chairman Sheriff. in the course of h
annual address, said that the ex-prii
uers' association was in a fourishir
condition. There were more ex-prisOne
ttending the present encampment tina
ad ever been drawn together before.
The report of the adjutant gener
howad 63 local associations. with
membership Of 1881, and 7O2 individu
. o,,, i,pre 81 total uan,harahip of . 9f