Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-23
MEN WHO SAVED THE UNION MOVING
on BUFFALO.
THOUSANDS ARE THERE NOW,
ALL RAILROADS ENTERING CITY
RUNNING SPECIAL TRAINS.
Several Candidates for the Office of
tommander-in-Chie - Next En-
campment Likely to Go to
Observation-Disclosures
Va. After II.


ready for the army of veterans who are O
their way here to attend the thirty-firs
annual encampment of the Grand Army @
the Republic. During the night hundred
of veterans and their friends arrived. an
to-day they are coming in by the thous
ands. 1t is estimated that nearly $50
strangers We're in town yesterday and tha
from 1900 to 10000 came in to-day
The various railroads entering Buffalo re
port that in addition to the hundreds o
regular trains schedules have been pre-
pared for 2i5 specials 10 arrive here b,
Tuesday noon Among the prominent ar
rivals are ]. Cory Winaus of Commander
n-Chief Clarkson's staff: J. S. Lewis, pas
Junior vice commander. ard Daniel Ross
OF Wilmington. Del. a candidate for ju
NOR vice commander-in-chief.
Camp Jewett, as the city of tents Is
known. is all ready for its inhabitants, and
whiie II will not be formally opened until
q O'Clock Tomorrow afternoon, a number
oi posts are already installed.
Ample arrangements have been made al
the camp and elsewhere for the Gaze of
The sick. Three hospital tents have beer
erected at Camp Jewett, each in charge of
a competent staff of physicians.
The honor of flying the first pennant
from any tent At Camp Jewett belongs to
Reno post, No. "a, of Williamsport, Pa. 4
detahment Of eleven members arrived yes
terday and was assigned to tents q and 80
layton i. White. OF Williamsport, was
lie flrst veteran TO arrive, and is quar-
Tered ON the steamer Idaho, which has been
assigned TO the naval posts.
among the later announcements of can-
uldateS to succeed CommaDier-in- Chief
tiarkson are the names of John c. Line
nan. OF New Hampshire; George H. Innis,
OF massachusetts,; James A. Sexton OF Chi
caSo. and j. y. $. Goblin. of Pennsylvania
Colonel Winans. of Commander-in-Chief
t!arksons stan. estimates the number of
Visitors to Buffalo during the week at
held.
IN speaking of the choice of the veterans
10: the next. campaign. Colonel Winans
sac salc tnat SO far as his information went.
1here was but one choice among the del
egates. and that was Cincinnati There
seems to be n feeling. he said, among some
OF tne Eastern people that San Francisco
wants lhe iencampment, but that is a mis-
taEe: San Francisco is preparing To make
a bid in 1923. With regard TO the encamp-
nent being held in Richmond. Va, he as
serted mere is nothing In it. The people
down there do not want IT, and rio vet
Grams do not care to go there Tne chief
objection. he said. was the certainty of
unpleasant complications over ihe color
line. Notwithstanding this view the Youn:,
Mems, Business Association, of Richmond
mas opened headquarters here and is max,
enCafnDfnenf
Colonel Winans says Pennsylvania will
seng the most people to the encampmenr,
with New York second and Ohio third in,
attendance. - "
City EIaborateIy Decorated.
Buffaio. \: Y, Aug. 22-The decoration of
elaborate. Nearly every building in the
business section Is bedecked. On Main
street opposite St Pauls church, the busi-
ness center OF the city. stands the welcome
arch. 1t is q monster structure in the form
OF a monogram composed of the letters
bG G. IA H. Isss R~ y The arch or SPAN i formed
white while the &c" and .R', are in red
and !, ;i,.,b blue This is surnounted by two
bearing in lis beak an electric device With
the word Welcome" AT night 5ns1 in"an
descent lamps illuminate the arch. In La
signs representing the various army corps
badges.
Across Main street. looking northward
phal arch. The structure is built to repre-
ssht piece OF solid masonry. standing high |
iboye The street. The large center arch |
spans the street at a sufficient width TO adj
init the passage of the columns and ON |
aach side, marked by the national colors
are are grand stands. There are two of them, |
he south side of the street. Their total |
'eatihS capacity is 1900. President McKin- |
ey and other distinguished guests will re-
lew the parade from one of these stands
camp Jewett. named in honor of the may
'r OF Buffalo, a city of $500 tents. provided
or the accommodation of the visiting G. A. |
( men. Is situated at the front, n broad
llasa on the city park system adjoining
'ort Porter and overlooking Lake Erie the
MOUTH OF the Niagara river, and the Cam
idiitn shore. AT its entrance on Porter ave |
lue. IA few blocks below the reviewing
tand, is another arch. il is made TO re-
rmble granite, and forms an imposing en-
The tents in Gimp Jewett are mostly of
he Indian tepee pattern.
lhsy are arranged in streets. the central
..renue 6elnS named in honor of General
irant- On the north the streets are named |
tier Generals Sheridan, McCleIIand,
ieade, Pope and Burnside Those TO ths
oath side are sherman ard McCook' Tho
ross avenues are Franklin. Porter. Ham
cGk, Rosencrans, Hooker, Mcdowell. Scho-
Sell. Thomas and Granger
AZ fhe exit from the camp and on the line
= lhe Fort Porter ramparts, stands the
fth and last arch. j is in the form of a
orseshoe and finished In imitation of iron.
one of the most brilliant features will be
nc living shield which VIII be produced on
housand children from the schools, who
ave been under rehearsal for weeks. will
oiIm orl,, me shieid; whiSn win stand on Chip
ONT where the line of the march turns |
rom chippewa street into the avenue Its
- SicIi nIii, VIII he such as to face the march
The platform upon which the children
M sit VIII be built squarely across Chin
WI HtTetl, CUTTING OF all traffic II is IN
cseinble large grand stand, the seats |
rading upward. as the elevation increases
MS Will give the shield the appearonce |
!, d,ttiiueu. namely, OF resting on an easel |
ne seating space will be square, and the
CURES dressed in red, white and blue will |
p so arranged as to form the outline of n |
nleld. with red and white stripes, and
mn white stars in a blue field surrounded |
border OF black. Bows I'm black rnr |
tents are TO form the background while
oHs and girls. dressed in red white and |
lue' WI! MI IN the stars and stripes and ,
These children of the shield will be al.
idcd into two reliefs. to avoid the IA
que of remaining in position for about
The first 1000 will take their places In the
forming just before the head of the coll
mn moves. and will remain in position J
ntil about half of the procession has
assed. Then they viii he relieved bv the I
'cond division, which Will remain in po- |
tion until the last man in the New York !
as passed. The children of the shield
i'll all day long sing national anthems
ld patriotic songs 10 the accompaniment | ,
music. l
Woman's Relief Corps Presidency. !
Buffalo n. V. Aug. 22--The race for the /
ltional presidency OF the Women's Relief I
orps is exciting much interest. Mrs Mar !,
4. of Missouri. seems to he the choice /,
the great r portion of the delegates who /
I'VE arrived. Illinois has AGAIN put corth y !,
r.. Thomas !. Miller, but as this lady has !.
Id the position for several Years IL is !,
II that sOnr other should succeed her ,
W. Mrs. Helen NJ Gririiihs. of Iowa. is = =
50 a candidate.
The contest for the Office of senior Vice.
esident lies at present between Airs. Sl-
n Il. Atkins and Mrs. Ellen NJ Putnam |
III members OF the local corps y
Mrs. Abbie Flaeg. of Michigan. and Mrs
ive LarN. ri oklahoma are the only |
ndiddtes 50 iar named for junior yirc
esidynt.
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