The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-18


Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
depot at 10 o'clock Monday morning,
Aug. 23, and will stop at all stations
between here and Binghamton. This
will give any one residing along this
route an opportunity to take this train.
i3auer's band will accompany Lieuten-
ant Ezra Griffin post, No. 139, of which
Asa B. Stevens will be commander. 1t
is expected that Colonel Monies post,
No. 319, will also attend in a body, Cap
tain p. ]. McAndrew in charge. Will
liam Davis post of Carbondale will also
accompany the Scranton veterans.
Word has been received here that free
accommodations will lie furnished
those who care to put UP with little
inconvenience. Public school No. 45,
of Buffalo, will be utilized and
$50 can be comfortably taken
care of there. Cots, etc will
be furnished, but those intending
to take advantage of this arrangement
must carry blanket and towels along.
The train will arrive in Buffalo about
D. m., and it is expected that those
who accompany Lieutenant Ezra Grif-
fin post will join with the Post in the
parade on Thursday, following. Bau-
| erS Danu Will ledu.
WEEKS PROGRAMME.
Following is the weeks programme
| to be carried out at Buffalo:
| Sunday, Aug Especial services in the
| churches.
| NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to Commander-in-
Chief Thaddeus S. Clarkson upon his
| arrival with his staff. Evening, civil and
military reception to the commander.
Tuesday-Parade of the Naval Veter-
ans, the Sons of Veterans and Ex-Pris-
oners of War; In the evening there will
be an illuminated bicycle parade. There
| will be fifty reunions of veterans this
day.
Wednesday-The great Grand Army of
| the Republic will parade. 1t is antici-
pated there will be from $4,000 to $4,000
| men in line. President Mckinley will re-
| view the procession along with Com
| mander-in-Chef Clarkson. In the even-
ing there will be. several campfres. A:
! one of them the president will make a
| speech. All the campfires will be held
by ex-army chaplains.
Thursday-Parade of the National
| Guard. There will be 100 reunions this
day. There will be campfires in the eve,
ming, and open air concerts.
During the week there will be num-
erous excursions on Lake Erie, tc
Niagara Falls and in other directions
There will also be national conven-
tions held by the Grand Army, Nava,
Veterans association, Grand Army
Woman's Relief Corps, Ladies' of the
G. A. r., ex-Prisoners of War and by
the colored veterans and other socie-
ties.
GOBIN A CANDIDATE.
Pennsylvania will present the
name Of General John p. S. Goblin, OF
Post AZ, Lebanon, a past department
commander, for the office of com
mander-in-ohi There will be severa
other candidates, but IL is believed
that General Goblin will be elected.
Shipmate Daniel +. Kelley, com
mander of the Philadelphia association
of National Naval Veterans, No. 32
Will be presented to the convention a!
a candidate for the Office of rear ad
miral, which is the highest Office II
the gift Of his shipmates. The NaVa
Veterans will ask the Grand Arm,
Encampment to select Shipmat,
Francis b. Allen for the position o
Junior vice-commander-i in chief.
The name of Mrs. Julia p. Shade, O
Philadelphia, past department presi
dent of Pennsylvania Ladies of tn
G. A. r., will be a candidate at tn
national convention for the position
Of national president, and it is believe,
she Will be successful. Mrs. Shad
since Joining the organization, sever
| years ago, has been indefatigable Il
her efforts to further the interests O
the order. She filled with ability tn
offices of senior vice-department presi
dent, department president and de
! partment counselor of Pennsylvania
, Mrs. Shade was the founder of tn
Home for Veteran and Wife, at Sixty
fifth and Vine streets, Philadelphis
three years ago and has been its onl
president,
OF INTEREST HERE.
, Among the conventions OF special In
: terest to Pennsylvania that VIII b
held at Buffalo, will be that of tn
Twentieth army corps, commanded a
one time by General Joseph Hooker
and later by General II. w. Slocum
| 1t will be held on Thursday morninl
: ! August 26, at 8 o'clock, in the big ten
at Camp levitt. The veterans of tn
Eleventh, Twelfth and Twentiet
, corps are eligible to membership
I DR.. Lawrence Wilson. formerly ser
. geant of Company b. Seventh Ohic
will preside.
!, Cincinnati may be the place selecte
: for the next national encampment, al
! though Denver will make an effort I
be selected.