The Bourbon news., 1897-08-24
HUMAN SHIELD
VIII Be One of the Features of the
G. A. r. Encampment.
Thousands of Veterans and Their Friends
Pouring Into the City-Ample Accom-
mediation for All-Candidates to Sue
ceed the Commander-in-Chief.

all ready for the army OF veterans VINO
are on their way here to attend the
thirty-first annual encampment OF the
Grand Army of the Republic. During
the night hundreds of veterans and
their friends arrived, and Sunday they
were coming in by thousands. 1t is
estimated that nearly 5000 strangers
were in town Saturday and that from
Is, 900 to 20, 900 came in Sunday.
The various railroads entering Buff
falo report that in addition to the hum
dredS of regular trains, schedules have
been prepared for 245 specials to arrive
here by Tuesday noon. Among the
prominent arrivals are j. Cory Winans,
of Commander-in-Chief Clarkson's staff;
j. S. Lewis, past junior vice command
er, and Daniel Ross, of Wilmington,
Del, a candidate for junior vice com
mander-in-chief
Camp Jewett, as the city of tents is
known, is all ready for its inhabitants
and while it will not be formally open
ed until o'clock Monday afternoon,
a number of posts are already in
stalled.
Ample arrangements have been made
at the camp and elsewhere for the care
of the sick. Three hospital tents have
been erected at Camp Jewett, each in
charge of a competent staff of phySi-
clans.
The honor of flying the first pennant
from any tent at Camp Jewett belongs
to Reno post, No. Ga, of WilliamspOrt,
Pa. A detachment of II members ar
rived Saturday, and was assigned to
tents 27-29. Clayton P. White, of Will
Transport, was the first veteran to ar
rive, and is quartered on the steamer
Idaho, which has been assigned to the
naval posts.
Among the later announcement of
candidates to succeed Commander-in
Chief Clarkson are the names of John
c. Lineham, of New Hampshire; Geo.
III. Ennis, of Massachusetts; James A.
SeatOn, of Chicago, j. 2. S. Goblin, of
Pennsylvania, and J. f. Mack, of Ohio.
Col. WinanS, of Commander-in-Ch Chief
Clarkson'S staff, estimates the number
of visitors to Buffalo during the week
at 100000, making the largest encamp-
ment ever held. In speaking of the
choice of the veterans for the next en-
campment, Col. Winan's said that so
far as his information went, there was
but one choice among the delegates,
and that was Cincinnati. There seems
to be feeling, he said among some of
the eastern people that San Francisco
wants the encampment but that is
mistake. San Francisco is prepar-
ing to make a bid in 1899. With
regard to the encampment held in
Richmond, Va, he asserted there is
nothing in it. The people down there
do not want it and the veterans do not
care to go there. The chief objection,
he said, was the certainty of unpleas-
ant complications over the color line.
Notwithstanding this view the Young
Mems Business association of Rich
mond has opened headquarters here
and is making an effort to secure the
encampment.
Col Winans says Pennsylvania will
send the most people to the encamp-
ment, with New York second and Ohio
third in attendance.
One of the most brilliant features of
the encampment will be the living
Wednesday, the day of the parade.
Four thousand children from tho
schools, who have been under rehearsal
for weeks, will form the shield, which
will stand on Chippewa street, just be-
low Delaware avenue, at the pOind
where the line of march turns from
Chippewa street into the avenue. It's
position will be such as to face tho
marching columns for the two blocks.
The platform upon which the chill
dren will sit will be built squarely
across Chippewa street, cutting off all
traffic. 1t is to resemble a large grand
stand, the seats grading upward as tho
elevation increases.
This will give the shield the appear
ance intended, namely, of resting on
an easle. The seating space will be
square and the figures, dressed in red,
white and blue, will be so arranged as
to form the outline of a shield, with
red and white stripes, and with white
stars in a blue field, surrounded by
border of black. Boys in black gar
ments are to form the black back
ground, while boys and girls, dressed
in red, white and blue, will fill in the
stars and stripes and the field.
These Children of the Shield will be
devided into two reliefS to avoid the
fatigue of remaining in position for
about seven hours. The first 1000 will
take their places in the morning just
before the column moves, and will re-
main in position until about half of
the procession has passed. Then they
will be relieved by the second division,
which will remain in position until the
last man in the New York state depart
11ent, at the left of the line, has passed.
The Children of the Shield will all
day long sing national anthems and
patriotic songs to the accompaniment
of music.
Col. Hodges Funeral.
LEXINGTON, KY, Aug. 23.-The fu-
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