The record-union., 1897-08-24
The City Already ThrOnged With Thousands
Of Veterans.
Thaddeus S. Clarkson, Commander
in-Chief of the C. A. r., Given
an Ovation on His ArrivaI-Ef-
forts to Bring About HARMONY
Between the Women's AuxiIiar-
les of the Order.

BUFFALO, Aug. 23.-Grand Army
week opened with fair weather. All in
ulcatlons point to q colossal encamp-
ment, beyond the expectations of the
most sanSuine citizen Train loads of
veterans and their friends are con-
sCanply arriving, and a person might
thlnk there was a great parade in prog
lesS as the hosts march up Main street
TO their quarters.
inns morning the wonen's headouar-
ters were formally opened. Here the
visitors will be carefully looked after
Everything possible has been provided
for their comfort.
Thaddeus S. Clarkson. commander
h-Chaef of the Grand Army of the Re-
public, arrived to-day. He was met ar
the station by local Grand Arny
of the Republic men and the local Re-
ceptlon Committee and escorted to the
Iroquois Hotel, where he was officially
received by Colonel Winans. chief of
the headquarters staff.
Outside the station 200 members of
BldWell- Wilkeson Post No. 9. the star
organization of Buffalo, waited to es-
cort General Clarkson to his head
quarters.
from the train he was warmly well
coined to the Queen City by Justice
truman White of the Reception Conn
mittee of Colonel Albert d shaw
state Commander of the Department. Of
New York
Commander-fn-Chief Clarkson's train
consisted of ten or twelve cars, ador-n-
eo with flags and banners, the most
conspicuous being that upon the Com
mallders car, The Commander-in-
Chlef IT, A. R., and beneath it was
Put Me Off at Buffalo"
-Four hundred and fifty veterans. to-
gether with the George A. Cook Zou-
aVes' 1ive drum corps. accompanied
the Commander-in-C Chief. General
Clarksoels personal party consisted of
Miss Clara Clarbson, his daughter. M.
c. Clarlzson, his son; Adjutant- General
Charles F. Burmetisted and wife of
Omaha; Colonel Albert Schoffer of St.
Paul. member of the Executive Com
mittee of the Council of Administration.
With his wife; Colonel Andrew Traynor.
special aide in charge of TRANSFORMATION.
Miss Susan Rand and Miss Grace Will
son, both from Chicago
The posts which accompanied General
Clarkson from Nebraska were George
Cook Post No. 262, Custer Post No. T.
and Grant Post No. 10 of Omaha. Phil
Kearney Post No. of South Omaha.
AT the hotel veterans representing
posts from all parts of the country
formed in line, and as the General
alighted they sent up mighty cheer.
Among the G. A. r. Posts which have
arrived are the following:
Naval Post, Department PennsvI-
vania; F'arragut Association, U. s.
Grant Post and Burley Post, all of
Philadelphia; Welsh Post, Columbia,
Pa; Departments of Tennessee and
Georgia. George A. Andrew Post of
Boston, Rankin Post of Brooklyn. N.
Y; Lafayette Post of New York.
Harding Post of st. Louis, Tod Post OF
Youngstown, o., and the New Hamp-
shire delegation. which is pushing the
candidacy of John G. Linnehan of Con-
cord, N. H., for Commander-in-Chief
Rear Admiral Cyrus Sears arrived
last night and will hoist the flag on the
steamer Idaho to-day The Idaho has
been assigned to the Naval Veterans
During the week an effort will be
made to unite the Woman's Relief
Corps and the Ladies of the G. A. r.
There has been a. good deal of discus
sion over possible union, but it is the
desire of the G. A. r. that the tenets OF
the Wonran's Relief Corps prevail as
to the eligibility clause, and the Ladies
of the G. A. r. do not want to give up
ON that point, so that the matter of a
union seems as far away as when the
two organizations took to different
paths.
ITO cherish and emulate the deeds of
our noble army nurses, and of all loyal
women who rendered loving service to
our country in her hour of peril" is the
aim of the Woman's Relief Corps.
The Ladies of the G. A. r. accept
only the wives, mothers, sisters and
daughters of honorably discharged SOL
diers, and reject the loyal" women
who had no relatives in the war 20
whom they can trace relationship.
The programme to-day included the
formal opening of Camp Jewett at 4
O'Clock, a civic parade this evening and
a reception this evening TO Command
erin Chief CIarkson.