The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-25

The reviewing stand vii ~ az tas CT
cls. and wi8 ~ desix rzrea ey he national
coso-s- CoZrz3s Wf1zfs1a Mckinley. pres
idsnt q ths Cn.ted safes, and 0lher dls-
ttngElseed comrades. wiu review ths col
TINA with ire comma n8sr-In-ch5ef-
When passinE n -evisE AL collar bSar-
sTs VIII sala.s sv DIPPING ths calCrs. Field
ruSac VII play tae Pres dents March
Bands and SD music vii zot turn oszs -
TIE column Department. comma nSers.
their STATS ard psf commander VII sa-
lnge. The marching ttzaa of TIRE -alurnn wIll
BE- 10 steps 70 Ira nn5nlrs ard ID faster.
The departments wII march Ia he cr-
der q seniority"
The vanguard % tae Grand Army pro-
session Etl be aed BY t1at doughty. war
rior. Gen James :. Carlson. comm nder-
tu-chief ef TIE Grand AIRY Of tha Re-
paolic- With the exception of the state %
New York. Pennsylvania wIli unoaesticn-
soiy Be first in poiat % number although
Illlc1s. Iowa, Ohio and Indiana VIII hs
very Vel represented Indeed. The corr
mittee On entertainment has received -
81 offers for lodgings and 7Sa people
have been assigned quarters The camp.
whicn = alwzSs a distinguishing feature
e the national gathering. has hem named
Camp Jewetg. The tents. waich have al
ready been erected, number fourteen hun
drsd odd. New York. Philadelphia ard
81. Louis have furnished them. Here wgil
be The headquarters Of the encan2p
One Of the most interesting features -
the sncArnpnsnt Is what = called the lJv-
Ing shield. composed entirely % children.
s.a99 OF them This shield viii be erected
over Chippewa street. running back Ninety
feet from tne sest line Of Delaware ave
nue.. Tne civic societies parade 70 be
he'd during the encamp1nent vii assured
Is be A notable feature. and there IS any
amount of rivalry among the civic socie-
ties OF Buffalo a. 20 which VIII present
the best appearance. beth IN pofnt OF nun-
bers ard il method Of marching. There
have been no exceptions IN tire general In
vitaaon issued. and the result VIII b. an
exceedingly odd collection % Eorgeously
uniformed men and men with no uniforms
az all
The Ladies' Organizations.
The ladies are 70 be well represented.
for what national encarnpment q the
Grand Army would BE complete without
the Ladies Relief Corps2 Besides these
there are The ladies % the Grand Array OF
TIE Republic, which = not exactly a sister
organization of the first mentioned. can
at least boast 81 a cousinly connection.
Both have frankly agreed 70 disagree. and
that pleasantly. 50 there Is no posSf bic on
portunity for ill-feeling Mrs. Agnes HIT
ard her stan OF the Woman's Relief
Corps. and Mrs Hirst. president % the
her staw have al secured excellent quar-
tiers. TIE latter viii hold their meetings
n the 7. ". c. A. building. while the for
ner will gather az the Buffalo Relief Corps
quarters.
Besides me organizations OF the ladies'
named. there viii Be present the Army
Nurses Association. the Daughters %
Veterans. the Ladies Association % Ex-
prisoners Of tha War. the woman's Chris
tan Association and the Loyal Home
Workers. woman % exceeding interest
who IS 20 join this national gathering IS
Mrs. Annie Wittenmeyer, known % all
soldiers as the head Of the diet kitchen
during the war. Last. but no; least on
the list % associations * the Ladies' ASsO-
citation Of Naval Veterans. Most people
do not believe that women have any r3Eht
70 call themselves 50, but the members %
this association have. and % all the So
cisties kindred 70 the Grand Army, none
are worthy Of more consideration.
with her hand on her husbands arm
with the pleasant smile she has Tor every
one. the corps OF ladies n The eucamp1nent
VIII Re headed BY the first lady % the
land Mrs. William Mckinley. This viii
be the first national eucampmsnt from
which Mrs. John A. Logan has been alb
sent but che presence OF Mrs. Mckinley
viii tend 20 assuage the sorrow among the
veterans at her uCn-ap psaranre. Win
Mrs Mckinley viii - Mrs. Garrett 4
Hobart who Is - accompany the vice
prexIdeut 20 the encampnent. These two.
wlta Mrs. r. a Alger and Mrs. Black. VIII
receive the public a. the reception which
Is 20 occur at the Buffalo Music hall
ROCHESTER. ~ Y Aug. 24.-A5out
1,06o people gathered AZ the depot on the
arrival % me presidential party this morn
irr. and the train STOPPED long enough for
President Mckinley 20 make q brief
speech.