The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-08-26
BUFFALO GA|LY BEDECKED.
ORGANIZATIONS To ENTERTAIN
THE c. A. r.. VETERANS ARE
~ GEoRGEous.
BEAUTIFUL ARCHES CONSTRUCTED
EXAMINATIONS VIII Adorn
mem Mt Night-Camp Jewe,t
Aa With $500 Tents Has Been
, prepared for Veterans.

bhhaio, N. Y, Aug. 22.-The decora-
,ion OF the city with bunting and electric
iiishts Is elaborate. Nearly every bnild.
tnns IA the business section is bedecked
IN MAIN street, opposite st. Panj's
stn' the business center of the city
s s.ss the welcome arch. 1t is n hean'
.llul structure, in the form of a mono
S grahl composed of the letters G. A r
me arch or span is formed by the lees
OF the letter a." which is in white
N Mnlle the "G" and "R" are in red and
s Stue. Inns is surmounted by two shields,
sstaneing on which is golden eagle
bearing in its beak an electric device
S %i1n , the word Welcome" At night
a ovoS ihcandescent lamps illuminate the
t trvn. In Lafayette park are displayed
r;ovn designs representing the va
rious army corps badges. Across Main
street, looking northward from Lafav-
,eIte park, stands the triumphal arch
Inc structure is built to represent n
piece OF solid masonry, standing high
above the street. The large Central
arch spans the street at q sufficient
width to permit the passage of the
marching columns, and on each side of
the central arch are smaller arches of
the same design.
A block beyond the triumphai arch,
at the entrance to Chippewa street,
STANDS another arch, the gift of the col
ored people. At the circle at the iunc-
tlon OF North street and Porter and
hlchmond avenues are the reviewing
STANDS, marked by the national colors.
mere are TWO OF them placed, one on
the north and the other on the south
side of the street. Their total seating
capacity is 3000 President McKinlev
and other distinguished guests will re-
view the parade from one of the stands.
Camp Jewett, named in honor of the
mayor of Buffalo, a city of $500 tents
provided for the accommodation of the
visiting Grand Army of the Republic
men, is situated at the lake front. a
broad place in the city park. adjoining
Fort Porter and overlooking Lake Erie,
the mouth of the Niagara river and the
Canadian shore.
At its entrance on Porter avenue. a
lew blocks below the reviewing stands,
IS another arch, an imposing spectacle.
The tents in Camp Jewett are mostly
OF the Indian tepee pattern. They are
arranged in streets, the central avenue
being named in honor of Gen. Grant.
On the north the streets are named
after Gems. Sheridan. Mcclellan, Meade,
Pope and Burnside. Those to the south
side T"e Sherman and McCook streets.
he cross avenues are Franklin. Porter,
Hancock Rosecrans. Hooker. Mcdowell,
Schotield, Mcpherson. Stanley, Logan.
Hallock. Hall, Thomas and Granger.
Al the exit from the camp and on the
line of the Fort Porter ramparts stands
the fifth and last arch. 1t is in the
form of horse shoe and is finished in
imitation iron.
One of the most brilliant features will
be the living shield which will be pro-
duced on Wednesday, the day of the
parade.
Four thousand children from the
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 point where
the line of march turns from Chippewa
street into the avenue. Its position will
he such as to face the marching col
umns for the two blocks. The platform
upon which the children will sit will be
built squarely across Chippewa street,
cutting off all traffic. 1t is to resemble
large grand stand. the seats grading
upward as the elevation increases.
This will give the shield the appear
ance intended, namely, of resting on an
easel. 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 shield. with red and white
stripes and with white stars in blue
field, surrounded by border of black.
Boys in black garments are to form the
background. while boys and girls dress
ed in red. white and blue will fill in the
stars and stripes and the field.
These children of the shield will be
divided into two relefs to avoid the
fatigue of remaining in position for
about seven hours. The first division
will take their places in the morning
Just before the head of the column ar
rives, and will remain in position until
about hall of the procession has passed;
Then they will be relieved by the second