The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-23
Buffalo Ready for the Veterans.
Two Hundred Thousand People Are Expected to
Attend the Encampment.

Nearly every building in the business
section is bedecked. On Main street,
opposite ST. Paul's church, the bus
mess center Of the city, stands the
welcome arch 1t is monster struc-
posed of the letters "G A. r. The
arch or span is formed by the legs
of the letter "A which is in white,
while the CO. and "R" are in red and
blue. This is surmounted by two
shields, standing on which is a device
with the word Welcome At night
$500 incandescent lamps illuminate the
arch.
In Lafayette park there are displayed
twenty-five designs representing the
various army corps badges. Across
Main street, looking northward from
Lafayette square, stands the triumphal
arch. The structure is built to repre-
sent piece Of solid masonry, standing
high above the street. The large CEN
ter arch spans the street at SUI
ficient width to permit the passing Of
the marching columns, and on each
side of the center arch are a number
of arches of the same design A block
beyond the triumphal arch, at the en-
trance to Chippewa street, stands an
other arch, the gift of the colored peo-
pie.
At the circle at the junction of North
street with Porter and Richmond
avenues are the reviewing stands,
marked by the national colors. There
are two of them. placed one on the
north and the other on the south side
of the street. Their total seating ca
pacity is 5000. President Mckinley
and other distinguished guests will re-
view the parade from one of the
stands.
Camp Jewett, named in honor of the
mayor of Buffalo. is situated at the
front, a broad plaza on the city park
sys6emb adjoining Fort Porter and
overlooking Lake Erie, the mouth of
the Niagara river and the Canadian
shore. AT its entrance on Porter ave-
nue. few blocks below the reviewing
stands is another arch. 1t is made to
resemble granite and forms an i'm
posing entrance.
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 Generals Sheridan, McClelland.
Meade, Pope and Burnside. Those to
the south side are Sherman and Nc
Cook. The cross avenues are Franklin.
Porter, Hancock, Rosecrans, Hooker
Mcdowell, Schofield, Mcpherson, Stan
ley, Logan, Bell, Thomas and Granger.
AT the exit from the camp and on
the line Of Fort Porter ramparts,
stands the fifth and last arch. 1t is
in the form of horses shoe and fin
ished in imitation iron.
One of the most brilliant features
will be the living shield which will be
produced on Wednesday, the day of
the parade. Four thousand children
from the schools, who have been under
rehearsal for week, will form the
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street, just below Delaware avenue at
the point where the line of march
turns from Chippewa street into the
avenue. It's position will be such as to
face the marching columns 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 a large grand
stand the seats grading upwards 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 a blue field surrounded by a
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 divided
into two reliefs to avoid the fatigue of
remaining in one position for about
seven hours. The first two thousand
will take their places in the morning
just before the head OF the columns
moves and will remain in position until
about half of the procession has pass
ed. Then they will be relieved by the
second division, which will remain in
position until the last man in the New
York state department 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 air accompaniment of music.