The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-25
The INVITATION COMMITTEE
Receiving Much encouragement and
Kindness From Grand Army Hen.
GEN. ALLAN'S GREAT ASSISTANCE.
lie IL Working Hard for Richmond
Pleasant Comment ofthe Buffalo News.
papers-The Committee Sersnaded
by ClcVeiapd's Crack Band-Sotes.

BUFFALO. y. Y. August 2i--special-
Interest IN the c.. 4. Il. encampment IS
now al its height. All day thousands
have surgcd up and down the principal
streets intersperscd here and there by
bands and companies Of veterans. AZ
least two hundred thousand visitors are
in the city. and everything seems IN
readiness Tor the grand parade tO-mor-
row. in which participate about nifty
thousand veterans. Many arches nave
been built over the streets. on which the
parade win take place and all have been
decorated with the national colofs ana
pictures OF distinguished Union generals.
The only Southcrnor whose picture have
seen IS that OF George Washington SO
far as pictures have entered into the
decorations. those Of Washington ana
Lincoln appear most frequently.
Tho feature OF to-day was the arrival
Of President Mckinley and Governor
BLACK of New York. and stan Inc
President was accompanied by Mrs NC
kinney and General Algcr. They were met
nj tho station boy tine Citizens committee
and escorted TO their hotel throush
columns OF solid humanity. Ironically
A BUSY DAY.
To-day has been very busy ono Tor
Tho Richmond Committee. part We're
detailed ass 20 Reception Committee M
head0uartcrs. and the rest were asslsh'u
each 90 visit ono of the reunions ana
distribute literature. maps. NC, ana SUI
A., continent for Richmond. IL is not
lam exaercration 90 say that nine out OF
every ten veterans approached is reaiy
enthusiastic TO hold an encampm'ht III
pi,bwond and we have been received at
r..
Mans Of the hattlc-hclds Of virginia de-
e.ripfious of Richmond. and other litera-
trre have been left at an the heaoquaI-
tors and whether the Grand Army comes
south OF not 80 is certain that we nave
very extensively advertised Richmond.
Orr hoadquarters have been crowded
all dav and "a great number or veterans
have registered their names as faYoraDie
10 coming S0uth. I'm fact quite num-
her Of delegates have told ms that lhey
,,teb.d vvo would ask for the cncamp-
ment in 1898 and that they We're re1uy
to vote for us. 10 appears however Una.
cincinnati VIII secure the cncampment
for next year A large delegation from
tFot citv. composed Of Democrats and
Renuhlicans alike. are working for IT,
and thcv seem 10 have everything their
own way
Mr. a. p. ingalls, president OF the
Cnosapeake and ohio railway. is chail
man of their committee. and he VIII
strive tomorrow 10 present their claims
90 the convention. ....-,..,.,.,.
VALUABLE ASSISTANCE.
c,rcra1 Edgar Allan. Of Richmond.
commander off the Virginia and North
carolina Division 6. 4. r., viii second
cincinnati for 1905 General Allan has
rendered our committee great assistance
and is working hard for Richmond Tor
1890 MS also all thc veterans OF ms di-
vision.
Tbc newspapers have AN had very nice
things to say OF our committee FROM
thc Buffalo Commercial OF this evening
take the following:
eighteen solid-looking men, business
like in every movement, arrived yeslei
d8, from Richmond. Va. and at once he
r., bustliur 90 secure the q. a. X en-
,stnrrneut I'm 1899. They opened head
quarters ln the Elicott Square buidlns'
30, offices adjoining those occupied by the
citizens Committee. The visitors from
the cN-Confederatc capitol include lhe
foremost business interest of the South-
crn city. Manufacturers, lawyers, mei-
chants and railroad men. and the news
pap.r fraternity. being representatives,
nom the Richmond Young Mems Busi-
moss Association which organization
,o,,Dris,e six hundred of the most pro-
ercssiye men in the south
From the Buffalo Enquirer OF to-day
fake the following
"ON TO RICHMOND
considerable success seems TO attend
the 'On To- Richmond campaign which the
RICHMOND Young Mems Business Asso-
rf.tion is CARRYING on i'm this city The
committee of eighteen which is composed
of LAWYERS. and business men. has its
headouarters boz the Elncott Square and
fs doing AN in it's power 10 receive the
big national oncampment for the old Con-
frderatc Capital They are visiting re-
unions and getting expressions OF opin-
ions from the veterans and so far their
scheme has met with a fattcring recep-
ton. They are distributing ON 10 Rich
mond badges in great numbers ana are
giving out maps and pamphlets of the
Dfr Many visitors daily drop into the
committees headquarters and few 80
away without wearing "a badge.
More could Dee copied, but this sufhces &c
show thc kind of spirit In which our move
mert has been received here.
Tonight our headquarters were sere-
naded h the Marine Band. OF Cleveland,
Ohio 20 crack musical organization from
that city They played ."DiXie' and other
Southern airs iu "a manner that made as
think We were listening TO the old stone
wall Band. OF stanton. Their playing
created wild shouts from a large crowd.
Tomorrow We shall carry ON the same
campaign as to-day
H. H. G.. CABELL.