The age-herald., 1897-08-21
AGED VETERANS
 OF THE BLUE Gather as Members of the Army of the
 Potomac
TO HOLD A GRAND REUNION
THenty-Eig S.AnnlVeFSary of the Society
 G v'ated in Great Style
1T M'KINLEY WAS THERE
Troy Y., Dressed Out in Holiday Attire to s leone the Defenders of the Stars and Stripes-President Wis.,
 it's a Collar Factory

its a Collar Factory.
 Troy. Aug. 20--If there was ever any suspicion tha. b.cause of the lapse of years the new genera ton of Americans was Forgetting the deeds of those who fought for the republics pres rvation in the sixties 1t must have bean diss pstei today, at least in the hearts and minds of those who witnsss d the celebration of 'Jhe tweEsy- eighth reunion of the Scci.ty of the Army of the Potomac. From fae esd to the other this city is gay with bunting, with flags and with all the em- blems indicative of the great victorious struggle in which the men who marched today as guests were active participants.
 Public buildings, corporate stores and private dwellings bid a welcome in a m ss of loyal colo. ing. From the a est hours of the morning there were the martial tap of the drum and the blatant welcome of the trumpet as the hosts of Naional Guar5lsmen and the smaller assemblage of scared and aged veterans came in on Nhe various trains as the city's guests. Troy had made ample preparations for them. Every public hall and in some cases private buildings had been turned into temporary armories for the accom- modaiion of the visiting hosts, and by noon-time fully 5000 participants in the of thousands of spectators from the sur- rounding cities in filling the xtreets with enthusiastic celebrants.
 The arrival in the city during the early nouns of the morning of President Mc- Kinley was the first feature of the day that attracted attention. President Me Kinley and Secretary Alger arriv in the city at 9:30 o'clock in President Oliphant's private car attached to the regular train which left Plattsburg last night. At he station he was met by Adjt. Gen. Till inghast and Gov Blacks military secre- tary, Col. Treadwell. There was crowd and plenty of cheering, but the president refused to speak and entered a carriage and was driven at once to the Troy house, which will be his headquarters.
 At 1 o'clock he was taken with his party to see a great collar factory with over 2,OoO girl and women employees at work.
 Senator Edward D. Murphy accompa- nied the president and secretary to the factory and the proprietors showed them through. Everyone of the 2,00O employees was decoraetd with a flag and many of the machines were also adorned with the national colors. In every room except the laundry and machine room the oper- atives stood up when the president enter ed and cheered vociferously. The presi- dent refrained from the herculean task of facing personally each pair Of femi- nine eyes and contented himself with shaking hands with few. After the in- spection he said. Tt was not movable but wonderful sight"
 At the conclusion of the inspection the president and party went over the river to the arsenal where the interesting work of shrinking gun jacket upon a gun was witnessed. The national salute was fired and the guard turned out. Presi- dent Mckinley expressed satisfaction at the busy condition of things. As the party crossed the river every boat for mile on the water front blew it's whistle.
 There was curious incident before the detective force impressed with the re- sponsibility of the protection he must af- ford to the president was riding along the route of march when he espied red flag waving from staff attached to a tree. He stopped and asked who was holding an auction, and somebody near- by shouted: Anarchist to kill Mckinley. That's the signal" In an instant, with visions of Canovas and Faure, the flag was torn from the flag staff and the stan
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