Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-24
WEEK OPENS FAIR.
|AlI Indications Point TO a
Colossal Encampment.
Veterans Cams ia All Day by the
Train Loads.
Linehan Lsadins-A saniiaflum Projsct-w,
r. C. Matters.

week opened with fair weather. All
indications point to colossal encamp-
ment beyond the expectations Of the
most sanguine citizens, Forerunners
of numerous posts have hurried here
seeking additional quarters.
Train loads of veterans and their
friends are constantly arriving. This
morning the women's headquarters at
Sc Delaware avenue were formally
opened and here the visitors will be
carefully looked after.
Among the G. A. r. posts to arrive
are the following: Naval Post, de-
partment Pennsylvania: Farragut As
ISOLATION. u. s. Grant and Burnley
WEIGH Post. Columbia, Pa; depart
ments OF Tennessee and Georgia; John
A. Andrew Post of Boston; Rankin
Post of Brooklyn, N. Y. Lafayette
Post Of New York; Harding Post Of
st. Louis; Tod Post of Youngstown,
Ohio; and the New Hampshire dele
cation.
The last named is pushing the candi-
dacy Of General John p. Linehan Of
Concord, N. H., for commander-in-
chief.
Rear Admiral Cyrus Sears arrived
last night. and will hoist his flag on the
steamer Idaho. today. The Idaho has
been assigned to the naval veterans.
Thadius G. Clarkson. commander-in-
chief of the Grand Army. arrived at
his quarters at the Iroquois hotel at
$50 o'clock this morning. and his re-
ception constituted the first event of
the week of the encampment. He was
met at the station by the local G. A.
r., men and members Of the reception
committee and escorted to the hotel
where he was officially received by
Col. Winans, chief, and members of the
headquarters staff.
During the week further effort will
be made to unite the women's Relief
Corps and the Ladies Of the G.. A. r.
There has been good deal of discus
sion and the Grand Army has hoped
that the union might be contaminated
but it is the desire of the Grand Army
that the tenets Of the Women's Relief
Corps prevail, as to the eligibility
clause, so the matter of union seems
as far away as when the two organiza-
lions took to different paths.
ITO cherish and emulate the deeds of
our noble army nurses, and of all loyal
women who rendered loving services to
our country in her hours Of peril" is
what the Women's Relief Corps works
on and on the last clause is where the
two seperate. the loyal women, the
ladies of the G. A. r., accept only the
wives and mothers, sisters and
daughters of honorably discharged SOL
dicrs." and reject the loyal women
who had no relatives in the war to
whom she can trace lineage.
A delegation of prominent Cincin-
natl business men arrived, this mora
ing, to press Cincinnati's claim for the
national encampment in 1898. Head
quarters have been opened at IroQuois
Hotel. Col. John C. Linehan Of Con-
cord, N. H.. now insurance commits
sioner fer that state and former Junior
vice commander of the Grand Army, is
the most formidable of the new can
didates for commander-in-chief.
Pennsylvania veterans are booming
Col. Goblin of that state for commander
in-chief.
The Richmond. Va, Boomers" ar
rived in town, this morning and pro-
ceeded to take possession Of the en-
campment for 80.
A noble enterprise which is likely to
enlist the attention of the Grand Army
delegates during their session here is
the establishment Of a sanitarium for
the benefit of veteran soldiers and sail
ors of the war for the Union. 1t is pro-
posed to locate on the island with
Castle Pinckney in the harbor OF
Charleston. S. c., a refuge fer old SOL
diers who are i'll, and Congress is asked
to take advantage of an offer of the
very favorable location for the purpose
The scheme has the endorsement Of
COMMANDMENTS Chief Clarkson. There
now appears to be no doubt that Gin
cinGati will have the honor Of enter |
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