The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-08-27
GRAND ARMY REVIEW
The War Veterans Having a Glo-
rious Time In Buffalo.
A CORDIAL GREETING TO M'KIyLEY.
The President In Attendance Mt the En-
campment-A Banquet Given In His
HOnor-Meetingso of ex-Prisoners of
War and Naval Veterans.

| of the Republic will go down in history
as the greatest in the life of the or
| ganization. The Grand Army has turn
| ed out more men than ever before at
! tended national encampment, and this
Is true also of the eX-Prsoners of War
association, the naval veterans and the
| women's auxiliary bodies. Just as the
sweet songs of victory foated up from
| the triumphant hosts of Sherman as
| they marched to the sea so from the
old soldiers gathered in Buffalo wells
up mighty mingling of thankfulness,
of happiness and of joy.
1t is this glad cry of joy that is echo
ing through every incident of the en-
campment. Thousands clasp hands once
a year wherever the G. A, II. gatheygs
| but the unanimous voice of the old sSfS
diers is that they meet more men they
knew, that they see more of each other,
that they meet larger numbers than at
any past encampment. Camp Jewetr
in large measure aids in this. 1t is
the grand stamping ground of all the
veterans
There is more music there than any
one expected. There is more melody in
hearts and voices as well as bands.
What man did not thrill as he saw
men, women and children marching up
from the stations side by side, hand in
hand behind the village band or the
country drum corps? There were griz-
zled old warriors with gray haired wo-
men and children even to the third and
fourth generations.
Brought the Boys and Girls.
This was no exception. Not a post
IN but xtrln tk rl.N
and girls and boys with II. They were
not ashamed of their eolors Proudly
they marched through the streets wav-
ing responses to the welcoming shouts.
Main street holds a continuous pro-
cession of posts. Scores of them
brought bands, and few indeed had no
music. The throb of the drums, the
shrill cries of the flies, the storm of
light from the arches and arcs, the
crash and file of the bands, the echoes
and re-echoes of the music the cheers
of welcome, the shouts of appreciation,
the whole colossal conglomeration of
the chorus of the carnival of the coun-
try's heroes rose over the city and sped
away that the outside world might
catch some echo of the exultation.
The local posts have done noble work
in bringing the old boys close together
and in breaking down all bars of back
wardness. shyness or reserve.
The features of yesterday were the
arrival of President Mckinley, accom-
panied by Secretary Alger and Govern
or Black of New York; the banquet to
the president last evening and the pa
rade Of the naval veterans and ex-
prisoners of war. During the day there |
were upward of 30 corps, brigade, reg
mental and company reunions. The !
naval veterans. eX-prisoners of war, |
Ladies of the Grand Army of the Re-
public and the Association of Nurses
held their conventions, and there were
many receptions given by and to the
ladies of the auxiliary associations. A
trip on the lake, participated in by
about 1000 ladies' was one of the pleas
antest of the many entertainments.
In the evening there were a number of
campfires for the men and receptions
and musicales for the ladies. An illu-
minated bicycle race last night closed
the days events.
Prisoners of War Meet.
The National Association of Union
Prisoners of War met in annual con-
vention, with Commander Charles f
Sheriff of Pittsburg, in the chair. There
was a large attendance, the largest, in
fact, since the organization of the asso-
citation.
Colonel Foe of Buffalo delivered an
address of welcome to the delegates.
Several speakers advocated the pas
sage of the ex-prisoners' relief bill, to
be presented to congress at its next
session, and the members present were
urged to bring all possible influence to
bear upon their congressman and sena-
tors to insure the passage of the bill
The officers for the ensuing year were
elected. as follows: Commander, Charles
F. Sheriff, Pittsburg; senior vice COM
mander, j. L. Kilgore, Brooklyn; chap
lain, John S. Ferguson, Keokuk Ia;
historian, Lewis r. Fortescue, Phladel- |
phia; quartermaster general, S. NJ. |
Long, East Orange N. j.; executive |
committee, ex-Mayor Doran, st. Paul; |
James Atwell, Pittsburg; Isaac C. See
ley, Minneapolis and John p. Dona-
hoe, Wilmington, Del.
Naval Veterans In Session.
Rear Admiral Cyrus Sears called the
twelfth annual convention of the Ma
.ional Association of Naval Veterans to
order. About 300 delegates were in at
tendance. Daniel F. Kelly Of Philadel-
phia was elected rear admiral for the
ensuing year over VIII L. Atkins by a
vote of "a to 13.
A resolution was adopted urging the
secretary of the navy to accept the
plans of Baerer & Webb of New York
for a statue of the late Rear Admiral
David B. Porter to be erected in Phila-
delnhia or WASHINGTON
The committee on resolutions reported
against the removal of gold stripes
from the uniforms of the naval veter-
ans. After fierce fight the matter was
unanimously laid on the table for a
year.
A resolution approving the project of
the late General William b. Hazen to
establish sanitarium on Castle Pinck-
ney island in Charleston harbor was
unanimously adopted.
Another fight arose over the report of |
the committee on revision of the con-
stitution, which proposed to so amend |
the constitution regarding classes and |
3, which consist of sons, grandsons and |
associates of the veterans, so that these |
might be expelled from the national as
ISOLATION. A lengthy and somewhat an I
imated discussion ended in tabling the |
report.
The National Association of Army |
Nurses met. with National President
Emily z. Woodey OF Philadelphia In
the chair, and after listening to the ad-
dresses of the president and senior vice
president and the various reports ad-
journed in order to allow the members
to take a ride on the lake