Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-08-27
WORE THE BLUE.
Battle-Scarred Veterans Continue
to Invade Buffalo.
PRESIDENT n'KlNLEY ARRIVES.
Escorted to His Hotel Through
Streets Packed with Cheering
Thousands-Outline of the
Features of Tuesday.

Buffalo, N. Y, Aug. 25.-Another
beautiful day greeted the veterans of
the G. A. r. Tuesday. The features of
the day were the arrival of President
Mckinley at three o'clock in the after
noon, the banquet rendered him by Co.
lumbia post of Chicago, and the parade
Of naval veterans and eN-prisoners OF
war in the evening.
The president, who was accompanied
by Gov. Black and Secretary of War
Alger, was met by reception commit
tee and escorted by mounted police,
200 soldiers of the regular army and To-
cal and visiting posts of the G. A. r.,
to the Niagara hotel, where he will
stop during his stay here. The presi-
dent, with barred head, bowed repeated
ly, in response to cheers of those as
sembled on the sidewalks.
The programme for the day also in
Guided parade of naval veterans and
eX-prisoners of war; meeting of army
nurses; reunion of the First, Second,
Third, Fifth, Tenth and Twenty-fourth
corps; reunion of Loyal Home Workers;
convention and campfire of National
Veterans; bicycle road race; an illumi-
mated bicycle parade; campfire of eN-
prisoners of war, and numerous recep-
tons rendered by the ladies' of the va
rious auxiliary bodies. During the day
many organizations held reunions.
Old Soldiers Parade.
The feature of the morning was the
second parade of the celebration and
the first in which grand army men
took part.
The Naval Veterans association and
the EX-Prisoners of War association,
together with the survivors of Erie
county regiments and other organiza-
tons, composed the grand army con-
tingent of the parade.
The eX-prisoners of war, from the
rank and file of the G. A. r., wore the
uniforms of their respective posts,
and on each coat was fastened badge
bearing the name of the prison in
which the wearer had been confined.
AS the names of Andersonville, Libbey,
Salisbury, Belle Isle, Florence, Castle
Thunder and other places of historic
horror We're read, the cheers became
deafening.
The Naval Veterans.
Rear Admiral Sears called the twelfth
annual convention of the National Asso-
citation of Naval Veterans to order Tues
day afternoon. About 300 delegates
were in attendance. Daniel +. Kelly,
of Philadelphia, was elected rear adj
miral for the ensuing year over Will
H. Atkins by vote of o. to 10. The
committee on resolutions reported
against the removal of gold stripes from
the uniforms of the naval veterans.
A fierce fight resulted, and the matter
was unanimously laid on the table for
a year. A resolution approving the
project of the late Gen. William B.
Hazen to establish sanitarium on
Castle Pickney island in Charleston
Is. c. harbor was unanimously
adopted.
The National Association of Army
Nurses met with National President
Mrs. Emily Woodley, of Philadelphia, in
the chair, and after listening to the adj
dresses of the president and senior vice
president and the various reports adj
journed in order to allow the members
to take ride on the lake.
AT the opening session of the Ladies
of the G. A. r. every state except Iowa
and Indiana was represented. Mrs.
Catharine F. Hirst, president, presided.
Col. Sexton, of Chicago, has with
drawn as candidate for commander In
chief. There are now three eastern and
one western candidate for the place.
Ex-Prisoncrs of War.
The National Association of Ex-pris-
oners of War met in national convention
with Commander Charles i. Sheriff, Of
Pittsburgh, in the chair The attend
ance was the largest since the organiza-
ton of the association. The report of
the adjutant general showed 63 local
associations with membership of 1882
and 702 individual members, total
membership of 2,2O4. There was sub
stantial cash balance in the treasury.
Several speakers advocated the pas
sage of the ex-prisoners' relief bill to be
presented to congress. Commander
Sheriff was reelected.
NEEDS WARMER WEATHER.
Corn Must Have Favorable Conditions
to Escape Early Frosts.
Chicago, Aug. 20. - The reports as to
the condition of the crops throughout
the country and tha r.rarnl offaot of