The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-23
G. A. R. AT BUFFALO
Hopes for the Consolidation
of Women's Auxil-
iary Branches.
CLARKS0N ON THE SPOT
Gaudily Decorated Train Brings
the Ge neral and His Es-
cert Into Camp.

BUFFALO. N. Y, Aug. % ,1ss7.-Grand
Army week opened with fair weather.
All indications n9int to colossal encamp-
ment beyond Dfa expectations of the most
sanguine citizens. ForeRunners of numer-
Gus posts have hurried here seeking adj
ditional quarters. Train loads of veterans
and their friends are constantly arriving
and a person might think there was 3
great parade in progress so close are the
posts arriving and marching up Main
street to their quarters. This morning the
woman's headquarters, at No. 256 Deia-
ware avenue. were formally opened. Hero
the visitors will be carefully looked after.
Everything possible has been provided for
their comfort.
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 a good deal of discus
sion over possible union, and the Grand
Army has hoped that the union might be
consummated, but it is the desire of the
Grand Army that the tenets of the
Womans Relief Corps prevail, as TO the
eligibility clause, and of course the ladies
of the G. A. R do not want to give up on
that point so the matter of union
ganizations took to different paths. ITO
cherish and emulate the deeds of our
noble army nurses and of loyal women
who rendered loving service to our coun-
try in her hour of peril, is what the
w. RE. works on and on that last clause
is where the two separate, the .loyal''
women.
The Ladies of the G. A. r. accept only
f1,a GiS nd
ters of honorably discharged soldiers
and reject the loyal woman who had
no relatives in the war to whom she
can trace lineage.
Thadius G. Clarkson, COMMANDMENTS
Chief of the Grand Army, arrived at his
quarters at the Iroquois Hotel, at $50
O clock this morning, and his reception
constituted the first event of the week
of the eneampment.
His train from Chicago was a trifie
late 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 Wynans, Chief, and members OF the
headquarters STAFF. Among the @. a. r.
posts to arrive are the follewinE:-Nayal
post Department Pnadelgn,a II sgAEraS}ey ,sr}sy
Posts, all of Phiiad delphia:; General Welsh
Post. Columbia, Pa; Departments Of
aRa Gfssa sks Isn ost of ssa Ssook
1yn, N. z; La sFRyette Post; Of New
York; Harding Post. Of St, LouiS Tod
Post. Of Youngstown, OHIO, ana the Now
boom in it's possession, as 1t ID pushing
the candidacy of Gen. John G. Ltnnehan
of Concord, N. H., for Commandsr-ln-
Rear Admiral Cyrus Sears arrived last
night and will hoist his flag on the steam
er Idaho today. The Idaho hes been As
signed to the naval veterans.
Outside the station two hundred MEM
bers of Bidwel Wilkeson Post. No, g., the
star organization of Buffalo. waited TO
quarters.
AS the Commander-in- Chief stepped
from the train he was warmly welcomed
to the Queen City by. Justice Truman c:
White. of the Reception Committee. and
Colonel Albert D. Shaw. commander Of
the department of New York.
General Clarksons train consisted OK
ten or twelve cars, nearly all adorned with
banners and flags the most conspicuous
ear he nsnS banner Pead Ths eo
mander Chief. G. A. r. and under-
meath was Put. me off at Buffalo,.
geRsr wsh the George as NV M Cook eas.
Fife and Drum Corps. accompanied the
Commander-in- Chief from Nebraska
which accompanied him, consisted 81 the
following:-Miss Clara Clarkson, his
daughter NJ. c. Clarkson. his son; Adju-
tant General Charles E. Burmesser, Of
Colonel Albert Scheffern of st. Paul,
member of the Executive Committee OF
the Council of Administr alton, with his
wife; Colonel Andrew Traynor, Special
Aide in Charge of Transportation; Miss
Susan and Miss Oracle Wilson, both
from Chicago.
The posts which accompanied General
Clarkson from Nebraska, we're George
Crook Post 262, Custer Post Z, and Grant
Post no, all of Omaha; and Phil KearpeV
Post of South Omaha.
theah al x-lto M ron Sir1x1 vaaE
from all parts of the country formed in
line and as the General alighted sent up .
cheer. General Clarkson Immediately re-
tired to prepare for breakfast. He will
attend a meeting of the Executive Com
mittee during the day. his first public
engagement being at the opening of Camp