The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-17
NATIONAL G, A. R. ENCAMPMENT
How the Veterans viii Spend Sep
femher D 10 at Cincinnati.

Cincinnati, o., July .-The copmlete
program for the week of the national G.
A. r. encampment. to be held in this, city
September to 10, inclusive, was approved
and made public today by the citizens
executive committee, in charge of all ar
fragments. No feature of the encamp-
ment preparations has been given more
time and thought than that of entertain
ment, the desire being to send every Wis
Tor home thoroughly happy and pleased
with Cincinnati.
The Cincinnati entertainment promises
to be out of the ordinary as encam pment
entertainments have gone, by reason of
the fact that the committee, under the
leadership Of Chairman Charles f. Logan,
has always had in mind the masses rather
than the classes. In the summary of the
program, which follows, it will be OBJ
served that every feature has been ar
ranged to permit the veteran from the
ranks, and the members of his family,
enjoying an OF them to the full.
A unique system has been adopted by
which the free entertainment provided
will be limited to veterans and their
families, though all the hundreds Of thou
sands of visitors expected may partici-
pate with but small expense A coupon
entertainment book will be given every
veteran. Each department headquarters
will be provided with a supply of these
little books equal to the number of rep
resentatives in attendance upon the en-
campment. In these coupon books will
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amusement and entertainment in the city.
No visitor will be able TO take in all OF
them, but the tickets will be there, ana he
can choose each days program ~ suit his
own pleasure. The exter., and variety of
the amusement features offered is almost
bewildering.
The week Of festivities wiz open at 10
O'Clock Monday morning. with the dedi-
cation Of Camp Sherman, the military
quarters for the veterans desiring free
quarters. A large American flag will be
raised and there viii be imposing cere-
monies. with plenty of music. At
O'Clock in the afternoon another flag
raising win occur al the public landing
under the auspices Of the National Naval
Veterans association, who's members VIII
be quartered on q fleet OF steamboats, at
the river front. At o'clock in the even
ing the Naval Veterans and Ex-Prisoners
of war VIII hold a campfire in famous
Music Han. though the entertainment IL
Guiding prominent speakers war pictures.
music and miscellaneous entertainments,
VII be under the auspices OF the local
entertainment committee These constI-
tute the formal fesures Of he days bill
From Monday until Friday night there
viii be continuous entsrtainmen, at the
many open-air Please resorts sur
rounding Cincinnati. Thtse viii AL De Of
a different nature. Chester Park. imme-
diately adjoining Camp sherman w1r pro-
vide vaudeville enccc-ainment. bicycle
races and features Of a like nature. the
park having one Of the most famous bi-
cycle tracks in the country. The Lagoon.
a beautiful summer resort with a large
lake surrounded by KsHcucky hills, just
across the river from Ci1clnrau. viii
present beside ITS regular at-rs ctjons.
daily display OF japanese aerial fireworks.
a daily sham naval battle at p. m.
reproducing the capture OF Manila, bon-
oardmeGt Of Santiago and other scenes.
with a continuous vaudeville performance
in the large amphirheatre. Coney Island
ten miles up the Ohio river and reached
by magnificent river ride. VIII present
SIS regular attractions under the CoGey
Island management. Including a continC-
Gus vaudeville performance. Steamers