The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-06-24
JERSEY VETERANS PARADE
New Jersey State Encampment
Meets at Long Branch.

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LONG BRANCH, June "a. 189S.-The
thirty-first annual State cncan1pment Of
the Grand Army of the Republic opened
| its two days session here yesterday morn
ing under the most favorable conditions.
The G. A. e. posts of the State are rep
resented by throngs of veterans, who
began to arrive Wednesday night. The
comrades assembled at headquarters, the
Ocean House, yesterday morning at ten
o'clock.
BY the time of roll call at the Ocean
Theatre at 1890, where Commander Sam
uel G. Hayter of Bloomfield, presided and
called the convention to order, fourteen
posts from over the State were there to
answer, as follows:-Slocum Post, No. So,
Paterson; Lincoln No. II, Garfield No. 4,
Sheridan No. ITO and Marcus L. Ward, all
of Newark; Winfield Scott No. 70, Plain
field; Uzal Dodd, Orange; Van Houten
No. 3, Jersey City; II. NJ. X. Lee. Jr.. No.
5, Camden; Arrowsmith No. 81, Red Bank;
fitzpatrick No. 81. Elizabeth; C. K. Hall
No. Al, Asbury Park; Rutherford Post and
the J. B. Morris Post, Long Branch.
The business proceedings of the day In
cluded the reading of reports and the APP
pointments of committees on resolutions
and nominations, after which the session
adjourned to prepare to participate in the
parade which took place at two o'clock
fully 5000 persons being in line.
The head of the column formed or
Ocean avenue, the right resting on Broad
way. The line of march was up Broadway
to Third venue, down Third to Morris
| avenue, across Morris to West wood ave-
nue.. Town Westwood to Bath avenue, up
Bath to Broadway, down Broadway 10
the place of beginning. The parade passed
before the large reviewing stand at the
Town Hall.
AT seven o'clock in the evening the vet
Grams took the trolley from Broadway and
Second avenu and met at Pleasure Bay,
to participate in the grandest campfire
ever given by the State Encampment since
its organization. From seven to nine
o'clock there was addresses by eminent
speakers. At nine o'clock a grand spec
tacular production of the Battle of
Manila Admiral Dewey's famous VIC
tory, was given by the Pains Fireworks
Company, on the Shrewsbury River, and
also the blowing up of the Maine. A
~grandstand at Pleasure Bay was used for
the first time exclusively by the veterans
and their wives free of charge.
Today the business sessions will be held
at the Ocean Theatre, when officers will
be elected. AT Hicks and Heisley's halls
the women's organizations will meet. In
the evening a ball in honor of the depart
ment officers will be given at the Ocean
House. One will also be given at the
Scarboro Hotel.
Commander Hayter was asked what he
thought would be the outcome of the
Leroy Hurd case, and the subsequent
trouble at the State Soldiers Home.
kearny. The commander said the mat
ter would be brought up and disposed of
in some manner today, but he thought
there would be no new development in the
case unless a surprise is sprung upon the
encampment, as all the comrades seemed
to be pretty much of one opinion.
The ladies' society of the G.. A.. R. and
the Woman's Relief Corps did nothing
more yesterday than to organize thor
oughly. They will settle down for a bust
ness day today. They are all taking an
active part in the outdoor entertainments
of the day.
Ex-President Harrison, who is SPEND
ing the summer at the Elberon Hotel,
was waited upon yesterday and invited 70
be present at the encampment. but said
that on account of an important law case
which he is working upon he was sorry
he could not accept the invitation,