The San Francisco call., 1898-04-20
CHEERS FOR
 CUBA LIBRE Veterans at Nevada Citv Cheer President and
 Congress.
Patriotic Demonstration at the State Grand Army En-
 campment.
People of tho Mining Town Tender Reception to Their
 Visitors.
Special Dispatch to The Gail.

NEVAD-- CITY, April 19.-Armory hall was a scene of gayety tonight, a reception having been given there in honor of the visiting Grand Army vet erans and their ladies. Over 200O peo- pie crowded into the beautifully decor ated structure, filling 1t to suffocation, and hundreds were unable to get in. Hon. B. M. Preston was president of the evening. Band and orchestra sup piled music, patriotic ballads were sung by double quartet and speeches of welcome were made by Hon. Thomas H. Carr, Rev. w. c. Gray, Fred Searls. Rev. J. Sims and Judge Walling, with eloquent responses by Department Commander Chfpman, General Salo- mon, Judge Buckles, w H. Seamans and other visiting veterans.
 The parade will occur tomorrow forenoon. It will be headed by Colonel Guthrie and staff and Companies c and of the Second California Infantry. In the evening the visitors will be taken to the mines on Deer Creek, below the city, every available conveyance for miles around having been brought in to transport them.
 The thirty-first annual encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic of California began this morning. Gen. eral N. P. Chipman of Red Bluff, de- partment commander, was In the chair, and 200 delegates were present. The morning session was consumed by the hearing of reports. When the follow ing passage in reference to the Gu ban question was read In the com mander's report the widest kind of en- thusiasm prevailed; the old veterans sprang to their feet and continued to cheer until they were out of breath:
 T recommend that an expression be given to President Mckinley of our confidence in his devotion to the highest and best interests of our coun- try and in his ability to guide the na- tion with honor through every peril, in peace or in war, and that we have like confidence In the American Congress, without w44ose support all efforts of the President must be unavailng"
 The address concludes thus: Let us all rededicate ourselves to our country and our flag. Let there go out from this encampment no uncertain voice in this hour of the nations peril Let our attitude toward any hostile foe that may rise up against us be ex- pressed in the sentiment, Our coun- try-may it ever be right; but right or wrong, our country"
 At the encampment adjourned un- til tomorrow evening, when five mem bers of the Veterans Home Associa- tion are to be elected and candidates for other offices will probably be placed in nomination so as to shut off nomi- mating speeches Thursday morning, for which time the general election Is to be held To-night's recess was taken in respect to the memory of those vet erans who have died during the year.
 Lincoln Post of San Francisco held caucuseS at noon to-day and unani- mousy indorsed the candidacy of w. w. Seamans of Los Angeles for de- partment commander. His friends claim this move insures his election The Woman's Relief Corps was in routine business, there being a good average attendance. An hours session will be held tomorrow morning. At night secret work will be eXemplified by department officers, after which me- morial services will be held for the past department presidents, Mrs. Liz Zie D. Waterman and Mrs. Abbie E. Johnston. who died during the year.
 The ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic were in session from to 5 this afternoon, and will meet again at S:30 tomorrow morning. Their cleo tion will probably be held on Thursday morning. Officers reports show that during the year two new circles have been formed, making twenty-seven in the State, and the membership has in- creased from 750 to 900.
 The principal business to come up this session will be the renewal of the effort to raise funds for establishing a home for veterans and the wives of veterans. This movement was started several years ago, but has of late been dormant. Members believe the time is now ripe for getting at work on the proposition again, and will devise a plan of action.
 The Sons of Veterans, after a three hours business session this afternoon. adjourned until tomorrow night. Twenty delegates are here and more a 70 in-