The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-08
PEACE DAY.
Cincinnati Contributes Her
Share to the GlOries
Of @. A. r. Week In a Big Civic
Parade.
THE BUSINESS SESSION
Of the Grand Army Encamp-
ment Begins Today.
An Effort to Unite the Blue and
the Gray.

Cincinnati, Sept. S.-The business of
the Thirty-second annual encampment
of the Grand Army and its auxlllarles
began today after three days of prellm-
dnary demonstrations.
The business sessions were, however,
interrupted by a parade of civic and in
dustriaI organizations after the labor,
naval and Grand Army parades on the
three preceding days. This parade in
cIuded the floats of all lines of manu-
factures and dealers, and was the most
entertaining of all the demonstrations
1t was in celebration of peace, a jubilee
day. Over one hundred concerns were
represented in line with decorated wag-
Ons, bodies of employees, some mounted
and all in gay uniforms, While nifty Sc
cret, military, political and other bod
ies were represented by over ten thOus-
and men as escorts to the peace floats.
This demonstration was followed by
high carnival all over the city as well
as at the SUMMER resorts.
There were about ], 200 national dele
gates present when the encampment
proper was called to order at Music hall
at 10 a. m, with Charles WeintZel as
officer of the day. The welcoming ad-
dress was delivered by Governor Bush
nell of Ohio, with a supplemental vel
coming address by Mayor Tafel of Gin
cinnati and NJ z. Ingalls,, chairman of
the citizens committee and president
OF LnG BIG 4 OLE ana chesapeake q
Ohio railways. There was excellent
music for the opening session and the
hall was elaborately decorated. In his
response, COmmander-in-Chief Goblin
referred most elOquently to the attrac-
tions of the week and the lavish enter
tainment furnished by the citizens of
Cincinnati.
General Goblin wore the fine gold
watch and chain that had been present
ed to him at the campfire last night by
his old comrades of the FOrty-seventh
Pennsylvania regiment and on the as
Sembnng of the encampment he was
presented with a fine gavel made of
historic timber.
The encampment will have much
work in considering the proposed reViS-
aon OF the ritual and also in considering
propositions for amalgamatiOn. It is
believed that the proposition to make
those who participated in the HisDanO-
American war eligible will not prevail
as the latter day soldiers will want a
separate organization. There is more
sentiment in favor of uniting those who
fought on different sides in the same
war and a. resolution will be offered in
viting the confederate veterans to meet
with the G. A. r. next year. The Mis-
souri, delegation will likely present the
resolution as that state was about
equally divided during the civil war. If
no joint encampment is arranged it is
proposed to have fraternal delegates
sent from one encampment to the other
The national encampment of the WO-
Wen's Relief corps opened this morning
at the Scottish Rite cathedral with an
address by Miss Law White. The Ia
dies of the G. r. r. resumed their ses-
sions at Odd Fellows temple The eff
forts to unite these two orders have not
been successful so far
COmmander-in-Chiefs Address.
In his annual address Commander-in-
Chief Goblin said in part:
AS comrades of the Grand Army of
the Republic, we can look over the
events of the year just passed with feel
angS of congratulations and lust pride
No equal period of time in the worlds
history has been fraught with more
momentous events, and the result to us
as a nation, cannot but place US upon
a much higher plane among the gov
ernments Of the world. the feature
however, that effects US, is that which
relates to our participation in the oc-
currenceS as old soldiers and citizens
who, for over third of a century, have
taught love of country and alteration
of the flag and declared patriotism
TO be the foundation stone of the reD11b-
ne Today we behold the flag we
brought back to the nation, unsullied
and undimmed, floating over a reunited
country, and it's blessings and nrotec-
ton extended to the isles of the sea. in
oicatiVe OF the higher civilization and
a purer evangeli2atiOn. To our fellow
soldiers and sailors of the present era.
we extend our congratulations as heart
aly as II is in our power to do so rec
oSnlzlng, as we do, that our Organiza-
tion and our teachings during the Last
thirty years have been effective in
preparation for this glorious result As
we cOmbated diSuniOn and secession in
order that this nation might forever re-
main one and indivisibIe so we TODAY re-
Jolce as we behold the citizen soldiers
OF every state responding to the call of
our cOmrade president, to enforce the
OecreeS or humanity and civiIizatiO
among those who disregard their teach
1ngs, upon the islands of our adiacen+
seas From every standpoint the mis-
SION OF the Grand Army of the ReD1Ib
nc mas been pronounced success. in
thus Keeping alive the fires of patrfOtfc
teachings and with our fellow oitizare
we are reJoiced at the advance step for
ward to the exalted position we now &C.
Snpy among the nations of the world
therefore, pursuing in our deIiberations
the same moderation and the same In-
sslIisLlIess' SSss' but thoroughly devoted to
the cause of the country which rem
oered II possible for US to secure tba
confidence of the nation we can fl1r+ l7a1,
unite our efforts to secure continued
success and prosperity. -
70 our esteemed cOmrade President
WI " llIiaLn mckinley, and his secretary Of
OuE post cOmmander-in-chfef r
a Alger, We have given our individual
SSIu organized support in the arluO11s
uunes imposed upon them. Never in
me worlds history has there been an
Occaslon when the experience of lead
ers in national strife rendered them co
thoroughly competent to meet the DIFF
HcuItles encountered. Our peopIe are
btoNef Dlally peaceful in their desires
1VSISe 70 war, naturally, no portion Of
-1aSsd,sa -lsTsll aIs more so than the men who by
SA9OHS1 experience have partfcipated
an us horrors. Yet, at the call Of tha
tIssldent there was no delay no hest
tancy IN responding, and today there
no regrets No division of senti-
Ae as 10 the magnificent manner in