The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-09


 ed by the theaters and other amuse- ments, all such free or reduced admis- slons being conditioned on the presen- tatlon of the coupon book that will me furnished every member of the order by his own department adjutant- gene ral. Every evening there will be illu- minations and concerts in all parts of the city. At p, m. on Thursday the CIVIC parade will occur, that will be one Of the finest ever given. Worked Tn the programme will be all the vari- ous reunions, parades, receptions, ex- cursions and entertainments of all Kinds that will be carried out on a scale greater than ever before attempt ed. The camp fires every evening will De replete with interesting features Frominent espakers have already been secured, and with the illustration of the great battles of the present war E,lth spain shown by the biograph, songs by the best of talent. drills, exercises, reci- tations and the like, the programme Will be full of interest to all.
 For week there was on exhibition in the window of the John Shillito Co.,, in Cincinnati, a brass twelve pounder NetiiiipAl NSiSiluB l,Gfl pouliuS liiot hoe@ gone through the civil war and seen active service for about three years. The old relic of the war was given to the citizens committee of Cincinnati, by congress, in orded that it might be melted up into souvenir badges on &C., count of the Thirty-second National Eicampment of the G. A. R., to be held in Cincinnati, September 9th to 10th. The cannon attracted a good deal of attention while on exhibition, and to thoe who looked at it and recalled it's honorable history it seemed rather pa thetic to think that in a month or whereabouts it will be dismembered and carried away from Cincinnati in small bits to every city, town and hamlet in every state. Tn the matter of badges, those who attend the G. A. R. Encamp- ment will be particularly fortunate The delegates to the encampment will receive te handsomest badge that has ever been made for a similar occasion, and the members of the Women's Re- lief Corps, Ladies of the G. A. R. and other organizations will fare as well. l There will be badges for the members I of all organizations, and in addition to these the souvenirs that will be sold will be handsome and will cost a mere ly nominal sum. The souvenir book of l the encampment will be handsome af- fair, and in addition to the pictures and records of the various officers of the G. A. R., and the Cincinnati citizens com mittee, there will be pictures and ac- counts of heroes of the present war. In addition, the views in and about Cin- einnati will make the book alone worth many times it's cost The souvenir is directly under the supervision of the G. A. R. committee and will be the only authorized publication.
 Nobody will be any better treated during the National Encampment of l the Grand Army of the Republic at Cincinnati, September 9th to 10th, than theold oldiers who come with their posts and are accommodated in the roomest and newest of the school | houses. A member of the committee or school houses has been delegated to | take charge of one school house as of ficer of the day and he will have two assistants Mattresses will be provi- l ded for the accommodation of the vet erans who, as Is customary, will bring | perSOndl dTClCleS Wltn lfleIl IHe pest of sanitary arrangements have been provided, with wash rooms and similar adjunets. Special trips will be paid tc every school house each morning by some of the cty's best known and most skillful physicians, who have volun- teered to serve in the medical corps and free medical attendance will ht given. Eating places will be provided for members of posts as convenient tt the schools as possible. Similar ae communications to those in the schools will be extended to such of the vete rans as desire to camp out in Caml Sherman. It is predicted that number of old soldiers who go into camp wil seldom if ever come down town, as thu entertainment that will be provided a Chester Park in the way of operas, fire works, concerts, drills, spectacula shows and the like will give them al they want The restaurant at Cheste Park will especially be attractive, tn excellent meals that have been con tracted for being promised by writer agreement to be furnished the old sol diers for twenty-five cents. In all ar engagements the Cincinnati committee have had their mind on the thousand of members of the order who will come and it is determined that no old soldie shall go away dissatisfied,
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