Evening star., 1898-09-12

NOh. ~ SCRtoh'
The New Commander-in-C Chief Of the G. A. r.
religious organizations of this section of
the country. 1t Is stated that by actual
count there We're Lot less than forty thou
sand men i'm line. and in addition TO these
there were hundreds of wagons, scores of
handsome and artistic floats. carriages and
vehicles of all kinds and descriptions.
Zach Of these was decorated in manner
that could not be but pleasing to the eye,
and there was not a duh place in the whole
column from the beginning to the end. In
adliIi IN to the private displays. the city of
Cincinnati, through he citizens committee
made display that il is believed rivaled
Eythi1 < Of the kind made by any city in
th. country on an occasion of the kind.
In each Of the divisions there was a float
representing some scene i'll the history of
jhe nation a description of which has al
ready been published in The Star.
HospitnIities Extended
As above stated. the hospitality of the
People has been boundless. As an evil
deuce of this. the arrangements made by
the Press Club of the city for taking care
Of the visiting members of the profession,
and there have been representatives here
from almost all the leading papers in the
Union. Will serve as an illustrat ton. The
press committee was under the direction of
Mr.. Joseph T. Carew as chairman. and no
little credit is due him for the enterprise
displayed in making the arrangements as
the newspaper men during the encamp-
ment have been at the Blaine Club, on Sth
street just east of Vine, and in the very
heart of the city. The club house was
turned over to the press committee for the
week. and before this was done the club
itself undertook to do some decorating that
has attracted the attention of every visitor
or citizen happening along. Besides the
typical @. A. r. decorations there is an il
Illuminated sign in gas jets, which reads:
''G A r. Press Headquarters. so that
there was no trouble on the part of the
visiting press men in finding the place. The
house committee OF the club. with Mr. Ju-
llus Frei at its head, has spared no pains
TO make the newspaper men comfortable.
Visiting representatives of the daily ami
weekly press and also other papers of
prominence have been furnished with un-
usual advantages and facilities by the COM
mittee.
mans Club of Cincinnati united in taking
proper care OF the visiting press women
and ir order to do so ir most thorough
manner opened headquarters at 40 Race
street These headquarters wera equipped
with lace curtains, cozy furniture and
other accessories for tie comfort Of guests
which only woman knows how to pro-
vide. and they were visited by great num-
berS of active newspaper women ard
writer's from almost every section of the
country. each Of whom expressed herself
delighted with tar courtesies extended
by the CINCINNATI folks. The Woman's
Press Club of Cincinnati is one of the old
est and most active clubs of the city Ii
Ia c0mFosed rot only Of press women, but
c-.lnts among it, members nearly every
writer of ability in the city and suburbs
There is no one feat ire in connection
with the successful handling of Il great
event such as the national cncampment of
tn" @. n X more important than that Of
police protection.
CfncinnatTs efficient chief OF police.
Colonel Philip Dettsch. thought he knew
what il required vhor ne first began prep
fHr 10 b
ago. but the tine .ITew near the coca
sion assumed larger proportions and it is
safe TO say that in the vaS1 amount Of
preparations that vas necessary TO make
this encampnent IN. areatest tha. has
ever happened. eKcc7t that AT Washington
no man worked Fartler with more en-
crgy than Chief Diriz,h. The result has
been all that was 2nticipat I'd.
GOV Pingree Discusses the War.
Among the prominent men who have been
In this city during the week none enjoys
wider reputation than Gov. Hazen S Pin
gree OF Michigan To The Star corrcspon-
dent. who met him at the G. A r head
quarters and who told the governor that
there was considerable talk in the east
over the fact that he and the Secretary of
War. Gen. Aiger. have buried the Ratchet
Gov PingTee replied.
II cau see good in a man even If he is an
enemy OF mine II, in my judgment. the
good IL ia him. { believe that Secretary
Alg-r mas done as well as any other man
could have done in his position.
In this war the tNO most important Te-
pGrtmcnts were tie c1nmissary ard the
medical The duty cf these departments
VaS to fight disease and neither Of them
was prepared. ] go not consider that that
was Serrrt1ry Ayers fault. / believe il
was system which has prevailed in the
War Department ami which has been the
ruie there for almost -ue hundred years
The system was resp. ns bile because il
was old. The "u.arLrsgnt Of the Unite!
states was rich enough To furnish the best
Gt food known to THE world. 1t was moi
] -g-SSarv 80 save expense. If the soldiers
who received SlJ.Oi a month could buy con-
d'uScu milk and other necessary articles
the government certainly should have fur
rished them free In a lard of plenty
where q billion toliIrs could be subscribed
for a war loan. IL was 4 crime TO let brave
men ENGAGED in what was believed 20 he d
fOI' humanity be thirsty or hungry for
one n. pmeEt. IS'.ry man who dies for
want Of good food IN unhealthy camps
without proper medical care. will rise in
the judgment day against the system os
red ape which is a disgrace to our civil
izatiDn and to our religion. Nothing can
stop the Investigations which the people
will demand. and when the investiga tions
are ended the responsibility will rest where
II belongs. In the attempt of the higher
medical officers to make their department
Independent of the commanding officers