The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-17
ELEVEN BANDS
Will Play For G. A. r. Veter-
ans Cincinnati Parade.
Standard Bearers Will Ride
White Horses
GAILY CAPARISONED
OhiO's Most Charming Young
Women Secured
To Look After WOman's Relief
Corps Delegates.

campment, General Andrew Hicken-
Topper, chairman, met at 1 o'clock yes
| terday afternoon and gave final appro-
val to all the arrangements for the pa
rade Of the veterans on Wednesday,
| September z.
There were present the following
members of the committee: General
Charles E. Brown, General NJ. A. Coch-
ran, General B. R. Cowan, Captain Jo-
| seph L. Gaul, Colonel L. NJ. Hosea,
| General Thomas T. Heath, Major
Frank J. Jones, DR.. A c. Kemper, Col
Onel L. Markbreit and Captain w. E.
Kuhn, secretary.
The secretary was instructed to re-
quest from F. A. Lee, chairman on
music, eleven bands for the parade, to
be under the direct orders Of General
Marshal HickenloOper, he desiring to
make sure that one good band is pro-
vided for the head of each division. Re
QUESTION was also made for fifteen
white horses. Eleven of these are TO
be ridden by the standard bearers for
the several divisions.
The other four viii be ridden near the
head of the procession, and just pre-
cedlng the presidential party. Riding
alone on a white horse will be the bear
er Of the national cOlOrs. Immediately
behind him will ride a soldier, carrying
the flag of the president of the United
States. Supporting this rider will be
on the one side a soldier carrying the
flag of the secretary of war, and on the
other a sailor bearing the flag of the
secretary of the navy. All four, of
course, will be mounted on horses per
fectIy white.
General Hickenlooper' instructions
regarding the formation and moving Of
the immense parade, approved at yes
terday's meeting, are printed plainly
and systematically arranged on the
back of the map of the city, with line
of march and exact formation of divis-
ions. About 10000 of them have been
printed and are now being distributed.
They will go primarily to the various
department adjutants.
Some time ago the commander of
Durham post, of Decatur, Ill, con-
tracted for free quarters for fifty veter-
ans. Yesterday Secretary Stevens re
celVed a letter from him aging that
time had developed the fact that he
had underestimate his attendance
and that Durham post would want
quarters for at least double the number
already applied for. He wrote furth-
er that a special train would be run
from Decatur, carrying at least 200 per
sons to the encampment, and that they
would arrive at 5:45 Tuesday evening
September 6.
The department of Georgia yesterday
selected the Stag hotel as its head
quarters. Headquarters of other de-
partments are as follows:
MinnesOta-Peck & Wil1iamson's Hall
on West Fifth street.
POtOmac-Grand hotel.
Kansas-Grand hotel
West Virginia-Grand hotel
Kentucky-Emery hotel.
Maine-Dennison hotel.
Missouri-Burnet house.
VermOnt-Gibson house
Observation-Disclosures hotel
Rhode ISland-Grand hotel.
Ohio and Observation-Disclosures on
Fourth, near Plum.
At a well attended meeting of the ex-
ecutive board, W. R. c., held at the
Scottish Rite cathedral, it was decided
to have each corps in the city furnish
two ladies IN al
Scottish Rite, which will be occupied
exclusively by the W. r. c encamp-
ment week These young ladies will
be uniformed with white caps and
aprons and will serve on alternate
days. The ladies had as their guest
Mrs. Vincent, Kentucky's state presi-
dent. and Mrs Shoemaker who holds
a like honorable position in Ohio. The
board adjourned to meet on Tuesday,
August %, when it is expected all prep
arations will have been completed
The commanders of ten Cincinnati
Grand Army posts met in parlor A of
the Burnet house yesterday afternoon
to try to settle the mOmentOus ques-
ton OF who shall be selected as this
city's candidate for the high office of
senior vice cOmmander-in-chief of the
national organization. DR.. w. R.
Thrall, of Fred c. Jones post, was cho-
sen to preside, and George H. High of
Commodore FOOte post as secretary.
The other posts represented were
George H. Thomas post, by Judge S. n.
trOp; George 3. Whitcom, by Charles
Weber; August Which, by NJ. LOrentz;
z. NJ. More, by F. H. Kane, and U. S.
Grant, by John Kissane.
After more than an hours discussion
some of which was far from cold in its
character, the men adjourned to meet
again subject to the call Of Chairman
Thrau and after the various posts had
heard from this meeting. One ballot
was taken, resulting as follows: Hen
ry Wagner 4 votes, c. w. Johnson 4.
John W. Frazee 1. LachtrOp declined
to vote, saying a committee from his
post was now considering the claims
of the various candidates. An effort
was made to drop the lowest candidate
and proceed with another ballot, but
the chair ruled this proceeding irregular
and recognized the motion to adjourn
for a subsequent meeting, after all
commanders have had time TO receive
instructions from their respective posts.
The encampment committee on halls
and meeting places met yesterday af-
ternOon. Captain c. A Santmeyer re
ported that ninety-seven bodies had
been assigned to halls for holding
campfires and reunions. These bodies
represented fully 300 organizations
vision gatherings. Buffalo assigned
but sixty-fve bodies to similar meetings
giving a fair indication of what may be
expected here in the way of an increase
over the crowds which attended the
Buffalo encampment The large room
on the second floor OF 232 West Fourth
street was assigned to the Illinois de-
partment as a place for registration.
The first floor will be occupied by Wis
cOnsin as department headquarters
proper.