The evening times., 1898-08-13

The Department Of the Potomac. Grant
Army OF the Republic. is looking for
ward with unusual interest to the thirty
second annual encamDment of that or
ganization, to be held at Cincinnati.
l. The encampment will be opened on
September 5, and will continue until
September 10.
The Department Of the Potomac COM
prises seventeen posts. with a member
ship of $500 men, 800 of whom will at
tend the reunion in a body.
They will leave the city on Monday.
September 4. over the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad. The commander-in-chief
Of the G. A. R.. Gen. ]. P. 8. Goblin.
now commanding a brigade in the Sec
ond Army Corps, will be the guest of
the veterans Of this city on their trip.
The Women's Relief Corps, the auxili-
ary of the G. A. R., will hold their an
nual convention also at Cincinnati, and
a large number of the ladies' in WASH
ington will attend.
The citizens committee of Cincinnati.
headed by Mr.. NJ. E. ingalls,. president
Of the Chesapeake and Ohio and Big Four
railroad companies, and Mr.. William 3.
Meiislh executive director. have been
laboring since October ! of last year to
make this encampment the grandest in
the history of the G. A. r.
-SiXty-six public school houses. located
in the different wards of the city. have
been placed at the disposal of the citi-
zens' committee. and the committee will
provide free of charge to the visitors
mattresses. basins and soap.
Camp Sherman. in Chester Park, has
been established to accommodate 15.00O
veterans The camp is beautifully situ-
ated in the Mil Creek Valley. away from
the dust. smoke and noise of the city.
and can be reached in twenty minutes by
the electric cars.
Camp fires will be lighted Tuesday.
Wednesday and Thursday evenings of the
week of reunion. in public halls and
churches Distinguished military and
civil personages have been assigned to
address the veterans at these places.
DR.. J. c. Culbertson. in charge OF the
medical corps. has made ample arrange
ments to care for those who may need
medical attention. Cincinnati will afford
unusual opportunities for amusement
during the national encampment. All vet
Grams will be supplied with a coupon book
that will admit them free of charge to all
the summer resorts round the city, and
to the theaters at half rates.
The decorations and illuminations. dur
ing the encdmpment. IL Is sa.u. Will sur
pass anything ever before attempted.
Arches will be erected at prominent
street crossings, ornamental fountains
will be put up and tasteful decorations
will be made by the different business
firms. Many thousands of dollars will be
expended upon fireworks and illumina-
tions and on the river there will be naval
displays.
The hotels of Cincinnati have agreed
not to advance their rates.
The grand parade will be held Wednes-
day. September :. and the route has been
chosen. over the clean and shady as
phaIt streets. In order that the veterans.
most of whom are getting along in years.
may not be too fatigued the line of
march will not exceed two miles
The sessions of encampment will be
held in Music Hall, which has & seating
capacity of $500.
The Women's Relief Corps will have
its headquarters in the Scottish Rite
Cathedral. while the ladies of the G. A.
R. and the Daughters of Veterans will
meet in Odd Fellows Temple.