The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-09-09
WAS PEACE JUBILEE Day |
Interesting Parade of Handsome
Floats the Chief Feature
Of the Day.
.ENcAMPNENT IN BUSINESS SESSION.

Gov. Bushnell Delivers an Address
of Welcome-Important Matters to
BE Considered -Confederate Vet
Grams Likely to BE Invited to Meet
with the G. A. II. Next Year.
Cincinnati, Sept. s.-The business of
the thirty-second annual encampment
of the grand army and its auxiliaries
began Thursday after three days of
preliminary demonstrations.
The business sessions were, however,
interrupted by parade of civic and in
dustrial organizations in the afternoon
after the labor, naval and grand army
parades on the three preceding days.
This parade included the floats of all
lines of manufacturers and dealers and
was the most entertaining of all the
demonstrations. 1t was in celebration
Germs were represented in line, with
decorated wagons, bodies of employees,
some mounted and all in gay uniforms,
while so secret, military, political and
other bodies were represented by over
10000 men as escorts to the peace floats.
Some of the floats were drawn by
dozen horses, most of them by four
horses, one by 20 bays and all afford
ed amusement as we'll as attracted at
tention along the whole line of march.
This demonstration was followed by
high carnival all over the city, as we'll
as at the summer resorts.
The Business Session.
There We're about 1900 national del
egates present when the encampment
proper was called to order at Music
hall at ten a. M, with Charles Wentzel
as officer of the day. The welcome adj
dress was delivered by Gov. Bushnell,
of Ohio, with supplemental welcome
address by Mayor Gustav Tufel, OF Gin
,cinnati and by II. p. Ingalls,, chairman
of the citizens committee and presi
dent of the Big Four and Chesapeake
& Ohio railways. There was excellent
music for the opening session and the
hall was elaborately decorated. In his
response Commander in Chief j. p. S.
Goblin referred most eloquently to the
attractions of the week and the lavish
entertainment of the citizens of Gin
,cipnati.
Gen. Goblin wore the fine gold watch
and chain that had been presented to
him at the camp fire Wednesday night
.by his old comrades of the Forty-sev-
enth Pennsylvania regiment, and on
the assembling of the encampment he
was presented with fine gavel made
of historic timber.
The encampment will have much
work in considering the proposed re-
vision of the ritual and also in consid-
sering propositions for amalgamatio tion.
It is believed that the proposition to
make those who participated in the
Hispano-A American war eligible will
not prevail, as the latter-day soldiers
will want separate organization.
There is more sentiment in favor of
uniting those who fought on different
sides in the same war, and a resolu-
ton will be offered inviting the confed-
crate veterans to meet with the g. A.
r. next year. The Missouri delegation
will likely present the resolution, as
that state was about equally divided
during the civil war. If no joint en-
-campment is arranged, it is proposed
to have fraternal delegates sent from
,one encampment to the other.
The national encampment of the
woman's Relief Corps opened at the
Scottish Rite cathedral with an adj
dress by Miss Law, while the ladies of
the G. A. r. resumed their sessions at
Odd Fellows temple. The efforts to
unite these two orders have not been
successful so far.
AIger Demonstration.
When the annual reports were be-
ing read, especially Gobin's, there was
considerable cheering at the mention
of President McKinley's name, but
when the name of Secretary Alger
was mentioned in connection with the
recent war there was an uproarious
demonstration in his favor. After the
reports had been referred to their re-
.spective committees many resolutions
were offered, specifically indorsing the
administration of Gen. Alger in the
war department. The temper of the
encampment, as shown, indicates that
agement of the recent war. A resolu-
tion was introduced to have the school
histories use the term of "the war be-
tween the states" instead of .the
war of the rebellion" 1t was quite
likely that resolutions will be adopted
providing for the use of the term of
s'war for the preservation of the
union" There will also be an effort
made to secure representation for the
colored men in the national encamp-
ment.
While plastering in Dow City last
"Wednesday, VIM. Wlggins met with
qui a, accident. 1t seems while he
was plastering The ceiling some OF the
morton fell into his eyes and the sand
and lime injured lilem quite severely