The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-23
PROGRAMME OF THE
e. A. R. ENCAMPMENT
CINCINNATI PREPARING TO EN-
TERRAIN THE VETERANS.
Every Veteran Will Receive Cou-
pom Book with Tickets Emitting
Him and the Members of His
Family to Free Admission Into All
the Places of Amusement in the
Citv

Cincinnati, o., July 22.The complete
programme for the week of the ma
tional G. A. r. encampment to be held
in this city Sept. 5-10, inclusive, was
approved and made public today by
the citizens executive committee in
charge of all arrangements. The Gin
cinnati entertainment promises to be
out of the ordinary as encampments
have gone. A unique system has been
adopted by which free entertainment
provided will be limited to veterans
and their families, though all the
hundreds of thousands of visitors ex-
pected may participate with but small
expense. A coupon entertainment
book will be given every veteran.
Each department headquarters will be
provided with a supply of these little
books equal to the number of repre-
sentatives in attendance upon the en-
campment. In these coupon books will
be admission tickets TO every place
of amusement and entertainment in
the city. No visitor will be able to
take in all of them, but the tickets
will be there and he can choose each
days programme to suit his own
pleasure. The extent and variety of
the amusement features offered is al
most bewildering.
The week Of festivities will open at
10 O'Clock, Monday morning, with the
dedication of Camp Sherman, the MIL
itary quarters for the veterans de-
string free quarters. A large Ameri-
can flag will be raised and there will
be imposing ceremonies, with plenty
of music. At o'clock in the after
noon, another flag raising will occur
at the Public Landing, under the aus
pices of the National Naval Veterans
association, whose members will be
quartered on a fleet of steamboats, at
the river front. At s o'clock in the
evening, the Naval Veterans and ex-
prisoners of war will hold a camp in
famous Music hall, though the enter
tainment, including prominent speak
ers, war pictures, music and misce-
laneous entertainment, will be under
the auspices of the local entertainment
committee. These constitute the for
NAL features of the days bill
CONTINUOUS PLEASURE.
From Monday until Friday night,
there will be continuous entertain
ments at the many open-air pleasure
resorts surrounding Cincinnati. These
will all be of a different nature. Ches-
ter park, Immediately adjoining Camp
Sherman, will provide vaudeville en-
tertainment, bicycle races and features
of like nature, the park having one
of the most famous bicycle tracks in
the country. The Lagoon, a beautiful
summer resort with large lake sur
rounded by Kentucky hills. just across
the river from Cincinnati, will present
beside it's regular attractions, a daily
display of Japanese aerial fire works,
a daily naval sham battle at 8 p. m,
reproducing the capture of Manila,
bombardment of Santiago and other
scenes, with a continuous vaudeville
performance in the large amphtheater,
COney Island, ten miles up the Ohio
river, and reached by a magnificent
river ride, will present it's regular at
fractions under the Coney Island man.
agement, including a continuous vau-
deville performance. Steamers will
leave the wharf at the foot of Vine
| street, everv hour of the day from 8
a. m. to s p. M, not only for Coney
Island but for general river excur-
sions. The Geological garden, whose
fame is not confined to this country,
will be open daily from a. m. to
10 p. m, with evening concerts and
| general entertainment in the day.
There viii be a ball game daily at
3 p. m, in the National Association
| park, the Cincinnati Reds contesting
with the Clcvelands on Monday, the
| Chicagos on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday. and the St. Louis Browns
on Friday. There will be daily after
noon and evening performances at the
six leading theaters, with a varied bill
including the famous war drama "She-
nandoah," minstrel performance and
vaudeville. These are the general fea-
lures of entertainment. Many special
ones are provided for by the citizens
| committee.
PARADES.
On Tuesday, at p. m, the Nava,
Veterans and ex-Prisoners of War will