Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-22
1R[ ]. Y. ]. IN SESSION
National Encampment Of the Union
Veterans Union Begun In Des
Moines Today.
Business Meeting and Reception
Held and Addresses Of Welcome
Made This Morning.
Parade to Be Given Tonight-Gen.
Dyrenforth and Staff Present
The Program.
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Special to TimeS-Republ1can.
Des Moines, Aug. 22-The four days
national encampment Of the Union Vet
day. A business meeting and reception
We're held at Odd Fellows Hall this |
at which addresses Of well |
come were delivered by Secretary of
State George l.. Dobson on behalf of |
the state, and Mayor John MacVicar
for the city. They We're responded to
by Commander-in-Chie Robert st.
George Dyrenforth, of Washington, and
the commander Of the department. of
Iowa, l.. NJ. Langstaff, of Dubuque.
Governor Shaw was to have made the
address for the state, but owing to his
inability to return from Burlington,
where he is reviewing the Fiftieth Iowa.
Mr.. Dobson has been put on tor that
duty. This evening a parade will be
given, which will include the national
commander and staff, department COM
mander and staff, local orders. visitors
and delegates, band and the city fire de-
partment. After march through the
business part of both sides of the river
they will return to the Iowa Hotel,
where an informal reception will be
given by the ladies of the Womans
Veteran Relief Union. Wednesday
evening a big campfire will be held at
the tabernacle in East Des Moines.
Speeches will be made by the big men
of the order, and music will be fur
nished by local and imported talent in
the way Of solos, negro dances and
melodies and recitations. Another
campfire with some of the same speak
ers and several new attractions in the
speciality line will be held at the Audi
torium Thursday evening, and the ses-
| sion will conclude with final business
meeting, election Of officers and APP
pointment of committees on Friday.
| Delegates began to arrive early Mon
day morning, and by evening several
hundred We're in town. Gen. Dyrenforth
and staff We're among the first. They
were met by local reception commit
tee and escorted to the Slavery, where
national headquarters We're established.
4 Gen. Langstaf arrived about the same
time, was met in similar manner and
taken to the Iowa, where state head
lquarters were opened. Mrs. Ada b.
Johnson arrived a little before noon and
was met by a delegation of ladies. who
took her to the Iowa, where the ladies'
!. headquarters had been established. A
bureau of information in charge of q
local committee meets delegates as they
Iarrive and directs them to hotels meet
ing places, ETC.. and if necessary pro.
, vide them with rooms and board. The
!. town is decorated from one end to the
, other in honor of the old soldiers, ane
the soldiers themselves form not the
least decoration. They may be seer
upon the streets and in the corridors OF
the hotels with their buttons, badges OF
uniforms to distinguish them from the
rest, and all are happy and gay as chill
dren on a Sunday school picnic.
Two local Womans' Veteran Relief
Unions were organized and officers
. elected and installed yesterday by Mrs
Johnson, president of the order. ane
last evening the two unions joined in
! campfire and entertainment to the visi
i tors. They held their convention thi
!, morning the same time the men wer,
! holding theirs. but little business wa
found for their attention.
There is asprospect for a friendly con
!, test over the election of some of tn
: minor ofs1cerS, as seNeTal nave oeSiale'
. their Intention of being candidates TO
the different positions. AS to comman
der-in-chief. however, all are united o.
the recollection of Gen. Dyrenforth. TIL
most important question to come up TO
discussion at the business meeting o
Y Friday is the per diem pension bill. Thi
o bill was presented at the last session c
S congress by Congressman S. S. Yode1
y of Ohio member of the order.
: gives soldier cent per month 70
f each day he was in the service. 1t
:, Eprobable some steps will be taken to OF
d tain its passage. as the members ar
t generally in favor of such bill.
sHAw's DAY AT BURLINGTON.