Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-08-09
'rHrRrx-rH1RD NATIONAL E1s-
CAlfPNENT AND REUNION OF s
THE GRAND ARMY OF THE
REPUBLIC. PHI1<ADEL-
PHIA. SEPT. 40, 1899.

Nearly every one IL busy, these days,
in preparing for the Annual Encamp-
ment Of the Grand Army OF the Repub-
lie, which takeA place the first week
in September. The idea is to make
the thirty-third event the greatest In
the history Of the wonderful organixa-
ton, composed Of soldiers who an
swered the call Of their country at a
time when 1t seemed in danger Of dis
solution. Philadelphia never does things
by halves. When she starts out to ac-
complish an object. she always gets
there, and in September she intends to
show the whole country how to enter
tain the old soldiers who saved the
Union.
The parade, on septembefN, promises
to be as large and as attractive as any
that ever took place at an Encamp-
ment. The route will be about three
miles long and the line will form on
Broad street and Montgomery avenue
at ten in the morning.
Among the numerous costly decora-
tions during the week. the most impor-
tant will be to the north and south of
the City Hall. along the route of the
parade. This feature will consist of a
series Of splendid Corinthian columns.
each fifty feet high, with lesser columns
intervening and all connected with fes-
toons Of bunting, laurel and electric
lights. Upon the bases of the main
cOlumn heroic ngureS or soldiers and
sailors will be placed.
The City Hall, which will be midway
in this Court of Honor, will be magnifi-
Gently. draped. and at night will glow
with immense designs of the G. A. r.
badge and other devices In electric
lights. Another feature. which is now
being worked out by ingenious minds.
is the illumination of Independence
Square. just back of the State House,
where the Declaration of Independence
was signed and where the famous Lib
erty Bell rests. In this square there
are many large and beautiful trees.
The desire Is to fill each one of them
with vari-co!ored incandescent electric
lights. When Illuminated at night the
scene would be grand and would almost
equal the Court of Honor on Broad |
street. AS the display would be his |
toric ground 1t would certainly prove |
an attraction, not only to the thou |
sands of visitors. but to the residents |
OF the city as we'll.
Independence Hall and Carpenters
Hall will be open day and night and |
they are sure to be shrines to which |
most of the visitors will wend their
way. All know what took place in In
dependence Hall In Carpenters Hall,
the Continental Congress met. before
I gathered in the state House. and in
hat place Washington appeared as a
delegate from Virginia. The old build
ng looks now as II did In 1776 but of
course the surroundings have changed,
Is they have around the State House.
rhe Headquarters of the G. A. r. Cen
.ral Committee are also on historical
ground. lying as they do, between the
I'D state House and the hall Of the
philosophical Society, of which Benja-
min Franklin was, for many years the
President.
There are many other points of his
oric interest also to which those fond
Il the great events of their country
nay HE and with the scenes on the
treets and the presence of the veter-
ms OF 6l, they may pass a week, which
viii live forever in memory.