Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-08-25

the meeting of the Ladies' of the u. a.
H. at Y. VI. e. \. Hall. of the Daugh.
tiers Of Veterans at the Masonic Tenn
pie and host of other gatherings. The
delegates will visit the stockyar1s in /
the afternoon. The camp fires of the .
Armies uf the Potomac. Cumberland. /
Tennessee. Mississippi aud Gulf and /
the Frontier will take place that night /
az the Coliseum. Thursday the bust. .
moss meeting of the Grand Army con /.
tiuucS. I'm the afternoon the National I
Guard aud regulars will have u sham I
battle at Washington Park In the F.
evening another war song concert is /
given at the Coliseum.
Friday the 3lst. the delegates take .
an excursion to Milwaukee on the
Christopher Columbus and there are
other entertainments for them. Satur.
day. Sept I. is given over to recreation.
uud that night taps" sound. Adviccs
received from all points Indicate that
this reunion will Ice the largest in num-
hers ever held 10y the Grand Army. For
free quarters the Board of Education
has placed at the disposal of the com.
mittcvs In charge uf the reunion 81
sChoulhuuSes. Ladies will not he as
>igu,d to these quarters nor anyone but
a member of Grand Army post.
Booths are to br located NJ all the
dcputs. where guides will be- stationed
to aid comrades In reaching any part of
the city. For camp fires the twenty.
eight cuurtroOms of the county building
have been donated. The line of march
Of the Grand Army parade has been
limited to two miles in length. The
committees In charge of the reception
work feel that nothing has been left
unlunc To give the veterans not only
royal greeting. hut TO worthily take
care of them during their entire stay
in the city. They are not to he permit
ted to grow lonesome" during their
stay, nor do shopkeopcrs and hotclkc"p-
or~ intend To take advantage of them.
The strongest kind of an effort is being
made To keep all charges during the on
campmcnt week on n normal basis. The
veteran j. To own the city as near as
possible. declares Director William II.
Harper.
William Jennings Bryan has accepted
the invitation To be M the Grand Army
parade on the 18th. but may he com.
PEELED says the Times. Herald. by other
engagements To change to some other
date The Duke d'Ar"os and wife. rep
rosenting the Spanish Government. are
coming. Many Governors of States
have signiiied their intention of being
present. and there will be- n distinguish
ed representation of the army and
navy. 1t Is yet uncertain II Admiral
Dewey will be present. The Hamilton
club banquet In honor of President
Mckinley will he held on the night Of
the 29th at G:3O o'clock at the Audi.
forum. The program for this Il:
Toastmaster-Freder A. Bangs.
Adtiress-President Mckinley.
our Destiny"-Cushman X. Davis.
Prosperity and Its Causes"-J. =.
Dolliver.
"lllinois"--George W. Miller.
The attendance promises to be phe
nomenally large at this affair
The chronology Of the Grand Army
of the Republic Is as follows:
Organized Decatur. ILL.,. April q. 1856.
FRS, national encampmen', Indian.
apolls, Nov. ~, 1866.
Second encampmcnt, Philadelphia.
June II. 1865.
Third cncampment, Cincinnati, May
H. 1859.
Fourth encampm"n' Washington,
May ~, 1870.
Fifth encampmcut. Boston. May ~,
1871.
sixth encampment, Cleveland, May
:, 1872.
Seventh encampment, New Haven,
May II, 1873.
Eighth encampmcnt, Harrisburg
May -. 1874
Ninth cncampmcnt, Chicago, May -
1879.
Tenth encampmcnt Philadelphia
June 30, 1876.
Eleventh encampmenr, Providence
June 20, 1877.
Twelfth encampmeIt, Springfield
June 1, ISIS.
Thirteenth encampment, Albany
June II, 1879.
Fom tcenth encampment, Dayton
June :, 1850.
Fifteenth encalnpmcnt. Indianapolis
June II, ISL.
Sixteenth cncampment. Baltimor
June Il, 1852.
Seventeenth cucampmcnt, Denver
July -. 1883.
Eighteenth encampmcnt, M!nneapo
liz. July 23, 1854.
Nineteenth encampment, Portland
June "a, 1855.
Twentieth encampment, san Fran
cisco, Aug. 20, 1856.
Twcuty-frst encampment, -. Louis
Sept. - 1857.
Twenty-second encampmcnt, Column
bus, Sept, 10, lSss.
Twenty-thlrd cucampmcnt, M!lwau
krc, Aug -, 1883.
Twcnty-fourth rucaInpmcnt Boston
Aug. II, 1890.
Twenty-iifth encampment Detroit
Aug. I, 1891,
Twrnty-siXth cncampment, Washing
ton, sept. 20, 1882
Twenty-seyenth eTcampment, Indian
apOlls, Sept. ), 1893.
Twcnty-elghth encampncnt, Pits
burg, Sept. 10, 1894.