The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-27
HONOR VETERANS.
Chicago Makes Elaborate Prep
aratiOns For G. 4. r.
Thirty-FOurth Encampment to
Be Held in August.
DETAILS ARRANGED.
ARRANGED.
DETAILS
President Mckinley Will Re-
view the Parade.
Concerts and Fireworks Will
Interest the Visitors

Chicago, June 27.@This city is pre-
pairing for the greatest Grand Army en-
campment ever held in the history or
this veteran organization Chicago
never does anything that it does not
do well, consequently it has taken tine
by the forelOck and has already com
menced preparations TO receive ana en-
terrain during eneampment week. Aug
ust IS. q, IS, 20 and &c. more than a
million people. And to do this well, II
will spend more than $100, 900, which the
lberality Of her citizens has pledged Tor
this purpose. This is only the amount
the finance committee OF the encamp-
ment will spend: it does not include the
thousands of dollars citizens will spend
privately in the care and entertainment
of guests.
Chicago will give the visiting veterans
and their friends a royal welcome one
of the great features of the encampment
will be a magnificent court Of honor to
be erected along Michigan avenue from
Van Buren, to Twelfth Street-a distance
of nearly a mile. This is to have great
arches at either end: and the whole will
cost in the neighbOrhood of $4,000. Each
of the various paradeS Will pass through
this court Of honor. at a certain point
of which President Mckinley and other
distinguished guests will review the
march of the heroes There will be free
band concerts in the various parks OF
the city and fireworks display at night
There Will be camp-hreS, dOg-WaJcheS,
meetings, for which halls have already
been secured, and to which organlza-
lions are being assigned upon appnca-
ton to John c. Bonnen.
The committee on invitations, OF which
Gen. John c. Black is chairman, is now
sending out 5000 requests for prominent
men and organizations from all parts OF
the United States to attend President
Mckinley has already accepted.
For the care of visitors in the matter
of free quarters for veterans. the city
of Chicago has been particularly liberal
All of the school houses throughout the
city have been placed at the disposal OF
the free quarters committee, of which
Captain r. H. Peters, R. ST., The TEN.
pie is chairman Applications from
posts for these quarters should be made
early, and posts applying should state
what railroad they will travel on to and
| from Chicago.
During encampment week occurs the
annual meetings of the following organ
/ izations: Grand Army of the Republic
| Woman's Relief Corps, Ex-Prisoners of
| War, Ladies of the G.. A R., Daughters
! of Veterans, Army Nurses association,
/ Loyal Home Workers and the Naval
1 Veterans.
! William R. Harper is executive d.
rector and chairman of the finance
/ committee, and headquarters have
| been open since January 1, during
which active preparations have been
| going on for the encampment- The
| general headquarters are located at
room GIL, The Temple, where all COM
| munications should be addressed. Judge
Eoel NJ Longenecker is chairman OF
/ the general committee, Major z. A
| Bigelow, secretary of the committee
and Col Joseph n. Wood, chairman OF
| the executive committee. The various
/ working committees OF interest 10 vet
Grams contemplating q visit to Chicago
I are as follows.
Auditing. W D. c. Street, chairman
Bureau of information and public
/ comfort, John J. Tobias, chairman.
| Badges, James ]. Heaiy, chairman.
Camp fires and reunions, John c
Bonnell, chairman.
Colored troops. c. W. DeMond. chair
man.
Decorations and Examinations, L. w
Pitcher, chairman.
Entertainment, DR.. ]. C. Trey, chair
man.
Entertainment of visiting ladies
auxiliary societies. Mrs. Elizabeth
Means chairman.
Finance. William H. Harper, chair
man.
Fireworks, X c. Pardee, chairman
Free quarters. r. H. Peters, chairman
Grandstands. H. p. Thompson, chair
man.