Lewiston evening teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1900, 1900-08-27

hi>apo, LII huS. 27.-NlSltOrS pour
ed into Chicago from all directions today
and veterans who have attended former
national encampments of the Grand Army
OF the Republic say they never saw
larger attendance on the first day of the
great reunion week. Commander-in
Chief Shaw and other visitors of note are
greatly impressed by the manner in which
the city has prepared for the reception
and entertainment of the veterans and
other visitors. During Sunday local rail-
road men estimate that fully $4,000
strangers arrived by rail or boat, This
morning there was twice the confusion
and twice the crowds about the depots
and docks, and up to noon the railroads
had brought fully $4,000 additional peo-
pie to the city. Yesterday the streets
presented crowded appearance. Sight
seers were on every thoroughfare in the
downtown district, and particularly in
the vicinity of the Court of Honor in the
Michigan avenue, viewing the decorations
and the arrangements made for the ac-
comodation of the veterans. But today
the crowd was several times as large as
yesterday. Every train arriving in the
| city brought large increases to the crowd,
| and at noon the congested appearance of
! State Street, Michigan avenue, Madison
Street, Wabash Avenue and other down
town thoroughfares reminded Chicagoans
| of some of the big days of the World S
Fair period. Everywhere sprinkled
4 through the crowds could be seen the
neat blue uniforms and gold-corded hats
of men who wore those colors during the
! war. Here and there could be distn.
guished the badges and buttons of mem.
bers of the National Association of Naval
Veterans, National Association OF Union
| Ex-Pnsoners, Woman's Relief Corps
Ladies of the G. A. r. and other organi,
cations affiliated with the Grand Army.
All of the state departments estab-
lished headquarters this morning. The
number of departmental commanders in
attendance is unusually large. Some o
those seen about headquarters today were
BEEN OF Indiana, Bailey of Iowa
Thompson of Idaho, Minty of Arizona
Thompson of Arkansas, Randolph of AL
ALBANIA, A1artln of Kansas, Snipe Of Maine
The parade of the National Association
Of Naval Veterans this morning aroused
the greatest enthusiasm. The different
divisions included the naval veterans oi
the civil war, escorted by veterans of the
Spanish American war and naval re
serves, together with the National Asso
eiation of Union ex-Prisoners Of War
escorted by battalion of the nationa
guard and the Boys Brigada, represent
ing the soldiers of the past, present ant
future. The parade was reviewed by
Mayor Carter II. Harrison, Commander
in Chief Shaw, of the G.. A. r., Co1nmo
dore George l.. Seavey, commander-in
chief of the Naval Veterans association
and National Commander James Atwel
of the ex-Prisoners' association.
This afternCon Memorial hall was tn
scene of a brilliant reception i'll honor o
Commander Shaw, department com
manders and distinguished guests. Th
reception was confined TO members of tn
Grand Army and admission was by but
ton. The reception was interrupted 70
a short time to allow General Shaw an
other guests to review the naval parad
from the windows of Memorial hal
which overlook lake Michigan. Genera
Shaw, as well as the department CON
niauders, were accompanied by their flu
stats.
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