The National tribune., 1900-08-02

the Encampment will be held Is probably
the most congested and dangerous in the
world iii ordinary times. During the En-
campment extra officers will be detailed
for this district. One good feature of the
Reunion is that much of the entertain
| lnent, including the parade and pyrotech-
nical displays will be on the Lake Front.
Michigan avenue is boulevard, and on
it no traffic wagons are ever allowed.
Reports from the officers of the great
railroad systems operating into Chicago
are to the effect that they are preparing to
handle greater crowds than they have
ever brought into Chicago, with the ex-
ception of Worlds Fair year. From all
points along their lines come reports of
big business contracted. Superintendents
and Passenger Agents are apprehensiye
that they will be unable to furnish enough
cars to accommodate the movements. One
! thing in favor of the Encampment, how
ever, is that it will occur at a time when
there will be no other big demonstrations
i'll the Central States to demand equip
ment from the railroad. This will allow
a concentration Of cars and engines on the
hnes leading into Chicago.
The formation of the parade by States
will be as follows: Wisconsin, Pennsyl-
vania, Ohio, New York, Connecticut,
Massachusetts, New Jersey, Maine, Cali
fornia and Nevada, Rhode Island, New
Hampshire, Vermont, Potomac, Virginia
and North Carolina, Maryland, Nebraska,
Michigan, Iowa, Indiana, Colorado and
Wyoming, Kansas, Delaware, Minnesota,
Missouri, Oregon, Kentucky, West Vir-
ginia, South Dakota, Washington and
Tennessee, Louisiana and Mississippi,
Florida, Montana, Texas, Idaho, Arizona,
Georgia, Alabama, North Dakota, Okla
homa, Indian Territory, Illinois.
THE PRESIDENTIAL PARTY.
Executive Director Harper, of the
Grand Army Encampment, recently had q
ong-distance telephone talk with Geo. B.
CorteyOu, President McKinley's private
secretary. Mr. Cortelyou is at Canton o.,
with the President, and called TO settle
definitely, as far as possible, Mr.. McKin-
ley's plans in regard to the EncampmeDt.
1t was originally scheduled that the Presi-
dental party arrive here Monday after
noon, Aug. u, but inasmuch as this would
necessitate travelling on Sunday, and as
the President would thus be unable to
attend the big patriotic religious exercises
to be held in the new Coliseum on that
day, it was decided that he would arrange
his trip so as to reach Chicago Saturday
afternoon, Aug. %. 1t will be recalled
that President Mckinley attended the
great religious mass meetings of the Peace
Jubilee and Fall Festival, and was greatly
impressed by this feature of the program,
and, through his secretary, has stated he
wished to be present at the religious mass
meetings arranged for the Encampment.
These meetings are to be arranged by the
Religious Exercises Committee of which
Rt. Rev. Samuel Fallows, LII. D., Bishop
Of the Reformed Episcopal Church, is
Chairman, and of which Chas. X. Macioon
is Secretary. The complete committee is as
follows:
Hon. G. G. Bonney, LIZ D.: Rev e. c.
Hirsch, d. D.; Rev. f. w. Cunsaulus, D.
D.; Rev. FIR. ThOs. Z. Hodnett, Rev. FIR.
Iau nj I WIT
Rev. Frank G. Bruner, D. D.; Jenkin
Lloyd Jones, Rev. w. III. Holmes, d. D.;
Rev. r. A. White, Rev. G. r. Van Horne,
Rev. A. J. R0ndthaler, d. D.; VIM. r.
Harper, LII. D.; Rev. Frank A. Hardin,
D. D.; Rev; Martin p. Cady. D. D.; Rev.
man, Ii; D.; Rev; Fl: w: Thomas, D. D.;
Rev. +. A. Noble, ID. D.; Rev. j. 2. Brush
ingham, ID. D.; Rev. Thomas ]. Mason,
Rev. j. ID. Severinghaus, ID. D.; Rev. j.
NJ. Caldwell, d. D.; Rev. P. s. Herson,
ID. D.; Rev. VIM. White Wilson, ID. D.,
Ph. D.; Rev. r. G. Ransom, Rev. e. NJ.
Stires, Rev. Joseph Stolz. D: D.; Rev.
ID. Wallace, ID. D.; Rev. FIR. u. A. Kelly.
AT the last meeting of the above com
mitee the final program for these exercises
was left in the hands of Bishop Fallows
and Secretary Macloon. 1t is proposed
to have children's service at o'clock
and music. There will be union patriotic
religious service at night, consisting of
music and song and speeches. The new
Coliseum will have capacity of nearly
10000 people, and will be handsomely dec
Grated for this occasion. 1t is to be opened
song concert by Fhinney's United States
Band of 100 pieces and a chorus of 1000
voices, under the direction of Prof Gabriel
KatzeDberger.
The President will review the parade of
the Naval Veterans and ex-Prisoners of
War on Monday, Aug. q, attend the Dog
Watch of the former and Campfire of the
latter at night, and review the Grand
Army parade on Tuesday and give u pub
lie reception later Tuesday afternoon, leav-
ing Chicago that night. While in Chi
cago he will make his headquarters at the
Palmer House.
REUNIONS AND CAMPFIREs.
John G. Bonnell, Chairman of the Com
mittee on Campfire and Reunions, has had
charge of the arrangements for one of the
most important features of the Encamp-
ment. Hundreds Of regimental, brigade, di-
vision and army corps organizations have
been assigned rooms for their meetings.
Members of the Army of the Potomac
can on Wednesday night, Aug 80, meet
survivors who fought in the great battles
and took part in the great campaigns of
that Eastern Army. The same will apply
to the members of the Army of the Cum
berland, Army of the Tennessee, Army
of the Mississippi and Gulf, as well as
the Army of the Frontier, and these vast
gatherings, five in all, will be Wednesday
night at 8 o'clock. Later announcements
will give location.
There has been new feature adopted
at this Encampment i'll reference to Re
unions that will prove one of the most
pleasing of all. 1t is to have the old boys
gather in large assembly rooms at Il given
hour by States. This means % Reunions,
as that many States furnished Union sol
diers in the civil war. Therefore all who |
served in New York regiments will meet
in building designated at p. In. Tues
day. This is the parade day, but that |
will be over. The same plan applies. as |
stated above, for all States, viz, Cantor
MIA, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illi- |
nos, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky. |
Maine. Maryland, Massachusetts. Michi-
gan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New
Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, |
PENNSYLVANIA, Rhode Island, Vermont, |
West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
Bulletins will be issued giving location |
of each one. In these buildings on the |
meeting night will be markers, showing
every regiment, battalion or battery that |
went from that State; and these will be |
prepared to show the particular arm of |
the service, whether infantry, cavalry or |