The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-07-31
TO ACCOMPANY
THE PRESIDENT
Canton Grand Army Veterans
Arranging to Go
TO CHICAGO ON SAME TRAIN
with the Chief Executive, to Attend the
National q. A. X. Encampment-
Arrangements Now In
Progress.

Progress.
Members of Canton. G. A. r. posts
are making a special effort to make
good showing for the city at the ap-
preaching national encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic, at Chi
cago.
President Mckinley is to be present
at the encampment. He will go from
Canton over the Pennsylvania, and
Canton Union war veterans will en-
deavor to arrange their excursions so
they can go on the prsident's train. If
possible a delegation Of a couple of hun
dred people, a hundred of them CIR md
Army men, will compose Canton's dele
cation.
The encampment opens Tuesday, Aug
ust 27, and the arrangements are made
with view to leaving Canton Monday,
the 26th, either in the morning or the
evening, according to the time at which
the president will arrange to go. Can
ton post No. 25 and George d. Harter
post No. 555, have both named commit
tees to arrange for the trip, and these
committees are also urging the Grand
Army men of New Berlin, Sparta, Mag
nolia, Minerva and other nearby towns
to join them, in order to make as good
showing as possible for the presidents
home city.
Attorney J. ]. Clark, who is chair
man Of the committee from Canton post.
which is arranging for the trip, said
Friday:
CANToN'S DELEGATION.
Canton, with the towns Immediately
Alliance, which will, Of course SEND
their own delegations, expects to send 6
delegation of nearly one hundred mem
bers of the Grand Army to Chicago
Our committee Is now in correspondence
with the national reception committe,
at Chicago, arranging for headquarter'
for the Canton posts during the encamp
, ment. There will be, you know, no out
door camp this year at the nationa
gathering. No tents will be put up, an,
, instead of those of the veterans VIII
, wish free quarters will be quartered Il
=
be provided, and each soldier will be re
quired to provide his own blanket. Thes
. Quarters will also be used as the rendez
. vous for the post to which they are as
q signed.
q Very few Canton veterans, however
= use these free quarters. Most Of ther
:, prefer to engage lodging somewhere.
!. in our case the quarters will for tn
principal part be used as a place of q,
sembly for the Canton civil war vetel
ans"
.oHIo CONSPICUOUS.
Ohio will make a prominent place
10 this years encampment. All over Il
state comes news that the G. A. r. pos
are making special efforts to get out
large attendance. 1t Is expected tn,
fully 10000 people from Ohio will be
Is attendance at the encampment II
1t central location of the objective poir
y. the low railroad rates and the speci
l. inducements put forth by the city
Chicago will probably make this L
ar greatest gathering Of the boys in blue
IN the history Of the G. A. r. 1t is Il
D. ambition Of the Ohio department
ne make the Buckeye State very conspic
r. GUS in it's representation at the e
n campment, and all visitors from II
e. state will be supplied with large and q
70 tractive badges. The Ohio headquarte
iy win be at the Palmer house and will
to Iopen to all Ohio visitors. Tweaty-h
thousand badges have been printed a
c. each Ohioan calling at the state hea
c. lquarters will be presented one.
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