Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-08-31
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Thirty ourth Annual Encamp-
# mont 81 the q. A.sR. Now LII I
Full Blast.
SPromises to Be the Greatest
NJ. and Most ccessful One
/ II Ever Held. 5 1ss8s
HEROES I Of / J. RIVER / 4 ! I AND SEA
Right Of the Line Given e Ma
val Veterans and Spanish
War Sailors. $..s&
Asso citation Of Ex-P Prisoners q
a \: War March in the Tars' @
..9irg5 5::,s Procession. S3S

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CHICAGO, Aug. 70. The 84th annual
,encampment Of the Grand Army Of the
Republic is in full blast and in ~
respects it promises to be the greatest
and most successful enoampment the
army has ever held Train after train,
loaded down with veterans and their
friends, have rolled into the various
depots In the city, and BY eveningit
was Estimated by railroad officials that
fully Al, 600 old soldiers had arrived and
fully S00.00O other excursionists had
come with them. The veterans have
come from all parts Of the republic and
every Northern state has sent a strong
contingent. s5,s . 81 ~: s.:....:.,-. 70. ,}rN
4. The right of the line on the opening
day was given to the men who sailed
the seas during the OWL war, the cheer.
ing was all for them and the honors
were theirs. &[&t
The heroes Of river and sea Of the
Civil war are O small band now. OF
the 1872, 900 men enlisted in the, navy IN
the early days of the war less than ! (.
r1'@ A Thousand Were in Line H.
and it is agreed by the old sailors that
their number was greater than it will
ever be in any parade to come. .r.5
But one battle flag, was carried by
the. naval veterans. It was tho one
that futtered from the monitor Winnie
bago when Farragut sailed into Mobile
bay to gain his browning victory. It
was borne by Seaman E. D. Woodruff
of Rockford, Ills, aid beside him
marched ex.Boatswain's Mate J. R.
Lynn of Chicago, who made the flag
while serving on board the Winnebago
Beside the men who fought af1oat from
81 to '65 came the younger generation
who helped to smash Montejo's feet in
Manila bay and made glorious history
when Cervera sailed out Of Santiago
harbor to overwhelming defeat. With
the veterans Of the navy marched %
band OF men whose lot during the war
comprised the worst fhardships, but
none the less was as full Of glory as tho
careers of the bravest fighters of them
oil. These were the members Of the
Association Of Ex.Prisoners Of, War,
who received an enthusiastic greeting
a. they marched along. f.& ;'5s
49,, Five Theusand Men In Line.
The parade started at II o'clock from
the corner of Michigan avenue and
Randolph street and after short march
through the down town streets, turned
into Michigan avenue at Jackson boule.
ward and passed on south under the
beautiful army arch at Van Buren,
street, through the court of honor, and
out under the naval arch at Michigan
avenue and Hubbard court, where it
passed in review before CONFERENCE.-The
Chief Shaw of the 6. A. R.; Acting
Governor Warder, representing Gov.
,ernor Tanner, Mayor Harrison, Cons
mander Jones Of the Sons Of Veterans
and Commander Atwell of the Ex-Pris-
oners of War. =. !.
Chief Marshal J. F. r. Foss of Min.
neapolis headed the parade. The first
organization in the column was COM
posed of sailors from the revenue cut
ters Fessenden and Morrill,. Then came
two crews Of the United States life
Swung sefvAce' tAe Lawn mlNtAa OF LII
nois. which in cludes hundreds of men
who fought in the navy during the war
Of 1898; the naval Reserve Veteran AS.
ISOLATION, members of the Sons Of Vet
Grams, the Boys Brigade, the Ex-Pris.
oners OF War, and then the National
Association Of Naval Veterans-alto-
gether about q. 900 men.
". ~ Dedicatins the Naval Arch.
: ~ rraced;np the naval nar,ada The hi
3, naval arch erected Il M;chioan avenne
end Hnhhard conrt naar ~ Tobn 4
Logan Amonument, and marking the
south emo OF the court OF honor, was
dedieated' 1AAlt!ln q ne exercises were
nea ll1l, 49, eompaSatively early hour ap
im1menes eFpWaa M n El4 the ceremo
nlea mthonoei 81 sne naval veterans.