The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-27
Sunday Trains Brought Thousands
of Members to Annual q. \.
r. Encampment.
GENERAL SICKLES'S DILEMMA.
Bagga9eman Delivered Trunk Full
of Young Lady's Toilets 10
Him Instead of His OFF
GERS Uniform.
REpl BLlc SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Chicago. Ill. Aug. a6The gathering OF
the veterans of the Civil War began to-day
with fitting Sunday services in the churches
| and eliminated tonight in a great religious
| and patriotic conclave at the Coliseum
Its forerunner of the afternoon was the
assemhlage in the huge structure OF the
children of the Sunday schools to raise theIr
voices in songs of thanksgiving and national
alteration. The two immense meetings We're
an inspiration for the coming week ne
spirit of the celebration that Will continue
| tomorrow. when the naval parades start
was not dampened by the copious showers
The opeuinC chorus had hardly died away.
when General Daniel +. Sickeis, the one
legged veteran. was assisted 10 the p'i'-
form When Bishop Fallows introduced ,he
hero of Gettysburg. l0Oeo handkeschisiSs
futtered a welcome and cheers ana nah"-
claiming continued for several minutes
while General SiclileS bowed MS app e'i
tion.
Several numbers further down in the pro
rramme there was another interruptions
when Bishop Fallows called for the hand
kerchief salute for the Duke ARGOS. II
was given with will and round OF ''p-
! plause caused the Ambassador from SPAN
to bend almost double in his court'y ac-
acknowledgements.
Nearly 20e1 people arrived In the city 10
day on trains entering the Union Dei-'s
alone. While no trains OF veterans weIe
eypected at the Illinois Central station sat
! urday. the officials were SURPRISED os III .iie
arrival of over S.00O people. To-day the rail- r
roads entering that station brought 1850
| people. ,. ,,-,,,,-
| PRINCIPAL among the arrivals was FRANK
z. Blair Post, No. l. of ST. Louis. 1t came
| in twelve sleepers. The post was taken ~
Randolph street. and from there. ne''ueu
| by a band. marched to North Side Turner
| Hall. where quarters We're assigned. t.N-
Judpe Leo Rassieur. probable commander
| in-chief. was in command.
The Northwestern road brought in lsU'o
lpeople and all trains of other roads were
| crowded. The streets never looked 81
| crowded before on SUNDAY nish,.
| General Sickles's Shirt Wafsts.
General Daniel E. Sickles is the posses
sor of more shirt waists than any deNotTe
of the new style Of male wearing apparel
His assortment Is more varied srSshdrs lnah those
| He has dreams in lace and network, ~,
null and muslin. He has gems IN SILK anu
chsvtots with brilliant IT,, stripe up r Gef from " a
| rocket. He has some in black, some IN
| white: he has effects In yellow and req;
He has shirt wa waists ; Io1 d .he ,bs s's summer @
| resort ballroom
| With ali his wealth of the new garment,
he is unhappy The General M.t hsr riav with Ia a
choice assortment of other female hners'
for his uniform as a Major General.
Some Girl Is in Tears.
Somewhere a young woman is inconso'apie
over the loss of her priceless stock or sum, I'M,
mer garments and wondering what she can
| do with a Generals outfit and old siouch
hat ,,o,,,
| Sickies is giving vent to his feelings in eN- S
plosive wrath. The trunk containing ms ms
official and extra clothing y, was & Gh1nggIp YarI os
| The trunk that the General found IN Shi.
| cago is so much like his own that he lett 1t
standing in his room at the patner me; nouse un
ing before opening it.. Then his Key would
not fit and he rang for a porter to break
1t open.
| When the lid was thrown back the eyes of
the General were fixed and dilated upon the
startling appearance OF women,s garments: arm anS:
Abandon your laugh said the hero Of
| Gettysburg. Bring my trunk up here and
take away this vision This thing hing Is ser str, !,
| Gus. If l can't find my true things ~hat
This" said the General, will answer.
he held up red SIR waist Mt Tath i,nnro. ace
| yisei some remarks on shirt waists that
sent the porter into a CONFUSION.
General Kept His Room.
| Colonel Wimans discovered tnat tne trunk
| belonging to Miss Alice Mills of Toronto.
| Canada. Another address found among The
| garments indicated that she could be
| reached In care of V. G. Maynard, 306 West
| Fifty-second street, New York.
! A telegram was sent notifying Miss Mills
that her trunk was in Chicago ana asking
| that if she had General Sickles's trunk, to
express 1t here at once.
} The railroad baggage office in New York
was notified of the error. General Sickles
| wore his travelling costume all day and his
negligee shirt without waist coat was the
cause of his remaining close to his room.