The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-05
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m'naer, j M. Lougnecker, then
formally welcomed the visiting posts,
and the business % the meeting was
Jpen'd Var, title outside Of routine
matters Will b. considered. A feature
o, his EVENING" program will be
9eries OF csmpfires to be held in the
Coliseum by the Army of the Potomac,
the Army of the Cumberland, the
Army of the Missouri and the Gulf, the
Army of the Frontier, and the Army
OF the Tennessee.
CHICAGO, Aug. 29.--For four and a
half hours Tuesday afternoon the thinn-
ing ranks of the Grand Army of the
Republic passed in review before their
leaders and before probably million
spectators, packed in almost solid
masses along the four miles Of the line
OF parade. 1t marked the climax of the
thirty-fourth annual encampment of
association of veterans who filed the
pages Of history with deeds of heroism
| during the weary years of the civil war
and was, according to Commander-in-
Chief Shaw, the greatest parade since
that day in Washington, when the hun
| powerful army on earth marched in re-
view to their final disbandment.
Thirty thousand veterans were in the
parade. Most of the time with ranks
almost perfectly aligned, out OCCASION
ally falterng under the burden of their
years, they filed past the reviewing
stand on Michigan Avenue, ssluting as
they marched Gen. Nelson A. Miles,
/ Commander-in-Ch Shaw and others
All along the line of march General
| Daniel Slckes had been given most
fiAttering greeting, but the warmth of
the reception that met him as he APP
preached the stand where Commander
ia Chief Shaw was awaiting him to re-
ceive the salute caused him to flush
with pleasure aud how his acknowledge
ments again and again. Twelve her
aids in costume, each bearing long
trumpet, came do IN the avenue, an
nouncinC the eppr zach of the pageant
of patriotism which followed close be-
hind them. Fifty members of the
/ Columbis Post of Chicago formed
hollow -Quare in the center of which
was borne fifty battle flags carried by
the n Y York regiments during the
day, The spectacle of the worn and
tattered flags were greeted at times
with cheers and at times with deep ST.
lence. A long line of carriages fol-
love- the battle flags, each containing
ledies and officials affiliated with the
Grand Army. Wisconsin was given
the right of the line. As rank after
rank wheeled into the avenue the spec
tstors went wild with enthusiasm.
CHICAGO, Aug. 29.-Major Leo Ras-
sieur of St. Louis will probably be
nominated this afternoon as Com
maud r in Chief of the G.. A. r. He
has no opposition Saratoga is most
favored Tor the thirty-lif th encamp-
ment d nver and Salt Lake are also
after it.
CHICAGO, Aug. 30.-The national
Grand Army encampment put in full
days work Wednesday. For those
members who were not burdened with
the responsibilities attending the posi-
ton of delegate it was day for any
thing and everything but business.
From morning until night the conven-
ton labOred at its work in Studebaker
hall, listening to numerous reports
from officers and committees, while the
vast majority of the old soldiers went
to the parks, took boat rides upon the
lake and those who had not seen blood
enough in their younger days accepted
an invitation from the packers to visit
the stock yards where they beheld more
slaughter than had taken place at the
Bloody Angle" Spottsylvsnia and in
Bloody Lane combined.
The committee in charge of the an.
nusl message of Commander-in-C Chief
Shaw reported approval of all his sug-
gestions with the exception of that re-
lating to the change of the date of Me-
mortal Day from May 30 to the last
Sunday in May. On this the commit
tee reported adversely and their report
was adopted by the convention.
The report of the committee on pen
sions went at length into the work done
ty the Grand Army in the last Con-
gress in obtaining increases in certain
classes of pensions. 1t then discussed
the differences Of opinion existing be-
tween the pension office and those
members of the Grand Army who hold
the opinion that the old soldiers have
not received sufficient consideration.
The report argued at length against
the statements that have been made by
the pension Office, in reply to the orlgi-
nal criticisms made by members of the
Grand Army, but offered no sugges-
tons as to direct line of policy to be
pursued. The report WAS ordered
printed and was the special order of
business this morning at nine O'Clock,
CHICAGO, Aug. 30-Major Rassieur
has been elected commander-in. chief
of the G. A. r..
CHICAGO, Aug. 3O.-Other officers
elected were senior vice commander e.
G. Milliken of Maine, junior vice. Frank
Seamons OF Knoxville, Tenn, Surgeon
general, John A. Wilkins of Delta,