The National tribune., 1901-07-18
CLEVELAND ENCAMPMENT.
Visiting Committees Secure Quarters
for the Week OF the Big Reunion.
Special correspondence to THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.

Special correspondence TO THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
CLEVELAND, O., July 10.
The Grand Army Executive Commit
tee received word a few days ago that
the Western Passenger Association has
established an Encampment week rate of
one fare for the round trip to and from
the Central Passenger Association gate
way at Chicago or ST. Louis, from which
gateway to Cleveland and return the rate
will be that established by the Central
Passenger AsSociatiOn-one cent a mile.
The Local Reception Committee has
been filed out. The members are Mayor
Tom l.. Johnson, Chairman; Capt. ii. q.
Sargent, eN-DirectOr of Schools, Vice
Chairman; Il. +. Bower, President of the
Cleveland World; Congressman Theodore
u. Burton; Charles w. Chase, President
of the Cleveland Leader; j. q. w. Cowles
Chairman of the Citizens Grand Army
Committee OF One Hundred: Professor
NJ. NJ. Curtiss; Hon. James r. Garfield
Mr.. G. A. Grasselli; Senator Hanna; Maj.
Webb G. Hayes; Col. Myron L. Herrick
Mr.. Peter NJ. Hitchcock; Mr.. l.. T. Hold
en-, President of the Cleveland Plain Deal
er; Mr.. Jas. ii. Hoyt; Superintendent L..
II. Jones, of the Cleveland public schools;
Capt. Il. A. Kendall; Mr.. Charles Il. Ken
nedy, editorial manager of the Plain
Dealer: Mr.. Charles W. Maedje. President
Of the German Associated Dailies Com
pany; Mr.. Robert f. Paine editor-in-chief
of the Cleveland Press; President Cady
Gen. Ed. s. Meyer; Gen. L. f. Taggert;
Mr.. Virgil C. Taylor; President Charles
+. Thwing, of Western Reserve Univer-
sity, and Mr.. j. G. Trask.
Gen. John Blaes, Department Com
mander of the Grand Army of Kentucky,
and Assistant Quartermaster-Gene ia
cob Seibert, of the same Department, both
of Louisville, were in Cleveland last week
locating headquarters for Encampment
week. They also secured free quarters
for the rank and file of Kentucky veter-
ans. The Department will be well rep
resented at the Encampment.
Commander Wendell Miller and AdJu-
tant w. G. Hall, of Col. o. H. Rippey
Post, of Pittsburg. were in Cleveland last
week. The Post will bring 100 members
and these will be accompanied by their
wives, children, relatives and friends to
the number of 300. The members of the
Post will for the most part be in free
quarters, in order to be together but the
committee secured accommodations at
boarding houses, hotels and private faml-
lies for the remainder of the party. The
Post will bring its own band, and has a
firing squad of its own, duly Differed by
Captain, Lieutenant and Sergeant, and
composed of "A members. This squad will
bring guns and accouterments.
The northwestern part of this State,
Williams County and a part of Defiance
County, will be represented at the En-
campment by 400 veterans and delegates
to the Woman's Relief Corps Convention
and eXcursiOnists to the number of 300
others. j. ID. Travis, of Montpelier; j.
NJ. Parrot, of Bryan; John Paxton, of
Evansport, and +. i. Niederaur, of
Bryan, were committee which visited
the city last week in search of free quar-
ters for the veterans. All the committee
men are members of the Grand Army
save Mr.. Neideraur, who is connected
with the First National Bank of Bryan.
The Posts represented will be Hiram
Louden Post, of Montpelier; Evans, of
Bryan; Joseph Rath, of Evansport; Rings,
of West Unity; Bradley, of Stryker, and
probably one or two others. Louden and
Rath Posts will bring bands.