Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-03-22
GRAND ARMY ENCAMPMENT.
Great Efforts Are Being Put Forth TO
Make This National Event Bril-
liant Succcss-Many Posts Will At


tend.
The work in Cleveland of prepar-
ing for the national Grand Army en-
campment to be held in this city dur
ing the week of September 0, has
been fairly begun.
An executive committee has been
organized composed of Gen. James
barnett, civil war veteran; Capt. r..
Il. Burdick, who saw service in the
Spanish-American war; A. j. Smith,
a prominent railway official; Col. G.
4. Dewstoe, postmaster of Cleve-
land and n veteran of the &. a. r.;
G. w. Mccormick, Col. Henry c. Eli
son, Webb c. Ball, Herman Z. Baehr,
Col. Lewis Black, Ryerson Ritchie, to
whose untiring efforts as secretary
some years ago the Cleveland Cham
Der of Commerce owes what it now is;
). +. Haserot, Capt. j. c. Roland,
cashier of the post Office and Grand
Army comrade; Arthur Bradley,
former president of the Builders Ex-
change; Gen. George A. Garretson,
who was made a general by Presi-
dent Mckinley at the outbreak of the
war with Spain, and John ii. Blood.
This capable and representative
committee placed Mr.. Ryerson
Ritchie, one of its number, at the
head of the work as director of the
encampment and secured the serv-
ices of +. w. Doty, former member of
the Ohio Legislature, former newspa-
per man, secretary of the Business
Mems Convention league and the sue
cessful promoter of half dozen
Snnpinl aynntC for cpprafnrV
Mr.. Richie and Mr.. Doty can be
reached at 407 Chamber of Commerce
building, Cleveland, o. The suit of
offices extend the entire length of
the building on the west side of the
fourth floor. Under Mr.. Doty is a
capable force of office employees, the
members of which are already busy
in the performance OF their respect
i've duties.
A number of Grand Army posts
have already indicated their inten-
ton of attending the encampment.
1t is expected that the encamp-
ment will be the third largest in the
history of the Grand Army, those at
Washington and Columbus being the
only ones that may possibly exceed
it. As a natural result, the parade
will be larger than any in the history
of the organization, except perhaps
those in the two other cities already
named.
Perry's victory day, September 10,
will be in the week of the encamp-
ment and will be doubly celebrated
by reason of the old soldiers being in
the city. The naval parade will with
out doubt be arranged for that occa-
sion, and as the government revenue
cutters, half dozen in number, will
be at Buffalo at the Pan-American
exposition they can with ease be
brought to Cleveland for the occa-
sion.
1t is confidently expected that the
management of the Pan-American
exposition at Buffalo will make the
Monday following the encampment
week Grand Army day, so that the
old soldiers can go direct from Cleve-
land to Buffalo. The two cities are
only 1s3 miles apart.
A subcommittee of the executive
committee has practically completed
the work of forming the standing
committees. The personnel of these
committees is especially fine and in
sures efficient and effective work.
The committees will begin their
work within the next few days.