The National tribune., 1901-08-15
CLEVELAND ENCAMPMENT.
Magnificent Decorations that Will Enchant
Visitors.

VISITORS.
Special correspondent to THE NATIONAL TRIRuSE.
CLEVELAND Aug. 8, 1901.
The absence from the 35th National En-
campment of the Grand Army to be held
in this city in September of all thieves,
confidence men, pickpockets, swindlers and
fakirs of worthless articles and alleged
souvenirs will be conspicuous. The Grand
Army Executive Committee and the city
administration are cooperating to the end
that the visitors and the people of the city
shall not be annoyed and victimized. The
city authorities are in close touch with the
Executive Committee, and will do their
part in maintaining public comfort and
keeping public order. The city will be
specially policed. The streets will be kept
clean. Permits will not be granted for
any purpose calculated to embarrass the
proper conduct of the Encampment or to
subject the people to the imposition of IN
authorized and INSCRIPTIONS street mer-
chants or other vendors.
The Executive Committee will give
written authority to those who are to con
duct the sale of the official souvenirs, and
the fact of these authorizations will be
advertised in a manner that Will be unmis-
taxable. Every authorized person will
have written or printed proof about him
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ing for sale of articles as having souvenir
value when they have not is obtaining
money by false pretenses and is punishable
by law. The committee intends to take
strict measures with all who attempt viola
ton, and has asked the public to- bring
to its attention any such cases that may be
noticed. Thera will be only one souvenir
book, one souvenir badge and one official
program. These will be in the hands of
traI h. hu.y Coll
authorization to show. They will be well
worth obtaining and keeping, inasmuch as
they will be artistically handsome and
significant Of the occasion.
The decorations at the Grand Army En-
campment are the result of careful study
and planning on the part of skilled archi-
tects. The work upon them on the Public
Square has been in progress several days.
| Double columns are being placed at all
four corner entrances to all four of
the sections of the Public Square.
This will make SO double columns
in all, each Of which will be 81 feet
high and pure white. Interposed be-
high and all pure white. 1nteIposed be-
! tween the double columns on every side of
every section will be two single columns.
All the columns around every section will be
connected by feStoons of electric light.
Thus it will be seen that the design in
wolves a colOnnade around every one of the
four sections of the Square. The double
columns will be carried up and on the top
of each will be a plinth with two modil-
lions supporting ball, on which will stand
the American eagle. The single columns
will be surmounted by a ball, which at
night will be n blaze of light.
On the base of each double column will
be engraved the name of some General.
Over the name will be shield surmounted
by i've or six large flags, on the face Of
each of which will be affixed the various
corps badges made of electric lights in
colors.
On the northwest corner of the south
east section of the Square will be erected a
pole about 10 feet high, from which a
cable will be carried to the electric light
mast which stands on the southeast corner
of the northwest section. From the center
of the cable, being the direct center of
the Square where Superior and Ontario
streets intersect, will be festooned from an
electric light ball, rows of electric illumina-
ton to the double columns at the four
corners where the two streets named meet
In this way the lights about the entire
Square will be connected.
The decorations will not be confined to
the Public Square. Bond street from
Superior street to Lake Erie will be magni-
hcently decorated.
The grand stands will be ranged along
Bond street from Superior to Summit
streets, on both sides of the thoroughfare
The reviewing stand will be on the west
side of the street opposite the Central
Armory. The parade will be reviewed at
this point by President Mckinley and
large number of other notable men in IA
tional and State authority, and by Mayor
Johnson aud other Cleveland dignitaries.
The parade viii then disband at the corner
of Bond and Summit streets.
Across Bond street, in Lake View Park,
will be the grand stand for the school chill
dren who are to sing patriotic songs.
On either side of Bond street, at the
north entrance from Superior street, will
be erected huge double columns 60 feet
high. These will be handsomely decorated
with patriotic colofs and for general day
light effect. The decorations Of similar
kind will be continued along the front of
the grand stand on both sides of the street
all the way to Summit street and the lake.
The grand stand on which the school chill
dren will sit will also be appropriately
decorated.
While the decorations both at the
Square and on Bond street will be beauti-
full at all times, the former will be designed
chiefly for night effect; the latter for day
Application was made Thursday for free
quarters for members of MiddleDort Post,
of Middieport, Ohio, by Col. Ed. S. Grant,
who is distant relative of the late ex-
President U. S. Grant. Col. Grant was
the Ohio member of the Grant Memorial
Commission and is a Past Junior Vice
Commander of the Department of Ohio
and former member of the National
Council of Administration.
special train will be run to the En-
campment from Richland and Ashland
Counties, Ohio, bringing 100 members of
Andrews Post, of Ashland, and 200 mem
bers of Mclaughlin Post, of Mansfield
The first named Post will bring a drum
corps; the last named, band. Col. G. r.
Hemmingway, of Ashland, was in the city
Thursday to secure free quarters for 70
of the members of his Post. He is one
of the oldest Grand Army members living
having been mustered in the organization
in 1867 at Candor, N. Y.