The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-08
REUNION OF VETERANS
CITY OF CLEVELAND READY FOR
HER GUESTS
Annual Encamplnent of the Grand.
Army of the Republic begins
In the Forest City
Tomorrow

CLEVELAND. Sept. The city of
Cleveland is ready to welcome the Ma
tionai Grand, Army eneampnaea+. which
will begin in this city Monday next.
The business blocks of the city and
many thousands of private residences are
decorated with flags, banners, streamers,
patriotic designs, 5festoons of bunting.
gartandss and pictures of famous war
generals and historic battle scenes. Six
ty-four columns of white staff. sur
mounted by American eagles and balls Of
electric light encfrcle the four sections of
: the public square, and are festooned to-
gethef by rows. of electric lights. Upon
the face of each is inscr bed the name of
some noted general of the Civil war.
These columns are also faced by shields,
bea utiful in design and patriotic in the
idea they convey.
All arrangements are perfected for the
reception of guests. who began to arrive
tonight. Information depets and guides
directed them to their destinations Free
quarters in the school houses are ready
for the veterans. Competent corps of
medical men have been organized with a
central office where doctors will be on
duty day and night
The city sleeps tonight, half in ex-e
pectancy and half in sorrow, but the,
preparations for next week have gone
steadily ahead with only such deviations
from the original programme as the alb
senee of the president have made neces-
sary.
The grand parade of Wednesday, Sept.
II, will be the event of the week The
line of march will cover a distance of
more than two miles over well paved
streets. The department of Illinois has
been accorded the. lead with the depart.
ment of Ohio on the left of the lire.
& The various departments will take
places IN the parade in the order of Sc
nfor1ty, Cino'S place on the left of the
line being accorded through courtesy
The Grand Army executive committee
at its meeting this afternoon took action
concerning the attempted assassination
of President Mckinley atBufaIo Friday,
and matters of business aecasloned by
the fact that his injuries will ) prevent,
his presence at the encamp1nen.t
. 1t was voted to leave all details as to
changes, which must be made. in the pro-
graHme owing to- the absence of the
president. to Senator Hanna and to car
ry out all arrangements he may make
Chairman Barnet placed himself In
communication by long distance tele-s
phone with Senator hanna at Buffalo.
Senator Hanna agreed to act. He in
structed the secretary to tell the COM
rnittees to proceed with all arrangements
not involving the presence of the presi-
dent. as though nothing had happened.
A. message of sympathy and condo.
Hence was sent by telegraph to the presi-
dent. as follows:
.5'-CLEVELAND. Sept Ito the Presi-
dent, Buffalo: The citizens executive a.,
"A. r. committee extends it's most pro-
found sympathy. The veterans of the
Civil war and the people of Cleveland are
a unit in their hope that your usual
health may be speedily restored, and
that you may resume the duties which
are so essential to the well being of our.
country. By order of the committee, e
James Barnet, Chairman"