The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1901-08-29
CLEVELAND ENCAMPMENT.
Preparations for Entertaining Grand
Army and Allied Orders Completed! =.
Cleveland. Aug. 26. 1901.


Cleveland, Aug. 26. 1901.
The time for final preparation for the
, Grand Army Encampment Ii at hand. The
J finishing touches to arrangements already
made viii be given to the work the next
10 days.
Gen. Leo Rassieur, the Commander-in-
Chief of the Grand Army, and Gen. b.
NJ. Sterrett, the Adjutant General, both
of st. Louis, were in the city last Wednes-
day and approved the details Of the parade
and other matters.
A resume of some Of the principal facts
about the Encampment and events of the
week may be given as follows:
The National Headquarters Of the
Grand Army, Woman's Relief Corps, La
dies of the Grand Army and Daughters
of Veterans will be at the Hollenden.
Conventions will be held as follows:
Grand Army, in the Euclid Avenue
Opera House.
Woman's Relief Corps, in the First NJ.
Il. Church.
Ladies of the G. A. R., in the Y. NJ. C..
A. Building.
Daughters of Veterans, in the Tippe-
canoe Club rooms, in the Masonic Temple.
The Grand Parade will be on Wednes-
| IaN. sept IL. he start VIII bt At ~
A. m, from the corner of Case and Euclid
avenues, and the route will be Euclid
avenue to Bond street and Bond street
to the lake. The parade will be reviewed
by the Presidential party from stand OPP
posite the Central Armory, on Bond
street.
The grandstands will be on both sides
of Bond street from Superior street north
to the lake. The grandstand for the sing
| ing school children will be ut the foot of
Bond street in Lake View Park.
1t is estimated that 10000 veterans will
lie in line.
There will be Campfires nearly every
night of the week in the Central and
Gray's Armories, and on one night in the
Turn Hail, on Lorain street. Receptions
of large, general kind will be held for
| the most part in the Chamber of Com
urrce Auditorium, including the PreSi-
DENTAL reception, Thursday evening, and
that in honor of the new and the retiring
| Commandcrs-in-Ch of the Grand Army
on Friday evening.
The naval parade will take place ON the
morning of Perry's Victory Day. Sept. 10.
The Union eX-Prisoners Of War, the 1th
! Ohio Regimental Association and other
organizations will participate in this pa
rade with the National Association of
Naval Veterans.
Many receptions will be given in the
including one by the WOmans Relief
Corps of Massachusetts to the Grand
Army, in one of the parlors of the Colon
ial
The souvenir book which the Executive
Committee is issuing will be one of the
most dignitied and beautiful volumes ever
nut forth in connection with a National
event Mr. Lewis Buddy, jr., is the artist,
and Mr.. William e. Sage the author. Mr..
Buddy has carried out ideas of simplicity
as well as richness and beauty. The cover
of the souvenir will be army blue, and
the only imprint upon the cover the EN-
BEEN of the Grand Army in cOlOrs. In
side the only decorations will be head
bolt and a tailpiece, both designed by MIR.
Buddy. The half-tone illustrations will be
profuse and very fine. MeSsrs. Einson
* Kerner, booksellers, of Cleveland, have
the authority of the Executive Committee
to market the souvenirs. The book will
contain many unique features.
\ week or 50 ago the Executive Com
mittce sent out invitations to distinguished
men in all departments of life throughout
the country inviting them to be present
1T the Encampment The invitations We're
very beautiful in description, and in char
ucter were almost identical with that
given President Mckinley. The answers
are being received daily. Many are ac-
cepting, and the destinations are all ac-
c0lnpanied by words of praise of the oc-
casion and Communication Of the beauty of
the invitation. II is evident already that
the Cleveland Encampment will be as rep
lesentative in the attendance of distin-
guished men as any ever held by the
Grand Army.
LETTERS OF ACCEPTANCE.
The following are a few of the letters
of acceptance received by Gen. Geo. n.
GaTcttson, Chairman Invitation Commit
tee:
Springfield, o., Aug. 10, 1901.
My Dear Sir: Thanks for the kind and
beautiful invitation just received to at
lend the 35th National Encampment, q.
\. r., at Cleveland, Sept. 9-14 next.
Unless some uncomfortable thing inter-
voHes to prevent, | shall be at this En-
campment, reaching Cleveland 9th prox.
Yours truly,
j. Warren Keifer.
Gen. Geo. a. Garrettson, Chairman Invi-
tation Committee, Cleveland.
Aug. 16, 1901.
Gen. G. A. Garrettson, Chairman, etc,
407 Chamber of Commerce. Cleve-
land, o.
My Dear Sir Many thanks for the in
yitatiOn to attend the National Encamp-
ment. l expect to attend two or three
days.
Sincerely yours,
X. A. Alger.
Woodmont, Conn, Aug. H. 1901.
My Dear Sir: : is my purpose, which
earnestly hope to be able to carry out,
to 90 with our Connecticut delegation to
the Both National Encampment of the
6. \. l.. ut Cleveland, leaving Connect
cut Sunday afternoon, Sept. s.
My friend Warner wrote me year ago,
urging me to attend at Chicago. He gave
as his reason for urging Inc that | was
the senior surviving officer of the original
organization. was not aware of it.
Yours very truly,
j. L. Hawley.
Greensburg, KY, Aug. II.
My Dear Sir: ] have the honor to &C
knowledge the receipt of your invitation
issued on behalf of the City of Cleveland
and the Department of Ohio requesting
my presence at the Both National Encamp-
ment of the Grand Army of the Republic
Sept. 8 to IA, 1901. 1t gives me great
pleasure to accept your invitation.
Very respectfully,
II. Ii. Hobson,
President National Mexican War Veter-
A..