Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-10-06

C. A. F.
REUNION

~ WASHINGTON, d. C. Oct 9Tho
Doys VINO wore the blue in tbe eo,,
now srizzled veterans who ara r,,,
ins the last milestone of lifes io,,r
hev' are moblizing in the nationat
capital in anticipation OF the tbir,,,
skin annual encampment Of ,ha
urahd Army of the Republic Evor,,
iliNihg train today is bringing ire
quota OF visitors and by tomorrow
hiorhlhs the rush will be on in aarn
= no city In the country is better
a"ie 10 care fer large catherine |
"n washington and this fact is dom. |
hstlated BY the admirable manner
~ "hich the veterans are being oar
ed iof On their arrival and assisnad
TO quarters. ''''' 'ieu
. He 6feat organization has passad
'iie zenith OF its glory and is now an
4S "dhe. Ihe attendance of tbts
"i - expected to fall short of last
'o"i' aS last year fell short of tho
"''ehudhce at the Chicago encomn.
'i'e"t ol Two years ago. Nevertheless
ehcdhlpment will be a grand and
uS occasion for the old soldiers |
"o Hiirched and fought and endured
~, 'i uslips OIL war forty years ago
idhhs are noticeably growing
thinhef and the boys" are not ahIa 1t
S'ahu the strain of the long ma Ia
a"ueS winch have been the GROWING gu
L"tu'e OF previous encampments. Rut er
'nelf enthusiasm has not been dimm We
~ anu the iew surviving great war eN
ais VINO are to be present will ac'
'''elFed with the same round of L II
hearty cheers as in days of vore whan of
'he veterans We're more vigorous as pul
wen as more numerous. dir
ne arrangements for the enter svi
.ainhlent Of the great crowd of visi. mo-
tors are as nearly persect .s - diss
a,taihed. The program will he form, the
my lhauSurated tomorrow. when no, gal
'o'ie services will be held in the vari- is
Jus churches At the camnfra in to
convention hall Monday evening ad. or ;
'resses viii be delivered by sneakers Pen
sII ! NATIONAL IS q ps pEssRgtaf4qn- fedif
ssociations detachments of regular strik
roops and district of Columbia mill ithei,
ia. There will also De an eAcuiS Sioii dent
o Mount Vernon for the encampmeht The
delegates. and in the evening General "Cal
Torrance. commander-in-chlel OF the to a
j. A. r. and his associates VIII be Will
extended the freedom of the city at tidl
public meeting. Wednesday is the thV
Law set aside for the grand review oil III
the veterans by the commander-ih- erH
chief and the President of the United in{I
States, with an elaborate reception IN TO I
the evening in Convention hall Ihurs- 81 (
day and Friday will be devoted to the u
business sessions of the encampment- y Z
Besides the encampment OF the e1
Grand Army there will be national vi
of the Womans Rehel Isl
corps. of which Mrs. Carlista Rob5oHTn
son Jones of Vermont, is national p res. p
ident The ladies OF the Grand Army I
of the Republic, of which Mrs. wac yau of a
Kansas is national president, iar'ill also II
meet in convention. y
From the viewpoint of thilfe Grand
Army veterans the selectleion of a 5
commander-in-chief to succfE,ed Gen. t
eral Terrence, of Minnesota is of =
prime importance. The scandidates d
most prominently mention led are John
McElroy Of Washington the nresent T.
senior vice commang,per; General ),
Than,as---.l.-s 81 a''1 lSs; ar; Of Pennsylvania !,
and General John G, Black of Illinois. G
Former Governor Robie of Maine is e
also named as a possible candidate.