Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-10-07
THE REUNION Of VETERANS
Annual Encampment Of the Grand
Army Opens at Washington
Under Favorable Conditions.
Attendance is Large, Weather Perfect
and Decorations are Seen All
Over City.
Program Of the First Day Successfully
Carried out and Day one of
Festivities.

bought for the Union in the great con
f1ict that ragged from 1861 to 1866 are
the guests of the capital of the nation.
They came thousands strong to par
ticipate in the thirty-sixth encamp-
ment of the Grand Army of the Re
public, the opening ceremonies of
which occurred during the day. A
clear blue sky and beautifully deco
rated city, with welcome from hos
pitable people, gave promise of a joy
full reunion. The streets were early
the scene of great activity and on all
hands could be heard the prediction
that the encampment was to be sue
cess. The visitors already are count
ed by the tens of thousands and trains
are arriving hourly with their loads
of human freight to be added to the
throng. A noticeable feature is the
presence of a great many young folks
among the out-of-town people.
The city, with its lavish decorations,
never looked more attractive. There
scarcely is building on the principal
streets that is not festooned with the
national colors and many of the stands
and vehicles on the streets are sim
ilarly decorated. The streets have
been specially cleaned in preparation
for the event and everything is in
"apple-pie' order for the veterans.
The programme for the day includ-
ed an automobile parade, a regatta on
Roosevelt, a monster campfire at con-
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fireworks in the evening.
Parade Viewed by Thousands.
The automobile parade started at
| 10 o'clock from Scott Circle and the
line extended for many blocks. Head
ed by large automobile containing
a band the procession moved slowly
down town and those in the more at
tractively decorated machines were
applauded by the throngs which had
gathered along the sidewalks. After
passing through the principal streets
the procession was reviewed by sew
eral cabinet officers and a number of
invited guests from the judges stand
erected near the White House.
Commander-in-Chief Torrance spent
the day with other general officers of
the order at headquarters at the Eb-
bltt House receiving delegates and
distinguished members OF the order.
Among those who called were official
representatives of the departments OF
Kansas, Pennsylvania, Montana, Ari-
zona, Colorado, Ohio Michigan, Min
nesota and California. Prominent in
the Ohio delegation was General Hen.
ry B. Darlington, now eighty years old,
said to be the only surviving regular
army colonel of ante-bellum days.
General z Torrance told all corners that
the outlook for the encampment could
not be better.
/ A center of interest during the day
was the crowds south of the White
House. There, on the fElipse, under
the shadow of the Washington monu-
ment, are located tents which are to
be. used as the headquarters of the
different corps and other divisions
whose members constitute the Grand
Army. Among the organizations thus
represented are the Army of the Poto-
mac, the Army Of the James, the
Army Of the Cumberland and the
Army of the Tennessee. All these
tents were occupied during the day
and all proved powerful magnets to
the veterans. There were officers on
hand in each tent to answer questions
and many interesting meetings took
place. The postof1ice and the hospital
tents were taken possession OF during
the day, as were most of the tents
which are to be used as free sleeping
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