Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-05
CORN AS IN [ND[[N
Iowa 6. A. R. Adopts Suggestive
Badge for Grand Parade in
Washington.
Each Iowa Soldier to Wear a
Large Ear Of Corn, Tied With
Ribbons.
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Laage Attendance Promised G.
A. R. Day at the State Fair
General Orders.
Special to Times Republican.

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I)es MONIES. Aug. 5.-'fhe veterans .
Iowa Who attend the national encanp
fment i'll Washington will Wear uniqn
badges in the grand parade. Each sol
Gier who marches in the parade il
Washington in October Will be expecte
To carry the largest ear of corn he ga,
eye state at that. n suggestion to thi
effect is made in a general order issue
by Assistant Adjutant General Newman
from the headquarters of the state G
"A f.. department yesterday.
The order recommends that as dis
t:nctive feature every soldier from low;
wear a large ear of corn suspended from
the shoulder by n uff-colored ribbon
Fastened To each end of the ear. Every
enmrade is urged to bring two ears %
corn in his grip. so as to provide /;
/ plenty for all Iowans. in some some
should fail to have Il supply. 1t is eN-
pected this idea will find general favor
| among the veterans. Department Com
lnander Lindt first suggested the plan
some time ago.
DIR. Newman says there is every indi-
cation that the attendance from Iowa
will be large. An excursion has already
been arranged by the milwaukee, ana
preparations made for a special train OF
thirteen coaches.
The general order just prepared
touches on number of matters in
Guiding old soldiers day at the state
fair, Tuesday, Aug. IS No tickets Will
Ne issued in advance for that day. but
veterans will occupy booths at the sev-
eral gates to whom veterans of the
Mexican or civil war, their wives or
widows may present themselves and
obtain tickets. Notice is given that
those who. in order to obtain reduced
rates on railroads are required to pur-
chase entrance tickets for the fair also
must not use such tickets for admission
on old soldiers day They arc supposed
to apply for a soldiers ticket at the fair
grounds and present their ticket pur-
chased of the railroad at the seeretary's
office on the grounds that day, where it
will he redeemed The order saws it is
foped and expected the arrangements
for old soldiers day will prove more
satisfactory than hitherto Mention is
made of the camp fire between III and |
O'clock on Aug. 26 ut the new stock pa
vilion the addre/.s being by Governor
Cummins and Senator Dolliver
y strong appeal is made by the de-
partnent for active work on the part of
every post member to secure new mem
bers Ii is urged that all old soldiers
should belong, and that the poorer a
survivor of the war may be, the more
desirable it is he should be a member of
the Grand Army of the Republic Rela-
tive to membership. the order saws:
The years left to us are few. and the
march to the end of our existence is al !
most over. Every soldier of the civil
war should be tenderly regarded in life
and, when the end shall come. be laid
to rest beside his comrades where these
who shall remember him. when he shall
who shall remember him. when we All
snail be only remembrance may place i
on his last earthly resting place a flag
TO indicate his service for its honor and |
the reservation of an undivided coun-
try
Announcement is made of the list of
delegates to the encampment at Wash I
ngton. This list has hitherto been
published. 1t is announced that L. e.
Cousins of Council Bluffs will be de-
oartment inspector: L. Kinkead of Des
Moines. judge advocate; j. d. Mce;ar-
laugh of Des Moines. chief mastering
officer; and r. t. St. John of Riceville,
senior aide and chief of staff
Posts of the state are cautioned
against a person giving the name of NJ.
irate and representing himself as a
member of the One Hundred and Eigh-
y-eighth Ohio. He has obtained mon
" from different posts by claiming
membership in one post or another.