Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-05
Special Trains From Many Cities
for Grand Army Encamp-
ment Next Month.
NOTED COMMANDERS TO BE HERE
Hoped TO Secure Presence of Regu-
lars From Fort Sheri-
dan.

annual cncampment of the Illinois
department of the G.. \. r.. which
takes place at Rock Island ON May
TO. ~ and %, next.
The Illinois department officers.
under the leadership OF Col. y. Il.
lThistlewoOd, of Cairo, department
commander, are joining hands with
the Rock Island cncampment eXecu-
tive committee, and the results of
this close and aggressive cooperation
Iare already manifest.
President William McConochie, of
the Rock Island committee, states
that special &. \. Il. trains will be
arranged for by the railroads from
Chicago, Rockford. Springfield.
Bloomington. Quincy. Peoria and Pc
kin, Kankakee, Elgin and Aurora.
These trains will also carry delegates
to the annual conventions of the Sons
of Veterans, Daughters of Veterans,
Women's Relief Corps. Ladies' of the
G. \. X. and Ladies' Aid Society. all
of which meet concurrently with the
Illinois Department of the &. \. Il.
in Rock island. 5zL9,s 90
The Rock Island executive commit
tee is now engaged in advertising the
encampment by means of posters,
folders. circulars. etc. Adjt. Gen.
Partridge of Waukegan. for the Hi
nois department. is assisting in this
work by mailing literature to all
/ post commanders. The state officers
of the various auxiliary organiza
tons will likewise assist AZ soon as
suitable literature is supplied them.
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| An attractive feature of the coming
loncampmcnt Will be the presence of
n majority of the companies of the
/ 9th regiment. |. y. G.. Gov. Yates
and Adjt. Gen. j. y. Reecc have sig
nified their willingness to permit this
/ regiment TO attend. The success of
the effort To secure the attendance of
the 9th regiment has encouraged the
department officers TO hope that
/ President Roosevelt will permit the
attendance of the regulars stationed
at Fort Sher.uan. Commander in
Chief Torrance has been requested TO
take the question up with the Wash
ington authorities. and he has agreed
to do so. Department Commander
Thistlcwood is confident that Gen.
Torrance will bc successful.
DR.. Il. l. Lane. of GaIesburg. mcdi-
cal director of the Illinois depart
ment. has made his report to the ma
tional department of the G.. \. II.
/ His report shows that on January 1,
1901. there were 22,764 members in
good Standing in Illinois. During the
year there were 1889 members and
nine new posts added and PISS MEM
I L. IL .Ia
Suspensions. making the total mem
bcrship on January I. 1902, 2I.6O5.
The death rate during last year was
about ; per cent of the total mem
bership of the department, the
deaths numbering 6S3.
On the first of the present year the
posts of the state had on hand $40,-
1895 in cash. BESIDES this. they
owned real estate 10 the value of
S2s.762 and furniture. etc, to the
value of So. 1891.
Among the prominent post com
manders of the G.. 4. II. who will par
ticipate actively in the May encamp-
ment are Gen. Thomas G.. LAWYER, of
! Rockford. ILL.,. past commander in
chief. and Col. Joel NJ. Longnecker.
past Illinois department commander.
There is "A movement on foot tn bring
out Gen. John {. Black of Chicago.
| for commander-in-chief, if his con-
sent can be secured.
| Information Booths.
The bureau of information for the
e. \. Il. encampment at meeting
last evening left in the hands of the
chairman. Norris r. Stafford, the
matter of naming n number of sub
committees TO take charge of GER
tain matters that were given a thor
ough discussion. One of them was
the establishing of a number of in
formation booths about the business
part of the city during the encamp-
ment. as WAS done in Peoria last year.
These would he in charge of members
of the bureau at all times of the day
and they would be provided with
/ list of the available lodging places
and city directory. 1t is proposed
to establish one in each block.
The entertainment committee has
decided to appoint number of ladies
to revise the list of places where Wis
itors can he accommodated and to
undertake a canvass about the city
for additional accommodations. The
| list must he arranged and in order
! by May so that the bureau of
information may have it as "a basis
upon which To work in making the
final plans and in giving instructions
10 those who will be on duty during
the encampment.