New-York tribune., 1902-10-03
READY FOR THE VETERANS
ELABORATE PREPARATIONS IN w,s,
INGTON FOR THE G. AR. EN-
CAMPNIENT

Washington, Oct. 2-The first of the veteran,
who are to attend the Grand Army of the Repuhlic
encampment arrived here to-day. and ii is expect5
that from this time until the beginning of The =.
campment exercises the arrivals will continue y
regularly organized bodies have vet come n, -
none are expected before Saturday To-dav.s -,
rivals generally consisted of veterans who sa,v
service near Washington in the Civil War and ~
desire 20 revisit the old scenes before The enca-n
ment begins. General Torrance and mis- st,rr -
expected tomorrow. They will occupy quarters A.
the Ebbitt House, which will be the heafo,.,r,,-,
of the Grand Army at the encampment The conn,
mander In chief Will find the city preparaI g. =
eeive him and his comrades. Within the last t,,.,
V-four hours hundreds of flags big and little bo
been unfurled along the principal streets sa,,
Sylvahii-aNe.. along which the veterans will march
~ Hhed win the national coIors. and MANY orber
streets also present patriotic aspect MANY, sta,I
for the accommodation Of visitors are aoin, ms, 49,,
II . announced that in no instance are stain =
public buildings 70 be Obscured The attend,ro, =
expected to be unusually large
Many tents including a number Of corrs on,
army headquarters. have been erected ON tbe' .,1f
south OF the White House Among tbes. i, g. 80 80
mehse hospital tent. which was dedicated to1a
An oHclaI announcement of the time and Mac d.
'S. i""SeVeitS reception to the women Of tbe
'rahd Army auxiliary bodies was made tod -
"hI take place on Thursday OF next week batv.a.
ana y. m, at the COrCoran Art C2aIIer, 80
sion will be by card onIv
OihciaI orders were issued bv General Mac ,..l,.
'' IoI the participation OF number az -ey,,t.
.Io'pS IN the naval veterans parade 10 occ,,- -
INeSd"y. General Heywood. who is 10 be 80
",i % SItI OF mat parade. also ISSUED an order ~
'''i"e TOT the order of march which is as fol1z
FIRST DIVISION
p....t, General T. H. Bliss marshal
,H I'M li.ISnlpnen United States Naval ,.,t.
il,.l.l"h engineers, United States ARMY '''
'''sHl , coast artillery United States EN-.
- 'ttIerF United States Arm,
't4dli'n or the 2l United state
r,r1 regiment United states u7arfrss ---
' ''ltail'ns United States se4nen fr-,- .r.
-.--. ne Franklin and TT4rtfH-f -an-
S"icl on columbia National Guard
SECOND DIVISION
N,.f,r,r w. ~ Michael marshall
District ~ tIon Of Tx Prisoners of War
' ''4iioii Defenders Az-.--it-.r
spanish War Veterans 'i u
sons 81 Veterans
THIRD DIVISION
~.. Daniel =. Kelly marshal
" ASSOCIATION N Naval Veterans ~ 1871 %
vritb be complications which Threatened ,, t.-,.--
tI1for -, IldIS or The Fifth Corps r0 havc h..
81 49, HeNl ueSiay evening have has.1 ,.rf.r
torli4f Nr reunion viii take place AS orfrfrH
rrar- 1,.N''Il mat lt will be- held ir -b.o-f ~
t'SI'td or sherman Tent This -,I+ i-ltn @
~ d'"ul through the kindness of l,arr.l t'9
I'j,,L.LN LNy ana captain Thomas NcKes - ~
e---Lf4 pIpS, and OF the Sons of Nafsr'.,s' ,,l7
b '1tI 1Ir programme committee 10 asrar.' s ~
Si,.L HLIHd caused by assigning tbe Fiftb II
ey-erir,' ny corps 70 the tent ON +ba ~