Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-22
GRAND ARMY REUNION
Des Moines Making Preparations
for Encampment to Be
Held in May.
Not Less Than 1000 Old Soldiers
and Visitors Will At.
tend.
A Number OF Pleasing Features
Being Prepared for the
Veterans.

Des Moines. Feb. Arrangements
have nearly been completed for the
Grand Army reunion to be held in Des
Moines on May 90 to %. 1t is UNDER
stood there will be upwards of 5000 OLD
soldiers here. and at least 1000 of their
| families and friends The committee
has issued circular which will be
mailed to all merchants and business
men, asking that the city be approprl-
/ tely decorated The reunion will also
include soldiers from Kansas, Illinois.
| Nebraska, Missouri and Minnesota, and
| among the visitors from Minnesota
will be governor Van SAINT, who was
past department commander of Mime
sofa. and COMMANDMENT Tor
renee.
The regiments acknowledging ac-
ceptance of the invitation to this re.
union SO far are: Second Iowa lnfan-
try and Second Iowa Cavalry. Third
Iowa Infantry and Cavalry. Fourth
Iowa Infantry and Cavalry. Tenth and
Eleventh Regiments of Iowa Nolun-
teers. and the Twelfth. Fifteenth. Sew
enteenth, Twenty-second and Twenty
third regiments of infantry of Iowa.
The Hornets Nest and Crocker's bri-
gades will also take part in the reunion.
The encampment opens with mass
meeting at the Auditorium on Tuesday
evening May 90. Governor Cummins
and Mayor Hartenbower will deliver
addresses of welcome, and Department
Commander George Metzgar, of DAY.
export, will deliver the address in re-
Spouse. Commander-in-Ch Ell Tor
renee, of Minneapolis, will give the
address of the evening.
"Wednesday. May 81. meetings will be
assigned to the Auditorium on the west
side and the Mirror Theater on the
east. Gen. G. NJ. Dodge VIII deliver the
address of the day, and the forenoon
will be devoted to various exercises to
be arranged later At o'clock will
occur the grand parade. which will pass
over the principal business streets of
the west and east sides AT o'clock,
following the parade. the regular and
the brigade reunions will be held at the
Auditorium and Mirror Theater. Gen.
j A. Williams, department commander
CT Minnesota, will deliver an address at
one OF tneSe places. w SulleSiay HlSnt
camp fires and gathering of old COM
rades will constitute the exercises as
now arranged.
The genera! headquarters for the en-
campment will be at the Slavery. while
subordinate quarters will be opened at
ether hotels. c. II. Robinson, of the
county treasurer's office, is in charge of
the entertainment of visitors. and will
receive offers for entertainment from
citizens.
The committee having in charge the
badges to be Worn by the soldiers have
decided to select one of many designs
now under consideration, in which Des
Moines as the capital city of Iowa will
be prominently displayed.
Miss Harriet Carton will have charge
OF a chorus of forty voices to provide !
music for the meetings and camp fires.
The Postotfice Glee Club have extended
an offer of their servlces.and withits ac-
ccptance they have been placed on the
program for several selections. 1t Is |
contemplated there will be more than
twenty bands engaged for the event, so
that the city will be full of music dur
ing the encampment.