Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-19
Trains Of VETERANS
Old Soldiers Pouring Into Des
Moines for the Annual State
Encampment.
The Indications Point to the
Largest Attendance in
Recent Years.
City GaiIy Decorated for the OC'
casion--Gen. Dodge
to Speak.

morning brought in the advance guard
and by this evening the main body Will
be pouring into the city. The ac-
Communications will be ample, in spite
of the fact that three or four state
conventions are to meet in the city
this week.
All the indications point to, large
attendance. The hotels have already
disposed of all their available rooms.
Still there will be no difficulty in OBJ
tanning quarters, and the committee
having this in charge has the addresses
already of about a thousand rooms to
which those coming to attend the en-
campment will be assigned. The COM
mittee is still searching for more quar-
tiers, and by the time the encampment
opens expects to have accommodations
in sight for thousands of visitors in
addition TO those who will remain at
the hotels and the down town board
ing houses.
The work of decorating the city has
been completed. III. B. Hedge is chair
man of the decorating committee of the
q. a. r. for the encampment. In the
windows of many places of business
flags and relics of the days of the re-
bellion are in evidence. 1t is planned
TO make the line of march that will be
followed Wednesday afternoon scene
fairly Astounding in the national colors.
The auditorium will appear at its best
Flags and streamerS will float from
the stores and the streets will be rich
with steamers AT the state capitol
the decorative scenes will reach its
climax. For several days past the en-
ployes have been busy adjoining the
rotunda and corridors and each of tn,
oihces is being handsomely fitted up
According to the plans that have been
laid out the capitol will be more re-
splendent than at any time since il
was erected. The entire rotunda is al
ready alive with the national colors.
About the rotunda railing, on the sec
ond floor, are hung portraits OF con.
splcuous war heroes draped in flags
Huge streamers descend from the to,
70 the base OF the dome, looking down
from the Skyblue scene there repre.
Sented.
The work of erecting the fort on the
river front was begun Saturday. At
the iast meeting of the general com
iiitee Col. &c. q. Pratt was named to
take charge Of the erection Of fortifica-
lions. Major Turner and CAPTAIN FL,
OF the regular army was asked to as
slst MIN. The works have been laiG
out and their construction will he com
pleted Monday. They will lie TO the
east and north of the new CITY library
ana tne guns therein will be so planted
as 10 command the river. 1t was tha
original intention to have the samtes
iiiea from the capitol grounds. but If
10 now arranged that these shall he
iiieo from the Notifications on the
river front. The works have been laid
oul III accordance with the rules nj
iiiiiitary science and Will bristIe with
rei'i and artificial guns. The American
nag Will float over them.
The encampment will he ononoa
bright and early Tuesday mornins
When a salute of thirteen guns win IL"
nieu al sunrise by the battery. A bugle
.t. cue department headquarters at
tiie slavery Will sound the reveille. and
~. iuiii corps stationed at the capitol
VIII also sound this call. At o'clock
IN the afternoon a public reception VIII
De rendered the commander-in- CHER
ana the national and department off,
GERS by Governor A. B. Cummins at the
executive offices in the capitol Music
Will be furnished by the w. r. c. la
dies quartet
The formal opening will be at the
Auditorium a 7:30 in the evening. To-
siah Given will preside Addresses of
welcome will be given by the mayor
and the governor, with responses bv
Department Commander Metzger and
Communicating Chief Torrance. and
there will be addresses by Governor
Van SAINT of Minnesota and Gen. G. M
Dodge.
Wednesday will be marked by the
of the department encamp-
ment at the Auditorium in the morning
and the parade in the afternoon. Thou
sands of veterans are expected to take
part in the parade. which will be under
command of e. r. Hutchins, chief-of.
staff Following the parade there will
be reunions. and campfires will be held
In the evening. Each of these will be
or exceptional interest. At the Audi
forum Gen. Grenville NJ. Dodge will |
speak on his personal recollections of |
Gen. W. T. Sherman. At the Y. M. c.
a. auditorium will be the Spanish
American campfire. At the Mirror the |
alter the prisoners of war will meet and |
have arranged for a strong program.
with David Ryan presiding.
Thursday will be devoted to business. |
and In the evening will be public in |
stallation of officers
Not a little interest surrounds tn,
visit of Gen. Grenville NJ. Dodge to the
His address at the camp
fire at the Auditorium "Wednesday |
night will be awaited with the most |
anticipation by the veter-
ans. Forty-one years ago Gen. Dodge. |
in all the fire and vigor of young man. |
hood, came to Des Moines, eager and |
to get to the front. Many old
timers still remember him as he was in |
those days, wearing a soft felt hat. |
which in his nervous energy he rolled |
and crushed at the slightest provoca
ton In all the army there were few
men closer to Grant or to Sherman |
than Dodge, and for this reason it is
expected he will have some things to
say that will be worth going down into
history.
Governor Van SAINT, also veteran of
the civil war, will arrive with his staff |
Tuesday morning. He will be well |
coined by Governor CUMMING and his
staff. They will call on the visitors in
uniform at the Slavery in the morning
and in the afternoon Governor Van |
SAINT and staff will attend the reception
at the state house. Governor Van
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