The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-10-07
GRAND ARMY VETERANS.
Heroes Of '61 Gather at National Capt.
tai in LARGE Numbers.

Washington, Oct. 6.-The latch.
string is on the outside and the ma
tional capital has put the big pot in
the little one. Old glory was unveiled
to the breeze this morning and thous-
ands of visitors are expressing their
qualification at the warm, sincere and
thoroughly hospitable reception ten
dered them by the people OF Wash
ington. During Sunday local railroad
men estimated that fully 10000 strang-
ers arrived over the various lines
with terminals in this city. To
day there was twice the confusion and
twice the crowds about the depots.
and up to noon the morning trains had
brought fully $4,000 additional people
to the city. While the Grand Army
veterans were in the majority It was
a notable fact that hundreds of the
arrivals were merely sight-seers at
tracted by the low excursion rates and
a desire to view the sights of the ma.
tional capital All day Sunday the
streets presented a crowded appear
ance Sight-seers were on every thor
oughfare in the central portion of the
city viewing the other people. the
crowd, the government buildings and
the decorations and arrangements of
the veterans.
Today the crowd was several times
as large. Pennsylvania avenue and
other of the principal streets were
crodwed early in the morning and most
of the people who were out were
strangers. Every train arriving in the
city brought large increases to the
crowd, and at noon the crowds in the
vicinity of the capital and other cen
ters OF attraction could be compared
only to the Inauguration day throngs.
Here and there in the crowds could
be seen the neat blue uniforms and
black gold corded hats of men who
wore these colors during the war. and
everywhere they were these gallant
men were noticed with great interest
by the crowds Of people. Today's ar
rivals included large delegations from
New England, New York and PennsyI- |
vania and from Minnesota, Illinois, |
Missouri, Iowa. Nebraska, Michigan |
and other states of the West.
During the early part of the day the
national officers of the G. A. r. and
affiliated organizations reached the
city, together with other visitors of
note. and the escorts conducting them
from the depots to national encamp-
ment headquarters formed the first
parades of the week. General Tor
rance, commander in chief of the
Grand Army; Commodore John o.
Shaw of the National Association of
Naval Veterans; Commander-in-chief
Alexander of the Sons of Veterans,
and other persons who are to figure
prominently IN the events of the week,
were accorded enthusiastic receptions
N''' N"iA ms AAi' hdg Wtit kIttNtu WIN |
cheers whenever they appeared on the
streets
The first official number OF the
weeks programme took place this af-
ternoon when Camp Roosevelt, the
group of huge canvases erected on the
White Lot for the various sessions of
he reunion, was formerly dedicated I
ma turned over 10 the veterans. The 4,
iedicatory program was an interest
ng one and included patriotic music I
~ the Marine band and addresses by /
chairman Henry b. f. Mcfarland of I
he district board OF commissioners. |
Secretary of State Hay and Commits
iioner-in-chief Torrance. The exer-
Uses began with an invocation by
tey' W. G. Davenport and concluded
With the unfurllng of the flag and
ational salute OF twenty-one guns.