Williams news., 1903-06-13
THE G. A. R. AT
 SAN FRANCISCO
Grand Encampment Will Be a Continual Round of Pleas
 ure for Vets.

1LC Nd1lolidl lCdLiPlfiOii9 oi tAO Grand Army of the Republic will be held in San Francisco, August 17 to 21, inclusive, and the Gateway to the Orient is making great prepa- rations to receive the old soldiers, thousands upon thousands of whom are expected to attend the festivi- ties. Inducements are being offered in the way of entertainment, such as has never been seen in any city during the grand encampments.
 It is expected that large DOT tion of the Spa anish-American war veterans will be on hand to partici- pate in the weeks program. The program for the week. which will be added to later on, follows:
 Monday, August IT, will be de- voted to receiving and locating veterans and their friends; recep- ton and open house at headquar- ters.
 Tuesday, August IS. Parade of United States troops stationed at Presidio, marine corps, sailors of the United States warships, appren- tices from the naval station, marines from the navy yard, national guard of California, naval veterans, ex- prisoners of war, military, semi military and other patriotic organi- cations, native sons of the golden west.
 Wednesday, August 19. Parade G. A. R. In the evening there will be reunions of the civil war associa- tions and camp fires.
 Thursday, August 20. Opening of the encampment. in the Grand opera house. Two sessions will probably be held, and then more receptions and reunions.
 Friday, August 21. Closing work of the encampment and general re- joicing for the rest of the day and evening, with interchange of visits from departments and camp fires
 There will be excursions each day to points of interest in the vicinity of San Francisco, the fare being from 5 to 50 cents to the various places.
 The railroad rates are the lowest known in the history of transconti- mental travel.
 The following are the rates for the round-trip from all the principal points and all stations near them, commencing August and good for the return trip to the starting point until October 18th: Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis, Peoria, Superior, Duluth, $50; Sioux City, Council Bluffs, Omaha, St. Joseph, Kansas City, Atchison, Leavenworth, Co., lumbus, Kan, San Antonio, Hous- ton, Mineola, $45; New Orleans, Hannibal, St. Louis, Cairo, Shreve- port, Memphis, 75O; Milwaukee, $52 55; Cheyenne, Denver, Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Trinidad, $40; Og- den, Fl Paso. Albuquerque, $35; Salt Lake City, $36.5O. For further particulars inquire of local railroad ticket agent.
 Williams, Arizona, will celebrate the coming Fourth of July in that good old style where patriotism needs nothing to hold it down where the feelings of our provincial forefathers, handed down from gen eration to generation, may euthuse, effervesce and even ferment, and the baldheaded bird of freedom will again take flight and suffer its ami mal instinct to get itself as far away from the festive firecracker as possi- ble. It is presumed that special rates will be offered by the Santa Fe, and Needles ought to send quite crowd to assist in the celebration, for Williams is about as hospitable town as we know of and will treat you just about right.-Needles Eye