The Yale expositor., 1903-06-05
The Thirty-SeVenth
National Encampment.

The Thirty.seventh National En-.
campment, Grand Army of the Repub
lie, which is 10 be held in San Francisco
during the week commencing August
18th, 1903, Is destined TO become one Of
the most notable gatherings-in point
of numbers, magniiicence and splend-
or-in the history of California, as well
as i'm the annals of the fraternity. The
people of San Francisco, and OF all Cal
fornia, fully appreciating the fact that
these veterans may never again gather
in an Encampment on the shores of the
Pacific, will exert every effort TO make
this Encampment the most memorable
one in the history of the G.. \. II. No
other organization holds the affection
of the people as does the one composed
of the veterans, the defenders OF the
Union, of liberty and right. The vet
Grams residing in California and Neva-
da arranged the preliminaries for the
Encampment, but all the people Of Cal
ifornia and of the Pacific coast are en-
thusiastic on that topic now, and work
ing hand in hand with the committees
10 make this Encampment eclipse all
former fraternal gatherings. From the
governor OF the state TO the humblest
citizen, every one is imbued with the
idea that san Francisco and California
must give the veterans the most rous-
ing welcome they have ever had. Mer-
chants, manufacturers, farmers, and
miners, are all eager TO make the visit
of the veterans pleasant and a mem.
orable one. They are determined TO
show the visitors the famed beauties OF
this western wonderland, which must
be seen TO be appreciated. From every
county and section of the state the
choicest products will be brought 10
San Francisco, and be placed on exhi.
bition, that the visitors may feast their
eyes upon them. Carloads of fruit
the most delicious I'm the world--fruit.
bearing trees, the giants of the Cali
fornia forests, and other wonders that
have made the Golden State famous,
will be on exhibition throughout the
city for the benefit of those who can
not visit every section of the state. The
famous gardens of Santa Clara, Marin,
Sonoma, Alameda, Contra Costa and
other adjacent counties will furnish the
material for the grandest floral display
ever seen. Quartz and hydraulic min
ing will be demonstrated on miniature
mines, and oil wells are TO be bored in
the city, in sight OF the visitors.
The electrical display and the illum
| nations are 10 surpass even those which
have made San Francisco famous dur.
ing the knights Of Pythias encamp-
ment i'm 1902, and were considered the
finest ever seen. It will be the grand
est sight 10 behold the vast host OF the
veterans marching through the streets
OF San Francisco, beneath canopy OF
flowers, and under garlands and dOmes
woven of myriads OF incandescent cleo.
trio lights, turning night into day aud
making the scene one Of fairyland. For
the illumination and the decoration,
though much OF IL is owned by the city
- Is given free Of cost, and the flow
era ara do: ated. the legislature has APP
propriated $4,000 FOR that purpose, and
the citizens expect 10 raise three times
"a much by voluntary contribution, TO
defray the cost of dressing the city In
holiday garb.
The climate Ia the most agreeable
that can be imagined; the temperature
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