The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-05-01
GRAND ARMY
ENCAMPMENT
PLANS FOR THE NATIONAL
GATHERING OF THE VERANS
OF THE CIVIL WAR.

The General Committee of the Cali
forlla posts OF the Grand Army of the
Republic has sent out the following an
nOuncemtnt regarding the plans for the
national encampment to be held next
August in San Francisco:
The Thirty National En-
Campment, Grand Army of the Repup-
lie, which is to be held in San Francis
co during the week commencing August
18th, 1905, is destined to become one of
the most notable gatherings-in point
of numbers magnihcence and splendor
in the history of California, as we'll
as in the annals of the fraternity. The
people of san francisco, and of all Cal
ifornia, fully approaching 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 MEM
Orable one in the history of the G. \.
Ii. No other organization holds the at
lection of the people as does the one
composed of the veterans, the defend
ers of the Union, of liberty and right.
The veterans RESIDING in California
and Nevada arranged the preliminaries
for the Encampment, but all the people
OF California and of the Pacific Coast
are enthusiastic on that topic now, and
working hand in hand with the COM
mitteeS to make this Encampment
eclipse all former fraternal GATHERINGS
From the Governor of the State to the
humDlest citizen, every one is imbued
with the idea that San Francisco and
California must give the veterans the
most cousing welcome they have ever
had. Merchants, manufacturers farm
ers and miners, all are eager to make
the visit of the veterans pleasant and
a memorable one. They are determin-
ed to show the visitors rhe famed beau
ties 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 to
san Francisco, and be placed on exhi-
bition, that the visitors may feast their
eyes upon them. Carloads of fruit
the most delicious in the world-fruit-
bearing trees, the giants of the Caiifor-
mia forests, and other wonders that
have made the Golden State famous,
Will be on exhibition throughout the
I 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 dis
play ever seen. Quartz and hydraulic
ture mines, and oil wells are to be bor-
ed in the city, in sight of the visitors.
The electrical display and the illu-
limitations are to surpass even those
which have made San francisco fam
Gus during the knights of Pythias En-
campment in 1902, and We're considered
the finest even seen. 1t Will be the
grandest sight to behold the vast hosts
OF the veterans marching through the
streets of San francisco, beneath a
canopy of flowers, and under garlands
and domes woven of myriads of mean
descent electric lights, turning night
into day and making the scene one of
fairyland. For the illumination and
the decoration though much of it is
owned by the city and is given free of
cost, and the flowers are donated, the
legislature has appropriated $25, 0OO for
that purpose, and the citizens expect
to raise three times as much by volun-
tary contribution, to defray the cost of
dressing the city in holiday garb.
The climate is the most agreeable
mat can be imagined; the temperature
The year round is mild and pleasant
IN August, with no rain, the thermo-
meter registers 90 to rs degrees rarely
a degree more or less, whether mid
day or midnight. Two hundred thou
sand visitors can be easily accommo-
dated in the city at one time, and have
been comfortably housed on two form.
er occasions. Living in San Francis
co is cheaper than in any large city in
re Union, and it is good living at that
Fruit and vegetables grow in abund-
ance the year round; there Is no cold,
hot, nor an off-season in California. In
August fruit can be bought from any
street vender, enough for five cents to
reed a family. Meat is plentiful and
cheap, and of the very best quality.
Rooms, good, clean, comfortable rooms
may be had in the residence part of the
town at so cents to 81 per night, or SO
to 81 per week All the hotels. lodging,