Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-08-11
MEET IN BOSTON
GRAND ARMY VETERANS TO CON.
vENE MONDAY, AUGUST is,
q. FOR WEEKS SESSION.
Ephralm Allen, Of Agency, Member of
Winslow Post, VIII Represent the
Sixth District Post at Big Meeting
No ottumWan Expects to Go.

NAAASAA, i'iSLAOSA VI NSjuoioN
Post of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie at Agency, will attend the annual
national encampment of the Grand
Army which is to open in Boston,
Mass, Monday, August Is. So far as
IS defn1tely known at the present
time no Ottumwans will attend the
national encampment this year.
The coming encampment will be one
OF the most significant, most interest
Ing and most largely attended re-
unions ever held by the veterans of
the civil war. 1t has been many years
since the veterans were entertained
as the guests of this city, but the re.
ception then given the members of
the Grand Army was one of the most
notable experiences in the story of
the order. 1t is the apparent purpose
of the people of Boston and vicinity
to make this encampment still more
noteworthy. The expert testimony of
passenger agents whose roads reacil
Boston directly or Indirectly is that
the crowd will surpass any seen here
since the great knights Templar con.
rlave in 1895.
Many Historic Associations.
Boston is especially attractive tc
most of the members of the Grand Ar
my on account of its historic associa
tions and the prominent part it took
In the events leading up to the con
f1ict between the states. There is nc
city IN the country in which the G. A
R. and similar organizations flourish
more than they do in Boston. The va.
rlous Grand Army posts of the city
and OF the entire state in fact, togeth
ed with the local organizations of the
w. R. c.. Ladies of the G. A. r.. and
Sons Of Veterans have entered en-
thuslastically into the work of prepar.
ing for the reception and entertain.
ment of the visitors to the coming en-
campment. If the welfare and comfort
OF every stranger there on that occa
sion is not amply provided for it Ger.
tainly will not be the fault Of the local
committees.
The whole city will be handsomely
dressed for the occasion. Flags. fes
toons. streamers and banners will dec
crate in profusion public and private
buildings, business blocks and resi-
dences. The arrangements for the
decoration of Mechanics hall have
been completed. The bare walls and
somewhat scanty usual adornment OF
the big edifice will be hidden from
sight and beautified by an array OF
bunting, emblems and decorations
happily chosen and displayed to pro.
duce brilliant and artistic effect.
Warshlps Will Assist.
To assist in the general demonstra.
ton Secretary Morton has given his
word that at f~st eight warships of
the navy. snail be in Boston waters
during the week of the reunion These
will include the training ship. Hart.
ford, Farragut's old flagship and the
second torpedo fotilla, composed OF
the torpedo boat destroyers Whipple,
Hopkins, Worden, Lawrence, Stewart
Truxton and McDonough. Arrange
ments will be made for those who SO
desire to go on board the warships and
see at close range something of the
sea-fghting power of the United
States.
The sessions of the reunion will last
for three days, beginning on Tuesday,
fau5. rIo. uS entertainment Ol Ine
veterans and their friends, however,
will cover the entire week Probably
the most interesting features of the
entertainment program will be carried
out on Thursday when the veterans
will be taken on an automobile ride to
places of historic interest about Bos-
ton. Leaving the city early in the aft
ernoon they will go out through Cam
bridge, Arlington, Lexington and Con-
cord, the territory made famous by the
patriots of the revolution and along
the British line Of retreat which fol
lowed those early victories of the
American arms. The termination of
the route will be at Concord, return
ing by way of Sudbury and Newton.
Parade of illuminated Floats.
The same evening, there, will be CIV
en- the parde of Illuminated floats,
which promises to be one of the most
brilliant features ever arranged for
the entertainment of the Grand Army
veterans. The parade will pass over
the surface railroads of the city and
will. consist of sixteen tabeleau cars.
There are to, be nearly 10000 electric
lights in the make UP of the floats. The
keynote of the entire display will be