The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-16
CARAT DENVER
ENcAMPmeMr IN SEPTEMBER.
Reception to Commander in CHIEF
Acknowledgment for Great:
National Re.unioa in Colorado
Next Fall.

Biackmar.-Propasat for Great
National Re-unioa in Colorado
Next Fall.
Denver, Dec 1.-THE executive
committee of the council Of admins.
tration of the G. A. r., in session yes
| terday at the Brown Palace hotel. fixed
the dates of the thirty-ninth encamp-
ment of the G. A. X. Monday. Tues
day. Wednesday and Thursday. Sep
tember 4. 5. and Z, 1905.
Representatives OF the railroads
that will carry the old soldiers to
Denver, met with the committee and
promised rate of one cent a mile to
Denver from practically all points in
the United States, time on tickets to
be extended to give all who desire an
opportunity to visit points of interest
in Colorado and the West.
The big parade Of the encampment
will be held September 9th.
National headquarters will open
week before the encampment at the
Brown Palace hotel.
Department of Colorado and Wyom-
ing headquarters will open jan
uary 1st.
Gen. Wilmon W. Blackmar. COM
mander-inchief of the Grand Army Of
the Republic, his executive committe
of the council of administration. MrsS
Minot, national president of the Wo-
mans Relief Corps; Mrs. Hager. ma
tional president of the Ladies of the
G. A. R., and the rest of his distin-
guished party, were guests Of honor
loS nj o., of n
Coliseum hall.
The great hall was comfortably
filled when Gen U. S. Hollister intro
duced Mayor Speer. The mayor said
in part:
Denver is you-g and somewhat coy,
but like all young maidens she loves
the old soldier. and wants you to think
well of her. When you compare Den
ver's age with other cities you must
admit that she is young. When you
were fighting the great battles Of the
Civil war this child could not walk
alone-and you must not expect that
this young lady has yet adopted all the
womanly ways of her older sisters.
She has just secured her first party
gown in the shape of new city char
ter, which permits her to act for her
self. She looks more like woman
than ever before, but she has not yet
put away all of her childish playthings,
such as unkept streets, natural paths
for sidewalks, natures weeds, uncon-
fined and neglected streams, but she
is dropping some of them each year.
"As representative of this young
lady it gives me pleasure to welcome
each one Of you personally on this in
spection trip, and to assure you that
when your great encampment meets
next summer she will be altogether
yours"
The mayor was followed by General
Thomas ]. Downen. commander of the
department of Colorado and Wyoming
Mrs. Olive KILN. department presi
dent of the Woman's Relief Corps;
Mrs. Ruth Foote. department presi
dent of the Ladies OF the G. A. R.,
Mrs. Fanny Minot and Mrs. Hager.
General Blackmar was then intro
''uced He said in par
Friends and Comrades: have
done nothing since arriving in your
beautiful city but shake hands and
receive greetings. I am glad I am
here: am glad myself and all my old
comrades are coming here for their
encampment in 1905. The mayor need
not say anything ABOUT Denver Delns
a young girl and not knowing what to
do, even though anxious to do what is
right; she possesses many traits that
her older sisters would be glad to
have; she may be coy miss but she
possesses the charms of young WON
anhood not found in her older sisters;
hence we are glad to come here"
Gen. ]. f. Gilman, Gen. T. G. Sample,
!
strong, Gen. S. C. James, Col. j. E
Henry. Gen. J. Cory Winans, General
Partridge, adjutant general of Illinois,
and Colonel Casey Of Topeka, Kansas.
were other speakers.
| Mrs. Hager, national president OF the
Ladies of the G. A. R.. made a most IA
vorable impression and was repeatedly
applauded.