Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-15
PRoM1sEs TO BE A SUCCESS.
Fifteen Events scheduleHfor Today's
q. A. r. Meeting.

By Associated Press.
BOSTON. August 15.-Fort the Ahirty-
eighth time since the civil war the Surviv-
ing veterans who fought In the Union
army assembled today in annual encamp-
ment, gathering in Boston. The encamp-
ment Of the veterans. as well as OF the sub
sidiary organizations, including the Ma
tional Woman's Relief Corps; the National
Daughters of Veterans. the National Sons
of Veterans and other organizations, was
formally opened today under circumstances
which promised most successful week OF
parades, reunions, receptions, business and
enjoyment.
Throughout yesterday and during the
night the Grand Army veterans and the
members Of the AFFILIATED organizations ar
rived steadily from many sections Of the
country. Massa chusetts Sons of Veterans,
stationed at the railroad terminals, re-
ceived the incoming delegations and es-
corted them to their hotels or headcuar-
ters
The American flag was seen everywhere,
and red. white and blue bunting, the seal
and badge of the Grand Army and the
words Fraternity, charity and loyalty"
the motto Of the order were shown from
the fronts Of business houses. hotels, the
aters, newspaper offices ana residences
from one end of the city to the other.
Notable in all the display was the citys
greeting to the veterans as spoken by the
flowers in the public garden. where beau
tifully designed beds had been made to re-
produce the stars and stripes and the vari-
GUS insignia Of the veteran organizations.
The visitors expected a week OF activity.
There were fifteen events scheduled for to-
day, principal of which was the parade OF
the Union ex-prisoners OF war, Massachu-
sets naval brigade, jackies and marines
from the warships In Boston harbor and
others. OF this parade the men of the q.
A. X. were to be spectators. Their own
big parade was to come on Tuesday. with
business sessions later In the week. and the
campfires and receptions interspersed.
Commander-in-Chief John c. Black of
the Grand Army today assumed active
command Of the great encampment A
conservative estimate of the people in this
the number at 100000. with the likelihood
of another 100000 for the G. A. r. parade
OF tomorrow. The streets were thronged.
Parade Started at IL NJ.
Today's parade was scheduled to move at
IL o'clock. The chief marshal was Capt.
Don Read, u. s. N. The parade formed
In the Back Bay on streets adjacent to
Commonwealth avenue. and started from
the corner Of Commonwealth avenue and
Arlington street, passing through the prin-
c1pal downtown streets.
AT the State House. where the decora-
tons are of particular appropriateness and
beauty, the column was reviewed ty Gov.
John l.. Bates, with members of kis staff.
From a stand in front of the State House
several thousand people saw the marching
men, as also did thousands from the stands
cree Led on Boston Common and o.ha" carts
OF Il city. At City Hall Mayor Patrick
A. Collins and the city council revie wed
the sailors and the veterans. while the pro-
cession passed in review before Chief
Marshal Reid at the corner of Beacon and
Char les streets
Excellent Weather,
The weather conditions could hardly have
been excelled. All special trains were ar
irving, bringing Grand Army posts from
distant POINTS of the Union. The same
trains carried numbers of the organiza tons
animated with the G. A. r. A special ar
rived from Illinois with L. S. Grant Post
NO. -, of Illinois, drum corps and mem
pers OF the Ladies of G. a. R. from that
state: Mary G. Hagar, candidate for ma
uonai president of the Ladies of the G. A.
II, ana Agnes j Winslow, past national
president of the society, were members OF
the parry.
Busy scenes marked the day at Hotel
Vendome. the national headquarters and
at Mechanics building, the great rendez-
vous of veterans not assigned TO any of the
DIVISION headquarters at the various hotels
At Mechanics building, where Camp Jack
Adams is located, 500 veterans spent the
night, sleeping on mattresses provided for
that purpose. y