Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-05-06
WILL BE A FEATURE OF ANNUAL
ENcAMPMEET OF G. A. r. AT
OSkALooSA.
Hon. s. H. Harper, of This City, One
of the Officers Chosen to Accompany
Department Commander r. T. ST.
John in the Pageant.

one OF tne OmcerS VINO mas accepted
special invitation from the program
committee to accompany Department
Commander R. T. st. John of the
Grand Army of the Republic, of Iowa,
in the grand parade Wednesday after
noon, May II, which is to be one of the
features Of the annual encampment
to be held at Oskaloosa. Special pre-
parations are being made to make the
parade success and it is expected to
be one of the most imposing affairs Of
the kind ever seen in southeastern
Iowa.
| The encampment this year Is of
| special interest to Ottumwans because
of the candidacy of Mr.. Harper for the
Office of department commander and it
Is expected that there will be large
attendance of the members of the two
G. A. r. posts and others from this
city.
The Great Parade.
Regarding the arrangements for the
big parade an Oskaloosa paper has the
following:
The line of march of the great g.
A. R. parade-the like of which will
never again be seen in Oskaloosa-
will be the feature of the day, Wednes-
Iowa department encampment in Oska-
loosa.
| The line will form under direction
of Col. L. B. Cousins, chief of staff, on
South First street and First avenue
east, the right resting on Second street
in the following order:
Platoon Of police.
Iowa Brigade band of Oskaloosa.
Co. F, Fifty-fourth regiment, I. N.
G., Fred A. Moore commanding.
Department Commander r. T. St.
John and staff.
| Department of Iowa, G. A. r.
Organized posts.
Phil Kearney post No. 40 of Oska-
loosa, having the left Of the line.
Martial and other bands in attend
ance will be placed in the line.
The Line of March.
The parade being formed, the col
umn will march east on First avenue
to Seventh street; thence north to
High avenue; thence west on High
avenue to First street; thence south
4 to First avenue; thence west on First
avenue to D street; thence north to
High avenue; thence east on High av-
enue to First street, where near the
Hotel Downing the column will dis
band.
The parade will pass in review be-
fore the department commander of
Iowa, the department commander of
Illinois, the governor of Iowa, the
mayor Of Oskaloosa and distinguished
guests. Also 500 public school chill
dren will be stationed at the court
house to sing under the direction of
Prof Solomon, as the old soldiers pass
in line.
! Officers In Line.
The following aides on the staff of
i Department Commander r. T. st. John
have accepted the special invitation of
the committee on invitation and pro.
gram to attend the encampment of the
G. A. R. May16-1S and to. accompany
the commander in the grand parade
on Wednesday afternoon, May II, in
the uniform of the order:
l.. B., Cousine, senior aide and CHIEF
or staff, Council Bluffs; w. T. Sinclair
Humeston; Harry B. Shaw, Nora
Springs; N. H. Spears, Westgate; A
K. Hostetter, Grinnell; j. H. Lindsay
Marengo; John G. Ferris, Hampton; E
: c. Haynes, Centerville; G. w. Rey
nolds. Grundy Center: W. e. Stanley
Eldora; Henry Carl, Abel; A. w
Jaques, Fairfield; j. r. Morris, Deer
River; S. H. Harper, Ottumwa; w. D
Lamb, Northwood; M. T. Wood. Lake
City; ]. G. Smith, Garden Grove; G
B. Weston, Greene; S. N. Hinman, Bel
mond; ]. F. G.. Cold, Gladbrook; M
Mcdonald. Bayard; G. H. Gross. De:
Moines; c. w. Crisman, Colfax; Davit
Kelsey, Anamosa; ]. H. Gowdey. Stu
: art; H. P Scott, Davenport; F. L
7 Davis, Missouri Valley; j. R. White
4 Webster City; George Franzen, Kings
I ley; w. G. Tompkins, Clear Lake; Geo
F. Brechdt, Boone; G. N. Doans, New
ton; Isaac Hakeman, Belle PLANE
P. S. Crosby, Manchester; w. D
Forbes, Des Moines; w. D. Blakemore
Bedford; Henry FRANKIE, Parkersburg
j. Charles Halle, Peoria; S. w. Smith
:, Mason City; A. H. Hocum, Riceville
:. c. l.. Jones, Brestow; John Morrison
: Hedrick; H. H. Rood, Mt. Vernon; G
= D. Underwood, New Hampton; D. A
, Haggard, Algona; Thos. L. Green
: West Union; W. G. Sampson, Villisca
:. Robert Kissick, Oskaloosa.