The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-06-15
Grand Army of the Republic
Took Complete Possession
of Paterson Yesterday
CITY IN GALA ATTIRE
DISTINGUISHED U. S. ARMY OF
FIcERs REVIEW THE THREE
THOUSAND OLD SOLDIERS
WHO MARCHED IN THE PA
RADE.
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PATERSON, June 10, 1906.-Blue
and smiling skies greeted the opening OF
the State encampment of the Grand
Army of the Republic of New Jersey, in
this city yesterday. Paterson was in gaia
attire, the American flag and bunting
being used in utmost profusion. All the
big business buildings were draped and
the line of march for the big parade was
mass of auttering flags.
Market street, where the reviewing
stand was situated in front of the City
Hall was lined with thousands of electric
lights and just below the railroad station
was monster electric sign which flashes
out the word Welcome"
Early Wednesday evenelng and yester-
day morning Grand Army men and yisi-
tors were pouring into the city to be re-
ceived by members of the reception COM
mittee and assigned to quarters. A gen.
eral holiday was declared and the streets
wer filled with townspeople desirous of
seeing the magnificent display in honor
of the veterans.
AT 10 o'clock the veterans assembled
campment, which was opened by Depart
ment Commander Captain Charles Cur
rie. A great deal of routine work was
disposed of, such sas the hearing of re-
ports of various committees, and then
the encampment adjourned until last
evening, when grand banquet was held
at O'Clock In the Fifth Regiment Arm
sory.
Among the out-of-town posts which
made good showing We're Phil Sheridan
Post and Lincoln Post, both of Newark,
and Thomas and Van Houten posts of
Jersey City, all of which sent large dele
cations, with bands of music of their
own. Wilkes Post No. % of Trenton
Thousands turned out in the morning
to give greeting to the distinguished Wis
itors Major-General Frederick D.
Grant arrived at IL O'clock and was
driven to the home of Mrs. Garret A.
Hobart, where he was entertained Ma
ior Generals o. o. Howard and Alexan-
der Shaler were early arrivals. They
We're entertained at the Hamilton Club.
Loyal Farragut, son of Admiral Far
ragut, was also visitor and is the
guest of Admiral James Entwistle.
Each of the distinguished visitors was
greeted with cheers and given a rousing
reception. Major General Grant was
shown about town in an automobile,
while members of the North Jersey Au-
tomobile Club took the other visitors
sightseeing
Thousands lined the city's streets in
the afternoon from an early hour to wit
neses the parade of the veterans and 9TH
er military and civic organizations. Nine
thousand school children under the
charge of their superintendents and
teachers, stood on the sidewalks waving
flags as the parade passed by.
1t is estimated that 5000 men were in
line. On the steps of the Public Library
the young women of the High School
formed an American flag with colored
bunting.
The reviewing stand at the City Hall
was crowded, and here Majors Generals
Grant, Howard, Shaler and General
George B. Loud reviewed the parade. to-
gether with other distinguished visitors
and Grand Army men. All along the line
of march the veterans were greeted with
cheers and the waving of flags.
There was grand display of fire.
works last night from Monument heights,
the. executive committee Ohaxing closed
a contract for the display company sew
eral days ago. The various pieces We e
set off between 10 and II O'clock, as hte
| veterans and the members of the two
womenss organizations We're marching
downtown from the armory.
A feature of the display was the set
ting off of about two gross of large
| torches by about fifty boks from the Y
| M. G.. A. These boys will take positions
at either side the twenty-rank files as
| the parade proceeds from the armory af-
ter the banquet laht night. and carry the
lighted torches with the paraders down
| Market street.
The women Of the G. A. r. made their
headquarters at the Freeman House, in
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