Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-08-13
TRAMP, TRAMP, TRAMP OF THOUSANDS WHO
wore BLUE; 1HRONG MINNEAPOLIS STREETS
FoRriErH ANNUAL G. a ENC AnpMEnr FINDS
PRESENT. OCCASION PROM sss MUCH SUCCESS cAso.
DATES coMMAno as wonsMs agl,gr cosps
eolsr,es EXTENSIVE DEC oasr'oss - WEEKS PROGRAM.

Minneapolis. August is.-Ssterani
by thousands and other visitors b.
hundreds and thousands have bees
pouring through the streets of Mime
saosts since dawn. This IN the firsl
day u the fortiesh annual encamp
mena of the Grand Army of the Re
public. which IL IN continue through
this week. and despite the fact thst The
soldiers are 20 rapidly lessening IN
numbers. IN promises 10 b~ one of thu
most successful ever held. Asids
from the encampmant. itself. there
will be annual meetings u affiliated
societies. No candidates for the hon.
or Of being the next commander Of the
organization have arrived. The con.
test is expected 10 grow warmer dur.
ing the naxt twenty.fou hours how.
ever.
Candidates to Succeed Tanner
For the coveted office of command.
erin-chief of the Grand Army OF the
Republic To succeed Corporal" James
Tanner there are several candidates
in the race. noticeably Past Depart.
ment Commander Robert n. Brown os
GAINESVILLE. Ohio: p. VI. Coney, Of To.
peka, Kas. and Charles @. Burton Of
Nevada. Mo. The advance guard Of
veterans On the field are already
quietly campaigning In behalf Of their
favorite candidates, and 1, looks like
a close and interesting contest, with.
possibly. Commander Brown In the
lead.
Commander Brown lis an active
Grand Army man and served during
the war with the Fifteenth Ohio In.
fantry. Department Commander Coney
of Kansa fought with the One
Hundred and Eleventh New York in.
fantry from the beginning Of the war
to Appomattox. He also served with
the Fourth New York heavy artillery.
Comrade Burton Of Missouri served
with the Nineteenth Ohio Infantry.
Like Commander Brown he. too, is a
past department commander Of Ohio.
Equally interesting will be the con.
tests for office among the Woman's
Relief corps. Ladies Of the q. A. r..
and other affiliated associations.
Every available hall and number OF
churches have been pressed into ser
vice to accommodate the meetings Of
these various bodies.
Extensive Decorations
The city is extensively and hand
scmely decorated in honor Of the occa.
sion, and the courts Of honor and the
principal business streets bear elec-
trical illuminations Of unusual brilli-
ancy. The union station, the city hall.
hotels, newspaper offices and other
prominent buildings are profusely
dressed in the national colors. Com
mander-in.chief Tanner and his aides,
who have established headquarters in
the West hotel, expressed themselves
as well pleased with the completeness
of the arrangements for the reception
and entertainment of the thousands Of
veterans and their friends. who are
already pouring into the city.
In connection with the meetings Of
the Grand Army. there will be held
the annual gatherings Of the Women's
Relief Corps, the Ladies OF the G. A.
r., the National Daughters Of veter
ans, the National Sons Of Veterans,
the Ladies' Aid Society, the National
Associations of Ex-Prisoners Of War.
the National Army Nurses Associa-
ton and the National Association Of
Naval Veterans.
Grand Parade Feature
The meetings and reunions Of these
various organizations will continue
through the entire week. The feature
Of the week will be the parade OF the
Grand Army veterans on Wednesday.
when it is expected that from 30
900 to 10000 veterans will be in line.
In the Auditorium tonight grand
patriotic concert will be given to mark
the opening Of the encampment week.
Tuesday will be marked by reunions
and business meetings Of all the or
ganizations. In the evening there will
be a public meeting and camp fire in
the Auditorium with addresses by
speakers of national prominence,
Wednesday morning the annual en-
campment parade will be held. The
line Of march will be less than two
miles over level paved streets. The
afternoon will be occupied by regi-
mental and brigade reunions, and IN
the evening the Woman's Relief Corps
will give their customary reception IN
honor Of the commander-in-chief and
his staff.
Thursday the sessions Of the annual
encampment will open in the Auditor
ium. The Woman's Relief Corps and
the Ladies of the G. A. r. will meet
in annual session the same day. In
addition there viii be numerous re-