Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-05-22
MANY PROMINENT SPEAKERS TO
ADDRESS IOWA OLD SOL
DiERs AT BOONE
Annual Gathering Of the Department Of
Iowa G. A. r. to be Held June S, 6
and Z, Promises to be One Of Un.
usual Interest.

| speakers will participate in the enter
tainment of the Iowa comrades. These
include Governor 8. r. Van Zant Of
Minnesota, Commander in Chief James
| Tanner Of Washington. D. c., Cover
nor A. B. Cummins, Commander S. H.
Harper, General James B. Weaver and
| others.
| The complete program follows:
Tuesday, June 5-Afternoon.
2:0O--Band concert in City park.
4:00-Reception in the parlors of the
Butler house by the department presi-
dent and staff of the w. R. G. to the
department commander and staff of
the G. A. r. Prominent members of
these orders will be guests of honor
on this occasion.
| 4:00--Reception at Wells house by
| L. of G. A. r. to the department presi-
dent and staff Of the G. A. R.
Evening.
s:0o-Reception and camp fire at
Tabernacle in City Park. The order
of exercises will be:
! Reception, S. L. Moore, general
chairman, presiding
Music.
Invocat;on-Rev Jesse Cole of the
Iowa Soldiers home.
| Music.
Address of welcome IN behalf of the
citizens of Boone-Hon. w. w. Cody
koontz, mayor Of the city.
Response for the G. A. r. and all In
vited organizations by Department
Commander s. H. Harper,
| Music.
| Speech by Governor 8. R. Van Zant
of Minnesota.
| Music.
Short address by Fremont S. Glib
son, division commander Sons of Vet
Grams.
Other short camp fire speeches.
Music.
Taps.
This same evening camp fire will
E. S. Ormsboyd presiding. The speak
ers will pass from one camp fire to
another, so the same speakers will be
heard at each Of the camp fires.
Wednesday, June 6-Forenoon,
9:OO-Business sessions Of all organ
izations.
10: so--spsech by A. B. Cummins,
governor of Iowa, at Tabernacle in
City park.
| Afternoon.
1:30-Grand parade.
| The parade will be formed and be
under the direction Of Capt. e. B.
Woodruff, general aide and chief Of
staff
After the parade, such organizations
as desire to hold separate reunions
will be provided with suitable rooms
upon application to 8. L. Moore, gener-
al chairman.
| Band concert in City park immedi.
ately after parade.
Evening.
| S:o0-Camp fire at Tabernacle in
City park, Senator W. v. Allen Of Ne.
! braska, chairman.
Music.
Invocation by Chaplain Shipman of
Jefferson.
Music.
Address by National Commander in
Chief James Tanner
Music.
Address by General James B. wea-
YER,
Music.
Short talks by other comrades.
| Music.
| Taps.
This same evening a camp fire will
be held in the Boone opera house, Col.
D. ]. Palmer presiding. The speakers
will pass from one camp fire to the
other, so the same speakers will be
heard at each Of the camp fires.
| Thursday, June 7-Forenoon.
| 9:o0-Business sessions of all organ.
izations.
| 10:30-Parade of the State troops
under Command Of Major T. J. Ma
honey and Capt. Wilson.
| 11:00-Band concert in City park.
Afternoon.
2:00-Speeches at Tabernacle, Gen.
eral George A. Newman, chairman.
Short speeches by Col. Charles A.
Clarke, Col Ormsby, Nat Kendall, S.
of w., and others.
| Further exercises are subject to the
action of the encampment
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