The Greeley tribune., 1906-03-29
SOME CHANGE PRO AND con
MAY POSTPONE THE G. A, R.
ENCAMPMENT
Local Post Members Say it Will
be Hard to Entertain the
Visitors on the 18TH
of May

The following story from last Sun
days Denver Post in regard to the
holding of the annual encampment
of the Colorado and Wyoming divi-
sion of the G. A. R. and w. R. c.
is only in part true. According to
one of the officers of the local post,
the number usually attending these
reunions is nearer 600 than 250.
Coming at the very time when every
hotel and private house in the city
is filled with travelling people and
students, he says 1t will be practi-
cally impossible to take care of that
many visitors here, until after the
close of the Normal school for the
season.
The matter of deciding upon
whether to postpone the gathering
for about three weeks or to select
some other place of meeting is now
up to sort of executive council of
the department.
The Post story follows, and con-
tains considerable G. A. R. news be-
sides the matter of encampment:
"a movement that will undoubt-
edly prove successful is on among
Grand Army veterans of this state to
designate Denver as the permanent
place for the department encamp.
ments. The fact that Greeley has
given the veterans rather cold
shoulder has served to crystalize the
sentiment in favor of Denver for all
time.
''1he encampment of the depart
ment of Colorado and Wyoming will
be held on May II. The place
selected was Greeley, but not long
AGO word was received from that city
that it could not very we'll take care
of the veterans and the women's So
cieties on account of the fact that
the place will be largely filled with
students from the Normal school in
the middle of May and that the
veterans would have to wait until
about June l.
This created a hard lump in the
throats of the vets, and even if Gen.
Tanner. commander-in-c of the
G. A. r., can change his visit TO
June |, it is probable that Greeley
will be sidetracked. Gen. Tanner S
presence at the time of the depart
ment encampment is considered not
exactly necessary, but highly deslr-
able. but he has his itinerary al ar
ranged and the change of date Will
probably be impossible SO FAR as ne Is
concerned. The veterans did not IN
tend to go to Greeley as that clty 5
guests. They always pay for Just
what they get and, numerically, the
encampmentswill not be stnpendous'
About 100 veterans and $50 members
If the women's organizations-the
circle and corps-will assemble.
"No other society vibrates about
tbe state as does the G. A. X. lts
encampmenus have been held at
pueblo, Denver. Rocky Ford, Canon
CITY, Greeley, Colorado Springs
Crinple Creek, Cheyenne, etc. Other
1rr,nigatons such as the Masonic
bodies odd Fellows, Elks, knights
If pythias, knights Templar, etc,
al have their annual or biennial
gatherings in Denver. Moreover
frlIv oue.third of the Grand Army
veterans of this department reside III
nonver or within the immediate
,icinitv thereof. If Denver is not
thorefore, selected in May as the
narmonent meeting place of the de-
,,ort,,ent's encampments, 1T Will DC
because present plans will go awry'
.,There seems to be no opposition
to tbe selection of l.. 9. Dana, posi-
Sostor at Colorado Springs, as de-
n,rtn,cnt commander in place OF y.
W. w Curfman, the encumbent. Inc
roterans never reelect their depart
want commander. The next olhce
wiu probably be given to a Denver
man in case the encampment nee's
nnra ~ or TO a Greeley resident in case
,ho Nav gathering should be held III
that city. Curfman Is In CORES
n"donce U.n with Gen. Tanner and the
iatter,s views on the situation have
not as vet been ascertained.