Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-09-07
GRAND ARMY PEOPLE
TO MEET At SARATOGA
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
Saratoga. n. Y. Sept THE forty.
! first national encampment of the
Grand Army Of the Republic. with the
annual meetings OF its several affiT-
ated bodies. will open here Monday.
and is expected to be one of the larg-
est in recent years.
The arrangements of the week
we're completed today. The village is
extensively and handsomely decorat-
ed i'm honor Of the occasion. and the
hotels, railroad stations and other
buildings bear electrical Examinations
of unusual brillianCy Commander-in-
Chief r. y. Brown Of Ohio. accompa-
MED by the members OF his staff
opened headquarters at the United
States Hotel today.
In connection with the meetings OF
the Grand Army. there will be held
the annual gatherings of the National
Woman's Relief Corps the National
Ladies' Aid Society, the National La
dies of the Grand Army of the Re
public the National Daughters of Vet
Grams. the National Army Nurses AS
sociatiOn. the National Association of
Naval Veterans. and the National AS
sOciatiOn of eX-PrisOners of War.
The meetings and reunions of these
various organizations will continue
through the entire week The fea-
ture of the week will be the parade
of the veterans on Wednesday. when
II IS expected that twenty to thirty
thousand men will be in line. The
line Of march will be one and a quar-
ter miles in length. with a slight
down grade the entire distance. Great
elms will overreach nearly the entire
distance Of the parade.
Tuesday will be devoted to the well
coming of the chiefs and members of
the Grand Army of the Republic
Governor Hughes and other notables
will take part in the social entertain !
ment. Wednesday evening there will |
be an illustrated muster" in COnven- |
ton Hall The business sessions of /
the several organizations will be held .
The G.. A. r. delegates /
will meet in Convention Hall. the \
Woman's Relief Corps in the First NJ /
E. church. the Ladies of the G. A. r.
in the First Baptist church. the
Episcopal parish house. the Naval /
' EAtA aus ho1oNAdAAbu III NAAt oENhlAN
Presbyterian church, and the Nation
Al Association Of ex-PTisOners Of War
N the Town Hall
On Tuesday evening the mammoth
amp fire Of the Grand Army will be
leld in Convention Hall, with brief
speeches by representatives of all the
jtate departments. A number of
prominent speakers also will be heard
The election of officers of the Grand
Army will take place Thursday after
loon or Friday morning. Much inter-
st centers in the choice of the new
ommanderin-chief. For this office
here are already several prominent
including General Chas.
3. Burton of Missouri. Patrick COney
4 Kansas. Chester Burrows of New
ersex. and general W. T Wilder Of
Other than for the ONCE
{ commander-in-chief there will be
title competition.
The arrangements for the entertain
1ent of the veterans and other visit 1
rs are of the most elaborate charac- /
er. the state of New York having ap-
ropriated the sum of $4,000 to see
hat the encampment was we'll taken J
are of. The encampment will be in /
Woodland Park. which consists of /
I've hundred acres. one-half a beau I
iful sward and the other half Il (
rimeval forest. densely shaded along /.
he line of march to the parade In !
edition to the hotels and boarding | (
ouses many private homes will be {
pened for the accommodation of vet
rams. II is also planned to side
rack scores Of sleeping cars during
he encampment week. and these will
@ occupied by visitors. The enter
lining program also provides for /
lany short trims to nearby resorts.
Notwithstanding the great distance
, be travelled the veterans Of the
IT West and Southwest will be well
presented at the encampment The
rst of the posts to arrive in special
aims reached here today. Scores Of
ateTans. with their families and
lends, also came in on the regular
aims
A large force OF additional help.
ade up Of experienced baggagemen.
-Ought from New York, Boston and
her Eastern cities. has been INSTALL
! at the depot baggage room to han
e the great quantity OF baggage of
e encampment guests. Many out
town detectives are also here to
We attention to the light-fingered fra.
rnity and other undesirable visitors
ways attracted to large national
of this kind.