Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-09-01
PARADE AND TAFT
FEATURES WEDNESDAY
VETERANS ARE HOUSED THie
WEAR IN HOTELS AND PRtvAT@
HOMES INSTEAD OF TEMTs TO
AVOID plscoMFnRI.

fOrty-Second national encampment
OF the Grand Army of the Republic
opened, although the program OF
today called for nothing save thn
renewal OF the old Acquaintances
until the formal reception of the
visitors tonight by Mayor Brand
Whitlocle. The banner day Of the
encampmeot will come Wadnea
day, when the G. A R parade will
share the bonors with William H.
Taft, Senator Foraker, Gavarnor
Harris and others Mo city In
which a national enoenapnent has
been held, the veterans declare,
has been more profusely decorated
than the metropolis of the Maui
NEE valley. Flags and electric
lights IN patriotic designs are
everywhere and bunting runs in
rivulets along every street in the
business district. The housing Of
the soldiers in hotels and at private
residences meets with general
commendation.
Toledo, O., Aug. S1-A skirmish line
of veterans entered Toledo yesterday,
surveyed the profusely decorated
streets, noted the @'Wilcome-G. A. R. .
signs on almost every house and build
Ing, scanned the program of camp,
fires, parade, music, and speotacles ar.
ranged for the forty-second national
encampment of the Grand Army Of the
Republic, and had no questions fol
the multifarfous man with the ''Ash
me- badge. They were satisfied.
The forty-second encampment will
veterans declare, go down in history
with most laudatory chapter devoted
to committee which abandoned the
traditional tents and domicited the Ole
soldiers under real roots and on rea
beds. The veterans in Toledo run ne
risk Of colds and rheumatism from
sleeping on the straw strewn GROUND
or from dew soaked canvas. Nor will
those who come today and tomorrow
All will be adequately housed
Citizens Throw Open Homes.
There was something in the tents o
former reunions which appealed to the
Imagination Of the veterans and stir
red their memories of war days, bu
many of them paid for it will
pneumonia and rheumatism, and the,
were unstinted In their praise Of thu
present arrangement 1t Is said tn,
appeal of Mayor Brand Whit1ock an,
Chairman j. Kent Hamilton tina
citizens throw open their honnss u
care for the honored visitors met wit
a general response thAx passed tn
expectations Of the crig1nators of tn
plan. And tn the great n1aturiey q
cases homes were throwsa open IRE
of charge.
Not only are the principal bushes
streets elaborately decorated, hut tn
residence districts have n0llowed sui
and family parties en- their iron
porches last night sax behind drnperte
of American flags and bunting.
California Delegation Arrives.
With the exception of the Califurni
delegation, which arrived 400 ztruu
on a special train yesterday uftel
noon, arrivals were mostly sn1an pa!
ties from nearby towns coming In b
trolley. No accurate forecast Of thei
numbers can he made at this tine
but the local committee is prepared I
care for from $4,000 to twice ths
number.
Illinois Men Would Comma nd.
The campaign for the Office of con
mander in chief was irs-full swing las
night, three Of the candidates-fornle
Gov. Van Zant of Minnesota, Livin;
ston T. Dickason of Illinois, and Co
Henry M, Nevins of New Jersey-b
ing on the grounds, Col. Nevins
counting on solid vote from the eas
because the present commander
chief Is western man-Charles
Burton of Missouri
The official program will begin t
night with a public reception /;
Memorial hall, and a spectacle, i
cluding maneuvers by the nav
militia, on the river. The feature
Tuesday will be civic parade ar
the dedication of the Fort Meigs mon
ment. On Wednesday, the big day
the encampment, the veterans wi
parade, and on the following de-
officers for the following year will
elected Friday and Saturday WI
be devoted to various forms of e
tertainment.