Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-08-20
VETERANS SOON TO MEET
Grand Army of the Republic Viii
Gather at Toledo For Annual
National Encampment.
Special to the Herald.

Spec1dl 10 Tie f1eTdlu.
Toledo, O., Aug. 20.-One week
hence the veterans of the Grand Ar
my of the Republic will be trooping in
to Toledo for their annual national
encampment. The opinion is express
ed that the encampment this year will
be the most significant, the most in
teresting and one of the best attended
reunions ever held by the veterans OF
the Civil War. And so indeed it will
be if present plans, now nearing COM
pletion, are carried out in detail.
The whole city will be handsomely
dressed for the occasion. Flags and
bunting will cover the building fronts
along Summit, Huron, Erie and other
leading streets. The many handsome
public buildings for which Toledo is
noted will be artistically decorated
and at night they will be ablaze with
hundreds of electric lights. At promi-
nent street intersections several hand
some arches are being erected.
One of the most notable events in
connection with the encampment will
be the dedication of the monument
on the site of Fort Meigs, few miles
from the city The Ohio National
Guard will join with the veterans in
the ceremonies incident to the dedica-
ton. Governor Swanson of Virginia,
Hanly of Indiana, Warner of Michi-
gan, Wilson of Kentucky, and Harris
of Ohio have accepted invitations to
attend the event
The parade, which is the big spec
tacular event of the annual encamp
ments, will take place Wednesday,
September g The executive commit
tee has received returns indicating
that $4,000 veterans will take part.
The department of Illinois will lead
the march and the department of
Ohio, the entertaining hosts, will
bring up the rear. Out of regard to
the age of the veterans the route of
the procession will be short. A dozen
or more places where refreshments
will be served free to the marchers
will be stationed along the route and
will be looked after by an army of
competent volunteers. A floral show
er and living flag" by $500 school
children will be features of the pa
geant. The floral committee has
adopted the rose as the official flower
of the encampment, and color
scheme of red and yellow, the colors
of the Grand Army of the Repul1i
49,. Iz-cf! 'De!iidinss s! !,
large or small over the entire route
of the parade will be decorated, some
with great elaboration. The county
court house, an imposing structure, |
will be magnificently trimmed from
base to dome. The trolley pole of |
every car in the city will have a flag
floating thereon, and all motor cars
will be handsomely trimmed with silk |
en- banners and with the official yell
low of the G. A r.
Three camp fires are announced for |
encampment week Among the speak |
ers will be Commander in Chief Chas |
G. Burton and some of his predeces
sors in office-Van SAINT of Minneso-
ia, Fallows of Indiana, Warner of Mis- |
souri,, Stewart of Pennsylvania,
Brown of Ohio, Goblin of PENNSYLVANIA |
and Rassieur of Missouri.
During the week of the encamp
ment there will be held, as usual, the |
annual meetings of the various organ |
izations affiliated with the Grand |
Army of the Republic. These will in
clude the Woman's Relief Corps, |
Ladies of the G. A R., Daughters of |
Veterans, and the Society of ex-Pris-
oners of War.