Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-08-29
GRAND ARMY
AT TOLEDO
ENTIRE CITY IS DECORATED IN
HONOR OF VETERAN OF THE
MANY WARS-WIVES ARMY
MEN ALSO MEET.

OF the Grand Army VI ,
he Republic is three days distant,
the van guard of the veterans ana
other visitors put in an appearance
TODAY. and the large number of ear
ly arrivals indicates that the attend
ance will exceed the most sanguine
of the local comittee
of arrangements.
The arrangements for the week
were completed today The city is
extensively and beautifully decora-
ted in honor of this occasion, and
the leading business houses bear ell
ectrical Examinations of unusual
brilliancy. Flags and bunting and
patriotic decorations are to be seen
Oh all sides and the great pageant
next Wednesday will move through
streets spanned by magnificent arch
es and lined with garlands of red,
white and blue hung from Venetian
masts.
In connection with the meeting OF
the Grand Army, there Will be helo
the annual gathering of the Womens
Relief Corps, the Ladies OF the
Grand Army of the Republic, the
Daughters of Veterans, the Ladies
Aid Society, the National Army
Nurses association, the National
Association of Naval Veterans, and
the National Association of Prison
ers of the Civil War.
The meetings and reunions OF the
various organizations will continue
until Saturday and at some OF them
much important business is to be
transacted. The most important
matter to be brought before the
Woman's Relief Corps will be in re-
gard to the Andersonville prison
property For many years the W.
|R. c. has taken care of 1t, but the
organization feels now that the
large sum of money required could
be more wisely expended for the
care OF the old soldiers, and they
will ask the government to take
over the property. For national
president Of the WOman's Relief
: Corps this year the candidates in
clude Mrs. Mary Gilman Of Boston
, Mrs. Davis of California, Mrs. Bell
Harris of Kansas and Mrs. Jenni
Berry Of Iowa. y.
For president Of the Ladies Of tn
G. A. r the strongest candidate nov
seems to be Mrs. Genevieve Long
field OF Illinois, who for many year
j, has been one Of the most prominen
, members of the order. With tn
p Daughters of Veterans it has beel
the custom to advance the senio
). vice president to the presidency, bu
8 Mrs. Nettie Fox OF Ohio. who hel
that office died recently, and it
+ expected the junior vice presiden
Miss Clara Hoover of Chicago, wi
; be made the new national presiden
: The big event of encampmer
= week will be the parade Of Gran
=. Army men on Wednesday. It is e,
- pected that some twenty thousan
, veterans will be in line. Out I
:. consideration for the age of the We
II Grams the route of the parade wi
be but little over a mile long. O
cupying seats on the reviewir
stand will be the governors OF TO,
or five states and other notables.
On Tuesday evening the mar
moth camp fire OF the Grand Arm
- will be held in the Valentine the
ire. Governor Harris of Ohio Ma
] or Whitlock OF Toledo. DEPARTING
Commander Shearer of the Ohio
A. r., and ]. Kent Hamilton, chat
men of the executive committee, W
al extend greetings, and the invocati
ne will be by Bishop Fallows, chapla
vs. ir-chief. Judge Charles G. Burt
H. of Missouri, commander-in-chies
ne the G. A. R.. will respond, aft
eo which Mrs. Kate E. Jones Of Ilic
!: n. Y. national president Of the
ers r. c., will extend greetings for t
rse order. One of the impressive Il
lures of the camp fire. aside fr,
ar the speeches and the music, will
20 flag presentation of the Arl
HIS Nurses. The demonstration VIII
as those heroic women are presented
Is the old veterans, it is expected "
su- be unparalleled.
Other features of the encampme
TN will be the unwilling of the Me
,;,o monument at Perrysburg, and
&c cursions to Sandusky, Cedar Poi
W. Put in-Bay and other points Of
ut terest along Lake Erie. The dedi
h,t ton of the Meigs monument. ma
ing the place where General Wi
no am Henry Harrison defeated Pr
III, tor. the British general. and T
and umseh, his Indian ally, in 1913. '
IN be attended by Governors of Pc,
NO sylvania, Ohio, Kentucky and \
Has sinia.
Much interest centers in
,iad choice Of the new commander.
.bly chief OF the G. A.. R. For this ,
Lot. &c there are already several pro