Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-08
Grand Army of Iowa to Meet
in Annual Encampment
This Week
CEDAR RAPIDS TO DO HoNoRs
Encampment Begins Tomorrow and
Continues Until Friday-Bis Parade
on Wednesday-outIine of the Gen.
eral Program for G. A. r. and Al
lied Societies.
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Cedar Rapids, June S.-Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday or
the present week Cedar Rapids will
have the honor Of entertaining the
Iowa Department of the Grand Army
of the Republic, together with It's al
lied organizations, the Prisoners OIL
War, Woman's Relief Corps, Ladies or
the G. A. R., Spanish American war
Veterans. Sons of Veterans, First Iowa
Cavalry, and the First Iowa Infantry.
IT will be great gathering and score
of men and women in Cedar Rapids are
making active preparation for the en-
tertainment of their honored> visitors.
Several men prominent in the state
and nation will be here to address the
veterans and to join with them IN
their reunion. Wednesday afternoon
there will be big parade. In the
evening there will be a big reception
at the city auditorium and there VIII
be present on that occasion Command
erin Chief C. G. Burton, also Colonel
w. P. Hepburn. Tuesday there will
be reception in honor OF Depart
ment Commander D. ]. Palmer and
his staff at Hotel Montrose. FOLLOWING
is the official program
Headquarters and information.
Registration, information. assign
+a rhnnlxinp of baggage.
etc, No. 219 Montrose Hotel
Headquarters Of Department at
Montrose Hotel.
Executive committee and delegate
badges, lobby Montrose Hotel.
Headquarters Of l.. of g.. A. H.,
Montrose Hotel.
Headquarters Of Sons Of Veterans,
Allison Hotel.
Headquarters Of Spanish-American
War Veterans, Allison Hotel.
Headquarters First Iowa Cavalry,
Grand Hotel.
Headquarters First Iowa Infantry,
Room 3O7, Sd floor, corner Second
avenue and Second street.
w. r. c.-Reception of Department.
Commander and Flag Presentation.
200 p. m. Tuesday.
Reception in honor of Department
Commander D. J. Palmer and staff at
Montrose Hotel.
$3.50 Auditorium.
disqualification Of ritual work by
T. z. Cook Corps.
900 a. m. Wednesday, st. Paul's M.
E. church.
Opening department convention.
Wednesday, 1880 a. m.
In front of st. PauPs M. Fl. church,
public presentation of flag to Cedar
Rapids high school from the corps OF
the department Following flag pre-
sentation will be awarded the medal
given by the department to the win
ner of the patriotic contest.
Places and Hours of Meeting.
Wednesday, June 10, 1908.
900 a. m.-Department Encamp-
ment, Auditorium, North First street.
900 a. NV. r. c. - Methodist
church, corner Fifth avenue and
Fourth street.
Exemplification Of the work by the
Corps in Auditorium, $3.50 p. NJ, Tues
day.
900 a. MI Of G. r. Federal
court room, corner Second avenue
and Second street, third floor.
disqualification of ritualistic work
after parade, Wednesday
10th, in court room.
Business meetings of the various or
CARNATIONS will convene as per sew
eral adjournments.
Reception and Campfire.
ception at Auditorium. Col. Milo P.
Smith, presiding.
dissatisfaction
Invocation-Rev Scott w. Smith.
Address of welcome on behalf of
city-Mayor John T. Carmody.
Address of welcome on behalf Of
G.. A. R.-Col. Chas. A. Clark.
Response on behalf of G. A. r. =
Dept. Commander D. J. Palmer.
Response on behalf of state - Gov
ernor A. B. Cummins.
Music-Selection
Address by Major John F. Lacey
and short addresses by other distin-
comrades.
Grand Campfire.
Wednesday evening, June 1o-Camp-
fire-COl. AlonZo ADernatny, presiulAs'
Music-Selection
Invocation-Rev. E. ]. Lockwood.
Address Communicating Chief G. G.
Burton.
Music-Old Army Song.
Address-Col. w. P. Hepburn.
Music-Selection.
Address-Department Commander D.
]. Palmer and officers elect