The Washington times., 1908-09-01
Toledo Is Host TO 10000
Visitors Attending Forty
second Meeting.
GOVERNOR HARRIS
GREETS VETERANS
Presides at Presentation Of Fort
Meigs Monument-Taft and
Foraker 10 Meet.

TOLEDO. Sept Between q, eo0 and
81, 90 veterans, and about 100 600 visitors.
are here today attending the forty-sec-
ond annual encampment OF the @. A. r
Every hotel IN the city Is crowded. and
people are sleeping in the halls
The encampment proper begins this
afternoon. when the dedicatOry services
VIII be held al the Fort Aeigs monu-
ment The presentation OF the COM
pleted monument viii be made on behalf
Of the Fort Meigs commission by John
b. Wilson, chairman, and &c viii be ac-
cepted on behalf Of the State by Gov
eTnor Harris.
Addresses viii be delivered by GOV.
A L. Wilson. Of Kentucky; Lieut.. Gov.
f'ssbet 5. Murphy OF Johnstown. Pa. /;
Major Robert ", Hunter. OF Richmond,
Va; Senator J. B. Foraker, of OHIO.
Tonight, at the Valentine Theater.
there VIII be greetings extended on be-
half Of tbe State by Governor Harris.
Mayor Whtlock, for the city of Toledo
Ohio.
There viii be responses by Charles C.
Burton Commander-in-Chief OF The O.. A
r.; Judge J. i. Griffith. senior vice
commander IN chief; William Scott.
junior vice cOmmander-in-chlef, aud J.
Warren keifer. There VIII be q dag
presentation 20 the army nurses.
Welcomed by Mayor.
In Elks' Han a campfire program
vii be held. Former prisoners of wat
also VIII hold q campfire in Memorial
Hat at which an address Of welcome
viii be made By Mayor Whitlock. The
Warren a. NJ. =. Church VIII be the
scene Of another campfire. at which
The aged veterans are here from all
parts of the United States to register.
many Of them, perhaps for the last
time. at q Grand Army national en.
campment. The youngest soldier of the
civil war according 10 his story
Lake CITY, enjoying reminiscsnces Of
the terrible struggle OF ove-' IWo-score
years ago with his cOTraC Is.
Mr.. LOughuey was born In Canada IN
1883. and enlisted IN Detroit in 1853. He
was rejected three times by Colonel
Smith. OF Detroit, but was finally ac-
cepted and became known az the Baby
Bugler" OF Company T. Seventh Michi-
gan Cavalry He served through the
war In Clusters Brigade, lit the Army
~ the Potomac.
The Oldest Soldier.
An interesting feature in this connec-
ton Is the fact that the oldest living
soldier Of the civil war. Henry J. Oar
man. also served in the same company
with Ar. LOughney. Mr.. Darman was
born in Steuben county. N Y. January
TO- 1879, enlisted as a private in Com
pany i. Seventh Michigan Cav
airy, IN 1863. and served uIl the close of
the war He was wounded at Yellow
Tavern. Va.
Mr.. Darman is not here. but he IS in
good health and is living at Liberal,
Barton county, No.
TWO politicians or national import
ance viii meet in Tole 10 tomorrow at
q reception given ~ .ile Lincoln Club.
Friends OF William + Taft. Preslden-
tial candidate on the Republican ticket.
and Joseph B. Foraker, United States
Senator from Ohio. hope they viii shake
lands and forget their party animosities
when they meet at Ull5 function
The two statesmen have NOS met since
before the Republican national conven-
tion In Chicago last June. The Repuo-
Iicans of Ohio expect harmonious rela-
tiCns TO obtain after their meeting.
Taft viii deliver an address 20 the
G. A r. veterans during his stay in
Toledo, but he win not deal with p0l.ti-
cal questions. His speech viii be en-
tirely nCn-partisan.