The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-03-18
GREAT ENCAMPMENT PROM
Is THIS CITY THIS YEAR
Every Indication IL Will BE Most
Suceessful-Visit Newspaper
OFFICES.

Meade Post, G. a. r., is boosting
the state encampment to be held in
this city June 1926 strongly. Sat
urday about 80 of the veterans WIS.,
the city, headed by the fife and drum
corps. At the Herald office Com
mander B. r. Bull and 4. l.. Burrell
delivered strong speeches asking for
cooperation in making the coming
encampment a great success. They
were assured that every method of
assisting in the power Of the news
paper would be accorded them.
The following communication has
been submitted relative to the en-
campment:
Meade Post g. a. r., at the 18th
annual encampment OF the depart
ment Of Washington and Alaska, held
in Ballard last June. by unanimous
vote Of the post extended an invita-
tion to the convention TO hold its
next, the 90 h encampment, at North
Yakima, and the convention, with
great enthusiasm and unanmity,
voted us the convention encampment.
Meade Post delegation offered this
invitation in the conscious belief that
for the general welfare and adver-
Using prospectus Of this city that
could be mapped out. and they had
faith and confidence in the aood judg-
ment and patriotism Of the citizens
of the city of North Yakima and sur
rounding country that they would
measure up to the requirements Of
making this. our encampment, THE
BEST EVER. We promised them
this, and why should we not? We
have the best of everything. We can
show them the best progressive city,
for various good reasons, to be found
on American soil; the best profit-pro-
ducing valley in orchard and all 9TH
er soil products known under the
sun. The Veterans and Woman's
Relief Corps, ladies, wives and hus-
bands, and their multitude Of friends,
: will be here from all over the state,
and sister states adjoining, number
ing many thousand. What for? "a
days celebration?" No; but for a
whole week The 2Gth annual en-
campment will engross Tuesday
Wednesday and Thursday, the 23rd,
9th and 25th days of June. The
department officers and advance
guard of the old, wio awake veter-
ans will begin to arrive presumably
: on sunday. and Monday trainloads
of them will be ushered in with good
cheer, as we'll as loaded prairie
sehooners, and this is not all The
people of the entire valley will be
living, figuratively, in the city and
| rural homes. One day a grand pic
mic will be given, probably in the
: state fair grounds grove, to all the
old veterans and their wives, the
Spanish war veterans and their
! wives, by the Woman's Relief corps.
| The high school Of the city will give
| one of the first entertainments on the
program. in return for which they
will be presented with beautifully
inscribed silk banner by the Relief
Corps of the department On one
day there will be a grand street pa
rade of the veterans, Spanish war
, veterans and Co. E., ~ G. W., to par
ticipate with a profusion of martial
music and with receptions, campfires
and old "reminiscences by the boys
in blue, the days and nights will be
!, made hot and red letter times for
North Yakima. Our department COM
mander, w H. Mock, has already
been here, making partial arrange
ments Their council of administra-
ton has met and set the time and
issued general orders. Department
Commander Mock will be here again
~ SHoil Time 10 compete une pro-
; gram. Meade Post will soon have a
committee of ways and means abroad
soliciting funds to carry out our pro-
gram, which we desire shall be elab-
crate enough that every visitor will
go home (if he doesn't anchor here)
sounding the praises of North Yaki-
ma and justify our slogan, but Yaki-
ma Il Better" To the business men,
the professional men. the farmers
and all the good citizens Of the COM
munity please meet our solicitors in
the right spirit, thereby enunciating
yoar patriotism as well as your best
interests, and your pride in your
adopted country.
d. l.. DRUSE, Adjt