The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1908-08-30
ALL IS PREPARED
FOR ENCAMPM MENT
Toledo viii Do Herself Proud
In Honor of Old Sold
ierS.
NOTED MEN SPEAKERS.
GREAT CROWDS ARE EXPECTED
AT CITY ON LAkE-PARADE ON
WEDNESDAY WILL BE A BIG
FEATURE.

Toledo, O., Aug. 2.-The. Forty-sec-
ond national encampment of the G. A.
r. will open in this city Monday At
the same time the conventions of the
Womens' Relief Corps, Ladies of the
G. A R., Daughters of Veterans, Ex-
Prisoners of War, National Associa-
tion of Army Nurses, American Wo-
mems Press Association, and National
Naval Veterans Union will be held
here.
The officers of the Grand Army Of
the Republic are: Charles G. Burton,
commander chief, Kansas City, Mo-;
l.. E. Griffith, senior vice commander
in-chief, Troy, N. Y; w. M. Scott,
lanta, Ga; G. Lane Tanneyhill, sur
geon general, Baltimore, Md; Rev.
Samuel Fallows, chaplain in chief,
Chicago, ILL.,; c. D. r. Stowitz, inspec-
tor general, Minneapolis, Mimi; Jere
I. Dew adjutant general. Kansas City,
Mo-; Charles Burrows. quartermaster
general, Rutherford, N. j.; w. Lee
Goss, national patriotic instructor,
Rutherford, n. J.;J. G. Winans, S. A.
de c. and chief of staff, Toledo, O.;
J. Henry Holcomb, custodian of rec
ords, Philadelphia, Pa.
The officers of the Womans' Relief
Corps are: National president, Kate
e. Jones, Ilion, n. Y: National senior
vice president, Ida K. Martin, Min
neapolis, Mimi; National unior vice
president. Kate G. Vallandingham,
tary, Eliza Brown Daggett, Ilion, N.
Y; National treasurer, Charlotte E.
Wright, New Haven. Conn; National
chaplain. Mary E. Hartwell. Los An
geles, Cal: National inspector, Sarah
E. Putnam, Dixfield, Maine.
The general program for the week
is as follows:
+ Opens Monday night with a recep-
ton given by the citizens and wo-
mems committee, followed by the en-
tertainment of the evening called
Venetian Knight" Tuesday morning
will be the civic parade and Tuesday
afternoon dedication of Fort Meigs
monument. Tuesday evening the w.
r. c. will give reception to Comman-
der-in-chief Burton of the G. A r. and
the camp fires will be held by the ex-
prisoners, naval veterans and G. A. r.
Wednesday morning will be the G. A.
r. parade. Among those invited to
review the parade are William How
ard Taft, the republican nominee for
president and Senator Dick of Ohio.
This evening will be devoted to camp
fires. The opening session of the La
dies of the G.. A. r. will be held that
afternoon. The business sessions of
/ the various organizations will be held
Thursday and Friday. Saturday will
be devoted to excursions and enter
tainments. The headquarters of the
G. A. r will be held at the Boody
House, while the headquarters of most
| of the other organizations will be at
Secor hotel
Among the addresses to be made
during the week will be those of Gov.
| Wilson of Kentucky; Lieut.. Gov
Murphy of Pennsylvania, and Senator
Foraker of Ohio at the dedication OF
the Fort Meigs monument. Senator
Foraker will also speak at the camp
fire at the Valentine theater Wednes-
day evening, while Corporal Tanner
of Washington and Senator Warner
of Missouri will address the camp fire
in the Memorial building the same
evening. Former Governor Van
Zandt of Minnesota will deliver an ad.
dress at the camp fire at Elks' hall
Gen Warren Keifer will speak at the
camp fire in Memorial hall on Thurs
day evening. The same evening Bish.
op Fallows will an address at the
camp fire in Elks Hall.