Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-29
GRAND ARMY AND AUXILIARY
ORGANIZATIONS AT FORT
DODGE NEXT MONTH.
SPANISH WAR VETERANS
AND SONS OF VETERANS
Ladies of the G. A. r. and w. r. c.
viii Hold Business Sessions During
State mpment-outlne of Pro-
grams for Various Sessions of Al
lied Organizations.


liminary program of the state encamp-
ment of the Iowa department of sht
Grand Army of the Republic. which
meets in this city Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday. June s, 8, and 10
was issued a few days ago, the officia
program for the encampment was no
made public until today.
The convention will open with a pa
rade at l o'clock on the afternoon OF
Tuesday. AT o'clock in the evening
reception and campfire will be held a
the armory. Hon. R. NJ. Wright presid-
ing, and the following program fol
the evening will be carried out:
Music-Fifty-sixth regiment, 1. n. G.
band
Address of Welcome on Behalf of ti1e
City-Mayor s. j. Bennett.
Address on Behalf of the Grand
Army of the Republic and Kindred So
cieties-Col. Charles A Clarke
Response on Behalf of the GRAND
Army of the Republic and Kindred So
cieties-Co1nmande j. c. Nlilliman.
Response on Behalf of the State =
Governor B. F. Carroll.
Short addresses by Robert Heaiy
Maurice O'Connor. Hon. W. V. Will
cox Of Des Moines. and other.
Wednesday. june 8.
:30-Business sessions of the Gram
Army Of the Republic al the armory.
2. m-Grand parade
Commencing al s O'clock on Wednes-
day evening a general campfire will ts
held az the armory. Capt. George S
Ringland presiding, and the following
program for the evening Will be carried
out:
Short addresses-Hon W. 5. Kenycr
of Fort Dodge. Hon. s. F. Prourv ..
Des Moines. Col. W. P. Hepburn. Hon
Robert Cousins, Hon. j. P. Connor, ans
Hon. George D. Perkins
Thursday, June 10.
Thursday morning, June 10, the bus
mess session Of the encampnent viii
be held. at which time the conv--,..-a--
city for 1910 Will be selected and tbs
department officers for the coming
year elected. The remainder of the pro.
gram for this days session has no
been completed but viii be announced
from the platform and in the paper:
on Wednesday.
On Tuesday afternoon from to
o'clock in the First Baptist church, ;
/ reception will be held in honor of tn
national w. r. c. officers in attend
ance. also the department commando
of the Grand Army of the Republi
and staff. and division commander AM
staff Of the Sons of Veterans.
At $50 p. m. Will be held the ex
templification Of the ritual by the en-
tertaining ". r. c. al the armory
while during the evening the mem
bers Of the Woman's Relief Corps will
attend the general campfire at III
srnaory.
Ladies Of the G. A. r. Program.
On Tuesday afternoon. jane S, from
4 10 6 o'clock at the Duncombe Hole
! parlors, reception Will ne rendered
Grand Army of the Republic veterans
members of the Sons Of Veterans an,
all interested ladies.
7:3o 70 $50 p. nl.-Exemplificatio
of ritual in Red Men hall by Lincol
Circle. No. So, Of Waterloo.
$50 p. m.-Flag drill given by IN
ladies of Williamson Circle of De
Moines.
Camp fire talks by members of tn
Grand Army.
| On Wednesday, June g, at $50 a. m
a business session viii be held at til
First Presbyterian church.
Sons of Veterans Program.
On Tuesday a general reception an
registration Of delegates will be he'll
at the headquarters in the Webste
county court house
. 70 9 p. m.-Reoeption in FRS
Baptist church by the Wornan's Relic
. Corps for division commander and sta.
Of the Sons of Veterans.
In the evening the Sons Of Veteran
viii participate at the general cam
fire al the armory, which will be fol
lowed by the encampment banquet q
O'Clock.
Wednesday, June .. $50 a. m.-Bu;
mess session in rooms adjoining head
quarters in Webster county cou
house.
400 p. m.-concert Memorial Tn
versity Band and Clear Lake Dru
Corps at the public square
500 p. ln.-Battalion parade and r.
view by Iowa National Guard at II
public square.
500 p. m.-General camp fire in II
armory.
Thursday June 10, 800 a. m.-Bus
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