The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-17
Forty-Forth Annual Encampment
Next Week Promises to Break
All Records for At
tendance
GRAND PARADE ON WEDNESDAY
Two Strong Candidates in Field for
Office of Commander in Chief
Affiliated Organizations Will
Also Convene.

Atlantic City, N. j., Sept. 1.-THE
orty-fourth national encampment of
the Grand Army of the Republic will
be held in this city next week, to-
gether with the annual meeting of its
several affiliated bodies. The gather
ing of the veterans, their families
and friends is expected to be one of
the largest I'm recent years.
Atlantic City has been waiting all
summer for the third week I'm Sep
tember to come and as the eventful
week draws near the anticipation of
the people becomes keener. Practic-
ally all the arrangements for the re-
ception and entertainment of the null
titude of visitors are completed. AL
ready the city Is extensively ana
handsomely decorated in honor of the
occasion, and the piers and the great
hotels along the waterfront bear cleo
trical illuminations of unusual bril-
liancy.
In connection with the meetings OF
the Grand Army, there will be heid
the annual gatherings of the National
Woman's Relief Corps, the National
Ladies of the G.. A. r., the National
Ladies' Aid Society, the NatiohaI
Daughters of Veterans. the Nationa'
Armv Nurses Association the Ma
tional Association of ex-Prisoners oi
war. and the National Associatioh
&c Naval Veterans.
Fine Parade Is Expected.
The meetings and reunions Of these
various organizations viii cohtlhu'
from Monday until SATURDAY Inc
feature of the week will be the par
ode of Grand Army men on Weuhes
aav. when Il Is expected that from ~,
,oen IN twenty thousand veterans WIZ
T., limo Commander-in-Ch -Chiei
Samuel r. Van SAINT of Minnesota anu
his staff will review the process,o''
togather with the Governor OF We"
Jersey and other notable guests'
fortv-four departments. VIII march III
,ho order of their dates or ch'i ''''
with the exception of New
which, being the ehtoi
will bring up the rear s.,,,
THE ro,,te of the march VIII pe i'oi"
~ ,,tersection of North Carolina aN-
erue and Pacific avenue east Oh
o,ec avenue TO Rhode Island aVeiu.
Atlantic avenue, west on Atian''
avenue to Ohio avenue sou'n on Do
avenue to Pacific avenue, east on %,
o,ec avenue to Park place sou'n .,h
-. r,oce 70 Indiana avenue "o'
I,a,ono avenue to Pacific avenue
pacific avenue to TehieSs
e's' ,yhere the column VIII oe
dismissed.
cartest for Commaneer'
rn,,rsday ia the day set apart ~,
.,, h,,s,ress session of the oran'
Army to take place in the assem- 'a,
hall ON Young's Pier. The p''" IN,
features of the business Sessions
no the election of coniha"'
chief and the election OF 'he
,aa,,ng Mace of the national ehoa'r
-, The spirited contests OF pre-
y,ous year for the honor Oh "e'7
,he veterans' organization anu Vi
,erfaining the national ehca'hp' ~,
GO almost lacking this year. for -.
r,oo of commander-in-c -chiet
ora hut two active candidates-'o".
~ cu,,an of Massachusetts, ana JUN
McElroy Of washington y, ,o,ns
candidacy, of Mr.. McEiroy snom
n,,shed by his veteran cofhraoes -
,,a D,str,ct of Columbia ana Supp,
10 also claimed from all Oh 'no 60.
- .o,,oral of the Western o'a'es
-. ,ho other hand. Mr.. Gilman wiz
60 n mast commander OF M"s ~.
set,s. has the solid supper. VI a.,
numerically strong New Ens'anu ~,
a.,ou ard other sections Oh ="
oountrv as well and his friends oe''e'
,hot ne Is certain of victory
Relief Corps Has Fight on
The fight for the national pres', ~,
- ,ne woman's Relief Corps '''
largest and most important oi y
a,,ated organizations. promises 70 =
,,,ora spirited than the c"'.s
20 head the c. A. X. Mrs' 49," - .
perrv of Iowa Is the prese". .nor
,bo w. r. c. To succeed ne, ..n
80 active candidates IN "
ella Tbev are Mrs. Belle Z. i,a'' :
Of kansas, Mrs. Cora M. D"o,' y, IN
oregon, Mrs. Ida s. Mcbride a',c or " :
diana and Mrs Lois M. "r,men Nnas
Ohio ohio They have all been deparsme" s.a,o
nras,dents of their respective sur s
pa ,hrec OF the four are past h'
tional officers. o,,,es ar
A half dozen or more a,o,e
named In connection with 'he 80. -,
.,rooa for next year "a