The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-08-20
On Every Train the Boys
Who Fought to Preserve
the Union Are Pouring
Into Encampment City.
HEARTY RECEPTION
FOR BOYS IN BLUE
Grand Parade of Veterans
and Allied Organizations,
on "Wednesday, Principal
Event of the Week.

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ROCHESTER,, N. Y, Aug. 19.-Red,
white and blue are the predominating
colors in this city today. Everywhere
they meet the eye. in the countless
flags waving in the breeze from every
flagstaff in the Flower City," in the
many miles of bunting with which
public buildings and house fronts in
general and particularly those along
the line OF march. are profusely dec
GRATED and in the thousands of incan-
descent light bulbs strung in garlands
across the streets or massed at the
crossings of the most prominent thor
oughfares. This patriotic display OF
the national colors is pleasing sight
to the grizzled veterans of the civil
war who are arriving here with every
train to attend the national encamp-
ment of their organization which will
be held here next week.
The arrangements for the reception.
the housing and the entertainment Of
the veterans are complete and in per-
feet working order. The arriving
members were received by commit
tees of the local posts at the train and
escorted to their respective depart
ment headquarters. where the visit
tors were equipped with literature
and every information they required
or desired.
Gilman's Headquarters.
The headquarters OF Commander-in-
Chief Gilman of the Grand Army OF
the Republic was opened at the Hotel
Seneca this morning and all day long
/ the rooms were filled with visitors.
lamonx them many departMent u99t:
Icers who came To ny afasefF ses1eots
to the Chief or to con-
fer with him about some details OF the
arrangements for the coming week.
The headquarters OF other patriotic
organizations which will also hold
their annual encampments in this city
next week, among them the Woman's 8
Relief Corps, the Ladies of the G. A.
R., the Sons of Veterans and the
Daughters of Veterans. ex-Prisoners
Of War and Army nurses.
Next Monday will be devoted to the
reception of the arriving veterans and
other visitors, to an exchange OF Wis
it's at the various departmental head
quarters and to business sessions OF
the executive bodies of the various or
ganizations. On Tuesday the various
organizations. excepting the Grand
Army of the Republic will hold ses
sions for the transaction of business
during the day and in the evening all
will attend the semi-official opening
of the G. A. r. encampment at Con
vention Hall, presided over by Com
mander-in-Chief Gilman. The droop
ing of about hundred old battle flags
under the direction of J. Payson Brad
ley, chief of staff to the commander
lin-chief, will furnish the spectacular
feature of the gathering. There will
also be music and singing and Gov
Dix, Mayor Edgerton and other distln
guished men viii deliver addresses.
| Wednesday will be busy day. The
grand parade of the Grand Army vet
erans and of the allied organizations
will start at 10 o'clock in the forenoon
and will travel over line of march
two and one-eighth miles long, leading
through level, well paved and shad,
streets The reviewing stand, having
la capacity of 1000 seats, is on Clinton
avenue south, and there the column
of veterans will be reviewed by Com
imander-in-Chief Gilman, President
Taft, Governor Dix and Mayor Edger
ton. 1t is expected that the parade
will last about five hours, quite q
task for the old men many of whom
are quite infirm.
| Hold Big Campfire.
On the evening of the same day th<
veterans will have their big camp fire
at convention hall and there they viii
listen to stirring music and to addres
ses by distinguished comrades and pay
a tribute to the memory of the former
comrades who have gone to their las
rest during the past year.
The business session of the encamp
ment will not begin until Thursday
Several important subjects will com,
up for discussion, among them the pro
test against placing OF the Gen. LIE.
statue in the Hall of Fame. The ques
tion OF electing new commanderin
chief does not promise much excite
ment, as it is generally conceded tina
Col John McElroy, past second vic
lcommander-in-chief. has practically n,
opposition as candidate for that post
3 The election Of officers in the We
mans Relief Corps promises to b
more interesting. as there are alread.
four candidates in the field for the Pc
sition of president, which Mrs Bell
&c Harris. OF Emporia, Kas., win va
cate. The outcome of the election i
awaited by the members OF the organ
ization with considerable interest AM
sthe friends Of the candidates are work
ling hard tor their respective choice.