The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-19
Annual Encampment Of G. A. R.
Opens S Monday Elaborate
Program Of Entertain
ment Prepared
Will BE REVIEWED BY TAFT
Protest Against Placing of Lee Statue
in Hall Of Fame to be One of
the Subjects Under
Discussion.

Rochester. N. Y, August 19-Red
white and blue are the predominating
colors in this city today. Everywhere
they meet the eye, I'm the countless
flags waving i'm the breeze from every
Flagstaff I'm the Flower City" In the
many miles of bunting with which
public buildings and housefronts In
general and particularly those along
the line of march. are profusely dec
Grated and i'm the thousands of incan-
descent light bulbs, strung I'm garlands
across the streets are massed at the
crossings OF the most prominent thor
oughfares. This patriotic display of
the national colors is a 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 I'm per-
feet working order. The arriving
members were received by committees
Of the local posts at the train and es-
corted to their respective department
headquarters. where the visitors were
equipped with literature and every in
formation they required or desired.
Kindred Organizations.
The headquarters of Commander-in-
Chief Gilman of the Grand Army of the
Republic were opened at the Hotel Sc
neca this morning and all day long
the rooms were filled with visitors,
among them many department officers
who came to pay their respects to the
Commanders r-in- Chief or 20 confer with
him about some details OF the arrange
ments for the coming week The
headquarters of the other patriotic or
CARNATIONS which will also hold their
annual encampments i'm this city next
week. among them the Woman's Re-
lief Corps, the Ladies of the G.. A. r.,
the Sons and the Daughters of veter-
ans, ex-Prlsoners of War and Army
Nurses.
Reception on Monday.
Next Monday will be devoted To the
reception of the arriving veterans and
other visitors, To an exchange of visits
at the various departmental headquar-
ters and to business sessions of the
executive bodies of the various orga-
nizations. on Tuesday the various
organizations, excepting the Grand Ar
my OF the Republic will hold sessions
for the transaction of business dur
ing the day and in the evening all will
attend the semi official opening of the
G.. A. II. encampment at Convention
Han, presided over by Commanderin-
Chief Gilman. The trooping of about
one hundred old battle flags, under the
direction of J. Payson Bradley. chief
of staff to the commar 'er-i chief, |
will furnish the spectact'1r feature
of the gathering. There will also be
music and singing and Gov. Dix, Mayor
Edgerton and other distinguished men
will deliver addresses.
Great Parade Wednesday.
Wednesday will be n 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 n line of march |
two and one eighth miles long, leading /
through level. we'll paved and shady |
streets The reviewing stand, having /
a capacity of 1000 seats. is on clinton |
Avenue south, and there the column |
of veterans will be reviewed by Com |
mander-in Chief Gilman. President |
Taft. Governor Dix and Mayor Edger-
ton. II is expected that the parade |
will last about five hours. quite task |
for the old men, many OF whom are |
quite infirm.
on the evening OF the same day the |
veterans will have their big campfire
at Convention Hall and there they will
listen to stirring music and to ad-
dresses by distinguished comrades and
pay a tribute to the memory of the
former comrades who have gone to
their last rest during the past year
McElroy For Commander.
The business session of the encamp-
ment will not begin until Thursday
Several important subjects will come
up FOR discussion, among them the pro-
test against the placing of the Gen.
lee statue In the Hall OF Fame. Ihe
question Of clecting new Command
Chief does not promise much ex-
element. ms Il Is generally conceded
mat Col. John McElroy. past second
Vice commander-in-c chief. has practi-
caily no opposition as candidate for
that post.
The election OF officers in the Wom-
ans Relief Corps promises to be more
interesting, as there are already four
candidates i'm the field for the position
ot president. which Mrs. Belle c. Harris
W Emporia, Kas.. will vacate. The
outcome Of tho elaction ie awaited by i