The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-07
National News Association


LOS ANGELES, Cal, Sept with
in the next few days over 10000 mem
bers of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie and it's affiliated organizations en-
campment of the G. A. R., which will
be held here September 9th to 14th
inclusive. The affiliated bodies which
will also hold national conventions
here during encampment include the
Women's Relief Corps, Ladies of the
G. A. r., Daughters of Veterans, Ma
tional Association of Army Nurses of
the Civil War, and the National Asso-
citation of Union Ex-Prisoners of War.
Aside from the various conventions,
the principal event of the week will
be the grand parade of the G. A. R.
on Wednesday, September 18th, when
it is expected over 5000 veterans will
go over the line of march which will
take in the principal business streets.
Owing to the general advanced age of
those taking part the parade will be a
short one.
All of the public buildings and large
business houses are gaily decorated
with the national colors while the
main thoroughfares have been decorat-
ed with fronds of palms and many
beautiful electrical displays. There
will be a general electrical illumina-
ton of the streets at night during en-
campment week, and the gorgeous
brilliancy of the red, white and blue
and Old Glory, all contrive to give the
city far more beautiful setting than
any decorations of heretofore. Owing
to the character of the event more pri-
vate residences have been deliberately
decorated than ever before. Nam
moth grandstands which will accommo-
date thousands have been erected all
along the line of march for the grand
parade.
Encampment week will be officially
opened on the evening of Monday,
September 9th, with a reception to
the national officers of the G. A. R.,
and affiliated organizations, at the Ho-
tel Hayward by the department of
California and Nevada Daughters of
Veterans. Tuesday, September 10th,
the Army Nurses convention will con-
vene at the Hotel Westminster. The
convention of the National Association
of Union Ex-Prisoners of War will
open at Armory Hall. Tuesday even
ing there will be a semi-official meet
ing the Forty-sixth Encampment G. A.
R., in the Shrine Auditorium.
Wednesday, September 18th there
will be the banner day of encampment
week with the grand parade of the
G. A. R. The national conventions of
the Women's Relief Corps, Ladies of
Grams will also convene on this date.
In the evening the Women's Relief
Corps will tender a reception to Com.
mander-in- Chief Trimble and his staff
in the ball room of the Hotel Alexan-
dria. The National G. A. r. campfire,
an event which the veterans always
embellish with much levity and good
feeling. will be held in the Shrine Au-
ditorium. The Ladies of the G. A r.
will also tender a reception to the
commander-in-chief and his staff at the
Hotel Angeius following the one to be
given at the Alexandria.
The national encampment of the G.
A. X. will be officially called to order
on the morning of Thursday, Septem.
Der 18th, in the Temple Auditorium
In the evening the Daughters of Vet.
Grams will tender reception to the
commander-in-chief of the G. A. R.
and his staff at the Hotel Hayward
and the Patriotic Instructors associa.
ton q a r Will hold a camn fire al