The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-15
Bent Upon First Peaceful
Invasion Thousands Ar
rive in Chattanooga
SCENE TEENS WITH
HISTORIC INTEREST
Committee Meetings and Receptions
Today--Impressive Military Dem
onstrations Tuesday With
Big Parade Wednesday

Chattanooga. September i4.-Bent
upon their first peaceful invasion of
the south thousands of union veterans
arrived here today and tonight to at
tend the forty-seventh annual encamp-
ment of the Grand Army of the Re
public and allied organizations The
encampment will be formally opened
tomorrow. continuing through satur-
day.
In honor of the occasion chatta-
nooga is in gala attire. Citizens COM
mittees throng the railroad stations,
welcoming the veterans. survivors OF
the union army which caused the Con-
federacy to totter in the bloody battle
of chiclxamauga fought here so years
ago, are greeting with the same cor
diality shown the United Confederate
Veterans, whose annual reunion was
held in Chattanooga last May.
Grand Parade Wednesday
Committee meetings and receptions
are expected to occupy the first day
of the encampment Impressive mill
tary demonstrations, including a par
ade of the Seventeenth United states
infantry and other military organiza-
tions are scheduled for Tuesday. On
the evening OF that day welcoming ad-
dresses will be delivered by national,
state and city officials at camp fire
meeting The impressive parade of the
Grand Army of the Republic will take
place Wednesday morning. Thursday
and Friday will be devoted largely to
business sessions, while sightseeing
tours TO the scenes of several import
ant battles will conclude the encamp-
ment Saturday.
The following allied organizations
viii meet simultaneously with the
Grand Army of the Republic;
Women Relief CORPS Ladies Of the
1G. A. n. Daughters Of Veterans, Ma
tional Association of Union ex-Prison-
ers of War, National Association Naval
| Veterans U. s. a., 1861 to 1865. sons
of Veterans. Sons of Veterans Auxil-
larry, National Association Army Nurses
OF the Civil War. National Association
OF civil War Musicians, and the So
eiety of the Army of the Cumberland.
Scene of Historic Interest
The scene of and approaches to the
present G. A. K. encampment and the
recent U. c. V. reunion TEEN with his
toric interest. With the possible ex-
ception of the Valley of Virginia this
section, it is claimed, stands first in
number of important battles of the
civil war. En- route 10 this city the
union veterans passed through many
,ftf ialH hi fpf
grappled with Albert Sidney johnson
in the early stages of the war and
where Rosecrans and Bragg fought
their prolonged duel. Then, too they
saw the amphitheatres In which Thomas
and Sherman staged their attacks upon
Joseph T.. Johnston in the campaign
which is said to have broken the back
bone of the Confederacy
Within a short distance of the en-
campment are the battlefields OF Chick
amauga, Lookout Mountain, Missionary
Ridge, Ringod, Altoona. Resaca. Tun-
mel Hill and the scenes OF many severe
sklrmishes.
Patriotic Services Held
In connection with the encampment OF
the Grand Army Of the Republic, patri-
otic services were held in all the churches
of Chattanooga at II o'clock this inorff-
ing, the phlpits being filled by visiting
department and national chaplains. The
feature or the day was the service at
the First Presbyterian church, where
Chaplain-in-Chie George Edward Love-
joy of the Grand Army of the Republic
and DIR. J. W. Tachrnan, former chaplain
general of The United Confederate veter-
ans, pastor of tho church, held the serv-
ices jointly. it was an impressive scec-
Speakers in the other churches We're:
Levi Lonefell~g, national patriotic in
structor Chaplain II. NJ. Hsmiil United
Confederate veterans, Nashville; Rev. y.
f. Jones: Rev. John Fletcher. Plain
we'll Mich; Rev. j. P. McFerrir, Gem
tenary Methodist Episcopal church and
Col NJ. A. Aldrieh, Highland Park Meth-
odist Episcopal church., chattanoogs;
Corporal Tanner, First Methodist spis-
copal church, James A. Ruble cumbef
land Presbyterian church. Bishop y. s
Henderson, First Christian church: Rev
o. $. Reed, Trinity Methodist Episcopal
church; Henry NJ. knight former qua
termaster department Of New York. 81.
Paul's Episcopal.
Numerous special trains have arrived
in the city during the day. each one
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