The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-08-07
SPANISH VETERANS
MEET IN BUFFALO


Official announcement has beer
made in Fargo army circles of the
tenth national encampment Of the
United Spanish War veterans which
Is to be held this year in Buffalo from
Sept. 8 to Sept. s, inclusive. Many oil
the local veterans of the Spanish
american campaign are preparing tc
go to the encampment IT,
The event in Buffalo will be the
greatest of its kind in the history of
the organization and elaborate plans
are being made there for the enter
talnment OF the accredited delegates
a visitors to the city. -
A fund of $4,000 was appropriated
by the New York state legislature and
approved by Governor Sulzer for the
encampment expenses. The Joint
Buffalo City board, composed of elect
ed delegates from the three flourish
ing Spanish war veterans camps of
committees working under the direc-
ton of Maj. John D. Rowland.
committees on entertainment, pub
llclty, transportation, hotels and
military and reception have been
formed and a citizens committee,
comprising the official heads Of Buff
.falo n county departments and
enterprising business and professional
men, has been formed from those
tender1ng their services and these as
sure a most cordial welcome and
profitable visit to the city.
A fund of entertainment is being
provided for all who visit Buffalo dur
ing the week of the encampment and
there will not be a dull moment from
the arrival of the first visitor to the
departure Of the last.
The entertainment features COM
prise a trip. to Niagara Falls and
through the wonderful gorge route, a
splendid ball and banquet, open house
in the larger fraternal orders club
rooms, free entertainment provided
through an International aviation meet
and the reproduction Of the battle of
Manila bay in fireworks, while many
of the public amusement resorts will
open their doors free to the delegates
and visitors.
A committee Of comrades in uniform
will meet the arrivals over the vari-
Gus transportation lines and escort
them to convenient assembling places
where they will be given time in which
10 rest and ascertain what hotel &C.
comn1odations are required.
A register showing the name, ad-
dress, camp and hotel will be kept in
these rest room information bureau
headquarters.
The business sessions of the UNITED
Spanish War Veterans are to be held
in the famous Broadway auditorium,
the largest building in the United
given over for convention pur-
poses. . The military ball will be held
in this building also and the, sessions
the Ladies. Auxiliary will also be
accommodated under the same roof.
National headquarters will be estab-
in the Lafayette hotel over
looking Lafayette square and the |
and sailors monument which |
commentaries the assassination Of
Mckinley.
The military, section of the parade
viii bring out one regiment of. regular |
infantry, three regiments of national
guard, the cavalry troops and the full
squadron of the naval militia. The |
of United Spanish War |
Veterans will have the most prominent
part in the parade, although rs, 900
school, children and about $50 floats
seem from the period of |
1878 to date will be in line. |
The civic parade will also be a part !
Of the great Perry Victory Centennial
and will be the largest
demonstration Buffalo has ever wit
In addition to all this the |
flagship, of Commodore Perry has been
raised from it's resting place in the
depths of Lake Erie and reconstruct
ed n will be placed on first view
after a rest OF nearly 100 years, and
will lie at anchor, in, Buffalo harbor.
The Fargo veterans OF, the Spanish
American war. are preparing to go in
body. 1t is probable the North Da-
delegation will be headed by
Capt. e. c.. Gearey, Capt. Angus
Col. J.. Fl. Frame and others.