Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-16
C. A. R. MENVS|T
SCENES OF BATTLE
Encampment at Chattanooga
Is Being Held Under
Overcast Skies.
VETERANS ARE INVITED
TO CITIES OF SOUTH
Mobile, Ala, and Houston. Tex,
Rivals Of Detroit for Next
Encampment.

AA<A A>OO1<A, Ienn, september Is.
Heavy clouds hovered over Chatta-
nooga today. the second of the forty
seventh annual encampment of the
G. a. r. and allied organizations. The
welcome extended visiting veterans by
citizens at reception last night will
be supplemented tonight. when ad-
dresses of welcome will be delivered
by Gov. Ben W. Hooper of Tennessee,
William D. Atchley, commander OF the
Department of Tennessee; Mayor T. C..
Thompson of Chattanooga and others.
A feature of the encampment today
was the reunion of veterans who par
ticipated in the battle Of Chickamauga
These veterans passed the morning in
tours over the battlefield.
Opening sessions were held today by
the following organizations connected
with the G. A. r.: National Association
of Army Nurses, Women's Relief Corps,
Ladies Of the G. A. R., Sons of Vet
Grams, Sons Of Veterans Auxiliary, Ma
tional Association of Naval Veterans,
National Association of Union ex-
Prisoners of War. National Association
of Civil War Musicians. Loyal Legion
and United States Veteran Signal Corps
Association.
Big Parade Tomorrow.
Election Of officers, including presiden,
to succeed the late Gen. Gates p. Thurs
ton of Nashville. Is the principal business
| on today's program OF the forty-seventh
annual meeting of the Society Of the
| Cumberland.
| The veterans parade will be feature
! tomorrow. 1t was announced that de.
L toa nf olpx-
march at the head of the Ohio division.
The challenge for a foot race recently
| issued by Col. ]. L. Smith, aged sixty.
nine, of Detroit. Mich. Union veteran
has been accepted by Private NJ. Wolf
aged eighty, local Confederate veteran
! The race will take place at Chamberlain
| Field Thursday afternoon. according tG
announcement made today. One hundred
yards Is the distance.
| When Col. Smith issued his challenge he
also was quoted as claiming the veteran
championship of the United States fol
any distance. Three other Union veter.
ans have announced they will contest fol
championship honors with Col Smith in 6
| three-mile race. This race also will bt
run Thursday afternoon.
\ These veterans are George w. Howe
aged seventy. Port Huron, Mich: Col. s
G. Barnes. aged sixty-eight, Pittsburgh
and William a. Heinshon, aged sixty-nine
i Cleveland.
Visit Lookout Mountain.
| Yesterday was officially designated as
Lookout Mountain day." For this rea
| son a majority OF the veterans visited
| the scene of the struggles fifty years
| ago OF Confederate forces, under Gems
| Bragg and Longstreet. and Union
troops commanded by Gems. Grant and
| Pap" Thomas.
The veterans were divided into groups
| Upon reaching the mountain guides ex-
planned the maneuvers Of the competing
| forces and told thrilling stories of many
| sharp encounte S. Although these guides
learned the facts of their stories from
| what are considered authoritative histori.
| cal sources they were frequently inter.
rupted by veterans who participated In
the struggle. and who volunteered cor.
| rections.
Inte est OF the veterans already is .be.
ing manifested In the election of q com
I mander-in-chief of the G. A. r. to sue.
ceed Gen. Alfred b. Beers. Among the
most prominently mentioned in this con
nection are Private Orlando Summers oi
| kokomo. Ind: Col. Clair r. Adams oi
Superior. Neb.: Washington Gardner oi
Kalamazoo. Mich, and Gen. j. n. Harri
son of the Department of Kansas.
Business Begins Thursday.
The first general business session o,
the national encampment will be called
to order Thursday morning. and the
election Of officers is likely to take
place soon thereafter.
| Representatives from three citie.
have entered the contest for the forty.
eighth annual encampment Delega
tlons from Mobile. Ala: houston, Tex.
and Detroit. Mich. are seeking thi.
honor.
Estimates Of local newspapers ant
city representatives handling the in.
coming CT iowds Of veterans and visitor.
place the number In the city at $4,000
This number includes delegates to tn,
allied organizations holding stimuli
taneous meetings In connection witt
the national encampment.