The Detroit times., 1914-09-01
HOLE CITY JOINS in GIVING
lender CARE TO CRIzZLED
FIGHTERS OF The LONG AGO

II given q coliapsible drinking cup,
with the compliments Of the city COM
mittee. The cups may be obtained In
the registration booth. woodward-ave.
and FOREST
Governor Cant Review Parade.
Mayors Secretary Edward T. Fitz-
gerald announces that Gov. Ferris will
be unable to review the big parade.
Wednesday morning. but he win be
here. Tuesday night, to attend the
campfire. He will arrive ct 1885 In
the afternoon. but viii have to return
to Big Rapids In the evening. a. Mrs.
Ferris IN seriously III.
Mayor Marx will review the parade
OF the veterans from the mammoth
stand ON the Campus. facing the city
hall.
The stand will be filled with fam
lilies OF veterans. the tickets having
been issued to Commander-in-Ch Chief
Gardner. and by him sent to the va
rious departments.
The immense stand on the west
side OF Grand Circus park viii also be
devoted to the use Of the veterans.
with few city officials who obtained
passports. The stand on the east
side of the park will be filed to CO.
pacity with the school children, who
will sing for the veterans.
The head Of the parade will rest on
Canfield-ave., the rest forming on
streets to the south, and the parade
will leave promptly At 10 o'clock. and
proceed south on woodward-ave to
Jefferson-ave.
Commander Gardner expects that
10000 veterans will march.
BY action Of the executive commit
tee. Monday morning. women and
children will be excluded from the
parade. Only veterans and sons Ut
veterans will be allowed in the line OF
march. This Is In harmony with the
past practice. There was. however.
o movement this year, backed by .
considerable following. In favor OF
throwing open the ranks at least TO
representative delegations OF the
various 'women's auxiliary organiza-
lions. The executive committee con-
sidered the suggestion. but decided
TO hold TO the previous custom.
James 8. Knowlton Post, No. 632.
from Toronto. Ont, sends probably
the fullest quota of men. Ten Of the
III surviving members Of the post are
here. The other one was unable to
come. The post had 100 men when It
was organized.
The executive committee Of the @.
A. r. met In the headquarters Of the
commander-in-chief. Monday morning,
for final consideration of matters re-
ferred to Il, and the preparation OF
its report to the organization. Sew
eral other meetings Of minor commit
tees also were held, but for the most
mart the morning was given over by
the veterans to "reminiscences ana
greetings OF old friends.
Registration In the booth ct Fort
ut. and Woodward-ave. had mounted to
1850 at / o'clock Monday afternoon,
with a steady stream OF veterans pour
ing into the booth, receiving their
souvenir badges, pass books, ETC., and
then foregathering IN little groups
outside, to talk about old battlefelds
and present plans.
A reception took place Monday
afternoon In the Country club for the
wives Of the national oficers Of the
G. A. r. and present and past nation
al presidents of the Woman's Relief
corps and the Ladies' of the G.. A. r.
Automobiles left the city hall at 2:16
o'clock, taking the visitors to the beau
tiful club house In Crosse Pointe. The
following special committee of the cit
liens reception committee greeted the
visiting ladies In the club house and
ooked after their entertainment there:
Miss Clara e. Dyar. chairman; Mes
danes r. III. Ashbaugh, Clara B. Ar
thur, Evelyn Creusere. Nellie Conner.
ford, Emma Bailey. Lily Hopkins, Mar
garet d. DIXON and b. Anna McGrath.
w. b. Smith. Of Covington. VT.
q. A. r. veteran. rs years old, after
walking around the downtown streets