East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-09-01
C. A. R. VETERANS
MEET IN DETROIT

DETROIT. Mich, Sept. T.
beat OF the martial drum, the pipe
Of the fife. the blare OF the bugle. the
shuttle Of hating feet Everywhere
the dropping Of figures Of the Grand
Army veteran. and on all sides floats
the nations flag, for which the vet
Grams fought fifty-odd years ago.
The forty-eighth national encamp-
ment of the Grand Army of the Re-
public started today before another
"a hours the big annual reunion of
the old soldiers will be in full swing
The city Is in gala attire: great white
the pillars OF an ancient temple, line
Mampius Martin and Woodward
avenue, where tomorrow more than
10000 soldiers of the civil war will
pass in review. Decorators completed
their work of Transforming the down
town sections Of the city into a blaze
Of color yesterday, and today, in ad
dition. flag was displayed from
nearly every private building or resi-
dence in the city. Three huge grand
stands. two in Grand Circus park and
one in Campus Martius. adorned with
flags and bunting. await the 1900
who will fill them during the parade
will be occupied by a chorus Of 5000
school children. who for the past two
months, have been training for the
part they are to play for the enter
tainment of the veterans.
Arrival of the soldiers started last
Saturday, and since, they have been
pouring in by thousands. every train.
interurban and boat bringing its
quota. More than one thousand mu-
sicians including some of the crack
bands and drum and bugle corps OF
the country. came to Detroit today to
furnish music for the veterans
throughout the encampment. These
will augment the regular army band
from Columbus, Ohio. and the Civi
War Musicians. 200 strong, who sine,
yesterday. have made the city resount
with medley of patriotic airs.
Commander in Chief Washington
Gardner of Albion, Mich, and hi
| staff. have established headquarter
} in the Hotel Ponchartrain. and ar
E effectively engaged in the work O
. overseeing the details for the safet
s and comfort of their comrades. Reg
D istration tent in Cadillac Square wa
? the center of activity today Ever
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5 various auxiliary organizations is re
quired to register. whereupon he
presented with badge and other ere
dentials and tickets for the boat rid'
the grand stand and to other feature
Of entertainment which have bee
provided.
Various auxiliary organizations {
the G. a. r. today established head
quarters. as follows: Woman's Relic
Corps. Hotel Ponchartrain: Hot,
Cadillac; Association of Civil Wa
Nurses Hotel st. Claire: Some of Vet
Grams. Hotel Cadillac; National Assc
citation Of Naval Veterans. Griswol
House; Union ExPrisoners of Wa
Griswold House.
Arrival or the following state de
partments, and their headquarters lo
; cation. have been reported at the res
istration bureau: Florida, G. A F
Hail; Idaho. MARYLAND. Burns He
+ tel: New Hampshire. Hotel PonchaI
train: Vermont. Griswold House
Maine. Hotel Normandie; Iowa, Hott
Ste Claire: South Dakota. Charlevoi
Hotel; Kansas Hotel Cadillac; Ore
gon. Rurns Hotel; New Jersey, Hot'
Pontchartrain: Pennsylvania. Hot,
=. Cadillac; Indiana. Hotel Pontchal
=. train; Massachusetts. Hotel PontchaI
train; Connecticut. Cadillac Hotel
/ Dept. of Potomac District of CO
e lumhia) Hotel Tuller; Rhode IslanC
Charlevoix Hotel; New York Cadilla
Hotel; Louisiana, Mississippi. Nebra:
. ka. Hotel Cadillac; North Dakot;
e Burns Hotel; Texas. St Charles He
e tel: Wisconsin. Pontchartrain Hote
i Despite the heavy strain upon tn
0 city of finding suitable accommods
i tions for approximately 50,0 visit
ors. it was announced today that quar-
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