Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-08-26
GRAND ARMY Of
REPUBLIC MEET
pIIEuIT TAN PAYERS 10 STAND
EXPENSE CO.. THE FORTY
EIGHTH GATHERING.

DETROIT Ni,b. Aug 20 All
a-sn ,mout TOR entertaining the
Grand Arr, OF rhr Republic at tho
r,uou.. of tHe Detroit taxpayer. for
t., .ori. eighth au MH eHcamum'ui
.f Tie old .0i1ioTs here August dl
Id s,ptnmbar uaE, been completed,
with tho prospect that the veteran
vsu lni thcuHnlgo o.. object Oi
uuuual attentions 900 every mana.
For several month. lHco ih" cry
er uDl t.Iui0 sci iu o. prop1.'l by
Hayor O.cr E N.rs that % special
Tax levy az = cents on every ihous-
And dollar Ui taxable property Dc
made 10 raisc fund for entertaining
the veterans. score of committee
'--A-Asus OF - leading busino IS and
f, urofesioual nd of On, C.f. naa been
81 work with headguari n 90 the
: mayors office working out dctals oI
entertainment
The souvenir programs ana hadF-
1 es. VrioH a'1G represent aa outlay
of utc. sI'.uUH. viil bee handed over
o., the veterans GRATIS TO avoid INC
/ appearance 90 operating on q proiit-
making BIAS. fbo city bias refused all
/ covert. 'ng proposition both re-
quests Tor advertising space in the
program. and 900 applications Tor
Kermit. POO -pIl souvenirs ur souvenir
. ua goes uI any kind
If ulI probably be The first time
Im sistot, af Oh olcampmenis that
'f.e g. s. I mo have been Tree
from ,lmUgdmUu. nt street hawk
rr
~Ha plan ol street. decorations in-
IDu1r. large Nh.'. columns. twenty
1.-Two icei Ui-h 100 the heart OF tho
i.tt Large ol painting. of men
|oI taIur Nin he suspended between
.iEp-. columns and fho whole rill De-
rrau af.. with flag and electric
. lrUi. Throughout the citv local
commercial organizations viii help 10
arl ou. au elaborate scheme oi dec
GRAFTON and Illumination.
Notwithstanding that the ranks of
tlo o.. 4 b. are thinning rapidly each
ear tHe reception committee is pre-
.u.riug t0 welcome one 90 the LARGEST
-tfaru- 900 the history of the or
rauiuIIou Ohio. Indiana. Illinois
end Wicuigau will be- almost fully
represented. each with several thous-
tud veterans
u Is estimated that 30 all there
tII Uo some $4,000 visitors Tn add
ZION 90 tine G. A r. gathering there
/. / VIII be Ee annual encampment o.
fna Ladioe %. fho q a u. the Wo
man Relief corps the Daughter
laf Veterans. 'hr Association otArm'
Nurse. 0f the lifil War. the sons @
Veterans thc SON of Veterans Aux
Hary. The National Association OF So
,.I Veterans end Tho National A.
y .oe,a'i0u of Union E-rrisoners @
War
Commander iu-cbief Washington
tGarduDr of Albion Mich. who rep
. ..eeufod Michigan I'M Congress for I
y years. 500 establish hoadQuarter
here on saturday. fhe lath Patriot
.r services win ho held BOZ Doiro.
Churches on sunday With addresse
us comrades of the q A. z
Monday the C1cam9ment Will b
q fully established The day will D
. largely given over ~ business meet
T. iuas al Of the old settlers an
ugs An OFF tho old soldiers and tnei
T mpaulons win be- treated 20 LAX
2. excursions on Tuesday afternoon
I An OF the available steamers hay
g. been chartered Tor This trip. and
said The fleet of pleasure tran.
lorts viii be the largest ever ga'r
cred in the Great Lakes
c Governor Ferris will welcome fh
b soldiers 40 the first big meeting o.
"a Tuesday night
The parade day D. Weiresdal
b. ulth line of march not over on
b. srd 0ne-half miles ln length over e.
p nh1if Taremenis The day OF Oh
= long parade fore s p men Is rou0
9 Trio rf' BIAS made provisions FOR sos
% ,ai hundred AUTOMOBILES FOR m
HaIned and q ise8hied yetefanf IN
] arc unable t0 march Every proca.
ton win be- taken 20 care ior n
acsd Who over reach their strengi
tl trying 90 walk
= The parade gill be headed by n
mounted officers. escorted hy the ID