The Detroit times., 1914-08-01
WILLIAMS AND
ALGER IN THE
COURT OF HEROES
Pictures of IIlustriOus Michigan
Sons Included in Display Fea-
turing Decoration Scheme
SONS OF VETERANS TO
ATTEND G.. A. X. MEETING
More Than Thousand Will BE
Escorts For the Old
Soldiers

The names or the nations heroes, 10
be honored in the Court OF Heroes
which will be feature of the dec
oration scheme along Woodward-ave.,
between Jefferson and Gratiotaves.,
at the coming national encampment
OF the Grand Army of the Republic
have been selected, and in the list
are two OF Michigan's illnstrious sons
Gen Russell A. Alger and Gen. A.
s. Williams, of Detroit
The list was made uP by Adjt-
Gen Oscar A. James and includes
these Grant, Sheridan, Hancock,
Hooker, Mcclellan, Burnside, Farra-
gut, Porter, Logan, Sherman, Thorn
as, Meade, Howard, Butler, Kilpat-
rick Rosecrans. and Sedgwick
A large oil painting OF each of
these will be made and will be sus-
pended midway between a series OF
massive white columns to line Wood
ward-ave and Campus Martius. A
battery OF flags will surround each
portrait They will be placed at the
top Of the trolley posts. The columns
will be % feet high, with four and a
half loot base and festoons of cleo
tric lights will join them together,
while large globe on the top OF each
Will twinkle with electric lights set in
a blue star-shaped background
This portion OF the work is being
done 10y Cincinnati company. which
assures the committee that the effect
lis both striking and inspiring
Adjt; ;-Gen. James, OF the national
Grand Army OF the Republic, is ad-
fvlsed BY Commander John +. Sautter,
OF the National Camp, Sons OF Veter-
ans, that tue old soldiers at their an
hnsl parade will have an escort OF
.O0o.or more Sons OF Veterans This
is by far the largest number that has
ever attended national encamp-
ment. the numper during the past
three years al which the Sons OF Vet
erans have been the escort, having
been less than 100. Added to this
/ escort will be the police escort OF
2TO men, 20 of them mounted. also
the largest by 250 that has ever act
ed in Detroit as any escort
The advance guard Of the veteran
army OF peace vii arrive Ia Detroit
a day or more ahead OF the date Of
/, the opening OF the encampment, Aug.
.31.
Among the first to arrive, so far as
has been learned will be Vermont
and New Hampshire veterans These
departments will reach Detroit, Sun.
day afternoon, over the Grand Trunk
lat 80. New York's department will
reach Detroit at 20 a. m. Monday,
and Wisconsin and some OF the other
western states will be in the city
later the same day Wisconsin viii
run a solid train from Milwaukee
reaching its destination at o'clock
Monday evening. Indiana will arrive
IN Detroit at 7;45 a. m, Monday
Tuesday morning by boat from Buff
.salo, will come Chapin Post. No. 2.
the largest in the United States, to-
gether with a large number or the
100 posts in western New York state.
These Will dock at O'Clock Tues.
day.
Some OF the OHIO delegations will
arrive in the city day or two ahead
OF the encampment, while the great
host from that state will pour into
the city on Tuesday and the follow.
Ing morning, some Of them remain
ing for the single day 10 participate
in the parade of Wednesday morn.
ing, when Ohio proposes TO outnum-
ber anything any of the other states
can offer.