The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-08-04
FULL PROGRAM
OF G. ar. MEET
Is ANNOUNCED
Forty-four Page Booklet Issued
by Local Committee Gives
Complete Data
COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF AND
STAFF ARRIVE AUG. 20
Sept. 2 Will Be Big Day, Big
Parade and Other Features
Being Listed

Full details Of the program Of the
forty-eighth national encampment,
Grand Army OF the Republic, to be
held in Detroit, Aug. 3l.Sept. 5, are
contained in the official program is
sued by the citizens committee. Alb
ner E. Larned, chairman OF the com
mittee, and his associates, Mayor
Marx. honorary chairman, and Ed
ward T. Fitzgerald, secretary. have
incorporated in the 44-page booklet
every possible bit of information that
can assist the old soldiers who will
throng the city.
CommandeF-in-Chi Washington
Gardner and his stan will arrive In
the city Saturday, Aug. 20, and head
quarters will be opened in the Hotel
Pontchartrain. Patriotic services win
be held in all the city churches, sun
day, addresses being given by COM
rades of the G.. A. r.
Committee meetings, preparatory
to the opening of the encampment
will be held Monday. Tuesday after
noon, a river and lake ride has been
arranged for all members OF the
Grand Army of the Republic, and
delegates to the conventions of the
Women's Relief corps, Ladies' of the
lG. A. r., Army Nurses, Union ex-
Prisoners OF War, Naval Veterans,
and other organizations.
The semi-official meeting of the
Grand Army will be held in the arm
DRY at s o'clock, Tuesday evening,
Abner K. Larned, chairman of the
citizens committee, presiding. Com
mander-in-Chief Gardner will accept
the tender of the chairman, and as
sumo control Of the encampment.
Addresses will be given by Gov. Fer
ris, Mayor Marx, Comrade Riley l..
Jones, commander OF the department
OF Michigan, G. A. r., and Comman-
der-in-Chief Gardner, and greetings
from the presidents of the various al
lied associations.
Wednesday, Sept. 2, is the big day
OF the encampment. At 10 o'clock
the great parade will be held, form
ing on Woodward-aye., and marching
from the intersection OF Canfield-ave.
to Jefferson-ave., a distance of about
a mile and half. The various de-
partments will form In order OF SEN
iority, in platoons OF eight files front,
except the department of Michigan,
which, being the entertaining depart.
ment, will take its place at the left
OF the column. Immediately follow.
ing the commander-in-chief and his
staff. the department of Illinois will
lead the column.
The auxiliary organizations will
have headquarters as follows Wom-
ans Relief Corps, Hotel Pontchar-
train; Ladies Of the G. A. r., Hotel
Cadillac; Daughters of Veterans, Ho-
tel Cadillac; Association of Army
Nurses of the Civil War, Ste. Claire
hotel Sons of, Veterans, Hotel Cadil-
lac; National Association of Naval
Veterans, Griswold hotel; Union ex-
Prisoners Of War, Griswold hotel.
Delegates TO the encampment of
the Grand Army, and the conventions
OF the auxiliaries will receive badges
at their respective headquarters. All
members who register at registration
headquarters, In a tent on Fort-st.
near the city hall, will be given q
booklet emitting them TO entertain
ment privileges, and giving them d.
rections for obtaining souvenirs. All
official souvenirs will be given the
visitors gratis. Visitors are warned
against so-called Official" souvenirs
which may be offered for sale The
citizens committee has refused sane
ton Of all badges, novelties, banners,
ETC., placed on sale.
Information booths will be placed
In the Michigan Central Union,
Grand Trunk and Interurban stations,
Hotel Pontchartrain, Hotel Cadillac,
Woodward and Jefferson-aves., Grand
Circus park, and at the registration
headquarters on Fort-st.