Evening star., 1915-09-19
ILLINOIS,.

> Illinois, the first state to organize a
Grand Army post, and which will have
the place of honor at the iiead of the
Veterans section of the parade, Will
have large contingent at the COM
ing encampment- Preparations are be-
ing made by the veterans for the trip
TO Washington. which will be made in
a special train to be known as the De-
partment of Illinois special train.
Orders have been issued by Depart
ment Commander John VI. snyder from
his headquarters in the Memorial Hall
in Chicago. for the movement of his
command to Washington.
The instructions are contained in
general orders. No. T. just issued The
comrades of the great Illinois depart
ment have been instructed to assemble
at the Union station in Chicago IN time
to depart on the Department of Illinois
special train over the Pennsylvania
railroad at $50 o'clock i'll the afternoon
of September 25.
The command is due to arrive in
Washington the following afternoon at
4:4O. when the organization will disem-
bark and proceed Immediately to the
headquarters, which are to be estab-
lished at the New Ebbitt.
During the encampment the head
quarters of the Department of Illinois
will be at the New Ebbitt House" say
the orders, where all Will be well
coined. Illinois comrades and their
friends requested to report their
arrival to the assistant adjutant gen.
eral. Lewis Il. Ind. or such other de-
partment officer as may be in immedi
ate charge of the headquarters room.
Commanders Special Escort.
Ulysses S. Grant fost, 40. IS. is
hereby appointed special escort to the
of the enca mpment
THE following named comrades have
been appointed on the staff OF the depart
ment commander: James J. Healy, II.
NJ Pense. Henry Barnard, w D. Broom
head. Z. g. lngersol. George G. Barker
w. G. Shaw. S. VI. Titus A A F'rickes,
Henry G. Young. W. II. King. all of Post
No. ), Chicago David S. Brown, Post 81,
Peoria Alfred ID. Troxell, Post 6g Can
ton J. l. Lane. Post 1913. Macomb; S l..
Mitchell. Post 1l3, Marshall Isaac Skin
ner. POST li6, Bloomington William
Clark, Post 2B, Homer, +. +. Rogers,
Post 3eS, Paw Paw; q. W. Huntoon. T.
L. Jones and W. II. Hall. all of Post 374,
Waukegan. r. a. Reynolds, Post 374,
Libertyville. and George w. Hopkins, Post
44J. Chicago.
THE committee from the Department of
Illinois 10 write testimonial for Past
Comma nder-inC Chief Comrade John G.
cncampnent. that the same may be given
page III tSe journal. VIII be AZ follows;
comrade John l.. fnman, Post &c. Spring
field Comrade W J. I.ibberton.. Post s.
Chicago. and Comrade Robert Mann
Woods Post s, Joliet" "
Fifty years ago tile I'D and 2Irh OF
last May" the orders say. occurred the
grand review Of the triumphant armies
of the union in the nations capital, fol-
lowing the close or the American civil
war.
Those of YOU, my comrades. who par
ticipated in that historic event, recall the
scenes presented OF those Two bright and
AAUpy May days when those mighty Y
G1nfes led by Gems. Sherman. Meade. and
howard. up Pennsylvania avenue past
the White House and the reviewing
stand occupied by the President of the
United States. Gen. Grant and the admin
istration cabinet
Nations Tribute to Defenders.
'on May "a. 1865. when Gen. Sher-
mans army. $1,000 strong. a large per
centage of which were Illinois soldiers
passed through the Avenue II was be.
tween two banks of flowers, reaching
from the Potomac river to the White
House Passing on and looking up you