Arizona republican., 1915-09-19
THE. PENSION BUILDING

Yz 6 HEN the bugle call Is sounded
 E6 for the forthcoming Forty
 AAH Ninth Annual Encampment
 w of the Grand Army of the
 Republic. thirty thousand or more
 Union veterans of the Civil War
 w.ll march down Pennsylvania
 Avenue from the Capitol in re- view before President Wilson and the members of his cabinet. in co&lmem-
 orat.on of the Fiftieth anniversary or the great military pageant which passed along that historic thorough .are at the close of the Civil War This event will be the chief spectacu- lar feature of what will no doubt be the .as, reunion of the Boys ir Blue in Washington. IL will rival in interest and dispiay any inauguration c~rc naony which the city has ever wit messed
 For the entertainment of the vet erans on this their third coming to Washington since the organization of The Grand Army or the Republic. the cl;lzens of ;he National Capital have n-ef. planning for more than three --onth~ They intend 10 accord the o-i soldiers whose ranks arc rapidly being depleted by death. a welcome winch will reuain q cherished memory anal aps has been sounded over the grave of ;he last soldier wAo bore arms tn the tragic struggle of the --sriv sixties
 Tac program will include a series of caents apart from the Grand Re vlew and the business meetings Of thc Eacampnent which. in many re- ~ls.ctS, are new and unusual in con nec;Iou with these Grand Army Re Ga-ons- Washington offers fa. greater opportunity than any other clty .nr She participation of the Fed rrai Government in the great gather iur or old warriors which is 10 be held throughout the week beginning September 27. and Its cooperation with the local citizens in providing entertainment for the visitors has been most generous and hearty
 Wilson Will Particins,c.
 President Wilson has been invited to participate and has cheerfuliy ac- cepted- He VII attend the big recep- Hon which Is to be oh the evening of SeDtenber 2Sth and will formally ex-4 tend the nations welcome. In ,h. elaborate court of honor which has been fitted up In front of the White House. similar to the courts of honor ! which have been constructed for ln aUguraI ceremonies. he and all tn, | members of his cabinet as well as scores of prominent persons in off, caai hfe. officers of the army and navy and members of the diplomatic corps. will review the grand parade. as Pres l0ent Johnson and his cabinet reviewed ! The one half century ago. In ad cittOn. and in conjunction with David J. Paime..- the commander-in-Chie of rie Grand Army. his staff and the memoers of the Encampment, he will lay the cornerstone for the handsome new am Dhitheatre now under con structiOn at Arlington Cemetery. across the Potomac from Washington
 Moreover. the War Department and the Navy Department have lent their aid. nos only 60 augment the great spectacle. but also to provide events of interest for the veterans Secretary Garrison of the War De- partment will provide regular troops to assist as escort in the Grand March. here wili also be various exhibition drills by the soldiers from For: Myer. In order Co obxiate the necessity of forcing The aged veterans to make the journey from Washington to the army post across the Potomac. these exhi-