South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-06
WILL REPRODUCE
GRAND REVIEWO Of
UNION SOLDIERS
Elaborate Plans Are Being
Made For 49th Annual En-
Campment of G. A. R. at
Washington Next Fall.

WASHINGTON, July 6-Fifty years
ago the victorious Union armies.
fresh from the battlefelds OF the civil
war and the surrender at AppOmatOx,
marched down Pennsylvania avenue
in Washington.
1t was a grand review Of the battle
SCARED legions OF Grant and Sher-
man. OF Meade and Sheridan, and the
other famous commanders whose
boys in blue" had preserved the
union. Pres't Johnson and Gen. Grant
were in the reviewing stand as the
veterans swung past proudly TO the
exalting strains OF their bands, while
the battle flags that had flown on
hundred bloody fields waved over the
triumphant host.
This thrilling pageant, Of national
interest will be reproduced as far az
possible during the 45th annual
encampment Of the Grand Army of
the Republic, which will be held in
Washington, Sept. n TO oct. 3, next,
according to the announcement made
here today.
1t will be the 5Oth anniversary
Of the grand review. Thousands Of
the same veterans who marched in
that review a half century ago uni
formed i'm union blue, will again keep
step TO martial music down Pennsyl-
vania avenue, and pass in parade be
fore Pres't Wilson and members OF
his cabinet. 1t viii be the last time
the veterans will march in Washing
ton, and the last time that hundreds
of them will ever again attend an en-
campment. as the aged men are fast
passing away.
May BE Last Big Meeting.
The Grand Army, which survived
four years Of campaigns and never
surrendered, will soon have TO lower
it's standards. defeated by time, the
only enemy able to Vanquish the vet
Grams. Because Of the increasing death
rate and the feebIeness Of the survi-
VOrs Of tile great war II is probable
that the Grand Army will never again
hold a great encampment after the
Washington event. AS this gathering
is the last in which many Of them will
participate, and as the anniversary Of
the Grand Review is of such historic
significance to them and the country,
they will make great efforts to be in
washington in September. The en-
campment will therefore be the larg-
est and most successful ever held by
the organization.
Washington is making great prepa-
ratiOns 10 receive the veterans, and
the nations capital will be en- fete
during the week that the famous sol
diers are within her gates.
Government officials and the people
Of the capital are a unit in extending
invitations, through the press of the
country, to the nation to visit Wash
ington during G.. A. r. week. Plans
are being perfected to make the en-
campment and the grand review an
event Of national importance.
Arrange Elaborate Program.
An elaborate program Of entertain
ment for the veterans and citizens
who visit the capital at that time is
being prepared. The war department
and the navy department are coop
Grating in the program.
The former has arranged for ex-
hibitiOn drills OF United States troops,
cavalry. artillery and infantry at Fort
Myer, which is suburb of Washing
ton. Some Of the best soldiers in the
army are stationed at Fort Myer espe-
cially the cavalry, which numbers
among the enlisted men many of the
greatest riders in the world. Crack
batteries Of light artillery are also sta
toned at Fort Myer. Aeroplane eX-
hibiuons are to be given by the sig
nal corps. The Wright brothers dem
)nstrated in public the first aeroplane
At Fort Myer.
The navy department will have a
fleet Of torpedo boat destroyers. sub
marines. gunbOats, and a cruiser de-
ached from the Atlantic fleet and
sent up the Potomac river TO Wash
ngtOn. where the ships will remain
Turing the encampment \ big feat
ire will be campfires, at which Will
oe held reunions of the various corps
Of the PniOn armies.
Just below Washington on the PO-
.omac, is located Indian Head testing
ground, where big guns for the navy
1r Notifications are tested before be-
.ng placed on battle ships or in our
coast defences. The veterans and
visitors will have an opportunity to
see the operations at Indian Head. as
veil as scores of uther places of in
crest in or around Washington
During encampment week Opportu-
litv will be afforded the veterans 10
.evisit Bell Run, Antietam, Appom-
ittOx, and other celebrated battle
ields.