Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-09-19
OLD WAR VETS" IN GRAND REVIEW
 AT WASHINGTON Remnants of Union Army Will Parade Before Presi-
 dent at Capitol.
SEMI CENTENNIAL
 THUS CELEBRATED
Soldiers N!lI Repeat, Fifty Years Aft CT Close of Civil War. Program of 1865, When Northern Army lnder-
 went Final Review by Leaders.

Washington, Sept. 1S.-At the close i of the civil war the veterans gathered l in Washington for a grand review. ] For two days the men who had saved the union marched past tha president with banners waving, an impressive demonstration of the sword which was soon to be beaten into the blow share.
 Just fifty years after that historic event the survivors of the parade will ass mble here to repeat their glorious march. On September 29, week from next Wednesday, President Will son will take his place in the review ing stand to be erected in front of the white housa and watch the veter- ans of the Grand Army of the Repub lie sweep past.
 Many of them are too old and feeble to walk and for these carriages and automobiles will be provided, but a goodly proportion of the 30,0OO are still hale and hearty enough to keep Q military formation.
 t The parade will be the chief event of the forty-ninth iannual encamp- ment of the Grand sArmy of the Re- public, which will be held here from September P to October g. As the concluding feature President Wilson will lay the corner stone of the Ar lineton Memorial amphitheatre.
 The families, friends and allied or ganizaticn who will accompany the 30,0C0 veterans here will bring the total number of visitors in the na- tional capital during encampment week close to 100000.
 Among the organizations allied with the Grand Army which will gather here during the week are the Woman's Relief Corps, the Ladies of the G. A. R., the Sons of Veterans, the Sons of Veterans Auxiliary. Daughters of veterans, the Loyal Legion, the Medal of Honor Legion the Volunteer Officers association, the Naval Veterans, Ex-Prisoners of War, the, Society of the Army of the Potomac, the Society of the Army of the Cumberland. the Society of the Army of the Ohio. e $ <. : E. |.
 One of the. features of the encamp- ment is expected to be "a reunion of the surviving great Union leaders of the civili war. This encampment doubtless will be the last one at the national capital, because of the ad- yanced years of the veterans, and spe- cial efforts are being made by the committee on arrangements to get these leaders here. Among thsse are the two living corps commanders, Gen. James H. Wilson of Wilmington Delaware, and Gen. Granville M. Dodge of Council Bluff, Iowa.
 Surviving division commanders in 'clude Gen. Adelbert Amss of Missis- .sippi; Gen. D. Mc'M. Gregg of Penn sylvania. Gen. Lewis A. Grant of Min nesota, Gen. J. Warren heifer ol Chic, former speaker. of the house of representatives and veteran of the Spanish American war as well as of the civil war; and Brigadler-General John T. Wilder of Tennessee.
 The grand review probably will last from three to three and one-hali hours instead of the two days or '6o showing to what extent the Grim Reaper has thinned out the lines o1 the veterans in the last half cen tury.
 Gen. Nelson A. Miles, U. s. A., re- tired. has been selected as grand marshal of the procession and the war and navy departments nave des- | igna!ted two officers to act as military and naval aide respectively, to the
 grand marshal. .. David J. Palmer of Des Moines
 Iowa, commander-in-chief Of the grand army, will lead the veterans and the officers will be escorted by
 the Sons of Veterans. The old sol
 diers will march in line accordlns
 to the department to which they be-
 long. Illinois, whare the first depart
 ment was organized, will have thf honor place. In the procession aise will be attachments of regular
 troops. cavalry and infantry, and ma
 rines and sailors from the battle | shinS