Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-21

Fair and cool weather greeted the
second day Of the Iowa G. A. r. en-
campment and its auxiliary branches.
With the return OF good weather the
visitors were early astir, ready for the
first business day Of the meetings of
the several organizations. The day was
devoted to the opening business ses-
sions Of the G. A. R., w. r. c.. Ladies
of the G. A. R. and similar meetings Of
the Sons of Veterans and Daughters
of Veterans. During the noon hour a
majority of the visitors were served
dinner by the state at the Iowa Sol
diers' Home.
Indications were that the attendance
record would be large, even larger
than had been anticipated and will
probably 80 beyond the 5000 mark.
Registered Attendance 2,555.
The first cessation in registration
had registered, but very few mem
bers of the Sons of Veterans or
Daughters of Veterans had registered
and many Of the women delegates had
not been officially recorded as visitors.
1t was believed these unregistered
visitors would make 200 or 800 more.
Presumably some of the visitors will
leave tonight, as good deal of the
important business Of the organiza-
tons will have been completed by
then But Thursday morning is sure
to witness another importing Of visit
ors for the day, drawn here for the
parade.
Sleeping Quarters Ample.
AS early as Tuesday afternoon the
W. R C. and Ladies Of the G. A. r.
badges were exhausted, and many
! visitors and even delegates had to 60
without. Men were lined in front Of
the registration desk from early morn
ing Tuesday until after II in the
night. Tho corps Of registrars did not
leave their places all day and far into
the night, even to get meals. Lunches
were brought to them and they ate as
they worked.
Even with q larger attendanee than
expected. the committee on housing
the visitors had rooms and beds for
every one. and some to spare. Not
counting reservations made that were
not taken, the committee found late
Tuesday night after all had been as
signed. that 1t still had rooms and beds
! for sixty-th three more.
| Auto Corps Does Good Service.
| Aside from its services Of carrying
| visitors from the stations to the Y. NJ.
c. A., hotels and rooming places the
fleet of automobiles furnished by
members Of the Marshalltown Club
was again called on today for service.
Between III and noon this forenoon
all the organizations adjourned and
most of those in attendance went to
the soldiers home for dinner. Street
car facilities were entirely inadequate
to move so large number in so short
time. But automobiles gathered at
all the meeting places and along Main
street and carried load after load of
the city's guests to the home grounds.
This supplementary transportation
| made it possible to get practically
every one who wanted to go to the
! home there before noon.
Crowds Quickly Fed.
As soon as the rain ceased and the
weather began to clear late Tuesday
/ afternoon, veterans, their wives and
other visitors began to throng the
streets. AS nearly as could be learned
| there was no special inconvenience
suffered by any one in getting meals.
The restaurants, and the hotels that
serve meals. were all full and in some
cases crowded during the meal hours,
but expeditions service tended to make
comparatively few wait any great
/, length of time. The worst congestion
was at the Pilgrim by reason of it
being G. A R. and W. r. C. headquar-
| tiers. There the dining room had to
/ be closed several times Tuesday eve
ming when its capacity had been
reached
/ Martial Music Stirs.
With weather that made ii possible
/ for visitors to get about late Tuesday,
martial music and wartime tunes
were heard in the shrill song of flies
and the burr Of drums. The state
drum corps paraded the streets late
J in the day and was astir early this
forenoon.
! The spirit Of martial music spread.
! An east end restaurant advertised its
| service with the mess" call blown on
/ a bugle. and west end picture show
] called attention to itself by similar
blatant horn blasts.
! G. A. r. Goes in Session.
! About $50 delegates were in thei.
! seats when the first business session
/ of the G. A. r. encampment was called
! to order in the Methodist church at
/ $50 this forenoon. The business OF
/ the forenoon was the reading of the
annual report of Commander J. f
| Merry and the reports of other officers
! and some committees.
! Three cities, Des Moines, Davenport
! and Iowa City viii Invite the depart
| ment to come to their respective cite.
next year. Des Moines is actively
I working for the encampment.
las a department we believe in pre-
paredness," read Commander Merr,
! from his annual report. He thanked
! the W. r. C. for it's efforts and loyalty
which hes described as an industrious
! patriotic department" He also thanked
| its president, Mrs. Lu l.. Schrack. He
/ thanked the Ladies of the G. A. r., and
! made special mention of their cam
| paign to teach Americanism to for
/ eigners. Similar felfcitous expressions
! of thanks and appreciation were ex-
/ tended to the Sons Of Veterans and
/ Daughters Of Veterans.
Ranks Are 5sing Trimmed.
/ That the ranks of the G. A. r. are
| being thinned was shown by the re.
/ port of Assistant Adjutant and Quar-
| termaster General Newman. He re-
! ported eli posts. with a membership
of 1908 Dec. 81. 1915. compared with