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COMMANDER IS ESCORTED TO HOTEL.
..¦ Souvenir writing tablets and papeteries,
containing Mission and other scenic views,'
illuminated : with California poppy and
polnsetta pictures. . Good to write, home
and take" home. : Stacks of other souven
irs, ganborn, Vail & Co.i 741 Market st. ,*
Souvenir Writing Papers.
On Sunday, "August 23. the California North
western Railway "will run an excursion to
Uklah, -Each ttcket «old irmires a »eat,. for
the company will not sell a eingle ticket abovt
the number - of seats provided. Tiflfe of de
parture from Tiburon ferry will be 8730 a. 'm.,
and from Uklah on the return 0 p. m. Train
will not stoo in transit.- Fare for the rounj
trip only $2*. Tickets will be on sale commenc
ing Monday, August 17,. at ticket of flees, buO
Market itreet (Chronicle building) and Tiburou
terry. . •
Reserved Seat Excursion.
NAPLES, Aug. 16.— The eruption of
Vesuvius somewhat Increased to-day. The
stream of lava flowing from the crater is
divided into two branches. The longer
reaches a distance of 2500 feet in the di
rection of the village of Ottajano. The
other Is now. 2300 feet toward Pompeii.
There Is no Immediate danger.
EBUPTION OF VESUVIUS "
;, IS ON THE INCREASE
when they parted and grandfathers when
they meet again. f - *
Conrad served for over a year, when,
through Illness, he was compelled Jo re
sign, receiving an .honorable discharge.
In 1S64 he came to this coast and went to
the mines in Central America. In 1866 he
returned to San Francisco, since which
time he has been actively engaged In busi
ness pursuits. . , •¦.'•* "\
¦ For- the past five years he has been
bailiff In Judge. Hunt's court..
John has had a more varied' experience.
Joining the Forty-seventh Pennsylvania,
he fought straight through the war. He
served under both Colonel Good and Gen
eral Schmidt. When the war was over
he went to Hazleton, Pa., where he en
gaged in the shoemaking business and
amassed a comfortable ,• fortune. ; .', .
Just as , he was about to retire from
business reverses swept away the com-
petency, that he had ' accumulated, . and , In
1893 he accepted the position of foreman
shoemaker in the .National Soldiers' Home
at Dayton, O., which position he holds at
the present time.
Last year, just as he was arranging to
come to California to visit his brother, he
had the misfortune to ; fall ; down stairs
and fracture his knee cap. This' deferred
his visit until now. He is still lame and
Is obliged to walk with the help of a cane.
In speakng of hlsvlst to the coast, he
said: ! j^$|gl
"For years I have been looking forward
to ' seeing my brother 'again. Now I am
here, and ; though* I • am ; lame, we£ shall
walk '¦¦-. together < on : Wednesday : morning
side by side In the great procession of this
glorious reunion.^. The Stars and Stripes
Their lives then went in diverse chan
nels, and now after a separation* of forty
one years they, meet once more. Boys
When the call for volunteers came each
unknown to the other rushed to respond
to the nation's call.
When his regiment reached Virginia,
tho junior brother, Conrad, learned by
accident that his brother John-. was at
Camp Griffin, and, he at once obtained
leave of absence and went there, •
They had barely time to exchange a
few words of friendly greeting, .when or-'
ders came that called John and his regi
ment to start at once for Key WesVFla.'
This Was on January 5, 1862. The broth
ers shook hands and each wished the
other godspeed.
g^ EPAUATED by life's tide . for al
ft ¦ most the full span of their years,
J Conrad Troell and Henry H. Troell,
*"^ brothers, met in thjs city yesterday.
The stress of civil war had parted
them in the first flush of their youth, and
now as aged veterans they meet again
and together Bit down at a common camp
fire and return to. reminiscences of._the
days when they were 2L
The brothers were born in Schwebda,
Prussia, and In the early sixties came to
this country. Conrad, who was a botan
ist by profession,' Immediately struck out
for the Lehigh Valley. -in Pennsylvania",
and John went to Eckley. in the same
State.
f Los Angeles • will be well represented
In San Francisco during the encampment
week. Yesterday afternoon a special train
of thirteen coaches, bearing ttte delegates
and their friends from the 'south, arrived
in the city. The party consists of 412 per
sons, Including members of > Bartlett*
Logan Post No. 6, headed by Commander
Sam Kutz. The representatives from the
south are easily distinguished by their
yellow ribbons, upon which 'appears an
orange, emblematic of the horticultural
Interests . of Southern California. Elabo
rate preparations for entertaining* have
been made by the delegates who will have
their headquarters at . the .California
Hotel.. Fruits and wines' are to be dis
bursed in true California style and special
effort will be made to advertise the vari
ous interests of that section of the State.
As a large number of the delegates to the
encampment are . to return by way of Los
Angeles, It is purposed to" afford them
every ; possible ¦ information ; concerning
that city at the headquarters here prior
to their departure. WBbB&R
Los Angeles Sends to Encampment a
; Large Representation. x
SOUTHERN DELEGATES HERE.
that floated over us In the dark days
when tho nation was In peril will again
peace and prosperity."
Brothers Who Parted on Battlefield Forty Years Jlgo to
March Side by Side in Big Parade. ~"
BROTHERS, ONE A WEL1>KNOT7N CITIZEN OF THIS CITY, THE OTHER A RESIDENT OF OHIO, AS THEY
APPEARED ON THE FIEI^D DURING THE CIVIL WAR AND AS THEY ARE- TO-DAY, AFTER BEING
SEPARATED FORTY-ONE YEARS. v
California Is a great State and has vast
opportunities. It has wonderful people and
It will always be progressive. The old soldier
Is too settled to change his place' of abode,
but the younger people who accompany him to
this encampment will be attracted by the-ad
vantages of the State, and many will prob
ably seek home* here. Thus an encampment of
this kind will materially benefit thig State
of California. -
The attendance at San Francisco cannot . be
as large as It would be if the encampment
was held In an Eastern city. Take for In
stance the cltlea of New York, Philadelphia or
Washington. Three-quartera of the member
ship of the Grand Army of the Republic U
within thirty-four or thirty-six hours' ride of
those big cities. . If a session of the encamp
ment is beld In one of those places the parade
and national convention Is usually over In
three days. Members can attend without
much trouble. Notwithstanding the fact that
they must travel many hundreds of miles to
reach this city, the attendance will be large
and worthy of the Interest which la mani
fested by the people of California.
LIKES THIS STATE.
The Pennsylvania delegation, with which I
came, contains many men who were here In
1886. They recall that visit with pleasure, and
since that time they have been looking for
ward to the time when they might again visit
this glorious State. We are all glad that the
National Encampment Is held in San Francisco
this year. .:•-¦¦_; ";^
He said the annual encampment brought
about the transaction of important busi
ness and that it. was held for the electJon
of national officers. He asid:
There Is no organization In the world which
Is built on th« same lines as the Grand Army
of the Republic. No organization Is so gen
eral In its comradeship and its fraternal-
Ism. These encampments ¦ bring the survivors
of the Rebellion together, and the meetings
of /he men who shouldered their musket* and
went to the front In their nation's defense are
conducive of great good. They recall the
days when they sat round the campfire and
heard the shots of the pickets in the dis
tance. They recall old scenes and brine up
memories. Tire Grand Army is gradually di
minishing In n,umbers. Fifty thousand men die
each year. It Is an organization which can
not avail Itself of recruits. ' Thirty-eight years
ago these brave men fought, and to-day there
are not more than 900,000 survivors. Every
encampment sees face* missing. There can
not be, in the order of things, many more en
campments. Every man that was eligible to
be a member of this magnificent organization
was in the army before 1S65. From that time
we have not been able to recruit. We have
had no sources to draw from. There will soon
come a time when only a remnant of a once
grand organization will remain. In a few
years the Grand Army will be a memory.
Notwithstanding these drawbacks you will
have at least calculation 50,000 visitors in this
city. They are coming from all parts of the
United States, and this encampment will be a
memorable one.
ly attract attention alone the line of
march, when their tattered folds are un
furled to the breeze.
General Stewart said his trip was de
lightful. All along the route he^waa ac
corded receptions, though he tried to avoid
them. A stop was made at Albuquerque.
At the city of New Mexico the general
was met by the 'department commander
and by leading members of the organiza
tion. A campfire was held outside the
hotel and many speeches were delivered.
On Saturfiay' the general and party
stopped at Los Angeles. They spent the
day in sightseeing. On hi3 arrival In this
city to-night the general held a levee in
the corridors of the Palace. Scores of
comrades whom he has not seen In years
grasped his hand, and veterans from all
parts of the Union were Introduced to him.
In speaking about the convention, which
convenes Thursday morning, the com
mander stated that It would be an inter
esting one. He said many new laws would
probably be adopted and legislation touch
ing various sections would be regulated.
What that legislation will be he would not
say. He would not tell the nature of his
annual report, as it was an official docu
ment and would have to be presented to
the convention before its contents . could
be made public.
VIEWS ON THE GRAND ARMY.
Several Cases of Slight Illness Are
Reported.
The veterans of the Second Brigade,
Sixteenth Army Corps (Mower's Brigade),
will have a reunion at the offices of Major
Charles Chrlstianson, 220 Sansome street,
at 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, Aug
ust 19. Judge George P. Puterbaugh, Ma
jor Charles Chrlstfanson and Captain B.
C. Simmons will receive them.
Thomas Post will entertain this evening
at Steinway Hall on Sutter street. A
programme of exceptional merit has been
prepared for the occasion. Mrs. Lillian
Qulnn will recite "Keena Charge" and
"Teddy Terrors-"
Chief Surgeon Wlnslow Anderson of the
Hospital Corps . reported the following
cases of illness yesterday: C. Case of
Melvln Post No. 23S, Department of Kan
sas, First Kansas Cavalry, city address
420 Golden Gate avenue: Charles Llnd of
Santa Monica, Garfield Post No. 48, and
Army and Navy Veterans, referred to
Dentist Morffew: J. It. Spencer, Los An
geles, Heintzelman Post, San Diego, city
address 762 Howard street; L. B. McCoy,
Tacoma, Wash., Custcr Post No. 6, city
address 114 Fourth street: Nelsou Sutter,
J. C. Cook Post No. 533, Pennsylvania,
sent to St. Mary's Hospital.
The ladles of the G. A. R. of San Jose
are making exceptional efforts to enter
tain the veterans and the ladles who
come with them, when they shall visit
the Garden City of California. Mrs. El
conore P. Anderson, past natlona] junior
vice president and past department presi
dent of California, is one of the active and
efficient workers.
The naval veterans of the Civil War
Association held an executive meeting
Saturday evening to arrange for their
reception to visiting naval .. veterans of
the Civil War.. It was stated that an ap
plication had been refused for the use of
the United States steamship Marion for
that occasion. It-was therefore decided
to give a reception to all visiting naval
veterans and their friends at Austrian
Hall, 507 Sutter street. Thursday evening,
after the business of the meeting and
signing the rolls. . Prominent naval vet
erans will make short speeches, after
which refreshments will be served at
which the "ship will heave to, the* main
yard will be backed and all hands will
splice the main brace," and as the hall
will be crowded an early attendance is
necessary. All naval veterans of the
Civil War are cordially; invited*
VETERANS TO ENTEETAIN.
dets, Colonel James E. , Power, commanding,
and staff.
Fifth Division.
East side of Mason street, right resting
on Geary, column of fours faclnjr south.
Marshal Colonel Varney W. Gaaklll.
Aid?. Charles M. Bliss, F. L. Hanson.
Pand.
Colonel O F Long's Garrison No. 101. Army
and Navy Union. J. A. Bowden, adjutant, com
manding.
Phelps . Squadron. United States Veteran
Navy Xo. 12. Captain Charles Edelman. com
manding.
Farraput Association. Naval Veterans. \al
lejo Captain J. J. Tlnelli. commanding.
Fremont Signal Corps. Vallejo. Captain F.
R MucReynolds. commanding.
Gereral Lawton Camp, SpanUh-Amerlcan
War Veteran?. Vallejo. Captain W. H. Chad
liey. commanding.
Hopkins Squadron No. 11, Lofl Angelea. «-
Naval Post No. 400, Philadelphia. Com
rafcr.drr W. Simmons, commanding.
Sixth Division.
West side of Ma*on street, right resting on
Geary street, column of fours, facing south.
Marshal. Al Hallett.-
Aids. B. F. Lvdford and Frank Grube.
Band.
Improved Order of Red Men.
Seventh Divisions
East side of Powell street, right resUng on
Geary street, column of fours, facing north.
Marshal. Colonel W. H. Jordan.
Aid?, J. w. Hoyt and Colonel W. H. Sned
ak*>r.
Indejier-dent Rifles. Captain Echnlder com
manding.
California Valunteer Veteran Association.
Charles W. Gordon commanding.
• Veterans of. the National Guard, Captain E..
G. Eisen. ' .'^
Cadt-t Company Third Congregational Church,
Captain R. B. Moore commending. -..-/
Calvary Reserve Corrs of the Calvary Tres
byterian Church, Captain H. F. Hobson com
manding. ' ,
First Congregational Church Cadets of Oak-
Eighth Division.
West side of Powell street, right resting en
Geary street, column of fours, facing north.
Marshal, Oscar Hocks.
Bar.d.
Fan Francisco Turn Vereln, two floats, etc
Mission Turn Verein.
Ninth Division.
East side of Powell street, right resting on
Geary street, column of fours, facing south.
Marshal, Morri* Ftmlnoff.
Aids, Dr. J. W. Likf-ns and R. L. Radke.
Columbia Park Bc>s - Band and Drum Corps.
Columbia i'ark Boys' Club, Major Sidney S.
Pelxctto commanding.
Roosevelt Boys' Club. A. II. Hutchlnscn
commanding.
Au&trian Military Company. Captain Rus
sell commanding.
Austrian Benevolent Association, S. Saladin
president.
Grand officers N. 8. G. W. : Lewis F. By
ington, past grand president; H. R. McNoble,
grand president; C. E. McLaughlin, grand
first vice president; J. H. Gallagher, grand
second vice oresilent; W. D. Wagner, grand
third vice president; Henry Lunstedt, grand
secretary: Henry Martin, grand treasurer; W.
E. Foley, grand marshal, and grand trustees.
First Regiment. League of the Cross Ca-
*» •** EADQUARTERS GRAND
W f W MARSHAL. Grand Hotel, San
m B Francisco. Parade Orders No. L
A JL —The following announcements
are hereby made for the benefit
of all participating in the parade of Au
gust 18, 1303, in hon*or of the Grand Army
at the Republic. . ¦
'Aids to the grand marshal will report
to Chief Aid Colonel J. F. Burgin—
' mounted— at 9 o'clock a. m., sharp, at
the California Hotel. All organizations
must be m their assigned positions at
9:30 o'clock a. m., sharp. The bignal to
advance will be by bugle, promptly at 10
o'clock a. m.
Invited guests will report to Major Wil
liam E. Lutz, secretary of the executive
committee of the Thirty-sevcntli National
Encampment, G. A. R., at 9 o'clock a.
m., at the Palace Hotel.
Civic organizations will form in pla
toons, eight files front, four paces dis
tance, and the guide will be "right"
throughout the entire march, txcept In
making turns to the left. Carriages will
form in columns, two abreast.
Aids vrilt be specially detailed on the
staff of the grand marshal and posted
along the line of march, whose duty it will
be to see that the column is kept closed
and moving.
All bands will fall out and play as their
commands pass the reviewing officer.
Aids on the staff of the grand marshal
will be designated by white sashes when
they have no uniform, and orders con
veyed by them will be promptly obeyed.
The recalia will be as follows: Grand
marshal. Grand Army uniform; chief of
etaff. chief Aid and special aids,
fatigue uniform N. G. Cj division mar
chais, red sash, black suits, gold star;
Aides, white sash, black suits, silver star.
Commanding officers and Division Mar
shals will report promptly to the chief
•vf staff as soon as they are in position.
Organizations failing to report in time
will be assigned to the left of line.
Route of Parade.
Wi!l Ftart from corner Geary and Stockton
streets, to Kearny street, to Montgomery ave
nue, to Montgomery etreet. to Market street,
id Van NetJ avenue, to Hayes etrect, where
the j>arad> will be reviewed t>y George Stone,
chairman of the executive committee of the
Thirty-seventh National Encampment, O. A.
It., on the east eide of Van Ncm avenue, rest
ing on Hayes t-treet, and will continue on to
J'est street, where the parade will be dls-
ITltllH fl
Position of Subdivisions.
First Division en the south tide of Geary
street, right resting on Powell street, facing
east.
Keccnd Division on the east side of Taylor
ftrt-et. right resting on Geary street, facing
north.
Third Division en the east side of Mason
Uriel, right resting on Geary etreet, facing
north.
Fourth Division ca the west side of Mason
street, right resting on Geary street, facing
north. . ..
Fr.th Division on the east side of Mason
ftrett. right resting on Geary street, facing
couth.
Sixth Division on the west side of Mapon
¦Met. right rest.rig en Geary street, facing
*cuth.
Seventh Division on the east side of Powell
em*-t. right rtstlr.g on Geary etreet, facing
north.
Eighth Division on thejtrest side of Powell
meet, right resting on Geary street, facing
north.
Ninth Division on the east side of Mason
Etn • t, right resting on JGeary street, facing
FOVth. - ' ;
Gfcrge Vf. Wtttman. Chief of Police, and
i -....T. .
Company of police, eouth side of Geary ¦
street, right resting on Stockton street, In col
umn of fours, facing east.
Grai.d marshal. Colonel J. B. Fuller.
Chief of staff. Colonel William Edwards;
chief aid. Coloni-1 J. F. Burgin.
special aids — Lieutenant Coioael F. G. Han
son. Major K. L. Naj/thely, Major P. J Per-
Jtir.s. Major H. E. Curron. Major J. H. Hendy,
Major D. S. Dorn, Major D. H. Withern Cap
tain T. S. Bush. Captain R. E. Warfield.
Aids— R. 15. Hale. Dr. W. F. Kibbler, A. B.
Wood. George K. Porter. F. P. Bull, Dr R
K. Hartley, J. \V. Hoyt. Captain R. B. Hurl
but, Colonel Otto F. Schiller. Colonel Varney
W. Gaskill. Colonel J. B. Lauck, Captain A
A.\ oodside, George E. Crothers, F. D. Monak
ton M. EirnlnofT. Judge J. R. Altkln. Robert
Ash. Dr. E. R. Bryant. Major ft. J. Britton
Walter S. Hale. Colonel J. S. Toung, J M
Long. James Cremins, P. J. Conley. George
Habernicht, James K. Wilson. Horace, Wilson.
Charle* H. Long, John J. Bryan. J. ifausman,
Charles E. Quast and C. C. Royee, north side
of Geary street, right resting on Stockton, fac
ing east.
First Division.
Vnited States troops, south elfle of Geary
etreet. right resting on PowelL column of
fours, facie* east. • *»*""}
Seventh Infantry Regiment, TJ. S. A. Lieu
tenant Colonel T. C. Woodbury, commanding.
command* MaJ ° f C W « Hobbs '
w'SSS battalions of field artillery. Major J
* . \\ h!te, commanding.
i.HT* 1 * B " ttallon <* Coast Artillery. Major
IS. II. Ludeno. commanding.
Second Battalion of Coast Artillery. Captain
6. H. Hunter, commanding.
United States marines and sailors, north side
«i,?«« nr ? tr , eet< rlp . ht rcsUn * on Mason rtreet!
liej.enaRt. t. 8. N., commanding.
Inited Sta.tes marines.
LnJted States sailors.
Second Division.
First Infantry Regiment. N."~O C Lieu-
C , ol ? n " J - F - c <»»>°Hy. commanding
Fifth. Infantry Regiment. X. G. C. Colonel
J. P. Hayes, commanding v-oionei
tr F^ Bt « Iia i. UJlon of ArU11 «T. N. G. C Major
II. P. Bush, commanding. »*jor
B^lSSS. £m G ma^.nt mOUDte<i - C * Uta
N^ Val^ attaIlon from u - s - s - Marlon, Com
mander Thomas A Xrrney. commanding. Com
irandcr George W Bauer, commanding bat
tery east *IA* of Taylor street, right resUng
on Geary, column of fours, facing north
Company A, Veteran Reserve, National
Guard of CsJifornia. Captain C. K. King com
manding, epecial escort to ex-Union prisoners
rtret' carriage— George c. Parfle*. Governor
of the State of California; George Stone chair
man executive committee Thirty-seventh Na
tional Encampment G. A. R.; Major General
Arthur SlcArthur. commanding Department of
¦California and aid
Second carriage— TV, R. Shatter, commander
Department California and Nevada G A R •
°J7 1 7 e J, Thomas J. Stewart, commander in
crier. G. A. It.
Third carrlcee-LieutPnant General Nelson
A. MUM. V. S. A., retired; Chief Justice Su
ljr*>me Court Htate of California B*atty
Fourth carriage— Hon. Eugene E. Schmitz.
Mayor of the city and county of San Fran
c!«co: General Edward S. Salomon chairman
parade committee Thirty-seventh National En
campment. G. A. n.; Alden An«Jer*on Lieu
tenant Governor of the State of California
.Major William E. Lutz. secretary executive
committee Thirty -seventh National Encamp
ment. G. A. R.
Fifth carriage — Thomas P. Woodward presi
dent Board of Education: Michael Casey pres
ident Board of Public Works; Marsdea' Man
«cn and Herbert L. Schmitz. ¦• :
Board of Supervisors and Mexican War Vet
erans in carriages.
Third DiviBipn.
East elde of Mason street, right resting on
Geary, column of fours, facing north.
Marshal, Colonel Charles Boxton.
Aids, Richard Callopy, Herman Hpber.
* Drum Corps National Association oivil War
Musicians. . \
Spanlah-Amertcan war veterans. Major H, T.
Simen. commanding.
Fourth Division.
West eide of Mason street, right resting on i
Geary, column of fours, facing north, __j
The advance guards of the posts coming
from Fitzgerald. Ga., arrived yesterday.
The rest of them are coming over the
Southern route and are somewhat belated.
Among those who reached the, city yes
terday are Department Commander For
man D. Lee,' commander or' the Depart
ment of Georgia;' A-' W. Keeney, assistant
adjutant general of the department: J. C.
Buckley, vice commander of the depart
ment: Marcus Luke. A. Robertson and
Dr. Twyman. Commander Lee is a rignc
flelder. Colonel Keeney is pitcher and
Colonel Buckley is first base. Luke, who
measures 6. feet 4 Inches In his stocking
feet and tips the scales at 200 pounds,
without his bat. Is third base. Cy Clegg,
who welgh3 over 200 pounds and plays
second base, was lost on the road. The
team will appear in the parade In base
ball suits, carrying bats on their shoul-
Redding Post brings its _ own Veteran
Drum and Fife Corps. ;
V2TEBAN BASEBAIX TEAM.
MANY POSTS TO ENTERTAIN.
James A. Garfield Post. No. 34. will open
its portals at 10 o'clock a. m. .to-day
(Monday) to all visiting comrades, army
nurses, Woman's Relief Corps,. Ladies of
the Grand Army, Sons of Veterans and
kindred organizations, and will so remain
until next Thursday, Inclusive.
During each day there will be provided
a collation in charge of the ladles of Gar
field Corps, to which all named above are
invited to partake and are urged to be
present as visitors to the post and corps.
To-morrow (Tuesday) evening at 3
o'clock there will be held a Joint open
meeting of the post and corps In the post
room, on which occasion there will be pre
sented a programme of vocal and Instru
mental muscal selections and literary
features, which will be diversified by brief
addresses of visiting comrades, army
nurses and ladles of the Relief Corps and
Grand Army. Afterward a collation will
be served. . .
Comrades of Garfield Post and those
marching in its ranks on Wednesday will,,
after the parade that day, be served with
a luncheon at the post room by the
ladies of Garfleld Corps.
During Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday Mrs. Frances Peters, Mrs.
Henrietta MacKay, Mrs. Rosa Judson and
Mrs. Rosa Bergemann will be respectively
chairman In charge of the dispensation of
hospitality at the post roo.ni. •
The Sacramento Veterans* Brigade, G.
A. R., is sending a very large delegation
to the encampment. One-half of them
arrived yesterday and created quite a stir
marching through the streets. Sherman
Post No. S6 of Oroville, with thirty-five
veterans, arrived at 11 a. m. with their
own band of fifteen pieces, and marched
from the ferry depoit to the G. A. R. head
quarters, registered, and resumed the
march to the headquarters of the Sacra
mento Valley Brigade at the Lick House.
Other posts of the brigade arrived later
In the day. while the remainder will reach
here to-day.
DONATE FRUIT AND FLOWERS.
Posts that are In this city "already are
ordered to assemble at 11 a. m. to-day at
the ferry depot, meet their comrades upon
arrival, form in brigades and march to
brigade headquarters at the Lick House.
The first carload of fruit, flowers and
wine was received yesterday. The daily
supply for Monday will reach here early
this morning and be promptly installed.
The brigade will keep open house, com
mencing to-morrow morning, for the rest
of the week. An additional supply will
be received each day and for free distri
bution. .The band will be In attendance
every afternoon and evening, except wh.Ho
heading the brigade during the parade.
The following posts will constitute th«
brigade: Custer Post No. 5, Carson City.
Nev.: Phil. Kearny Post Xo. 10, Virginia
City. Nev.: Halleck No. • tt. Chico; Cal. :
W. H. Seward No. 63. "Woodland. Cal.: E.
F.-Vfc'inslow No. 7!>, Redding. CaL; Corinth
No. 80. Marys vilTey- Cal.; W. T. Sherman
No. 96, Oroville. Cal. : General John M. Mil
ler No. 110, Colusa. Cfll.; John T. Fremont
No. 152. Downleville. CaLLOlympia No. 1S3.
Cottonwood. Cal.: Maywood No. 134. Corn-
Ing Cal ; Winchester No. 186. Anderson.
Cal'.; General O. M. Mitchell No. 63, Reno.
Nev.; McDermott No. 87, Wlnnamucca,
Nev.
The general committee of the O. A. R.
Encampment urges upon all merchants
and persons occupying premises in the
business part of the city to afford ac
commodation of their stores to the visit
ors, and more especially to the ladies ac
companying the veterans. There is a lack
of public accommodation stations in this
city— unknown perhaps In any other city
of equal size and importance. With the
exception of the one recently constructed
at the east side of Union Square, there la
no place of public convenience in this
city, and in the present emergency, when
our city is crowded with strangers, it be
hooves our retail merchants to afford vis
itors every accommodation possible.
The Illinois delegation requests all Illi
nois soldiers and ex-soldiers to assemble
at the headquarters of the Department of
Illinois, G. A. R., Palace Hotel at 10:30
to-day. General John C. Black will be
with the delegation.
Ambulances will Be stationed at various
points and the physicians and nurses who
have volunteered their services will keep
in close touch with the police.
there are many more special
trains and extra sections of the regular
overland trains to arrive to-day.'
Every hotel and rooming-house in San
Francisco is reported to be taxed to -the
capacity and hundreds of the veterans and
their friends will' be accommodated to-day
on their arrival a,t- private .houses."* <•
j The mass of work with which the execu
tive and reception committees have had
to contend with for many weeks is near
ing completion and all concerned hope
that this morning will find everything la
good running order.
The finishing touches to the arches at
Third and Market streets will be made
this morning and the street decorations
will then be complete. Thousands of peo
ple*thronged the streets last evening and
witnessed the trial of the electric decora
tions. They are without doubt the most
effective ever seen in San Francisco and
are bound to evoke the plaudits of the
multitude during the week.
Chief of Police Wittman yesterday is
sued his orders to the Police. Department
for the week of the encampment. Every
precaution will be taken for the safety
and comfort of the crowds of visitors. On
the days of the parades the line of route
will be kept with wire ropes and the.
street cars will be stopped half an hour
before the procession moves.
«. —ORE than 10,000 visitors to the
JH encampment were reported to
Jftfff have arrived In this city up to
%J V IL a late hour last night, and
Brilliant Pageant
to Be Seen To*
Morrow.
Veterans 9 Posts
to Keep Open
Quarters.
Throngs to March
in Honor of
Heroes.
Committees Work
to Finish Up
Details.
VETERANS, WOMEN OF RELIEF CORPS AND LADIES OF G. A. R.
TO MEET ONCE AGAIN AT VARIOUS STATE HEADQUARTERS
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 1VO3.
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