Show the U i reunion A brilli i only the race question mars the pleasure of tha occasion august 4 As abo opening day of the annual encampment marks a quarter of a century in alie growth of alie organization and every soldier it midst also mark an apex in alio prosperity of that great order it has bion bi on llie desira that all prominent of the organization that the twenty fifth encampment should ba the most in the history of the G A R ind the parade was the most nit ent ever known cartain it is that tho winch assembled in detroit today is larger than the city of straits ever erected before aud in magnificence of and beauty of parade is with out precedent in the cone in promptly it the hour indicated the posts assembled fur parade four mai ent arches erected by citizens citi ens in the different parts of tho city marked the line of march tha most beautiful was a magnificent tower and war arch at the intersection oi and ie nuee it was a veritable work ol 01 art slowly and majestically alie procession started from woodward and adams accie with commander in veasey and his staff in the lead until the reviewing stand was reached the stand from which the in chief and ins etael renewed alie parade ir situated on the campus maims un abe east side of woodward aenlle uen lle on illinois jhc thc biome of lincol ilif home of grant and tit homo of loan ans conferred thy hi fur of the agni ii line lne ul poi no er dative little gaui in tin illinoia Ilki noia alele athur waa the of u piat al for cheesb depa dark led the louic oi tiie flucker state in hiir line aaion tila prominent anc arf rt pey state and afton postmaster at and col cucci rane the umbrella um biellA corps dred kiib i fullre ot the illi nois division in alie corner of a square of alno umbrellas was baci state in tha union and the red white and blue umbrellas m columns served to represent alie stripes of the alao af each leip aili tic triumphal arches lit e tirla showered the veterans artith flowers tho enthusiasm winch greeted the esbond or Wic conein even hundred strong WAS unbounded in the front and corner of a egl hag staff was perched old abe a stuffed oagle which thu aia conkins history a quarter of a century ago in line with thy wis bodif were lucius fie child cul weissert Weis seri candidate for commander in chief of tho department commander upham was in 0 amand of abe peno stiina bivion divion di vion it came bieh one thousand five hundred in good ardc r the ohio deleat ion wag a vast army of no lead than thir deeo thousand peterana vet erana heeg in line new york wag 2500 strong jt came next and was the of enthuse estic greetin sr etien came a acore of bittle flag seared and lint the division followed and after it came its iwo alion band strong new jarey wag depre dented by lorty ve ierna and one dred UD twenty five strong the distance aliey had to rime ri me at the head with the mar clied it whom the delegation is looming in su h au enthusiastic manner for the of in chief ot the pee bucu tucu followed new hampshire vermont and road island with a small the departments of the potomac with five h n dred men and virginia three hundred stron followed and i ext waa nebraska five hundred strong ches twenty eight hundred veterans from indiana were erected following in there order the divi of corado anu wyoming delaware minnesota missouri west virginia south ton arkansas idaho and alabama the naval veler ans aud sons of veterans Ve terns etron brou glit up the rear and he parade there ia a senous discue threatens thre atena the serenity jf the biler en tamp ment of the U 0 R it i 3 the color question cul hedges commander of the department of louisiana and mississippi said inless In lesa ana thing id straightened out encampment there aint be a abi e of alie G A it sauth ghio in tl ia tomac a car hence are w in the posts thus put ain in under them and that TV e will not stand nv want to anle ourselves and have colored people goby themselves alt no ask for is a provincial embracing florida louisiana mississippi and texas thiera are to sides to the colored question and col bamps lev is colored administrator of fulico and administrator of works in new Orl eaid is champion of ahe colored side when asked what the in louisiana he said arte rte hae nino posts with a membership of over a thousand vet we are not recognized by the coji mand r of our department we get no reefe n in convention and are orde d to report to the corn i of the department the commander thinks wo wa t s cial recognition I 1 claim the order not a bobial one but a historic and fraternal cne |