Show I LARGE CROWDS EXPECTED Attendance at G A R Encampmept Vill be Enormous I Chicago Aug 23 Reports received today at the G A R encampment headquarters Indicate that the number of visitors In Chicago next week will break all records in the history the city It Is estimated that the largest crowd ever brought Into the city in a single day will arrive on Monday In order l to witness the military parade of Tuesday At the ofllces of the various transportation trans-portation companlcs was asserted to i daylthat the railroads are having dlfll culty in supplying sul11cl nt rolling stock for the transporlatlon of the expected ex-pected crowds Capt II II Peters In charge of the arrangements has received re-ceived 35000 applications for free quarters quar-ters from the various posts of the country At previous encampments not more than one veteran In three has asked for1 free quarters and this is taken for a basis in figuring on an attendance at-tendance of 7GiUO veterans Other guests of the city arc expected to swell the number of visitors to 750000 A medIcal corps of ICO physicians will look after the health of the veterans Every hospital in the city has donated beds fqr G A R members during the OiJcuinpment Twelve ambulances have been chartered and eight field hospitals hospi-tals will be established along the line of march during the parade Each post upon Its arrival In Chicago has been requested to report Its sick to the authorities au-thorities on the way from the railway station Commander Shaw chairman Harper and members of the G A R encampment encamp-ment arrangements committee I weie in session at the Vnlon League club when Secretary Cortelyous message announcing an-nouncing the probable Inability of the President to attend ihc encampment was received We feel said Chairman Hcrpcr that nothing but business of the gravest grav-est Import to the Nation Is dictating the Presidents course We can only hope that he may arrange so that his picaence may be had during a part of the encampment The iccepllon of veterans net for Monday will probably be changed to a later day In the week |