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Show VETERANS MEET IN HEART OF THE SOUTH Tliousandn of Grand Army Members Alroady on the Encampment Field at Chattanooga. CHATTANOOGA, Sept. 13. The dawn of Sunday will find thousands of Grand Army men on tho field of the sovoutoenth national encampment of tho veterans who wore tho blu0. By the close of Sunday fully fifty trains will have brought a total of perhaps twenty thousand thou-sand members nf thn Ornn1 r tho Bopublic into Chattanooga" for the first encampment held in the heart of the south. General Alfred Beers has already opened headquarters and Monday will find tho headquarters of tho various armies ar-mies and divisions oponod and the subordinate sub-ordinate staffs in occupation. Tho Sons of VotoranB, Woman's Belief Be-lief Corps and other associated organizations organ-izations will be mobilized in Chattanooga Chattan-ooga within the next twenty-four hours. The Grand Armv men aro discussing the election of officers for the ensuing year. Candidates for the office of coni-mandcr-in-chiof will open headquarters at tho leading hotels. 1 |