Show G I 1 R reunions REU NIONe th t a A it Is d to storm I 1 I 1 9 S I 1 11 A GREAT GATHERING 1 I 1 i the n de p f I 1 borated L 0 0 F oo 00 I 1 bention at portland D 0 0 hept 19 once again washington is ia invested vested ri with nn an army but today it is ia the call of peace and brothe hood that calls calis tho the bobb in blue to the national capital and they f gath gather r not nit to repel an invading army as aa thoy did thirty years ago but bat to perpetuate tle the memory of their dead and to renew for a brief period the ties that joined them to their comrades during four years ot of hardship and danger the rhe citizens of washington have extended them a royal welcome and during daring the coming week nothing noth iiii that money a and nd forethought could procure will be lace ing to make the annual encamp ment of the grand army of the republic the most moat monio memorable rable gathering in ill tile tha history of the organization it is estimated that fully a of ef a million of visitors tora have arrived barim the past three days and the cita presents an ap api pear acce c that is ia only equalled equal led by the preat great catherines that thai witness the prebi dennial inaugurations every four years the decorations however are far in of anything any thice thine that could be ba attempted in so uncertain a season as aa march in washington and the d day ay appearance pe arance of the city reflects great credit on the liberality and good taste of the he local committees the white house its itself self for the first time since it was built is ia gayly garly decoro decorated ted over four thousand pounds of ct bunting having been employ ed for this purpose onn ona of the most striking features is the floral flond d splay display on the tha pension office offida gron grounds gronrods rids the centerpiece is a mam of the badge of the royal roval legion and of the re lief lie corps above the trio of the bad yes is ia a semicircle semi circle of letters a yard hili high forming the words welcome grand army of the republic 11 the display east of the fountain is very similar that it is made up of th the 0 badges of the union anion veterans Vit erans union at ai I 1 the of the national or pani gani in n ol of buin bui n sailors arid aad sons of vetera i the first feature ot of the ground around that will attract the attention of the veterans when the grand frand paraje parade approaches the ahe pension building build inz tomorrow will be the t liblen of the different army corps which have bee bednar be enar ased briged in a alone long row the do de elget on the grounds of the agricultural 11 guilding Euil ding are not so po elaborate the anions white louse house lot lott just south of t tle ex eutiva mansion has been converted int a vast c camp mp with headquarters headquarter a for every corps ard and brigade and a vast tent s eathul over four thousand which will wiil be used for renn ione A complete model of the kear sargo barge has also been erected in t this his space on nn I 1 will be the chief attraction attract ian for the laddies who held bald their reunion in baltimore last week the formal openings opening rf of the encampment will be the dedica dedication tinn of these grou cis as this alter after noon anil they will be known as grand aridly place abe regular troop stationed here and the district nation il 31 guard began to form firm in line ft for r the parade which will proceed the dedi cation a shortly afternoon president harrison Harri aon if the sickness of mrs harri ha ari son aon does not prevent will deliver the dedicatory address and morton tha supreme court coart Ca cabin billet at off isias ills committees representing the senate and house of representatives and the commanders Com mandera cf the he army and Navy will be present with the commander in n chief of the grand ardythe Army The m mst mist st brilliant social event ot of the week vill be the reception to bo be tendered to the tha members ol of the G A ar R in the rotunda of the capitol tonight the preparations ng for this thia entertainment have been tinder the management of mrs john A logan find and the even ebent t will vill mark of sa a epoch in washington society as aa it is the first occasion on record that the rotunda of the tha capitol has been used for a Tec reception eption mrs logan will be AS assisted d in in receiving by mrs 31 morton orton the ladies of the cabinet possibly by mrs TJ 8 grant miss clara barton and by the president and past presidents odthe of ane relief corps corpa She sheridan ridin posts from all parts of the country wi 11 II also unite tonight tonii Lt in in doing honor to ta the late gi gheral gner al the speakers will be as follows col a C Ka kniffin illin gen cyrus bit Bi biassey asey issey gen charles F bunderson Mn Mu col W P hepburn gen L A grant mr john Te tweedale edale and andrew davidson I 1 I 1 0 0 F rnald AND aenoi ore sept sixty eighth annual communication of the order of the odd felic fellows Ms I 1 and tile atie weeks session of the So sovereign M grand lodge here today the gathering s larger than any pr previously evious ly entertained by the citizens of portland but nota that there are in the neighborhood of twenty thousand members ot atthe the order in the city i besides a alark arke ti cumber denit cr of visitor tos ev everybody is ia being housed and fead without biffi culty most of trie visitors from the east have occupied from teu days to two weeks on the journey waking making i oil ous stops to view the scenery eted ed during the past year more of the larve laree gatherings political relie ioui i and fr fraternal a have been held field west of the mississippi sis sippi river than ever before and the people of 0 portland are entertaining their visitors in a way that is ia likely to B till still further popularize the westward movement the city is a arrayed in bunting from one end to the other and every ther other man in town is on some kind of an entertainment committee the first session of the supreme grand lodge will be held this afternoon and the proceedings will be opened by the reading of th the years ears report of grand sira charles M busbee of raleigh X N 0 the report shows the largest gain in membership in 1891 that has haa over aver been made in one year of the orders ordera his history tofy the neat increase in membership irom from jan 1 1891 to jan 1 1892 w was a s 48 the membership in good standing on the first of last january reached the en enoumus enor ormus mua total of and including the membership of re ee degree lodges the ex es tures for relief during 1591 1991 were the report shows lodge members encamp encampment me n t members rebekah degree members a aggregate gre gate relief by lodges and encampments encamp ments relief by rebekah lodges total revenue nua being an increase for the year in revenue e oi of 2 ISS the growth crowth of the order since ita founds ution has been remarkable the first lodge known as washington lodge so no li was founded in baltimore in 1819 from 1830 to members were initiated it has spread from united states and canada until now theres there is a flourishing in australia England ladia and germany in this country there are lodges and encampments encamp ments once in three years the alie Patri arches militant met in a grand encampment the last was in chicago in 1890 and the next will be in that city in 1893 hill will spilt speak tonight to night tight 19 tonight senator david B hill will open tho the democratic campaign in kings county the sen tor his has been skulking kin in his tout tent ell all summer and is ia not nos yet generally known knon n upon what basis the agreement was made by which be has consented to take an active part in the campaign camp it X probable bowe however vei that upon tha occar occa r sion of if Clev elands recent visit to new york and his dinner party with crocker sheehan and murphy assurances assurances were given to the brayes braves that they would come M in for a larger share of federal patronage in case of Clev i elands election than was accorded them eight years ago it is also hinted that hill will have his pick of til the cabinet positions posit ioas as reward for his faithful services between now and november the mass meeting to be addressed by senator hill tonight at the academy of music will be the largest arget meeting so far ar held by the democrats since cleveland and Ste yenson were notified of their nomination in madison JUa dieon square garden mrs sirrisia Hir risia u bettor loos loo LAKE N K Y sept IS 18 the prisident and members of his household are more encouraged eyer ever over the favorable reports made by dr Gar gardiner Uarda erin in regard to the condition 0 mrs harrison dr gardner davs f mrs harridon Harr Harri aon is improving very rapidly since the last reformation formations re 9 there has been no production or of fluid in the cavity pleura and so BO far as the effusion is concerned mrs harrison may be considered out oui of dauber daar er of course I 1 cannot say positively stat ane fluid will not form again but bui I 1 do not think it will I 1 see no necessity for hr another iother operation there is an is now able to seit sit up in bad bed and she mie rested quietly nearly allday all day she sha is now taking as muc much 1 a nourish ments as she did before the appearance apoe aranca arance of the recent complication and is gaining strength steadily while members of the family assert I 1 that no plans have been made for the future it is 13 learned on undisputable authority aue alle that arrangements have b been e e a made for the early removal of mrs harrison to washington and the aba start will be made as ag early i as thursday morning mornine next provida providing ng the present I 1 favorable condition continues the details of the proposed trip are pur purpose pote ly suppressed the Pre president received a telegram tonight from tho secretary of the treasury saying that the cholera crisis is is practically illy past and there appears to be ba no loin longer ger any danger of the spread of the tha di disease ease |