Show THREE TUREE WANT ANT TO BE G. G A. A R. R COM ANDER Although the tho next encampment o otho of 01 tho G. G A. A R R. R is over o ten months away campaigning for the office o of commander commander comman cornman der cler in chief is on on in lull full blast So far there are arc three candidates in the field and tho they promise to make the tho contest th tho keenest in years By agreement several years n ago o it was decided that no one ono man mm should hold the position for more than one year and that rule will be bc carried out this year Commander in Chief II H. M. M Nevius will step down and nd out at nt tho encampment hero next August To the thc veterans of the great creat c civil cil il war and to the nation at large tho position position po po- po of commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic is considered considered consid consid- ered second only to that of president of the thc United States Col Cot F. F M. M Sterrett Ster Ster- rett rett who is in char charge e of the local executive tive tivo office has received letters lotters from the three candidates who arc foremost in the race now and these letters indi indi- cato that tho tIme light fight for t the e great honor will be he keen The Tho three men who are arc arenow now V out fully armed are ara S. S R. R vansant former governor so o of Minnesota L. L T T. T Dickason of Chic Chicago so owner of the Grand Pacific hot hotel lt and Judge William A. A Ketcham of Indianapolis Ind During the tho encampment music will bo be boone boone I one of the tho features to be bo been given en particular lar mr attention There will be bo between forty and fifty brass bands hero here from various arious parts of the country countr- There will willbo willbo willbe bo be special choruses of children arranged for an open air song recital probably at nt Liberty park This it is thought will be bo one of the tho bi big features of the encampment The present week is to be bo a busy one with the time committee in in charge of the arrangements A large largo number of I special committees of business men willbe will willbe willbe be appointed to look after liter various features features fea fea- tures turcs of the entertainment Col F. F M. M I. I Sterrett is today rearranging his bis rooms in In the tho Commercial club building Theare They The are beautifully fitted and decorated decorate l with patriotic pictures Tho The colonel will and his bis office force have ono one largo large room consisting now of four young youn women will occupy another room |