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Show AGED VETERANS MEET IN DETROIT Detroit. Mich.. Aug. 31 All Detroit shook hands lodav with w hite-haired I heroes of the civil war. More than' 5000 members of the Grand Army of the Republic and affiliated organizations organiza-tions had reached the city when the 4Sth annual encampment was official-, ly opened this forenoon Everj train, boa; ;iml Interurban car arriving in Detroit carried scores of old soldiers and their wives and daughters It was stated at G. A. R headquarters that 30 000 delegates would be here by tomorrow Today was devoted to committee meetings at the headquarters of the G. A R and several of the associated bodies. The committees worked In executive sessions to get "the convention conven-tion decks cleared for action ' as a veteran expressed it It was hoped to complete the routine work today, so the committee members would be able to join their comrades and wives tomorrow on boat rides The first public meeting will be held In the Light Guard armory tomorrow to-morrow night when the eterans will be welcomed by Governor Ferris and other citizens of Mbhigan Several responses svill be made by the com manders of the various orders, includ ing Washington Gardner of Albion, commander-in-chief o the G. A. R Boy Scouto Form Guard. Prominent Grand Army officers hae commented pleasantly on the arrangements foi receiving the wearers wear-ers of .the blue Boy scouts, who have played no particular part "on the receiving line" have won mm b praise They form the veterans' body gUS rd Se veral persons have been mentioned men-tioned as prospective candidates to buci eed Washington Gardner as com mander-ln-chief. No veteran can hold the office two seasous in succession and sentiment has not favored the election of a man who has not been a department rommamkr T he following fol-lowing past commanders are said to in the race. C W Blodgett, Ohio, David J. Palmer, Pal-mer, Iowa, O. A. Somers, Indiana; Frank O. Cole New Jersey. P H Coney, Co-ney, Kansas, and Thomas 11 Howard, Oklahoma. |