Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 August 1902 — COMING G. A. R. CONVENTION. [ARTICLE]

COMING G. A. R. CONVENTION.

Some of the Features Announced by General Torrance. At a conference at encampment headquarters in Washington, presided ever by Gen. Eli Torrance, commander-in-chief of the G. A. It., the following program of exercses for the 1902 encampment was adopted: Sunday, fOct. s—Patriotic services in various local churches, particularly in New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, where Rev. Wallace Radcliffe, D. D., will preside, and in St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, where Rev. D. J. Stafford, D. D., will preside. Monday, Oct. 6—Campfire iu convention hall at 7:30 o’clock in the evening, at which the members of the Veterans’ Associations will be addressed by speakers of national reputation, S. E. Fauna;, chairman of the local committee on campfires, to preside. Tuesday, Oct. 7—Naval day; parade of special veterans' associations, detachments of regular troops, district militia and various civilian organizations to be particularly invited; excursion Co Mount Vernon for the delegates lo fte encampment: public evening meeting of welcome at convention hall, at which Chairman Warner of the local citizens' committee will extend the freedom of the city to Gen. Torrance and Jus associates. Wednesday, Oct. B—Grand review of the Grand Army of the Republic by the commander-in-chief and the President cf the United States, with an elaborate reception iu the evening at convention ball. Thursday, Oct. 9, and Friday, Oct. 10 —Sessions of national encampment. Meetings of auxiliary conventions and corps nnd regimental reunions may be scheduled for any time during the encampment.