| Bureau of Information, Registration, and
Entertainment at the Coliseum. Headquarters of Department of Iowa, Club Rooms, Savery Hotel. Headquarters of the W. R. C., Parlor A, Savery Hotel. Headquarters Sons of Veterans, Kirkwood Hotel. Headquarters of the Iowa Ex-Union Prisoners of War Association, Juvenile Court Room, Court House, at 2:30 Tuesday. |
| PLACES OF MEETING FOR BUSINESS. |
| Department of Iowa G. A. R. Encampment at
the Auditorium on Fourth Street. Department of Iowa Woman's Relief corps, Auditorium of old U. M. C. A. Building at Fourth Street and Grand Avenue. Department of Iowa Ladies of G. A. R. Auditorium of new Y. M. C. A. Building at Fourth and Chestnut Streets. Department of Iowa S. O. V., Assembly Hall, third floor of Coliseum. The Iowa National Guards in Uniform will act as ushers at the various Campfires. |
| Program BUSINESS MEETINGS, TUESDAY, June 10, 1913. G. A. R. |
| 2:oo p. m.-Council of Administration, at Headquarters, Savery Hotel. |
| W. R. C. |
| 9:00 a. m.-Department Council, Room 336,
Savery Hotel. 2:30 p. m.-Reception in honor of the National President, Mrs. Geraldine Frisby, Department commander J. D. Brown and Staff. |
| LADIES OF THE G. A. R. |
| 2:00 p. m.-Advisory Council, Room 80,
Wellington Hotel. 3:00 to 4:30 p. m.-Reception in honor of Department Commander J. D. Brown and Staff, Sons of Veterans and all Ladies Auxiliaries. 5:00 p. m.-Council of Administration, Room 80, Wellington Hotel. |
| CAMPFIRE PROGRAM Tuesday Evening at the coliseum |
| Called to order by Dr. Gershom H. Hill, Chairman of Program Committee. Invocation by Rev. Fred Harris, Indianola, Department Chaplain. Introduction of Judge Smith McPherson as President of the evening. Song by Mrs. Flora Polster-Hummell, "When the Heart is Young"-Dudley Buck. Poem by Comrade S. H. M. Byers, "The Last Parade." Address of Welcome by Governor George W. Clarke. Address of Welcome by Mayor James R. Hanna. Song by Glee Club Grace M. E. Church, "The Battle Cry of Freedom." Response by Major-General Grenville M. Dodge, Council Bluffs. Address by Comrade J. D. Brown, Leon, Department Commander. Solo and Chorus, "Just Before the Battle, Mother"-Root. Address by Mrs. Geraldine E. Frisby, California, National President W. R. C. Address by Mrs. Sarah A. Fox, Muscatine, Department President W. R. C. Address by Mrs. Lillian Clark-Carey, National Patriotic Instructor, Dubuque, "Patriotism." Address by Mrs. Mary J. Couse, Waterloo, Department President Ladies of the G. A. R. Men's chorus, "The Boys Who Wore the Blue"-Parks. National and Department Past Commanders and Past Department Presidents of Woman's Relief Corps and Past Department Presidents of Ladies of the G. A. R., are invited to sit upon the platform at all Campfires. Addresses by other speakers, if they are called for by the boys and time permits. |
| BUSINESS MEETINGS Wednesday, June 11, 1913 G. A. R. |
| 9:30 a. m.-Delegate Meeting at the Auditorium, Fourth Street, between Grand Avenue and Chestnut Street. The Home Coming Veterans, not members of the Department, will assemble at the Coliseum, Locust Street and river Bank. 2:00 p. m.-Grand Parade. Veterans will assemble at the Coliseum. The parade will be in charge of Adjutant General Guy E. Logan, assisted by his Aides and Chief of Staff. The Fourth Iowa Infantry Volunteers have been detailed to act as Escort to General Grenville M. Dodge. |
| W. R. C. |
| 9:00 a. m.-Business Session, Old Y. M. C. A. Building, Fourth Street and Grand Avenue. |
| LADIES OF THE G. A. R. |
| 9:00 a. m.-Business Meeting, New Y. M. C. A., Fourth and Chestnut Streets. |
| NOTICES. |
| The Coliseum will be open all day and every day for the use of the Veterans for their heart-to-heart talks about the war time days and their good byes. There will be Martial Music in front of the Coliseum every evening from 7:00 to 7:30 o'clock, and music by the Band inside from 7:30 to 8:00 o'clock, when the program will begin promptly. |
| CAMPFIRE PROGRAM Wednesday Evening at the coliseum |
| Called to order by Chairman of Program Committee. Introduction of Ex-Governor Frank D. Jackson, President of the evening. Invocation by Rev. Dr. Howland Hanson. Song, Messrs. Hutstader, Younge, Wells and Gaylor, "National Hymn." Address by Comrade John F. Lacey, Oskaloosa. Song by Mrs. Genevieve Wheat-Baal, "The Spring Has Come"-Baker. Address by Comrade J. A. T. Hull, Washington, D. C. Address by Comrade Ring, Cedar Rapids, Past commander S. O. V. Song by Male Quartette, "Tenting on the Old Camp Ground." Address by Comrade W. P. Hepburn, Washington, D. C. Song by Male Quartette, "The Artillerist's Oath." Address by Comrade W. V. Lucas, Santa Cruz, California. Song by Male Quartette, "The Vacant Chair." |
| CAMPFIRE PROGRAM Wednesday Evening at Auditorium |
| Called to order by Comrade B. C. Ward, of Program Committee. Introduction of Comrade Alonzo Abernethy, President for the evening. Invocation by Rev. Dr. Finis Idleman. Song by Soldiers' Home Choir, "Our Country's Flag"-Beirly. Address, Comrade J. F. Stibbs, Chicago. Song by Soldiers' Home Choir, "Beautiful Flag of Liberty"-Fillmor. Address by Comrade Samuel S. Burdett, Washington, D. C. song by Soldiers' Home Choir, "Cheer Our Country's Veterans"-Hoffman. Address by Comrade J. W. Akers, Chicago, "From Dan to Beersheba." Song, "That Beautiful Golden Gate"-Leslie. |
| THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1913. |
| 9:00 a. m.-Business Meeting, Auditorium. The coliseum will be open all day for the use of the Home Coming Veterans and their Friends. |
| CAMPFIRE PROGRAM Thursday Evening at the Coliseum |
| Called to order by Chairman of Program Committee. Rev. H. E. Van Horn named as president for the evening. Invocation by Rev. E. C. Moulton, Chaplain Crocker Post. Song, First Methodist Church Quartette, "Tenting on the Old Camp Ground"-Miss L. Maude Eldredge, Soprano, Mr. Raymond Harmon, Tenor, Mrs. Fannie Wilkings-Ryan, Alto, Mr. Jack Campbell, Bass. Address by Comrade J. W. Akers, Chicago, Illinois. Song by Mrs. Grace Clarke De Graff, "The Holy City." Address by Comrade W. V. Lucas, Santa Cruz, California. Song by First Methodist Church Quartette, "The Recessional"-(Words by Kipling). Solo by Mr. Campbell. Address by Comrade samuel S. Burdett, Washington, D. C. Address by Comrade J. H. Stibbs, Chicago, Illinois. Song by First Methodist Church Quartette, "The Vacant Chair." This is designed to be a Home Campfire. |
| CAMPFIRE PROGRAM Friday Evening at the Coliseum |
| Called to order by Chairman of the Program Committee. Hon. Harvey Ingham, Presiding Officer, introduced. Invocation by Rev. Dr. John L. Hillman. Songs this evening by the Y. M. C. A. boys, led by Frederick Vance Evans, "Marching Through Georgia." Address by Rev. Dr. Frank Chalmers McKean, "Greetings from the Son of a Veteran." Song by U. M. C. A. Boys, "Iowa." (Words by Comrade byers.) Address by James b. Weaver. Song, "Tenting on the Old Campground." Address by Rev. Dr. J. Edward Kirbye, "Uncle Remus." Song, "A Gay Gitena" (Harris). solo by Miss Daisy Binkley. Address by Rev. Dr. Chas. S. Medbury. Song, "Battle Hymn of the Republic." solo by Frederick Vance Evans. Address by Comrade David J. Palmer, Washington, Iowa. Addresses by other speakers, if they are called for by the boys and time permits. The general public is welcome to all the campfires, but the one on Friday evening is provided expressly for school children and citizens of Des Moines. |
| (G. A. R. Emblem on back page) STAR ENGRAVING & PRINTING CO. DES MOINES, IOWA. |
| Transcribed by MA Schwanke |