Lorain's 1911 G.A.R. Encampment Preparations

A series of small articles popped up in The Lorain Times-Herald leading up to the big Encampment Week June 19-24, 1911. (Click on each of them for a version that you can read; sorry about the quality on some of them, the quality on microfilm varies significantly.)

The first one that I found on microfilm was on May 26, 1911.

A few weeks later on June 6, an ad popped up promoting the availability of storefront decorations for the big event.

A day later, this article appeared in the paper and it appeared that Lorain was already in high gear preparing for the big event.

It's funny seeing the circus-like atmosphere associated with the event. I wonder what the "Diving Venus" show was like?