St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-25
The Old Boys Have More Room
and Much More Real
Comfort.
The Animal Meeting Has Reached
the Point of Electing the
Commander.
And in Three Ballots Has Failed to Make
A Choice Among Several
Candidates.
Campfire Speeches BY Sherman and
Others. A Good Time Despite
the Rain.
At Camp Beath.

Yesterday was great day at Camp Bcath.
The great crowd of Wednesday had departed,
and only the veterans and a few visitors
were left to hold the camp. In the morning
great number of the former took an x
cursion to Lake Mnnetonka. Where there
had been $4,000 visitors on the ground the
day before, there were less than 1000 yester-
day.
1t was found impracticable to have the
postponed. The exercises proper of the day
were opened by concert by the Elgin band,
of Illinois. This was followed by selections
by the Sidwell bond, which had been en-
ployed to furnish music for the occasion. A
little excitement was created by the reunion
OF the ex-prisOners of war, and this was fol-
lowed by the drum corps contest, which
closed the exercises for the morning
The afternoon was devoted almost en-
tirely to the races. Excellent music was
furnished for the occasion, and good pro-
gramme had been arranged for the entertain
ment of visitors. 1t was one of the most in
teresting days of the encampment and yet
the attendance was very small.
For the 2:30 class in racing there were
four entries, and the programme included an
exhibition trotting heat by F. c. Pillsbury's
horse Pedro, and an exhibition pacing heat
by the double team frankie B. and Frank,
owned by Mr.. Beaupre, of st. Paul. Bsttery
+, of Fort Smelling, gave an exhibition drill
on the parade ground, which closed the after
noon exercises
THE EX-PRIsoNERs.
The reunion of the ex-prisoners of war
was held at the northern end of the amphi-
theater yesterday morning, with an attend
ance of seventy-three. An announce
ment of the place of holding the
meeting was made from the speakers
stand at :45 in the morning, and in a few
minutes all the veterans on the ground who
had spent any time in confederate prisons
gathered at the point designated. banner
bearing the names of Andersonville, Libby,
Belle Isle and Florence was strung across
the posts in front of the stand on which the
meeting was held.
Capt. l. c. Seeley opened the meeting and
stated that the object was to obtain the
names and addresses of all ex-prisoners for
the purpose of examining the feasibility Of
organizing state associations of eX-prisoners
throughout the west similar to those in
nearly every eastern state, He therefore
requested all ex-prisoners to gather
| at his office at O'Clock
in the afternoon for the purpose of register
| ing. He stated that Minnesota had no rep
resentaton in the national association of ex-
prisoners of war, and other states in the
northwest were also unrepresented. If pos
sble, it was desired to secure the address of
every prisoner in the United States. The
pension department also required the names
and address of all ex-prisoners, and it was
important that these should be sent, as it
would save much trouble in case the ex-
prisoners should be pensioned in the near
future.
The ex-prisoners agreed to the views ex-
pressed by the captain, and then Mr.. Seeley
invited the ex-prisoners to accompany him
O'Clock in the afternoon. The members
were then photographed in a group, and the
meeting adjourned.
DRUM CORPS CONTEST.
One of the most interesting events of the
| day was the drum corps contest which took
| place on the race track in front of the grand
stand at II O'Clock in the morning. There
were three entries, as follows Lyle Post
Drum corps, Fort Scott, Kansas; Abernethy
Post Drum corps, West Union, Iowa; com
posed of boys ranging from seven to sixteen
years of age; Candy Post Drum corps;
| Pennington, Minnesota, Post Drum corps,
composed of boys ranging in age from
seven to fourteen years.
| The first corps on the ground was the Syte
Post Drum corps, Of Fort Scott, Kansas.
| This is one of the best drilled bodies of men
in attendance, and they gave an almost per-
| feet exhibition in drilling, for which they
received round after round of applause. The
manevers were executed without mistake.
the men working and wheeling in open
ranks in the various evolutions peculiar to
drum corps. The men were well drilled,
aud the drum major held them in perfect
control.
At the close of the exhibition by the Sytle
post drum corps the Candy post drum corps
of Pennington, Minnesota, was called, and
gave very creditable exhibition for lads so
| young. They made no attempt
to go through the complicated
evolutions performed by their older competi-
tors. hut contented themselves with march
| ing up and down the ground and rendering
some excellent music
Abernethey post corps, of West Union,
| Iowa, came last The corps went through
| some of the evolutions performed by the
| Lyle post corps, and then formed in circle
around the drum. m jor and color bearer and
rendered few of the popular airs in a man
ner to win the applause of the spectators. At
the close of the performance the young mu-
sicians marched to their quarters.
The drum corps of c. II. Hunter post, No.
~, Mason City, Iowa, had been entered for
this contest, but as half of the men were sick
or absent, it was deemed advisable to with
draw them.
| At the close of the contest the Judges of
the drill W. W. Sidwell, G. A. Seidt and E.
Knulson, announced that the name of the
winner would be announced from the grand
! stand at 5 o'clock in the afternoon. The
! cause for the delay was that but one prize
| had been offered, and the judges deemed it
advisable to have two prizes-one for drill
! ing and one for music This was probably
suggested by the fact that the Lyle post
corps had used the entire fifteen minutes
allotted them in drilling. By doing this a
chance was given the younger corps togive an
exhibition of music, and thus one contest
would be, practically, between the juvenile
corps. At o'clock it was announced that
i two prizes would be awarded and
that the Lyle post corps had secured the
purse of so for good drilling, and the
Abernethy post corps the purse of 80 for
music.
The Camp Fire.
A few minutes after o'clock carriage
entered the grounds. and was driven d.
rectly down the race track to the speakers
/ stand The crnr,i aIreadr irnr,atient frnrn