St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-22

Gen. John A. Logan, of Illinois; @. a.
Grosvenor, Of Athens, o.; Gen. Barnum, OF
New York, and other.
The fine business meeting of the encamp-
ment will be held at Coliseum at noon We'd
| nesday.
Commander Benjamin Williams and G.
A. Coombs, of the national council, Maine,
arrived at Minneapolis yesterday.
Paul Vanderwort, of the National Tribune,
last years commander Of the G. A. R. en-
campment arrived in Minneapolis yesterday.
He was accompanied by Mrs. Kate L. Sher-
wood and daughter, and Capt Lemon, OF
Washington.
A. II. Monroe, adiutant general OF Massa-
chusetts, accompanied by a few of the dele
gates from that state, arrived yesterday.
| The camp fires tonight will be held at the
camp ground.
Garfield Post, of St. Paul, will take the
| train this evening at O'Clock for the en-
campment.
! Some of the veterans of the old Minnesota
themselves hugely. They made the welkin
ring.
The headquarters Of the Illinoisans at Nos.
| 80 and 81 South Fifth street excels all other
headquarters by great odds. The large
room is profusely decorated from one end to
the other. 1t was kept open last night and
hundreds dropped in in the course of the
evening. The programme was enjoyable
and diversified, consisting of songs AID reel
tations. 1t was SO exceptionally informal
that when GLOBE reporter called at ten
O'Clock no one could give further informa-
ton than that a most happy meeting had
transpired. 1t was learned, however, that
Miss Phoebe Satterlee, one of Minneapolis
most pleasing contralto vocalsts and ac-
complished elocutionists had given a few
delightful numbers. She sang Barbara
FrItchie," and in responding
to a spontaneous encore she gave her de-
lighted auditors s'You Put No Flowers on My
Fathers Grave" Seth Abbott gave few
| songs, and an impromptu chorus sung old
war songs until the bewitching hour of mid
night. These headquarters will be kept open
throughout the encampment.
| The Michigan headquarters at 312 Nicel-
let are tastefully decorated and are quite
| pretty rooms. Nothing special was done last
evening, owing to the fact that not many of
the delegation from that state had arrived.
Division commanders are requested to re-
port at their posts promptly, or they twill
get left"
The Ohio delegation arrived at O'Clock
this morning.
The patriotic ladies who are natives of the
Buckeye state are requested to meet at the
Ohio headquarters, No. Ala Nicollet avenue,
this evening
Quite large number from Ohio registered
last evening-over hundred.
BY mutual agreement all the banks will
remain closed tomorrow.
A delegation of lao will arrive frem Illinois
this morning.
From $4,000 to 10000 people had arrived
last night.
The New York headquarters was estab+
lished at Ala Nicollet avenue last evening,
but nothing in particular was done.
At Plummer Post last evening thirteen
new members were initiated.
Geo. F. Johnson, the injured veteran, was
taken to the college hospital, and everything
is being done Tor his comfort.
Col. Colville, who commanded the First
Minnesota regiment at the battle of Gettys-
burg. with his wife, a guest Of Col. Gordon,
of this city.
Senator Bloom, Of Iowa, and family, are
in the city.
The Brainerd post, with band and thirty
five ladies of the Brown brigade, will arrive
this morning, and will be escorted to the
armory by Maj. T. Chambers, commanding.
The West Hotel, which opened yesterday,
is beautifully decorated, the bunting and
decorations being so arranged as to almost
entirely conceal the unfinished portions Of
the walls Over the desk is tent with
life-sized soldier on guard at
Camp West. The magnificent hotel was
visited by hundreds of citizens as well as
strangers and was universally pronounced
'superb," complete" with other exclama-
tons Of surprise and wonder.
Ransom Bartlett comes all the way from
Washington territory to attend the First regi-
ment reunion.
Mr.. DR.. King Of Lincoln, Neb., "advance
guard' of the relief corps of the capital city,
is guest of Mrs. L. W. Rohue, Twenty
seventh street and Twenty-seventh avenue
southwest.
The committee on reception at the depots
would add greatly to the general information
if they would keep track of the posts that ar
rive and report the same to the committee
on information