St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-30
THE FINALE
Meeting of the Committees Last Night
to see About the Little
Bills.
Disappointed Boarding House Keepers
Speeches by Commander in Chief KOuntz
and Comrade Story.

The following business was transacted at
the meeting of the G. A. r. executive COM
mittee last evening, Commander Babb in
chair:
Major Hefflefnger, of the finance com
mittee, said he was not ready TO make re-
port, several of the subscription papers
having not been returned. He said the
money subscribed was coming in freely and
he had been able thus far to meet all bills.
The committee on quarters returned its ex-
penses as $93.04. Comrade Hinlne said he
had heard considerable complaint from
boarding house keepers who had not been pat
ronized to the extent anticipated. The rea-
son for this, he said, was because of the splen-
ties. The committees of the societies met
delegations at the depot and provided Tor
those who came from their respective states.
Many were entertained as guests, and this
hospitality of our private citizens had been
so general, that the boarding houses had
suffered in consequence. Several OF the
boarding house people who had been to eX-
pense in fitting up cots, etc, had claimed
that they had been authorized by the COM
mittee to go to this expense. A Mrs. May
and a man named Shatfer had put in bills
for the amounts they claimed to have
lost
1t is of course out of the question for any
of the committee had ever authorized or
asked anyone to go to any expense, and
consequently if they did go to an expense
and lost money they did so at their own risk.
Comrade Nimocks, of the committee on
entertainment, reported all bills paid except
to the amount of $112.
The committee on halls reported that the
bills of that committee amounted to S525.o9,
not including the $50 for the use of the steps
at the university.
Comrade Marchant, of the committee on
decoration, reported that the total amount of
the bills for decorations will be about So, 900,
81, 1852 had been expended in pntting up the
three arches.
The matter of sending 800 to the Fort
Smelling band for their services, was referred
to the committee on entertainment.
Capt Snyder of the camp committee said
he wished to make personal explanation.
He had been incorrectly reported in the
Pioneer Press as having said that he be-
ieved that ''they (the railroads) were trfing
in the matter and could not be depended
upon for nickel. The cause of wild and
groundless rumors about aid from the rail-
roads, served only to increase his detesta-
ton of the Milwaukee company" He
thought it but justice to the
the railroads, and especially to the Milwau-
kee road, which had made liberal con tribu-
ton to the fund; had conducted the business
of conveying passengers to and from the
camp in very satisfactory manner and had
transported all comrades arriving over its
lines to Camp Beath free, to say that he had
been incorrectly reported. He had only said
that the committees who were engaged in
raising subscriptions should go ahead and
not wait until the railroads
had been heard from. Comrade
Hlneline stated that>he had heard what Capt.
Snyder had said, and was certain that the
newspaper report referred to were incorrect,
and did him great injustice.
Major Henderson, OF the committee on
reception, said this committee expected to
settle its bills for $3.50, about $500 less than
it had estimated.
The committee on decorations was in
structed to dispose of the arches as it thought
best.
Capt. Gilmore introduced request that
Drne i'll. l..
time and attention to organizing and train
ing the school children who sang on the day
of the parade, shall repeat their concert at
such time and place as he may see fit.
The request was very generally signed by
those present.
COMMANDMENTS Chief Kountz, of the Ma
tional encampment, who had entered, was
called upon for speech. He said in response
that he had simply come to visit, and had no
intention of making any lengthy remarks.
He wished to congratulate the department,
however, upon the grand success of the en-
campment-the most successfully con-
Quoted and best attended encampment
yet held. He had nothing to offer, but to
urge that the work should be pushed during
the year. He hoped to hear that Minnesota
had doubled its membership by the time of
the next encampment.
Comrade Story, Of Pennsylvania, who
was also present, was next called
upon. He said he had attended
many state and national encampments, but
had never been at one so satisfactorily con-
Quoted as the one at Minneapolis He be-
lieved that larger number of old soldiers
had been brought together than at any other
encampment. The camp at Denver was a
partial failure. but here a grand success. He
made some verypertinent remarks concerning
the work and progress of the G.. A. r. and
closed by saying that he hoped that during
this year each member would take it upon
himself to bring in new recruit
Senior Vice Commander Rhea was called
upon, but declined to speak, saying he did
not wish to organize mutual admiration
society.
Adjourned to meet next Tuesday evening.