St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-21
THE GATHERING VETS. !"
Minneapolis Already Thronged
With the Advance Of the
Army.
Sunday Quiet Day at Camp Beath-
Headquarters 0pen To-day.
Annual Banquet and Reunion of the First
Minnesota at Lyndale Tomorrow.
Gen. sherman at EIinnesonka Yesterday
West Hotel Opens to the
Vets To-day.
AT CAMP BEA7u.

AT CAMP EEAA4
Yesterday was quiet day at Camp Dcath,
and but little was done in the way of preparing
for the reception and entertainment of the G. A.
R. veterans. But it IS only he cam which pre-
cedes The storm, and 70 lay is expected to be
very busy one. Work was continued yesterday
on the arch. and the tents numbered and
small flag put on each one. Workmen are also
finishing the sleeping quarters il the Ole Agri-
cultural hall, and the finishing touches were
given to the dining halls although the camp
was not entirely completed, the adjn-
tants Office was opened at the camp
headquarters in the morning. The straw cover
ing the ground in the tents has also been placed
in position, and card has been placed in each
tent w&rniI the veterans that smoking il pro-
hibited The sons of veterans will open their
headquarters to-day and the Woman Relief
corps headquarters are also being fitted out.
ARRIVAL OF DELEGATIONS
No delegations have arrived as yet. A few
delegates, having friends residing in the city,
were registered at the various headquarters yes
terday The New Richmond post, which was
expected Sunday afternoon, for some reason
failed to arrive. Word received yesterday
that the Red Wood Falls delegation. consisting Of
twenty-five men, VIII put in an appearance
Monday morning at 1920. The Austin de:5-
CATION, numbering seyenty-ave, will arrive Mon
day morning at 1890, and delegation frofl
Hooker Post. of Missouri, consisting Of sxty-iye
men, Is expected to arrive Monday evening at
o'clock. Pap Thomas Post No. 80, of Brain
erd Mimi, seventy-i five strong, accompanied By
band, will arrive on the Northern Pacific at
a. m Tuesday All delegations will be metz at
the train by the guard of honor, composed of
fifty members of the Morgan Post, and VIII be
escorted by them TO their quarters
THE DELEGATIONS AT CHICAGO.
The following telegram was received from r.
R. Henderson, chairman of the reception, yes
terday morning:
CHICAGO, July 2O.-To Capt. z. G.. Babb, Mn
nedpOAs: -Commander-in-chie Beath, with the
Pennsylvania, New York and New Hampshire
delegations, thirty strong, leave Chicago at 6p.
M Sunday, and Milwaukee at a. m, Monday.
New England delegation, three cars with others,
leave Chicago at .. III. Monday, and the Ohio
and Indiana delegations at p m Sunday. Dele
cations arriving over the Baltimore & Ohio leave
here Tuesday morning. Illinois delegation, with
General Logan, viii leave on special train Mon
day at a. m, arriving at Minneapolis at a. m.
Tuesday, all over the Chicago, Milwaukee Il St.
Paul Fifty of the New Hampshire delegates
viii go over the Chicago & Northwestern. More
to follow. r. 4. HENDERSON.
ADDITIONS TO PROGRAMME.
AT ameeiing of the committee on programme
yesterday afternoon the following was added to
the programme:
TUESDAY, JULY %.
2 p. m.-Mounted newspaper carriers race,
one mile, for purse Of $40.
3p m-Mule race, one mile riders to change
mules. Last mule around to receive purse of
$40.
4p. m.-Drill by Elgin band
WEDNESDAY, JULY 49,
2p. m.-Mounted cowboys race, one pile for
purse of sic.
p. m.-Sack race, length of amphitheater,
for purse of $40.
4p. m.-Drill.
Glee club singing.
Entries for races to be made at once on the
fair ground at the amphtheater ticket Office.
REUNION OF OLD FIRST MINNESOTA.
The annual banquet of the old First Minnesota
will take place at the Lyndale hotel at 80
o'clock tomorrow afternoon. They are also
having their hall decorated for their reunion
Among the prominent citizens who will be pres
ent are Mayor Pillsbury, Gov. Hubbard, ex-
Gov. c. n Davis, GEN John B. Sanborn, Gen.
T. L. Rosser, Gen. j. H. Baker, Hon NJ S.
Wilkinson, ex Gov J. s. Pillsbury. J. B. Lang
don, j. b. Gilallan, Gen. George A. Bracket,
Col. W. s. King, Loren Fletches Col. George II.
johnson, j. II. Thompson, Capt. o. c. Merri-
man, Col H. G.. Hicks, Gen. s. P, Jennison, and
others.
NOTES.
Headquarters for many Of the states viii be es-
tablshed in the West hotel.
The C. A. r. men are indignant over the action
of some OF the merchants Some OF the latter
conceived the brilliant idea OF using the signs of
the state headquarters for advertising purposes,
and such signs as New York Headquarters
"lllinois Headquarters, etc, were hung over
( their doors. The saloon keepers took readily to
the scheme, and now the visitors viii be sur
prised to see the saloons decorated with the
headquarter signs of prominent states.
Capt. A. E. Hammond, recently promoted to
the position of chief mastering officer Of the
Minnesota department, G. A. r., retained to the
city yesterday morning. lie has been inspecting
and mastering posts in the upper districts OF
Minnesota.
The arches are decorated with portraits Of
Gems. Grant, Sherman, Thomas, McCle Hand
sheridan. Meade. Logan, Hooker Rosecrans,
Custer Washbura, Plummer Morgan Hancock i.
dmiral Farragut and Or. Butler. These por-
ats are abou. 4x5 feet in size, and were
ainted by Herbert Conner.
The committee on arrangements have ordered
80, 00O sanwiehes for Albert Lea for the use Of
tbc G. A. r. delegates passing through there en-
route for the eneampment.
A large number of the G. A. R. people have
already arrived in The city.
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