St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-21
Eighteenth .a,,,,,sal Encan.pn.ent.
THE GROUNDS

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| Eighteenth Annssal Encan,pnaent.
/ THE GROUNDS.
/ The eighteenth annual encampment will
De held in Minneapolis, commencing to-
morrow and ending next Saturday. The
grounds will be located on the Fair grounds,
situated in the southeastern portion of the
city. Some 900 tents have been pitched to
accommodate the visiting veterans, and
fully $4,000 people are expected. Through
the center of the encampment an avenue
| sixty feet wide has been laid out, and named
right angles by another of equal width, and
named Lincoln avenue. These are to be
used as drives. There are also an innumer-
| able number of cross streets. The grounds
are to be lighted by electric light
Every convenience possible has
been supplied. Through the efforts
OF the city and the water board, the camp will
be well supplied with water, there being
numerous hydrants along the grounds. Each
of the posts supporting the roof of the am
phitheater are profusely decorated, and on
| other parts of the building quantities of
bunting are being used Every building on
the ground is being decorated, and an arch
| is being erected at the main entrance. At a
late hour last night the workmen were still
| at work. The tents looked like small army
| might be encamped in there, and the silent
workmen moving around added to the delu-
sion. As it is not known what number of
veterans will attend the encampment no as
| signments to quarters will be made until to-
morrow. At that time a directory Of the
tents will be made out and the tents num-
bered. Dining halls for the accommoda-
! ton of 5000 to 5000 persons have
| been prepared just across the carriage way
| from the agricultural building. The Sons of
| Veterans have secured tent, and will locate
/ their headquarters on the ground. All of the
preparations viii probably be completed early
tomorrow morning.
| DECORATIONS.
The citizens of Minneapolis realized they
might never have such chance to decorate,
and so flung their bunting to the breeze re-
gardless of expense. The principal avenues
of the city are lined with flags, evergreens
and all kinds OF bunting. Looking up Wash
ington street from the Milwaukee depot, ones
| eye meets an almost solid mass of flags.
| Every building has been adorned. This
may also be said of Nicollet avenue and Hen
nepin avenue. Go where you viii,
and in what direction you
may, decorations only are visible
to the eye. Along the line of march to be fol-
lowed on Wednesday the business blocks and
private houses are being decorated. On Mic
ollet avenue at Sixth street handsome arch
with two outside domes is being erected,
which is being decorated in the national col
ors. A triumphal arch is nearly completed
at the intersection of Washington and Nicol-
| let avenues. It is double arch, the points
resting at the four corners of the street, and
the apex surrounded by dome around
which are the portraits of Gems. Sherman,
Grant, Thomas Mcclellan, Meade and Ad-
miral Farragut. Above all is the stars and
! stripes, and there is liberty cap on the pole
| bearing the words ''E Pluribus Unum."
/ The arches are covered with red, white and
| blue bunting, eyergreens, etc, and bear the
words ''Stone River" Emission Ridge"
Winchester Wilderness, u Shiloh, " 'sVicks-
| burg" Mobile" Fort Fisher,n ''Peters-
burg" .'Appomatox, ''Chickamauga, u
''Donelson, y ''Antietam" and @Fredericks-
| burg" Another handsome arch is being
erected in front of the West hotel, similar in
| design to the one at Sixth and Washington,
but more elaborate in detail. These arches
will be ornamented with protraits of promin-
ent officers, and in addition to those named
the artist has painted the protraits of Gems.
Hooker, Rosecrans, Custer, Washburn,
RECEPTION COMMITTEE.
The reception committee is making every
effort possible to receive the visitors, and to
look after their comfort while here. A dele
CATION of the reception committee will meet
the incoming trains and escort the veterans
to their quarters. They will be assisted in
this by depntation of the Ladies' Relief
committee" and the special policemen uu-
der command of sergeant. In addition to
this number of the committee have been
assigned to duty on the railroads entering
Minneapolis, and viii go down the roads to
meet incoming delegations. The sub-com-
mittees have been assigned as follows:
Albert Lear. H. Hankinson, W. w. Sly,
D. Fish.
Chicago-R. r. Henderson, J. P. Rea.
Milwaukee-W. G. Byron.
Austin--Maior E. E. Cooley.
Elroy-Dr. W. A. spaulding.
Worthington-Dr. a. H. Salisbury.
La Crosse-Ed. a. Stevens.
At the Chicago, Milwaukee 81 st. Paul
depot, inneapolis-Major Heinline and
Messrs. Corey, Middlemist Foster, West, as
sisted by deputations from the Ladies' Relief
corps, and ten special policemen, command
ed by a sargent.
The general reception committee is as fol-
lows: r. r. Henderson, W. S. Heinline,
w. G. Byron, j. P. Rea, DR.. w. D. Fish,
John MiddIemistr r. II. Hankinson, W. W.
Sly, Rev. Bull, E. Z. Cooley, Messrs. McIn-
tyre, RoIph, Foster, West, Bartlettson, Ed.A.
Stevens, James H. Eye.
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS.
The committee on invitations has not been
idle. An invitation WIS extended to all of
the prominent military officers in the United
0eaeCS, oAN many N4SsAhi 5A49oSN SAfhi~H9
were also invited. The Grand Army dele
gates from the Department of the Potomac
viii be accompanied by Gen. John A. Logan,
past ommander-in-chief. They left last
night for Chicago, via the Pennsylvania and
Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago roads, and
viii reach Chicago Monday morning and
Minneapolis Tuesday. Gems. Sherman,
Logan and Terry VIII certainly be present.
An invitation was sent to Gen. Grant, but
he sent his regrets at not being able to be
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