St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-12
The scenes of the morning and early
afternoon were continued late in the
night and the streets were

The scenes of the morning and early
afternoon were continued late in the
night and the streets were
Filled with Marching Troops,
while the music of bands and drum
corps was in every direction. Among
the arrivals attracting the most at
tention was Lafayette Post 140. of
New York city, one of the most distln-
gulshed in organization and person
mel which will visit Boston. They
were accompanied by Cappa's Seventh
regiment band and paraded the streets
under escort of E.. W. Kinsley Post 115
of Boston. At 1890 the Indiana dele
CATION came in at the Fitchburg depot
on special train of thirteen cars. Gov.
comprised about250 men. At3:15 train
of twelve cars came in from Rutland,
VT, bearing among other posts Roberts
Post No. IA. This post numbers among
its members Secretary of War Proctor,
Judge Wheelock G. Veasey, Of the in.
terstate commerce commission. and
Aldace f. Walker, president of the In
terstate Railway association. AT t5o'clock
G. III. Thomas, Post 121, of Fort Payne.
Ala, fifty men, arrived and was given
hearty welcome. The boys brought
their famous army mule, thirty-three
years old. Other arrivals during the
afternoon were: Department OF Iowa
delegation, Commander Mills, 250 men;
u. A. Custer Post AZ, Bennington, Vt.
100 men; Barber post, RIchford, Vt, fif,
teen men; LIB. Richardson post, Fairfax
VT, and many from other sections or
New England. At the Vendome bat
TALON of.the First corps of cadets was
drawn up in waiting, and, as the presi-
Dental party alighted, quickly opened
an avenue to the State street entrance
to the hotel, the president mount
ing the steps arm in arm with
Gov. Brackett. The cadets were then
detailed to guard the various approaches
to the presidential apartments and the
reception room. A few minutes having
been allowed the visitors to remove
the marks of travel. the party proceeded
to the state dining hall, where two
wise of the room, with a
third one across the upper end Of the
hall. At the latter Gov. Brackett pre-
sided, and the states guest. President
Harrison, at his right, with Secretary
Proctor on his left. Also seated at this
table were Secretary Noole, Secretary
Rusk, Gov Albeit, of New Jersey,
and Lieut.. Gov. Halle, of Massa-
chusetts. Among the more notable,
persons who occupied seats at the other
tables were Admiral Gherardi, of the
United States squadron, now in the har-
Dor, and his staff. in full uniform, and
state officials. The company sat down
shortly before O'Clock, and it was past
s when Gov. Bracket announced that
carriages were in waiting. This was
the only audible speech that was
made during the entire banquet, the
entire absence of speech making being
one OF the conditions upon which Gen.
Harrison accepted the tender of state
banquet. Escorted by the governor,
the president and members of his
party were driven to the Parker
house, where they attended a recep-
tion given by E. W. Kinsley Post
of Boston to Lafayette Post 149, of New
York. Vice President Morton, Secre-
tary Tracy, Gen. Sherman and Postmas-
ter CorSe were on the list of the states
guests at the banquet tonight, but the
secretary telegraphed from Bar Harbor
that the United States steamer Dis
patch would not reach Boston until
Tomorrow morning. At $50 p.
m. a reception was rendered Gov.
Hovey, of Indiana, by John A. Andrew
Post Is. Samule F. Weale, vice presi-
dent of the National Pension associa-
ton, announced the purpose the re-
ception to be the advancement of the
service pension agitation. Gov. Hovey
read an argument in favor OF service
pensions.