St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-17
KEEP 1T ROLLING.
Report OF the Daily Progress of
Harvest Festival Preparations.

Harvest Festival Preparations.
At the meeting of the committee of fifty
on the harvest festival yesterday three new
members were added to the committee on
finance, A. L.. Crocker, II. L.. Moore and J.
NJ Bennett The parade committee again
called the attention of all intending to have
floats III the parade to the necessity of calling
at the rooms of the committee in the Temple
court and notifying the committee of their
plans. The market gardeners announced
that they would have about forty teams
in line. They are expected to make
one OF the most interesting exhibits in the
parade. Some one asked how much adver-
Using would be permitted. President Brack-
EFT announced that there would be no limit
put upon advertising so long as it was all in
line with the idea of the festival. He also
stated that the motto committee had decided
that no motto in any way rejecting upon ST.
Paul or any other Northwestern city would
be allowed in the parade. j. c. Robb re-
ported that the grocers' clerks had aprrOpri-
ated 500 for the festival. They were thanked
by resolution. The committee decided to
publish the names of any persons found
overcharging for any work done IN connec-
ton with the festival. Col. Glenn COM
planned that some of the men appointed on
the committee with him to solicit displays
were sulking in their tents and doing no
work. He Jumped them thus:
Some high spirited gentlemen were put
upon the committee, but lot of them
haven't done thing. If Grover Cleveland
or Jim Blaine had anything TO do with the
festival they could be around cracking their
heels and ready to do anything for the party.
But they aren't ready to do anything for
MINNEAPOLIS. l shall not forget these gentle
men, either, and hope the committee will
select some one TO act with me who will
work.
Col. McCrory suggested that the aldermen
be asked to take hold and push. They get
500 year aud they don't do much said he,
and Aid. Potter smiled They will be asked
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dairymen secured man that would see that
a characteristic display of dairy products was
made. A. w. Russell was delegated to go TO
Huron, S. d., and get samples of the grain in
the harvest festival exhibits made there yes
terday. The committee on STANDS was
ordered to go ahead and secure permits from
the owners Of property for the erection of
stands along the line of march. Volunteers
are wanted to assist the invitation
committee to get out the invitations
That committee is the slowest one in the lot
G. Wright Dawson was named on the COM
mittee on soliciting, displays 10 help Col.
Glenn. The grape growers of Excelsior have
made preparations for float that viii be
loaded with grapes.
The committee is not neglecting the re-
ligious feature of the festival. Services ap-
propriate to the day and the occasion have
been thought of. Ali the ministers of the
gospel in the city will be invited. The praise
service will be on most magnificent scale
with everything else. Songs OF praise will be
dOueQ W TIE prayers. AZ mas DeeU SuRSeSISu
that there be choir of mixed voices to sing
some appropriate hymn. Another suggestion
was to invite the vested choir of Gethsemane
church to sing part of the service.
Indications point TO the coming of crowds
of people from outside of Minneapolis. The
editors of the state have all been invited and
the acceptances are pouring in by every
mail. A very few have sent their regrets,
The Boston Herald says that delegation of
Boston business men will come on special
train.
The retail grocers' association have rented
rooms, location of which will be announced
hereafter, and the Misses. daughters and
sweethearts of the grocerS will help the
latter to decorate them to make an inviting
headquarters for the visiting merchants on
the day of the parade. There will not be
sufficient time to send out personal invita-
tions, but every general merchant, grocer or
expects to be in Minneapolis Sept. %, the
come to these headquarters and meet local
grocers and their ladies' Country neyspa.
pers daily and weekly are requested to note
this fact and assure their merchants of a
hospitable reception. Placards will be post
ed at the depots as to where these head
quarters are, and committees from the gro
GERS will be there to answer questions and
direct visitors.
At the meeting in the morning a commit
| tee was appointed TO see Gov. Burke, of
| North Dakota, and get him interested in the
| festival. The committee found him in the
afternoon and talked festival to him until
ne was the most enthusiastic man on that