St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-27
THEY WORE BLUE.
Minnesota Contingent in the
War Arriving Hourly by
Squads.
FIFTEENTH ENCAMPMENT
or the Minnesota Department,
G. A. R., Will Be Held
Today.
FIFTEENTH ENCAMPMENT
THEW0MAN's RELIEF CORPS
Will Hold It's Annual Session
Ell Terrence for Depart
ment Commander.

All preparations are completed for
the fifteenth annual encampment,
department of Minnesota, G. A. r.,
which will be called to order at l0
o'clock this morning at Ford's hall.
Minnesota's contingent of the boys
Who wore the blue will be cor
daily welcomed by Mayor Smith,
and then the grind of business will
begin. Between two days business
sessions many social functions will
occur, and when the time for dis
appearing arrives the boys will be
glad to get home.
The Windsor hotel has been Sc
lected as headquarters, and last night
it's corridors began to assume mill
itary air. Owing to his illness, Col.
Monfort was unfortunately unable
to appear, but Lieut.. Col. Estes Sa-
luted Mai. Forbes and Maj. Forbes
saluted Maj. Hayes every time the
office guard was relieved. Capt.
Miller refused peremptorily to mix
UP claret lemonade on the ground
that such a feeble drink was "un.
becoming an officer and a gentle
man" Lieut.. Morris insisted on car
rying all the sample trunks on his
back, as if they were knapsacks,
while even the "bell boys" assumed
curiously rigid attitudes, and proud
ly fondled their braZen buttons.
The council of administration
spent busy day yesterday in Par
lors SIS and Sc, auditing the accounts
and membership rolls of the de-
partment, and making preparations
for the two days encampment. The
council is composed of Thomas Mont
gomery, of st. Paul, chairman; j,
K. Mertz, of Minneapolis, assistant
adjutant general; E. N. Leavens, Of
Faribault, quartermaster general;
r. C. Livingstone, of Spring Valley;
j. M. D. Craft, of Pennington; L.
w. Collins, of st. Cloud; Perry Stark
weather, of Minneapolis.
WORK OF THE DAY.
In committee room 1, corridor floor,
the committee on credentials examined
the certificates of the arriving dele
gates, and distributed handsome red
silk badges. Blinn Converse, of st.
Paul, is chairman of this committee,
the other members being Thomas
Downs, Minneapolis; R. A. Becker,
st. Paul; John w. Gilger, Minneapolis.
National Commander LAWYER, of
Rockford, Ill, is expected to arrive in
st. Paul this evening or tomorrow
morning. He will be the guest of
sonal aids to the communicating chief,
to attend upon him during his presence
within the department, have been APP
pointed as follows:
Blinn Converse, st. Paul; Victor Gill
rup, Albert Lea; Adolph Lemke, Min
neapolis; w. c. Roberts, Detroit; N.
U. Beden, SMinneapolis; Louis Foun-
tain, CrookSton; H. A. Norton, Min
neapolis; James G. Halves, Red Wing;
c. A. Norton, Slayton; Thomas E.
Bishop, Minneapolis; Charles J. Stauff,
Wabasha; c. E. Rice, Monticello.
AT least 600 comrades are expected
at the encamppent. Mayor Smith will
welcome the veterans >at Ford's hall
this morning. The afternoon will be
devoted to business, and no special
programme has so far been arranged
for tonight. Tomorrow occurs the
election of officers and adjournment,
followed, in the evening, by a grand
camp fire at the Peoples church,
presided over by Capt Mahan, senior
vice commander of Acker post. At the
camp fire the delegates will be the
guests of the st. Paul posts.
Rumor says that the probably sue
cessful candidates for the higher Of
fees will be Judge Ell Torrance, of
Minneapolis, department commander;
J. J. McCardy, ST. Paul, senior vice
commander; Robert Scarf, of Pipe
stone, junior vice commander.
Special request is made that all
delegates be at the Windsor before 10
o'clock this morning, in order to
secure their official badges. without
which they cannot be received as the
accredited representatives of the re-
spective ports. 1t is also urged that,
at tomorrow's camp fire, every COM
rade should appear in full uniform.
Already in the city are Department
Commander Samuel r. Van SAINT,
speaker of the house, and Junior Vice
Commander Charles Mckay, of Fergus
Falls.