The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-27


have been closed to all but the heads
of committees and ~theseea ssisting in
the decorating. This does not, how
ever include the members of COM
mittees who are called :, to meet with
their chairmen this week. Aside from
the privileged persons. mentioned, the
headquarters will be closed to every
one from NEW Ito Saturday morning,
when the decorations will be about
finished. The rooms are going to be
very handsome when the work is COM
pleted as the great number of flags
placed at the disposaleoofsfthe2 women
have made it possible to completely
cover nearly ~every wall in the entire
building with l.. flags IS Of many. kinds and
colorS. These have been arranged with
great skill and, artistic .effects.by the
women on the decorative committee,
with Mrs. Gen. Brooke as chairman.
The latter has personally. supervised
the hanging of the flags and for the
procuring of them the committee is in
debted to her alone.
Assisted by corps of boys from the
brigade, Mrs. Brooke has been busy
at headquarters air the week, doing
much of the heavy work herself In
the rooms on the second and third
floors the various committees have dec
GRATED and arranged their respective
rooms with the help of the, Boys bri-
gade. The latter. has. its members on
duty each day and has proved of great
assistance to 1.-The women. - :.
The music committee met yesterday
morning at the women's HEADQUARTERS
and arranged a programme for Sunday
afternoon from to IS o'clock in the
headquarters. The programme will be
varied sufficiently to suit all tastes
in he C1.n do
A grand musical treat is In preparation
Tor encampment week, concerts of an
hour in length to be given forenoon.
afternoon and evening throughout the
entire week. Both home and foreign
talent has come forward most gen
erously to assist.
"A ch9r1ls Of stwen$y-five coior~ed chill
dren under the direction of Mrs. ]. r.
White. will be in attendance during the
parade and on other days Of the en-
campment. The chorus will represent
a star in the national colors with the
goddess of liberty in the center There
VIII also be a chorus of coiored singers
assisting in the exercises a male COL
ored quartette and several soloists.
Miss Mabel Denny has composed q
souvenir waltz song which she has ded-
iN0sSo W Tie "A. X.
The members of all Minnesota regi-
ments. batteries and other military or
CARNATIONS. will meet in front Of the
east entrance of the Capitol at / 30 n
m sharp. on Tuesday, Sept. 1. The
troops will be formed in two ranks and
marched to Eighth street at 2 O'clock
TO take street cars for-Fart Smelling
At the fort. Gen. H. Nuremberg. chair
man of the> arrangement --rorrrrnittee
VIII call the assembly to order Al tenn
porary chairman and secretary vii he
chosen. and the. work for permanent
orga nization OF the Minnesota veterans
will begin. Ex-Gov. Ramsey. war gov
ernor. will be present: SO will be ex-
Adjutant Oscar Ma4sHress. Inyitationa
have been extended to Ignatius DonneI-
iyswho was lieutenant governor of Min
nesota during the war: also to Arch
bishop Ireland and other prominent
Minnesotans. who took an active mart
in the war. Col. Page, commanding
officer Of Fort Smelling. will Entertain
the veterans by an exhibition time drsII
and dress parade. to show the old sold
iers how the young soldiers are doing
the work The Third United States IN