The National tribune., 1896-08-27
NATIONAL
ENCANPMENT.

Progress Of Preparations for Enter
tainment at st. Paul
The 3Otb National Encampment Of the Grand
| Army of the Republic will begin in st. Paul
| next Monday and continue Tuesday, Wednes'
day, Thursday and Friday.
The Minnesota Commandery of the Military
| Order of the Loyal Legion has secured Head
! quarters in the Ryan Block, third floor. En-
trance to the Headquarters will be from Robert
street, and a connection will also be effected
with the hotel by placing bridge over the
alley from q door that will be cut into the
building where there is now window. The
Headquarters of the Loyal Legion will un-
doubtedly be one of the most attractive places
in the city during the Encampment. As the
membership of the Loyal Legion is composed
of officers, the assembage there will be brilliant
at all times and it will include the leading
men of the Grand Army. The Minnesota Com
mandery will keep open house, and all members
| of the Order will be welcomed and entertained
during their visit in the city. The rooms will
be handsomely decorated, and refreshments
| will be served at all times. One of the rooms
will be reserved as drawing room, in which
there will be receptions nightly. There will
be music room and lOunging room, and
another room which will be presided over by a
| caterer. The Minnesota Commandery intends
to receive it's distinguished guests with thor
ough hospitality, and nothing will be left I'M
done to accomplish that result.
Maj. Libbey, of the 1st battalion Of artillery
| of the Minnesota National Guard, will fire the
following morning sautes during Encampment
| week:
National salute, 81 guns, at sunrise, Tuesday,
| Sept. l. at Camp Mason.
| Salute of Ii guns Tuesday morning, Sept. /,
at the hour of starting the parade of Naval Vet
| Grams.
Salute to the Union, 45 guns, at sunrise, We'd
nesday, Sept. 9, at Camp Mason.
National salute, 81 guns, 30 minutes before
starting of the Grand Army parade, Wednesday
morning, Sept. 2. Salute of II guns and flag
raised over Grand Army Reviewing Stand at
Smith Park. the moment the COMMANDMENTS
Chief reaches that point
National salute. 81 guns, at sunrise, Friday,
Sept. 4. at Camp Mason.
The Indian camp to be established in st.
| Paul during the Grand Army Encam pment will
afford amusement for the Eastern people who
have not seen the Indian in his native state.
| Peter Phalon. Indian farmer at Fond du Lac,
who will have charge of the camp, says tho
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he will dress up and bring to town will have
plenty of war paint and only few clothes,
while their once wild customs will be brushed
| up and dragged out for the people to witness.
The contract made with the Citizens Commit
tee calls for about so full blooded Indians, with
new equipments of tepees. blankets. weapons,
and ponies. They will be on exhibition day
and evening in their war dances, games, ath-
letic contests, and possibly a few white mans
| fights, If the camp is properly located.
Gen. Mason has received letter from In.
dianapois announcing that the first arrange
ments will be carried out, and that Com
mander-in. Chief Walker aud his staff will Ger.
tainly arrive in ST. Paul Monday morning, Aug.
81. 1t will, therefore, not be necessary to
| abandon the reception to these distinguished
guests. The reception will take place. as origi-
nally planned. Monday evening Moreover,
the early arrival of the Commander and his
Aids will permit full program of exercises
the first day of the week. Gen. Walker will
be received with all due ceremony at the sta.
tion, and will be escorted to his hotel by a
guard of honor. Gen. Walkers special train
will leave Indianapolis Sunday noon, Aug. 80
and will arrive at Chicago Sunday evening
| The Minnesota Sons of Veterans have estab-
lished Headquarters at the Clarendon Hotel.
The Headquarters train will leave Tracy, Mimi,
Monday, Aug. 81, at 11:55 a. No.. arriving in st.
Paul at 6:55 p. m. The following will act as
special Aids to the Division Commander:
| Serg't.Maj. George Downing, Tracy; Past Col.
E. II. Milham, ST. Paul; Past Col. F. G. Drew,
| Minneapolis; Pact Col. /. c. Patterson, Prince
ton; Past Col. w. A. Mulin, Madelia; Past
Capt. George F. Whitcomb, Alexandria; Past
Capt. David Morgan, Tracy. The Division will
be in line for the Naval Veterans parade at st.
Paul, Tuesday, Sept. 1. at 10 a. m.
| The reviewing stand past which the veterans
| Will march for inspection by the Commander
in-Cbief on the grand parade, Wednesday,
Sept. g is located along Smith Park, fronting
Sixth street. The stand will be 300 feet long,
the length of the block between Sibley and
Rosabel Streets and is designed to seat /, 100
people. 1t will be seven seats deep and IA
high. On this stand will be seated Commander
in-Chief Walker and his staff; Gov Clough
and his staff, and such other Governors as shall
visit the Encampment the Citizens Committee,
| and invited guests and the press stand.
| It is expected that over thousand veterans
| from Kentucky will attend the Encampment.
The following notable people will be in the party:
Gen. Z. II. Hobson, Senior Vice Commander
in-Chief Of the Grand Army; Mrs. Cath
arine L. Hirst, National President, Ladies of
the GAR; Mrs. Belle Ress Ludwig, Depart
ment PRESIDENT, Womans Relief Corps. Besides
these. there will be the celebrated +. c. Miller
Drum Corps of Newport, KY; Col. Thomas j.
Bsteman, in charge of band of Is colored ju-
bilee singers.
One of the features of the Carnival will be
the parade Of the Naval Veterans in attendance
at the National Encampment The Minnesota
Naval Veterans Association held meeting last
week in the Nicollet Bank, st. Paul. with 25
members present. An invitation was read
asking them to participate in the Carnival
! parade Wednesday evening, Sept. 2. 1t was
decided to accept this invitation. In addition
an invitation will be extended to all of tho
Naval Veterans in attendance at the GAR.
Encampment to participate in this parade, and
there is not much question but it will be &C
cepted.
| Columbia Post, FOG, Chicago has issued q cir.
cular outlining the itinerary of the Post to the
Encampment. The Post will reach ST. Paul in
. special car at 2:30 o'clock Monday, Aug. 81.
1t will be met at the train by the Third Regi-
ment Band. In tho evening the Post will sere.
made the newspaper Offices and it will be enter
tanned at the Commercial Club. Tuesday the
Post will be entertained at Fort Smelling and
at Minneapolis. Thursday the Post will visit
| Lake Minnetonka, and Friday White Bear