The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-23

OI summer GOSI, WanpetOn. departs
ment headquarters will be at Hotel
Ryan.
The statement of President Eliot, of
Harvard University, that the G. A. r.
existed for the purpose of lOOting the
treasury of the United States, etc., and
other statements. will be brought be-
fore the national encampment by the
delegates from North Dakota. The
veterans of the state resent with in
dignation the unkind and malicious
statement and brand the utterance of
President Eliot as the vilest insult to
the men who made it possible for the
United States of America to be the
greatest nation on the face of the
earth"
carriage drive will be given the
visiting ladies during encampment
week, Thursday, Sept. 3.
Citizens who have promised carriages
for that occasion will remember to send
them to ladies' headquarters at $50 a.
m. so that there will be no delay In
getting off. The drive will not occupy
more than one hour and half, as
many of the ladies wish to be in con-
vention later in the morning.
This drive is for the entertainment
of the wives and daughters of veterans,
who belong to no organization as well
and the ladies of the G. A. r.
The committee is still canvassing for
carriages the number promised not be-
ing sufficient for the accommodation OF
the expected guests.
The Modoc club, of Topeka, Kan, one
Of the most famous singing and musl-
cal organizations in the West, and in
Grand Army circles, will be on hand at
IL lar II q
services entirely free of any charge.
The club is composed of 15 members,
and during the week will be heard at
the campfires, at the receptions to be
given by the ladies'. The club has a
long repertoire of national and patrio-
tic selections.
The Living Flag chorus is busy pre-
pairing for the grand concert to be given
at the auditorium next Saturday even
ing for the benefit of the G. A. r. fund.
1t is, s,expected that there will be large
attendance. There will be 1000 voices
in. the. chorus, and in addition num-
Der of prominant SoloistS and musl-
clans will render selections. Prof.
Congdon and Colville, have charge OF
the musical portion of the event, and
W. H. Howard is business manager.
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terest in the camp fires is surprising,
and that there will be many very IN
teresting. events. If there is one thing
the old veteran likes at a national en-
campment, 1t is the camp fire, where
war stories may be exchanged without
being called fish stories. At several OF
the more important camp fires, speakers
of national reputa ton will be present
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&c wary, 1ilxoly that Ruffa1O will CAP
ture the 1897 encampment. The Queen
City has been making a great hustle
for the prize for the past two years.
and even wanted it this year. She
has as a competitor Denver, but the
chances of the latter city are very
meager. The encampment of 1883 was
held in Denver. Last year Buffalo was
a strong second to ST Paul, and Will
undoubtedly win out. She will have the
assistance Of the Minnesota boys, as
the Eastern city assisted st. Paul when
she found herself defeated.
To Battery A, st. Paul falls the honor
of firing the salutes during the encamp-
ment. Gen. Mason has officially select
ed the battery, which will be under the
command Of Lieut.. Harry Larson. At
sunrise Tuesday morning, Sept. l, the
battery will fire national salute of
Il guns, the dlSchafgeS Delng a NALL
minute apart. The battery on the same
day will fire salute of 13 guns to start
off the parade of naval veterans.
Wednesday a salute to the Union of
as guns will be fired. This Is the day
of the big veterans parade, and half
hour before the column moves, nat
ioral salute of q guns will be fired.
When Commander-in-C Chief Walker
takes his place in the official reviewing
stand, salute of IL guns will be fired,
and at the same time a flag will be