The National tribune., 1896-08-13
NATIONAL
ENcANpMENT,
Progress of Preparations for Enter
tainment at ST. Paul

has himself taken position on the committee
of General Work.
The committee will endeavor in its work to
give the visiting delegates feeling IRON .he
outset that ST. Paul is glad TO see them. WIN
this object in view. the decorations VIII pesin
at the depot. The Union Depot Company mas
already contracted for an elaborate system Vi
decorations, extending far out into the sneus'
From there the Committee VIII see tba' .no
decorations extend to all parts OF the clts. ine
committee will be perfectly impartial IN It's at,
tentions TO various streets ana sec'!ons' GU"
will endeavor to see that, so far as IL is con
cerned all are treated just alike. Every s1fee'
in the city will be as handsome as tue cofntnl'
tee and the residents along the thofousni@ie
can make it,
No flags banners or advertisements OF any
kind will be allowed to extend across the stiee'
from building 10 building as clear ana unoo-
structed view of each street is desired. Inc
streets are to be LETT free in all cases.
One of the attractive features in the decora-
tions will be 15-foot badge, bearing IN TOUR
foot letters the words, Greeting G.A'h. ne
whole is TO he made of colored lights, and there
will be over 1000 of these lights. The badge
will be displayed on the Conover Building,
where il can be seen far down as broadway
A 20-foot flag will also be placed on top OF TINS
building, and at night ii will be brought GU.
more prominently by searchlight, which wlii
be turned on it from the top OF Schunemann q
Evans's Building.
Dr. John F. Fulton, SUPERINTENDENT OF the
Minnesota National Guard, has notlhed ten.
Mason, of the GAR. Committee, of the sug-
gestion of Superintendent Mcmillan, OF the
Union Depot. that temporary hospital should
be established at the depot. large room well
adapted to the purpose has been arranged, ana
will be fitted up for the hospital. One oil the
two physicians will be in attendance all the
time, and an ambulance will be provided. Inc
plan meets with the hearty approval OF the
GAR men, who realize that it is hardly possl-
bic to bring from 100000 to 100000 people into
the city and get them out again without having
more or less trouble requiring the presence oil
physicians. The temporary hospital at the
depot will be fitted up in the most approved
manner.
Mai E. .. Libbey com manding the LIST bat
TALON of artillery, N G. S. NJ, will fire the salute
during Encampment week. The salutes to be
fred are: National salute, 81 guns, at sunrise,
Tuesday, Sept. j, at Camp Mason.
Salute of l3 guns Tuesday morning, Sept /,
at the hour OF starting the parade oil Naval
Veterans
Salute to the Union, Is guns at sunrise
wednesday, Sept. 2. at Camp Mason.
National salute, q guns. 30 minutes before
starting of the Grand Army parade "Wednesday
morning Sept. 2 Salute Of IL guns and nag
raised over Grand Reviewing Stand at Smith
Park, the moment the Commander-ln-C hiei
reaches that point.
National salute, 81 guns, at sunrise Friday,
Sept. 4, at Camp Mason.
Chairman McGill of the Committee on 1nvi-
tations has not completed the list OF those
who will be asked to attend the Encampment.
However. it is known that among the invited
will be President and Mrs. Cleveland. the mem
beers of the Cabinet and Of the Supreme Court,
the United States Senators and Representatives
the principal officers of the Army and Navy,
and the Governors of the States. Exclusive OF
these the list will be confined strictly to citi-
gems who have distinguished themselves in
public life The ladies will in turn. invite the
wives of eminent Generals, such as Mesdame:
Grant, Sheridan, Logan, and Custer.
Mrs Marie Hasenwinkle, Department Presi.
Gent Of the Woma an g Relief Corps of Minnesota
the Department officers, and the Convention
Committee Will give reception Monday even.
ing, Aug. 81, from to IL o'clock, at the Senate
Chamber of the State Capitol, to the Grand
Army and their wives, the Womans Relie
Corps Sons and Daughters of Veterans and al
patriotic Orders, and the st. Paul Citizens Com
mttee of the GAR This will doubtless be
one Of the most enjoyable events of the En-
eampment
Gen. Franz Sigel, in a letter to the Badischel
GnterstuetZtungs Veren, announced his in.
ability to attend the National Encampment
Gen. Sigel, being himself a native OF Baden aiiC
member of the Unterstuetztungs Verein
which has branches throughout this country, a
well as Europe, was asked to visit ST. Paul a
the guest of the local society during the GA.
Encampment To the deep regret of his com
patriots. the General was obliged to decline tn
Invitation, because of his feeble health and tn
cares Of business.
Mai. Espey, as Chairman of the Amusement
Committee, is doing himself proud. He ba
about completed the program for the entertain
nent OF the Daughters of Veterans and Loya
Home Workers. Sept. 4. General Manage
Plough, of the St. Paul & Duluth Road, has ten
dered special train and band free of charge
and the people of White Bear are preparing q
entertain the visitors with feet Of yachts 70
o sail, and q steamer for a ride about the lake
The Accommodations Committee is fire
enently embarrassed by demands for free cots
The public does not understand that the opl
free cots will be those placed in Camp Maso
and in the various schoolhouses. Cots can
however, be hired for Encampment week @
various local firms at moderate rates. Although
bedding will, as rule. not be required, tn
charge for q comfort is % cents for pillow
&5 cents.
The German Kriegerverein, an association {
German soldiers, has arranged to take part i
the civic and naval parade. Tuesday, Sept ;
The members Of the association will appear i
the od-fashioned uniforms of the Fatherlant
The Committee on Parades and Reviews is ais
IN correspondence with Col George II. Kelly
of the Sons OF Veterans, with a view TO havin
all the or2snIz lied companies of the Order tax
part in the parade on Tuesday.
Notice has been received that the Posts froi
Lafayette Ind, will send $50 visitors; Gran
Rapids, Wis.,, Posts will come in special car ,
their own; Prairie Farm, Wis, will send
large delegation. and so will Flandreau S. d
Eenasha aud Firoqua. Wis.,. have each engage
quarters for 100 veterans and will send man
other visitors besides.
Psrades and Reviews, will supply horses an
equipments to mounted men on the day of III
big parade at the rate of 81 for horse withoi
equipments, and s. for horse with equi
Dents, 81 TO be refunded in case the ECU ipmen
arc returned with the horse.
The United States Signal Corps will be 8
signed an independent position in the parat
o. distinct military organization, This cor
will include survivors Of those who were j
trusted during the war with military signs
and communications.
Up 10 the present time the Accommodate
Committee has received applications from
Minnesota Posts outside the Twin Cities al
the aggregate number attending from the