The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-14
MTTTEEyS FINAL MEETING
LAST NIGHT,
HAVING ENDED ITS LAB0Rs
ORGANIZATION WILL BE FORMALLY
KEPT UP WITH ANNUAL.
MEETINGS.
DEC. 10 OF EACH YEAR FOR TEN,
When It's Charter Lapses by Limfta-
tion-Happy Closing of the
Years Work.

lit HdLlOn6l GI1CdnDIn6HL
Of the Grand Army of the Republic
passed into history last evening when
the board of managers Of the citizens
committee met in final session and re-
ceived the reports of the different COM
mittees having had charge of the en-
campment which were presented as
they will be inscribed on the official
minutes Of the incorporated executive
body. Every report tended to confirm
the already conceded success of the en-
campment and reflected the highest
credit upon the city Of st. Paul and
it's patriotic citizens who so Hospitality
entertained the veterans Of the Grand
Army
The meeting last evening was held in
the old quarters of the citizens COM
mittee in the Endicott building, and
with few exceptions the entire board
Of managers was present. Gen. e. G.
Mason, president Of the citizens COM
mittee, called the board to order with
the announcement that it's work was
completed and that 1t but remained
as final matter of business to receive
the reports of the different committees.
Albert Scheffer, chairman of the COM
mittee on finance, presented as the re-
port of that body a condensed state
ment Of it's organization, work and &C
cOmpliShmentS. The times had been
hard, the report stated, which was a
fact occasioning more concentrated eff
fort on the part OF the committee, and
it was only after tireless eXertion that
the sum needed to meet the expenses
of the encampment had been realized.
Generous citizens, however, had re-
sponded to the call in a noble cause
and there was at present less than $50
Of expense incurred by the citizens
committee which had not been paid.
The small sum remaining had accrued
from unauthorized expenditures, and
was only awaiting investigation before
it, too. would be paid. The committee.
in it's organization, had consisted Of
eighty five members, while to facilitate
the work subcommittee had been ap-
pointed in the different trades There
had been 9,421 subscribers on the COM
mittees' lists, and with the exception
of small sum all the money thus sub
scribed had been collected Mr.. Schef-
fer's report concluded with an express
sion of thanks to the members of the
committee who had SO successfully as
sisted in raising the required funds.
The report Of Chairman M. D. Flow
er, or the committee on transportation,
showed that the railroads had brought
140, 368 visitors to ST. Paul during en-
campment week, which, with the num-
Der in the city from Minneapolis and
immediate vicinity, formed the basis
Tor an estimate of 200, 900 strangers in
the city during the week The report
further detailed the trouble met with
IN
from the railroads and related how the
encampment at one time was almost
an tmposSibility by reason Of the re-
fusal of the roads to conceed to the re-
quests Of the committee Finally.
through the agency of President Stick
ney, or the Great Western road, whose
| services the report declared could never
be repaid, the desired rates were Sc
cured and were even lower than those
accorded any other city which has
ever entertained the Grand Army.
f. y. zimmerman, chairman Of the
committee on badges, rendered a re-
port which showed that $4,000 badges
had been officially distributed by his
committee. 1t had been decided to
provide the regular delegates with the
handsomest Of badges and 1900 Of the
most expensive pieces Of ribbon had
gone for this purpose. The other
1ae 3 Ma,, been distributed as fol fol
-
Ladies Of the G. A. r., 300; Naval Vet
Grams, 200; ex-prisoners of war. 100:
war musicians, 100 Twelve thousand
smaller badges in the nature of the
souvenirs were sold by agents of the
committee, while 1000 official badges
were disposed or to members of the
citizens and ladies' committees
EX-Gov. McGill was not present and
the report of the committee on recep-
tons was read by Secretary Pinnev.
According to the report 200 invitations
were issued, which were only sent to
persons prominent in public life, in
| Guiding President and Mrs. Cleveland.
the members Of congress, and COVER
nors OF the different states. The re-
| ceptlon to Commander-in-Ch Chief Wal
ker at the Ryan hotel was described as
! one Of the memorable features Of the
| encampment In addition to its sue
| cess as a social function the occasion
was marked by the presence of three
| octogenarians. ex-Gov. Ramsey, W. l..
| Wilson and Judge Edgerton, since de-
| ceased.
The committee on halls and camp
| fires, through it's chairman, T. L. Ma
| han, reported that ten campfres had
been held during the encampment.
| Four were at Market hall, four at the
Auditorium, and two at Martins hall
on the West side. There had been
thirty-ffve addresses and over 200 halls
| secured.
G. w. Horn, for the committee on ac-
| commodations, presented a lengthy re-
! port, only a portion of which was read.
The committee began its work in No
| Vember, 1895, when Mr.. Horr went to
| Louisville, KY, where he secured val
| liable information from the officials
| who had conducted the accommodation
| committee for the encampment in that
city the previous year. On his return
! the actual work was begun. Through
| the agency of the accommodation com
nittee a total Of 41,219 visitors were
| provided with quarters. Many others
| were accommodated throughout the
| city and every guest was Hospitality
| and satisfactorily entertained. Mr.
Horr's estimate of the total attendance
was 145, 900 which only included those
| Quartered in the city. Fourteen school
| buildings had been utilized by the COM
| mittee and $500 old soldiers had been
housed at Camp Mason Over II, 900
visitors had been accommodated in pri-
vate families and free quarters had
been given IL 600 veterans. In accom-
| plishing it's work the committee had
sent 1900 blank circulars to the
| Grand Army department commanders
| throughout the country, and also 1900
| to the householders of st. Paul Mr..
| Horn paid a high tribute to the
Women's branch Of the accommodation
| committee, complimenting its members
upon the success and diligence of their
| work.
In making the report of the amuse-
ment committee, Maj. Espy stated that
the Living Flag had been the chief
feature of his work and that from the
| communications he was still receiving
from G. A. r. visitors, 1t would always
| live in the memory of those who wit
messed 1T as one Of the most patriotic
Inspirations attending any encampment