The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-29
IT IS A LIVING FLAG
ENCAMPMENT CHORUS is A TRULY
REALISTIC AND INSPIRING
COMPANY.
LAST REHEARSAL WAS HELD
YESTERDAY AND THE LITTLE
PEOPLE ARE READY FOR NEXT
WEEK.
PARADE DAY WILL BE MARKED
By a General Closing of Mercantile
Establishments in the Whole
sale Dtstrict-NOteA

Hefe, you youngsters, get down off
there; now form in line! so, even now;
there, ready, left, right, left, right,
march" and Prof Congdon marched
Off across the sawdust floor of the Au-
ditorium, in the lead of a straight lit
tie row Of dirty and be-overalled street
Arabs, whom he had grabbed from off
their perch on the platform where they
had been interested listeners Of the
last rehearsal of the living flag held
yesterday in the Auditorium. Prof.
Congdon was giving the chorus in
structions as to how the members
were to march from the building yes
terday to the stand on Sixth street,
and used the ten little boys whose bare
legs dangled from the platform as an
illustration of his desires. And they
marched across the floor like veterans.
"Now, children" Prof Congdon called
to the thousands of little ones above
him. Cant you march as well as
these boys who have never done such
a thing before?" Eyes, sir" came back
from the many throats. But they
didn't. When the short rehearsal was
over the children swarmed from the
building and formed in line, eight
ing up Ninth street to st. Peter
marched down st. Peter to the stand
on Sixth street. Here they were ar
ranged in their places by Prof Cong
don and a number of assistants from
the general committee. There were
also number of officers on the stand.
The streets about the stand were
packed with people, and after the flag
was nicely arranged, Prof. Congdon al
lowed the children to sing couple of
songs which were warmly applauded.
The flag will be one of the pleasantest
features of the encampment, and much
credit is due Prof. Congdon for his eX-
cellent drilling of the many voices and
for his rare display of patience in
handling the enormous band of chill
dren who form the flag. To get them
in order and keep them under control
has been a task only those who have
attended the rehearsals, or who have
done such work themselves can COM
prehend When arranged the flag is
very natural.
The rehearsal of the flower girls was
held in Central high school yesterday
morning and Maj. Wilkinson was in at
tendance and took charge of the drill
The 200 young women in the chorus
are to be drilled in eight divisions cor
responding to the number of divisions
of veterans. Maj. Wilkinson yesterday
drilled two divisions at a time in
single lines which wheeled round into
lines of four abreast. Another drill
will be held Monday morning at 10
o'clock. The flower girls will be 10
Gated at Mrs. Newport's the day Of the
parade and will be guarded by Maj.
Wilkinson and a company of soldiers
and every precaution will be taken for
their security. Each girl will bring a
prettily trimmed basket for flowers. the
latter being furnished her at Mrs. New
ports. All will bring luncheon. AS
the veterans arrive at this point a brief
halt will be made by each division in
turn to allow of the strewing Of the
flowers in their path by division of
the flower girls. The effect will be ex-
ceedingly pretty and will be a pleasant
feature of the parade for the veterans.
Aside from the company of soldiers
there will be nurses on the grounds In
case any Of the young women are over
cCme by heat or fatigue.
There will be two flag raisings in the
city today-one on the West side and
one on Dayton's bluff. At 2:30 this
afternoon hundreds Of children, under
the direction Of Prof. Congdon will as
semble at Prospect terrace and South
Wabasha street, from which point
twenty-five foot flag will be raised to
the top of pole 100 feet tall. All the
children of the Sixth ward, who are to
sing In the living Flag will be in the
programme. A platform has been
erected whereon will be seated Mayor
Doran, Judge Flandrau, Gen. Mason,
r. A. Smith, d. w. Lawler, ex-Gov.
Ramsey and many others. Addresses
will be made by several of the dis
tinguished persons present.
Children of the Van Buren, Sibley, st.
John and German Lutheran schools,
together with Seibert's band, will make
the music for the ceremonies of flag
raising that will be held on Dayton's
bluff at $3.50 this afternoon. There will
be a salute Of forty-ffve guns fired by
Battery A, of ST. Paul, under the COM
mand of Capt. S. c. M. Appleby. All
the school children will assemble at the
Van Buren school at 2:30 to march to
the Indian mounds where the flag will
be raised on the very highest peak.
Prof. Congdon will have charge of the
music at this point as well as the West
side programme, which Is to be earlier.
Maria avenue cars run directly to the
scene of the ceremonies.
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This evening Acker post will give
reception to Mrs. John A. Logan at the
residence of Maj. Tucker, on Holly ave
nue.. Mrs. Logan is visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Tucker, and will remain in
the city during the encampment.
Members of Acker post Will assemble
at their headquarters at Z o'clock in
their uniforms and after the usual bust
ness, will proceed to Maj fuckers res
idence, accompanied by the Marine
band and Prof Colville's quartette.
Wholesale merchants Of the city are
gcing to show their patriotism by clos
ing the doors Of their establishments
during the parade on Wednesday. This
practically means a suspension for the
Gay, and holiday for the employees
of the great houses. Although this is
the busy season for the wholesale hous-
IS, the merchants generally were will
ing that the day should be observed as
a holiday The closing movement was
begun only yesterday and every one so
far as seen, subscribed willingly to the
proposed plan. The paper will be pass
ed further along the line this morning,
and it is not likely there will be any
refusals to sign. Those merchants who
were seen yesterday. and agreed to
close were: Finch, Van Slyck, Young
& Co.: Noyes Bros. and Cutler; Linde-
ke, Warner and Schurmeier, Scheffer
and Rossun, Geo. Benz & Sons, Gordon
and Ferguson, Lanpher, Finch and
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