The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-24
THE VETERANS.
How vt. Paul Will Receive the Grand
Army.


Elaborate Preparations for Their Conn
I fort-A Week of Enjoyment for the Old
soldiers.
st. Paul, Mimi, Aug. 21.-The ar
engagements for the National Graud
Army encampment to be held here are
completed, and everything is now ready
for the arrival of the veterans 1t bids
far to be one of the largest and most
successful encampments. The object of
the general committee was declared
to be: 1.-The arranging for and entertain
ing of the thirtieth national encamp
ment of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lio and the doing of any and all things
necessary or incidental thereto, and to
this end the buying, owning, selling, i'm
proving ana dealing in lands, tenements,
Embellishments and real, personal and
mixed property of every description"
Jan. l., 1896, the headquarters of the
committee was established in the Endi-
colt building. General Secret lry Pinney
was appointed March 10.
| MOST FORTUNATE SELECTIONS
were made in the persons of the president
of the COMMITTEES and the general
secretary. 2S5@
The president, Gen. Edwin c. Mason,
u. S. A., retired, served thoroughout the
war Of the Rebellion in the army of the
Potomac and tbs army Of the Cumber-
land, taking part in many of the most
noted battles. He was wounded three
times, once severely, and was breyetted
for gallantry on the field, major, lieuten-
ant colonel aud brigadier general of vol
untetrs. Immediately upon the close of
the war of the Rebellion Gen. Mason was
ordered to the frontier where he saw
much service, taking part in campaigns
and expeditions against the hostile In
dams in Texas, Arizona, California, Ore
gon, Washington Territory, Idaho, Wy0m-
ing and Montana. He was particularly
distinguished in the Motioc, Bannock-
piute and Nez Perces campaigns Of 1871
73 1877 and 1878. For gallantry In these
campaigns, in particular in storming
the Modoo stronghold in the lava beds OF
Northern California, ne was brevstted
brigadieE general, U. S. A. Gen .
Nleson's last command was the famous
Third United States Infantry, now stat
/ Toned at Foit Smelling. Having reached
the age OF sixbyyfonr years, he has retired
from RctiVe service, and is living in St.,
Paul, deyotiDg his time to literary pur-
suits. 4sYs .5sg.st s...s,-
John s. Pinney, general secretary, is
well known NORTHWESTERN journalist
and newspaper worker. He was for
many years prominently connected with
q leading press tsss0eiation iii Chicago
Boston, OmahaaSt. Paul and elsewh here,
; and though young man of bnt thirty
two, he has had a. Remarkably successful
career. His thorough acquaintance with
the newspaper field has been of great as
sistance to the committee in the matter
of advertising and in various other ways,
IItYnn tna and
energy have been of the greatest value
ana service.
J In March and April the work of the
} committee was laid out, careful instruo-
ton was given to the subordinate COM
mittees. and operations to insure the
complete success OF the great convooation
at st. Paul were begun i'll earnest This
labor has been steadily and persistently
performed to the present time, always in
the face of mbarragsments,
DIFFICULTIES AND OBSTACLES
which In many instances had to be over
come by great effort The "hard timss''
and the adverse financial conditions and
the exciting political campaigns have
been among the leading obstacles. But
i persistent and Intelligent work and
methods have achieved practically great
victory. Complete success has been won,
and glorious ending will crowd noble
| work.
The great labors performed and the
i valuable services rendered the city by
the committee are very imperfeotly
/ known and perhaps will never be ap-
preoiated. In the aggregate the work is
enormoug In its details. too, il has been
difficult The committee has no official
or other connection with the Grand
Army of the Republic, or any other body,
| nt1
i tson. with objects and purposes AS have
j been set forths3 The general, officers
asahas been saidn are "a president, seven
vice presidents, an auditor, o treasurer,
j and a genearl secretary There is also
board of managerss composed Of the ex-
4 ecutive officers and the chairmen of the
| standing committees, and an executive
| oommitte consisting of the president,
the auditor, the secratary and Chairman
CASTLE McGill, Seheffor and Beeoker.
The committee on accommodations, g.
w. Horr, chairman, Joe L. Brigham,
secretary, has prepared aooomm citations
for enoampment visitors at hotels, board
ing houses and residences; has secured
buildings and grounds for membe of
the q. A. r.; has established system
for the delivery of mails; located infor-
nation bureaus, etc. Three large regis
tiers were prepared. containing the looa-
tion of every numbered house in the city.
vassed the city by wards. calling on the
houssholders and soliciting accommoda-
tions. Then canvass with the same
object was made by precincts. and this
work is still in progress. Blanks properly
filled have been filed at headquarters for
reference. A number of offers to furnish
aocommodations have been received IL
response to newspaper notices.
| 1t is we'll understood that free quarters
and accommodations are to be furnished
only to veterans of the g.. A. r. All
other visitors are to pay for their lodg-
| iDgs Hotel rates will not be ADVANCED
above ordinary rates, which arc from 81
i to So a day. Boarding house rates for
! meals and lodging will vary from 81 to
Jss3 day. lodgings at residences will be
from 90 cents to 81 night; meals rs and
90, cents each. ID YsyAe5F
IA great part of the work of the COM
Einittee has been to secure
It4 FREE CCOMMODATIONS
for the veterans. sIn,order to obtain
1 these they must come with their depart