The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-20
LADIES BEGIN DECORATING.
FITTED Up WITH TASTE AND
JUDGMENT.
ESTIMATE OF CAMP MAsoN.s cosr.
Capt. Hart Figures Out What 1t Is
Going to Cost-Other Prepara-
lions In Progress.

ladies, was busy all day yesterday
with the interior decorations of the
ladies' G. A. r. headquarters They
are to be finished this week, and, judg-
ing from the little accomplished, the
home will be a marvel of taste and
Judgment Two rooms, which will be
furnished in a cosy fashion, will be re-
served in the building for the Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution,
where they can receive their friends
and sisters from afar.
There were no meetings of commit
tees yesterday, but each is busy with
the innumerable details of it's work
Mrs. Furness, chairman of the recep-
ton committee, is at home again and
engaged in her labors. The soliciting
of the refreshment committee is almost
completed. Many of the churches will
serve lunches. The decoration COM
mittee has been hampered by a lack
of funds, but has accomplished won
ders in arousing the interest Of the
citizens in the creditable appearance
of the city. Summit avenue will have
a series of draped poles at distance
of every 100 feet, and Holly avenue will
be lined with flags and Chinese Ian
terms
There will be a meeting Of the chill
dren's flower committee Friday at 10
o'clock in the Central high school
building. The music will be ready for
them today, at any time between and
5 O'Clock, at the ladies' headquarters
The first sale of souvenir books of
the Grand Army encampment was
made yesterday to James w EIdredge
OF Hartford, Conn. Mr. Eldredge en-
closed a dollar for the books and sig
nified his intention Of purchasing a
complete line of souvenirs of the oc-
casion, including badges and other
mementoes. Secretary Pinney, also in
want of souvenir, proposes to keep
Mr.. Eldredge's dollar, exchanging it
for silver cart wheel he found in an
inside pocket.
Maj. Wilkinson, U. S. A., has taken
up quarters in room SIG, Endicott build
ing, and is ready for the duties of his
position as vice chairman of the halls
and camp fires committee.
One of the reasons why the school
board was opposed to the use of the
buildings, or rather perhaps, why the
board delayed SO long in consenting to
allow the buildings to be used, was
first learned yesterday. President
Abbott, of the board, wanted Gen.
Mason to assume individual RESPONSE
bility for the amount required in NOV
ing the furniture and otherwise pre-
pairing the buildings for occupancy by
the veterans, and for placing the build
ingS in proper condition again. Yes
terday President Abbott learned that
the Grand Army association is a cor
poration and that the individual mem
bers of the association are equally re-
sponsible with Gen. Mason for all liza
bilities. AS soon as Mr. Abbott was
made aware of this fact he lost all
doubt that the board would receive
prompt and proper payment for all
moneys expended in arranging the
school buildings for use of the veterans
Secretary Pinney yesterday began
the issuance of stock to the members
of the corporation and within a few
days all will receive their certificates
About $1,000 was distributed to the
shareholders yesterday.
An estimate of the cost of Camp
Mason was yesterday submitted to the
executive committee by Adj. Gen.
Muehlburg and Capt. W. H. Hart. The
figures for the setting of the tents and
the cost Of all supplies and equipments
aggregate $1,000. One of the items is
for 5000 candles. The tents are the
property Of the government, and as the
regulations call for the use Of such
light, and such light only in the tents,
candles must be used. The heaviest
item of expense is labor. Guards must
be employed for the camp day and
night. These men will be invested with
police powers, but the citizens commit
tee must foot the bills. Then there
are water barrels, wash basins, camp
stools, and thousand and one little
things. that are necessary for the COM
fort and well being of the old soldiers
The item Of closets is an expensive
one, alone. For water the committee
has made arrangements with the fire
department to have several lines OF
hose laid through the grounds and at
tendants will see to it that the water
barrels are not allowed to become emp
tied. The ice bill will also be a big
one, especially if the weather be very
warm.
There are many remonstrances in adj
vance-through so far as known, no
complaints have been made to the
citizens committee or others connected
with the encampment, of the annoyance
the sunrise guns will inf1ict upon those
living in the immediate neighborhood
of the camp. Most persons who have
thought of the matter have concluded
that an encampment without the BOOM
ing of the cannon at dawn, and the
single gun fired when the camp colors
are struck at shutdown, would be to
the veterans much as Fourth Of July
without firecrackers to a small boy.
But the thought of those twenty-one
guns, just at the hour when one likes
to pull the coverlid higher and enjoy
the last sweet nap of the Minnesota
September morning, is already a bug
bear to many living in the vicinity of
Camp Mason.
A copy of the encampment order is
sted by Commander Given of the de-
partment of Iowa, has reached the gen.
eral headquarters in st. Paul. The
general order states that the general
headquarters of the Iowa G. A. r. and
Woman's Relief corps, will be at the
Ryan hotel. The commander and staff
will be given quarters in the cafe and
free quarters will be provided in the
twenty rooms of the Madison school.
Commander Given has written asking
for yet another school building for
Iowa veterans. The turnout from that
state. he says, will be the largest ever
known. The headquarters train will
leave Des Moines Monday morning,
Aug. 81, accompanied by the Newton
knights Templar band. The North
west Iowa Veterans association will
arrive on the evening of the same day.
accompanied by the Orange City band.
A meeting Of the delegates and post
commander will be held at 5 p. M, Sept.
l. at the Ryan hotel. at which time
official badges will be distributed. The
Army of the Frontier" all Iowa vet
Grams. will have headquarters at room
8, court house.