The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-10
COMMERCIAL CLUB TALKS OVER
THE QUESTION OF G. A. r..
FINANCES.
WILL CONTRIBUTE A PART.
ACCOMMODATIONS COMMITTEE NOT
INCLINED TO LET UP IN ITS
WORK.
NEW LOCATION FOR CAMP MASON
Changed to the End of the SeIby
Avenue headquarters Select
ed for More States.


At a well-attended meeting Of the
Commercial club yesterday afternoon
the question of raising additional funds
for the G. A R. was discussed. 1t is
probable that President Vanish will
issue an address, either by circular or
through the newspapers, to all mem
bers of the club urging the necessity
of individual action. 1t is believed
that an appeal of this kind will awaken
some of those who have not, in the
opinion of the G. A. r. committee, evil
denced the proper spirit of enthusiasm,
and that from now on no trouble will
be experienced n securing funds.
A unique idea was suggested and
will be acted upon that will in all prob
ability result in profit to the G. A. X.
finance committee 1t is in the form
of base ball game between the fat
and lean members of the Commercial
club. A committee of six has been ap-
pointed to select the players and date
and the game will probably be played
at Aurora park within a few weeks.
The entire receipts will be donated TO
the G.. A. r. committee.
Another committee was also ap-
pointed, this one to confer with the
Jobbers union and the common coun-
ell of ST. Paul with view to the pub
LEGATION Of a handsome souvenir IN
pamphlet form. The question as to IL
Illustrations and advertising was not
decided, but will later be left to the
committees discretion. The object of
the proposed publication is to beneht
the city at large, and general free
distribution will be made Of the SOU
venirs.
When the meeting adjourned it was
decided that the members should come
together at 10 p. m, July II, to re-
ceive committees reports and listen to
new suggestions.
The work Of the accommodations COM
mittee is being pushed To the present
time between 10000 and $4,000 people
have been provided with sleeping quar-
etrs through the committee and II is
believed that many more have trusted
their comfort in the hands of local
friends. This latter fact was evidenced
by a statement made yesterday by j.
L. Brigham, secretary of the Accom-
modations committee. He cited the IN
stance Of a Grand Army post that
would visit the city during the en-
campment with eighty Of it's members
The committee has provided sleeping
quarters for thirty-f1Ve of these vet
Grams, while the remainder announced
that they had secured accommodations
with personal friends.
Not day passes, however, that the
committee is not favored with hum
dreds of applications and these are be-
ing disposed of as rapidly as possible.
The citizens are awakening to their
individual duties and offers Of hospi-
tally are pouring into the G. A. r..
headquarters, not too fast, however,
to be taken care of.
The financial question Is assuming a
more favorable aspect within the past
few days and money is now being re-
ceived in a slow but steady stream. 1t
is claimed that the trouble now is not
so much to get money as 1t is to secure
the proper persons to solicit for it..
Some of the very men who are es-
pecnially adapted to this class of work
are apparently averse to assuming the
responsibilities of the position.
Three additional department head
quarters have been established since
the last report The Department of the
Potomac, the South Dakota Woman's
Relief Corps, and the Department of
Washington and Alaska, have all been
provided with headquarters at the
Ryan hotel.
The committee appointed last winter,
and of which Gen. r. A Becker is
chairman, to work up a large at
tendance from adjacent states is evil
IDENTIFY meeting with great success,
judging by the reports on hand. Notice
has been received that 1000 veterans
will attend from South Dakota, Wis
consin will send 5000, Iowa's quota will
be $500, while it is reported that nearly
every veteran now residing in North
Dakota will be on hand. Secretary
Pinney estimates that at least two
visitors for every veteran will be on
hand so an idea of the immense num-
Der of strangers from these four neigh
boring states alone can be formed.
Among the prominent visitors who
are expected from a distance should
be mentioned Messrs. Mckinley and
Hobart. Special invitations have been
issued to them, as well as to Senator
Joseph B. Foraker, of Ohio, and it is
claimed they will attend Senator
Thurston, of Nebraska, Congressman
Burton, of Missouri, and several other
orators of national fame are expected
tic make addresses before the grand
campfire.
The camping ground selected by the
committee last April, on the land just
west of Aurara park, has been aban-
doned and a new site chosen. The lat
ter is at the end of the Selby avenue
cable line and was given preference
over the other on account of its prox-
Unity to the head of the line of march.
The spot had been named Camp Ma
son." in honor of Gen. E. c. Mason,
president of the encampment COM
mittee. Three hundred tents have been
secured from the war department, and
an effort is now being made to have the
use OF, an additional 200. If the latter
are secured accommodations can easily
be provided for 5000 men. Special ar
rangements have been made with the
street car officials to provide cable
trains running not longer than two
minutes apart
1t has been learned that parties are
soliciting for advertising and other
schemes claimed to be connected with
the encampment. AS g result Gen. Ma
son has issued warning to the public
to beware OF fakirs, and requesting
that patronage be bestowed on only
such people az can produce credentials
duly attested by some authorized per.
son connected with the encampmeni
committee
The committee has lately issued a
large map of ST. Paul, printed on two
sides. One side shows the central bust.
ness district and public and important
buildings, while the other shows the
line of march and the street railwa,
system.
FLEA TO HousEHoLDERs
Not 20 be Annoyed mt Too Freauen,
Calls.
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