The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-26
G. A. n. BOARD OF MANAGERS RE-
VIEW THE WORK OF PREP
ayr ARATI0Ns.
cHAIRMFN OF COMMITTEES
SUBMIT THEIR WRITTEN REPORTS
TELLING OF THEIR VARIOUS
LABORs.
ON THE EVE OF THE ENcAMPMENT,
Everything II as Nearly in Shape
to Accommodate the Comrades
as Could BE Desired.

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The board of managers of the Thrift
eth national G. A. r. encampment held
Its final meeting at the headquarters
in the Endicott building last night. The
meeting was devoted entirely to listen
Ing to the reports of the chairmen of
all the committees. Gen. Mason, who
presided, read the reports, and at the
conclusion of each one the chairman
of that committee supplemented his re-
port with verbal statement of all the
work accomplished up to date.
The reports were very gratifying,
showing, as they did, satisfactory
condition Of affairs in all branches of
the work in which the committees have
been engaged. The reports of the COM
mittees, as supplemented by their
chairman last night, are as follows:
| ACCOMMODATIONS.
| This committee will assign veterans free
sleeping quarters in the following city school
| buildings: High school, Webster Jefferson,
Franklin. Van Buren,, Humboldt Albert
/ Scheffer, Washington, Lincoln, Madison, Neil,
Irving. Hawthorne, Jackson, Garfield, Mon
roe. Maxfield.
] All will be insured for ten days from Aug.
q, @Au IAAS WIN VI pIcpdlluS lISM lOT OCCu-
pancy Is well under way. About 9146 mat
tresses are on hand for in school houses,
and about 5000 cots for use in Camp Mason.
Our clerks are conducting the work of this
committee at headquarters. Sleeping accom-
modations can be furnished for all who apply.
a, Nearly 200 high. school boys will be under
the dfrectieB of, this committee next week as
| guides and messengers and in giving general
! Information to visitors.
Upwards of 4,Oe0 persons will be given free
| quarters in Camp, Mason located at the west
| emo OF the S6lDV cable line. The
! is controlled by the accommodations commit
tee. with Gen. Nuremberg as commandant,
4 and Capt. VI. H. Hart directly in charge as
quartermaster The tents are now being
| pitched. dining hall will be conducted by
| B. Robin. "A free check room will be open
day and night, with T. e. Mathes in charge.
| The Sons of Veterans of Minnesota will camp
| near by, bringing their own tents for
eight or SHINE organized companies.
| Many private camping parties from Minnesota
and adjoining states will locate near Camp
Mason. Water for the camp will be supplied
by the CITY, and the department will lay hose
for that purpose The camp streets will be
lighted with gasoline torches Candles will
| be permitted in itents, but no other lights
Statutes will be fred at sunrise daily, at the
camp, by Battery A, First battalion, N. G..
The following departments have obtained
headquarters: Colorado and Wyoming, Ryan
! Florida, LOG West Fourth street; Indiana
Ryan; Kansas, Ryan; Maryland, Ryan: Mich
] igan Windsor; Missouri, Metropolitan; Ne
braska, Ryan; New Jersey. Sherman; New
1Oihs w lAuSOTs TouQSylVdu1d, Ryan, RnOQ0
Island, Metropolitan; Tennessee, Clarendon
Vermont, Clarendon Washington and Alaska
Ryan; Connecticut, Ryan; Illinois, Ryan; Iowa
setts. windsor; Minnesota, State Capitol; Mon
| tana, 1872 College avenue; New Hampshire
| Ryan; North Dakota, Ryan; Ohio, Metropol-
itan; Department of Potomac Ryan; South
Dakota, Sherman; Texas, Metropolitan vir-
ginia, Seventh and Jackson streets; Wiscon-
sin, Metropolitan; Women's Relief Corps,
| Ryan; W. r. c., Minnesota State Capitol
w. R. c.. Nebraska, Ryan; w r. c., North
Dakota, Ryan; w. R. c., Massachusetts,
Windsor; Daughters of Veterans, Ryan; W.
| Ryan; w. R. c., South Dakota, Ryan; w. R.
c., Vermont, Clarendon.
Chairman c.. w. Horr added that the
! committee had assigned 7,773 veterans
to the school buildings and 1901 to
j Camp Mason, making a total Of 1O68O
| veterans who will be lodged free Of
charge. Mr.. Horn said that notices of
accommodations were coming in very
freely, but Notwithstanding, the COM
mittee feared that it would not be able
to supply accommodations for the
enormous crowd expected. The COM
| mittee will establish a bureau of in
formation in the Mannheimer building
on East Third street.
FINANCE.
Albert Scheffer Chairman
This committee has canvassed the city sew
eral times for encampment funds The detail
| work is in charge of w. B. Summers, secre-
tary. with four assistants. Collections are
lied in May. holds weekly meetings at head
quarters. rs Lsb..
INVITATIONS AND RECEPTIONS.
A. R. McGill, Chairman
This committee has mailed invitations to
distinguished public men and women ap-
pointed sub-committees to meet guests on ar
| rival, also to assist the ladies' committee at
! their reception. The commander In chief and
stan will be received by this committee at
Hotel Ryan Monday, Aug. 3d. at $3.50 p. N.
In the absence of Gov. McGilI, D. L.
| Kingsbury, the secretary of the COM
mittee, said that the committee had
sent out 1000 invitations and had re
ceived acceptance from about 25 per
cent of those invited. Among the dis
tinguished men who had accepted was
| Gen. Daniel Sickles, of New York.
Gen. Mason said, in referring to the
invited guests, that the committee on
invitations would be glad to have resi-
dents of the city entertain the dis
tinguished guests if they wished to, but
i it should be understood that the COM
mittee will not furnish such guests free
accommodations of any nature Moth
ing is to be free saving the sleeping
| quarters for the veterans in the school
houses and Camp Mason.
DECORATIONS.
w. G. Strickland Chairman-This commit
tee has its work well in hand but it cannot
be adequately reviewed in this brief report.
In addition to taking complete charge of all
street decorations and lighting, nearly all Of
the adornment Of buildings has been urged
and inspired by this committee. 1t will
under orders, decorate the exterior of the
Auditorium and other halls to be occupied by
the general committee. 1t has provided for
extension and original plans Of electrical IL
lum1nations every night, beginning Monday,
Aug. 81.
Mr.. Strickland said that the COM
mfttee had begun it's street work as a
matter of inspiration to private citi-
zens, and was now right in the midst
of it. 1t would be completed by Sun
day night, or Monday morning. The
principal work would be done on Sixth
street Mr.. Strickland assured the
board that the illuminating features
would be of striking and beautiful
character. Al brilliant search light
stationed on top of the Ford building
would throw rays of colored lights down
Sixth street to Wacouta.