The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-15
G. A. r.. COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER
THE SUGGESTION OF THE
CHAMBER.
THE CANVASS BY DISTRICTS.
SAID TO BE PROGRESSING
FAIRLY.
WORK AooUMuLATING RAPIDLY.
Executive Committee to Double Up
ON Meetings-Tents for the
Encampment

Capt Henry A. Castle, Albert Schef-
fer and Col. r. M. Newport were last
evening named as a committee from
the executive committee of the G.. A. r.
general committee, to consider the sug-
gestion Of the chamber of commerce
that small subcommittee be appointed
to canvass compact districts of the city
for funds. At the meeting Of the ex-
ecutive committee it was reported that,
while very fair success is being
achieved by the finance committee,
there Is still much work to be done in
raising the amount considered abso-
lutely necessary to carry out the plans
for the encampment
Maj. Espy, chairman Of the commit
tee or amusements, reported that his
plans are almost completed for the lake
excursion to be rendered the delegates
from the posts and from the two auxil-
larry organizations, Woman's Relief
corp and Ladies of the G. A. r. These
excursions will go to Minnetonka and
White Bear on alternate days, so that
all the delegates will have an oppor-
tunlty to see the lakes.
Chairman Castle, of the press com
mittee, was authorized to proceed at
once to make arrangements to enter
tain and make comfortable the visiting
newspaper men. Their working quar-
tiers will be given special attention. in
order that every pencil pusher may find
things as hardy as he could ask.
Badges for the ladies and gentlemen
OF the citizens committee have arrived
and are in possession of Col. thinner
man, chairman of the badge commit
tee. Distribution will begin within
few days These badges are said to be
very handsome, made of Minnesota
metal and gold plated.
work is low accommodating so rapidly
solved to meet twice a week on Tues
that the executive committee has re-
day and Friday evenings, until Aug.
To- After that date they will meet eyerv
Jay untll the close Of the encampment.
Next Friday evening the work and
plans OF W. G. Strickland ard his com
m1btee on decorations will be finally
passed on. If approved, as it no doubt
will be, the committee can proceed at
once to carry out the many schemes for
identifying the city which they have
in mind.
At p. m. today a conference will be
from Minneapolis, representing the
Knights Of Pythias. So far as possible
the two bodies will cooperate along
mutually advantageous lines.
Secretary Pinney is now preparing a
, circular embodying the latest informa-
ton concerning the encampment. He
will mail $4,000 copies. which will go
to all parts of America.
Notice has been received from the
war department that the tents to be
used at Camp Mason at the end Of
the Selby avenue line will be shipped
from st. Louis. These are expected to
arrive in st. Paul no later than August
l.
The original request was for 300 tents
to accommodate eight men each, but
later on another requisition was sent
in for 200 additional tents. The secre-
tary of war answered that it would be
impossible to honor the reQuisition.
The committee has gathered up twenty
five more tents,s and will buy or rent
enough more to raise the total accom-
mediation to 1000 men.
In addition to the tents supplied by
the citizens committee, great many
private parties will bring their own
tents and put them up in adjoining
camps.
These private camping parties are
coming mostly from the Northwestern
states
Mayor Doran has informed the COM
mittee that he will supply and have
put up enough tents for members of
his own regiment.