The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-26

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The committee hopes to place fresh flowers
| in the hospital each day.
Slight indispositions can be treated at once,
but any of q grave nature will be re-
moved as soon as deemed advisable to either
the patients home hospital
The committee requests that all in need OF
medical attention will be directed to their
rooms. where all will be cordially received
and we trust we'll looked after.
Mrs Henry A. Castle, Printing-The souye-
mir book-15, 600 copies will be ready, prom
ised, by encampment week-though delayed
by having to wait to know whether the neces-
sary funds could be guaranteed for its pub
LEGATION, not daring to trust to its sale, as the
price has to be placed so low to come within
the reach of all. the committee regretting that
1t could not be distributed free.
Mrs. ]. A. Wheelock, Badges-Five hundred
pin badges of coin silver have been obtained for
the ladies' committee, and ribbon badges in
sufffcient numbers for all ladies will be ready
for delivery Saturday. Official delegates
badges are on hand for the W. r. G and ladies
the G. 1Ssss After the bs assga'e a
hand will be sold to the members of the
ladies' committee.
The ribbon badges OF the ladies' comm III
women who have participated In the work Oh
the ladies' committee.
Mrs c. R. Higbee. Carriages and Drives.
We have obtained 221 carriages and expect
to have $50 guests About rs add1tionai car
riages may be wanted. Those VINO donate
their carriages are requested TO sena men men
quarters, at $3.50 a. m, THURSDAY. sept ..
Mr. Tallmadge will be chief marshal OF the
day.
mittee-The work of decorating the rooms
will be completed and the house opened LOT
visitors next Sunday morning. me mouse
and grounds are guarded day ana nlgnt, un-
der orders issued by Capt. Van Duzee
The rooms are decorated with flags loaned
by the war department
Daughters of the American Revolution
Mary j. Monfort-We are decorating our
rooms in the colors Of our society, biue ana
white. with flags and flowers. We shall nave
with the national insignia, our charters. the
picture Of Mrs. Harrison, the 1rst preaoeht
general of the society; Of Mrs. Stevenson. the
present president general; George w sSinetan
and the pictures Of some of our ancestors.
The copies Of commissions and many interest
ing articles. Our rooms will always pc open
and everybody will be given nearly wei
come who calls upon us.
| The invitations for our reception mere nave
been sent abroad to all members OF the ma
| tional board, state regents anu Anany us
tinguished women.
The wives of our governor and mayor anu
of prominent officials have been asked to be
| present and assist us to receive our gueStS.
| Mrs R. R. Dorr Music-Concerts will take
place at headquarters daily, from 10 to IL ~
| a. M, from to p. m. and from S:so 10 you
| p. m.
! There will be music or some klnu proViueo
| all day.
There will be organ concerts and vocal
music from 4:30 to $50 every day at the Firs ,t
Baptist church. House of Hope ana FarK
Congregational. II not popular, these cnurcn
events will be discontinued. .
Programmes of all musical events VIII De
announced in next Sundays papers, and a
| daily bulletin will be given to the press py
! the music committee.
Mrs. Foster gave brief re
port from the Thaddeus Maltby
society. The children will meet
Wednesday morning at Nina and sum
nit avenues and march to the GROUNDS
/ surrounding the Newport home. Sta
toned on the lawn they will sing the
pretty marching song which has been
arranged for them by Mrs. J. O.
Adams, at that time during the parade
when Gen. Walker passes the Newport
residence.
The childrens chorus held a rehear-
sal in the Auditorium yesterday after
neon and arrangements were completed
by the committee in charge Of this
work for the concert Saturday. A gooo
sized gathering Of the friends Of the
! children and of curious outsiders had
assembled in the house before the ar
rival of Prof. Congdon, who, when ne
came, made the announcement for the
| committee that 1nasmuch as there was
! to be a paid concert, Saturday night
| purpose
for the stand on which the living flag
is to be arranged, it was to the inter
ests of the committee not to allow
admission to the rehearsals and he SAID
| that he would allow the children tc
| sing several of their best songs for those
assembled after which they were re-
! qnested to depart. This the children
did, and the visitors applauded ano
cheerfully left the building.
Of MiUnQa
public schools, where he is musical
| Instructor, was in attendance at the
rehearsal and a number of the general
committee. Prof Congdon has the huge
chorus well in hand The interior OF
the Auditorium has been made gay
with flags and bunting artisticaIfy
| draped and the exterior has beer
| painted white with trimmings OF rec
and blue, and the great dome has beer
painted blue.
The st. Paul Ladies' Mandolin and
Violin orchestra met in Conover nal
| Yesterday afternoon for a final rehear-
sal with the leader Miss Nellie Hope
| The orchestra Is doing some excelieni
work and will assist at two receptions
| and at the Auditorium. Several SOLO
lists are included in the programme
The women will meet Thursday after
noon at the same place.
The chorus of flower girls met in re-
hearsal in Central High school yester-
day morning, with Prof. Congdon
! There are 200 young women in the
chorus. and at yesterdays rehearsal
they were taken through some Of the
pretty details of the march and flower
strewing they are to go through WITT
at the reception next week. Prof. Cong
don is giving them a very thorough
| training in the song they are to rem
der.
The ladies who will have charge o.
the work of decorating the reception
platforms are: Mrs. George r. Finch
Mrs. A. B. Johnson, Miss Finch and
Miss Newport
The Globe hotel on Sixth street pre-
serts an unusually gay appearance. 1t.
frcnt Is adorned with bunting ant
! shields representing the various nat
ions, while a quantity of plants, hoW
ers, and green grass add to the beauty
of the place, which is being made ready
for encampment visitors.
An "Old Veteran" writes to the
lGlob e: Reading about the Dayton:
| bluff flag raising in today's G o
reminds me that Chemical Engine No
Z. Payne avenue and York street ha.
no flag to float from it's flag staff
| Whose fault is it, or rather whose dut!
is it to supply the deficiency and pro
cure one? The boys Of No. feel rathel
blue over the prospect of having NJ
flag to display during the coming nat
ionaI G.. A. R. encampment. The ap
preparation of $50 to decorate clever
engine houses in st. Paul will not per
nit of buying a flag for No. T. Per
haps some of the patriotic ladies, o.
Sens of Veterans, or G. A. r. boy
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