The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-25
THE OFFICIAL SOUVENIR OF THE
COMING G. A. r. ENCAMPMENT
HERE.
CONTRACT LET YESTERDAY.
1T WILL, HAVE NO "ADS" NOR PIC
TURES OF THE CITIZENS
COMMITTEE.
APPROPRIATIONS ARE CUT
, To Meet the Reduced Revenues
Available by the General Com
mittee on Arrangements.

st. Paul is to make an innovation in
the record of G. A. R. encampments in
the issuance of the most beautiful, and,
in some respects, the most unique SOU
venir book that has ever graced any
gathering of the veteran union SOL
diers. The contract for the book was
awarded yesterday afternoon, and it is
one of the stipulations in the contract
that the work shall be without a line
of advertising. 1t is intended to make
1t not only a souvenir of the encamp-
ment and Of the city of st. Paul, but Of
the state at large, and it will be hand
somely illustrated with engravings il
Illustrative of depicting the attractive
features of Minnesota. One feature,
too, that will be not ably absent from
this work will be the pages devoted to
photographs of the members Of the
citizens committee, which have had
place in all previous souvenirs. This
one will have that element eliminated
and the space devoted to Fort Smelling,
Minnehaha falls, the wheat fields of
the Red River valley, the beauties of
the lake region, the interstate park,
and what not. The contract calls for
the printing of $4,000 copies of the
souvenir to be completed by Aug. Is.
The citizens committee is mad It is
also determined. Until IL o'clock last
night the executive COMMITTEE was at
the headquarters In the Endicott build
ing in densely executive session. Net
even the chairman of the sub-commit-
tees were permitted to hear the discus
sion, except as one by one they were
led into the chamber of death--to their
proudest schemes. Economy was the
watchword of the central committee,
and the heads of the various depart
ments, one by one, felt the cold steel of
retrenchment and reform.
Even the halls and camfires commit
tee, which has general charge Of the Sc
curing of locations for the meetings Of
the subordinate orders, and allied Or
CARNATIONS, aside from the actual ses-
sions of the encampment-this commit
tee was cut to the lowest limit.
DR.. I. L. Mehan, chairman of the
committee, left the session of the main
committee shortly before IL in a very
perturbed frame of mind.
cit is a disgrace" he said, that the
people of st. Paul do not contribute
more literally to the fund for the en-
tertainment of the veterans, who are to
be the guests of the city in September.
I suppose they will come here just as
though nothing was the matter, but we
can't entertain them as we ought to,
that is sure
The result of the cut In the appro-
priation is that many of the halls
which were to have been rented will
have to be fOregone, and resort made
to quarters which can be secured for
less money or nothing at ALL The same
retrenchment is to be enforced in every
department, more or less.
W. G. Strickland of the committee
the AK, and his mammoth scheme
for the decoration of the city
was slaughtered. 1t is thought
however, that enough is left to make
a general plan of decoration, with an
opportunity for the citizens to make
private ornamentations which shall fill
In the empty places and round out the
decorative scheme in a harmonious
whole.
The construction of the grand stands
for the viewing Of the parades was
authorized and work will be begun
in plenty of time for the accommoda-
ton of the thrOngs of encampment
week.
$50. s1 s4 $
The accommodations committee was
instructed to go ahead with it's camp
for the shelter of the veterans who car
not otherwise be accommodated and
this department Jared less severe a
cut than the others.
The committee was yesterday notified
that two car loads of old soldiers would
come from New England alone.
The Woman's delief corps will start
from Boston in a special train of their
own including nine cars
p Vermont's delegation, too, win take
D. special train, and a special train OF
nine cars will come from Erie, Pa, in
charge of c. H. Allen. 80
The general committee will meet this
afternoon at 2:30 to further consider the
plans for encampment week.
Most encouraging reports of progress
were made by the precinct canvassina
committees at a meeting of the Third
ward G. A. r. committee last evening
The meeting was held at headquarters
In the Portland and the attendance