The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-31
TEN THOUSAND HOMES ARE OPEN
FOR THE GUESTS EXPECTED
TO-DAY.
EVERY DETAIL is COMPLETED
FOR RECEIVING THE NATIONS
HEROES IN THE MANNER BE-
FITTING THEM
THE CITY is THEIRS FOR A WEEK,
Citizens of the SANITY City Inspect
the Work of Its Committee
That 1t Is Good.
TODAY'S PROGRAMME.

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s a.. m.-ArrivaI Commander inc Chief I. N.
Walker and staff, and escort to national
headquarters, Hotel Ryan. Escort in COM
mand of ]. ]. McCardy, department COM
mander of Minnesota, with the following
Grand Army posts of St. Paul: Acker Post
No. q, 1. L. Mahan commander; Garfield
Post No. s, Henry Hasenwinkle, commander;
Gettysburg Post No. 14S, J. B. St. Clair COM
mander; Ord Post No. 20 Blinn Converse,
commander.
$3.50 D. m.-Reception to the commander-in-
chief and Mrs. Walker by the citizens COM
mittee and citizens of St. Paul at Hotel Ryan.
8 to IL p. m.-Reception to the Grand Army,
Woman's Relief corps, Sons and Daughters
of Veterans. and the st. Paul citizens com
mittee by the Womans Relief corps, Depart
ment of Minnesota, in senate chamber, at
state capitol, Mrs. Marie Hasenwinkle, de-
partment president.
D. m.-Military Order Loyal Legion, COM
mandery of Minnesota, headquarters Hotel
Ryan annex entrance from third hoor OF
hotel and Ala Robert street. Companions
welcome all the week.
to IL p. m.-General illumination OF the
city and band concerts.
WASHINGTON, D. C.-Weather forecast
for st. Paul-Fair and stationary temperature
Monday.
st. Paul capitulates. The invading
Grand Army is made welcome. The
keys Of the municipality are willingly
rendered Commander Walker and the
doors of 10000 homes are thrown open
in hospitality. After months Of prepa-
ration st. Paul is ready to receive the
old soldiers, their friends and their
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holiday attire; the highways have been
decorated and the byways garnished.
Public buildings and private residences
are gay with color, and the utterances
Of 900 people, the hosts Of the occa-
sion, exhale patriotism.
The self-imposed task Of the citizens
has been accomplished. Nothing has
been left undone to make the thirtieth
encampment of the Grand Army of the
Republic the most memorable in his
tory Today the old soldiers will begin
pouring in the city by thousands. They
will find everything arranged for their
comfort and pleasure. Around the camp
fire, when the dark days of the nation
are the uppermost topic, when contem-
plation of the muster roll SaddenS the
brow and brings regret to the heart,
even then will the thought that a
grateful and patriotic people in the far
north have for months been preparing
to do them honor, bring feeling of
peace and joy to the hearts Of the vet
Grams. The people Of ST. Paul feel hon
ored and happy that theirs is the priv
ilege Of entertaining the heroes of a
cruel war
Citizens of younger growth, who
did not hear the echoes of Sumpter's
guns, are proud to remember that Min
nesota was the first to respond to Pres
ident Lincolns call for $4,000 men; they
are proud to welcome the surviving
veterans of the Minnesota regiments,
and they are pNud to meet the brave
hearts that with Minnesota contrib
uted to the preservation of a great ma
ton.
Fifty thousand citizens invaded the
business section of the city, the streets
along the line Of parade, and inspected
Camp Mason yesterday. They wanted
to see that everything was in readiness
The verdict was assuring to the thous-
ands who will be the guests of the peo-
pie. Nothing has been left undone to
contribute to the wants of the soldiers.
They will have all the creature COM