The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-26
SONGS OF THE WAR
ST. PAUL PEOPLE MAY HEAR THE
CHILDREN'S CHORUS BEFORE
THE CAMP.
WOMEN PLEAD NOT GUILTY.
AUXILIARY COMMITTEE DISPROyES
THE IMPUTATION OF EX-
TRAVAGANCE.
WOMEN PLEAD NOT GUILTY.
Committee Which Had Charge of the
1895 Encampment Will be
Present Here.

The ladies' executive committee of
the G. A. r. held a meeting at the
headquarters yesterday morning, with
Mrs. R. M. Newport in the chair. The
opinion of the committee was against
the erection Of any expensive arches,
and the various ideas which have been
put forward in the matter were aban-
doned. Only light decoration Of this
nature will be attempted. grand
war concert, devoted to the singing Of
war songs, will be held some time be-
tween now and the encampment. A
conversation which was overheard by
enc of the ladies while riding on the
street car was repeated as follows:
The Selby car was just passing the
Kitttson house, which has been con-
verted into something entirely differ
ent from the eyesore it has been for
SC long a. time when one passenger
turned to- another and said: Isn't it
dreadful that in these hard times Wo-
men are spending so much money on
f1owers?" EYES," replied the other.
And L understand that they are put
ting even more expense on the inte-
r1or. Now, in regard to the matter
of expense, the women want it dis
tinctly understood that they are going
to no expense whatever for flowers or
interior furnishing. The former is be-
ing done by the park commissioners
and the latter, that is in the way of
repairs, etc, by the trustees Of the es-
tate. Any furnishing which has been
done, and it is of the plainest, has
been donated. AT the meeting at head
quarters in the Commercial club Tues
day of last week Capt. McCardy said
that the total expense account of the
women's committee, including postage,
Janftor and Waterman, was only 1885,
Citizens of St Paul will have an OBJ
portunity to hear the children's chorus
and see the "living flag before the en-
campment opens. It has been decided
by the managers to give q concert in
the Auditorium on the Wednesday or
the Saturday before the encampment
opens, and possibly one on each day.
The concert, or concerts, will be open
to the public on payment of 25 cents
and it is proposed, so the managers
say, to make these preliminary enter
tainments the best of the kind ever
given in ST. Paul.
Hon. A. r. McGf1l, the chairman Of
the invitation and reception committee,
has issued a circular, in which the
committee is called ito meet at the
rooms of the Commercial club, corner
Fourth and Minnesota streets, at
o'clock p. M, on Wednesday, the 29th
inst, to consider the matter of invi-
tations to said encampment You be-
ing a member of said committee are
earnestly urged to be present and take
part in the proceedings. I would sug-
gest that each member write down and
present at the meeting the names Of
such leading persons throughout the
invitation"
The banners to mark the seats of the
different delegations in the Grand Army
convention have been decided on.
They will be of pure white, 12x1S
inches in size, and will be the hand
soonest guidons yet displayed in any
convention in America.
Statutes will be fired during the en-
campment by details from the First
Minnesota Battery of artillery, Maj.
Libbey commanding.
Monday evening, 9th inst, the
negroes Of St. Paul will hold meeting
at the Pilgrim Baptist church, corner
of Thirteenth and Cedar streets, for
the purpose of completing arrange
ments to erect their proposed Memorial
arch for the colored heroes of the civil
war.
A meeting is to be held at headquar-
tiers Tuesday to perfect plans for adver-
Using the encampment along the va
rious lines Of railroad in the Northwest.
The advertising matter will, it is ex-
pected be of elegant design and attrac-
tive enough to engage the attention Of
all who see it.
The citizens committee that had
charge Of the arrangement for the
Louisville encampment year ago will
be In st. Paul as a body during the
first week in September. They will,
under the direction of Col. Thomas