The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-22

The citizens encampment commit
tee is making an effort to induce own
ers of vacant lots to clean up the rub
Dish, cut down the perennial growth
OF rank weeds and brighten things
up generally. The suggestion has been
made that the police make report of
all such unsightly lots on their beats,
and those who fail to clean up be or
dered to do SO by the health depart
ment. The suggestion seems to be
an admirable one
Arrangements were made by the eX-
ecutive committee last evening with
the Gas Light company to maintain
thlrty-seven additional electric lights
IN the business district during the
week OF the encampment. The lights
Will be placed at dark corners, and at
the intersection of alleys. The long
dlsused electric light masts at Bridge
Square, Seven Corners and Summit
Park will again be brought into requi-
sition and a dozen electric lights will
hang from each of the tall shafts.
In addition to the beautiful electric
Grand Army emblem to be hung on
Sixth street, G. A. r. badge of diff
ferent design and electric coloring,
fifteen feet square, will be hung on the
Wabasha street side of the court
house. The badge is the property of
George Benz.
The mess tent privilege has been let
to b. Robbins, who will serve meals at
Camp Mason. The ST. Paul Woman's
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to serve lunches on the reviewing
stands during the parade.
1t is the opinion Of the executive
committee that the special guard of
state troops to do police duty during
the grand parade will need to be re-
lnforced at the street intersections all
along the line of march. The crush at
these points will be enormous. The
committee will therefore provide for
the roping off with wire cable inter
secting streets
The interesting news comes from
Quincy, ILL.,, that the celebrated Mar
kee Family band, consisting of father
mother and ten sons will be one of
the features Of encampment week.
There are many who remember the
band, as all the members were resi-
dents of Minneapolis a few years ago.
The family Is one Of soldiers. Five
years ago three of the sons enlisted in
the United States army, and served
their time in the barracks band, which
is one of the best In the service. The
band is now engaged at the Soldiers
Home at Quincy, an institution which
shelters about 200 old soldiers. The
band has been seen at many Of the
recent national encampments. The
father of the family was a member of
the Thirty-fourth Illinois, and served
In Company A.
Columbia Post No. FOG, of Chicago.
Will come to ST. Paul with an elaborate
programme arranged. The post is one
OF the most celebrated in Illinois and
always goes to the national encamp-
ments for the purpose of seeing and
doing all there is to be seen and to do.
The post will leave Chicago Sunday
night, Aug. 80, on the Milwaukee. and
the train will make a daylight run
PAST Lake Pepin and the finer portions
of the Mississippi river, arriving In st.
Paul at 230 o'clock in the afternoon,
and Will be escorted to the Ryan by
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evening the band, which will accom-
pany the post. will serenade the news
papers. and the post will be drawn up
in front of the buildings. After the
serenade, the visitors will be received
by the Commercial club.
On Tuesday morning the Columbia
post will witness the naval veterans
parade, escorted byoCol. Page, of Fort
Smelling. In the afternoon the post
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train provided by Comrade J. G.
Everest, and will serenade Col. Page
at the fort, and Witness dress parade
by the full command at the fort. From
there, the special train will proceed
to Minneapolis where the papers will be
serenaded, and a reception will be
rendered by the Commercial club, the
Minneapolis club, and Col John T.
West, of the West hotel. On Wednes-
day the post will occupy place in the
grand parade, and In the evening will
give reception at the Ryan. Thurs
day the Columbia post will go to Min
netonka on special train rendered by j
President Hill The ladies will attend
a reception in the evening. Friday
there will be an excursion to White
Bear lake, although the special Column
bia post train will leave for Chicago
7:30 O'Clock Thursday evening.
There will be provided at convenient,
obscured points in the crowd
ed portions of the city, Comfort Sta
tions," for the free use of the public.
Those of the ladies will be entirely
hidden from view. Every sanitary
precaution will be taken in the stations.
All societies and lodges, or institu-
tons of any kind, planning to give en-
tertainments during the week of the
encampment are asked by Secretary
Pinney to send in their programmes
as early as possible. The secretary will
send out thousands of hand bills every
day giving a complete list of all the
events coming off in the city for the
day. The bills will be sent around to
the school buildings,where the veterans
will sleep. to the camp, and hotels.
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A special meeting ofdthe executive
committee will be held, Monday after
noon at 4 o'clock, andsevery evening
during the week. ThereJis still great
array of details to be gotten out of the
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Capt. Mcmillan, Of the Soldiers home.
will come by steamboat from the home
at the head of 125 veterans Wednes-
day morning, Sept. 2, leaving the home
at o'clock and arriving in the city
in ample time to take part In the great
parade.
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The 18th New York volunteers have
sent a notice to the effect that they
would be on hand to shake hands with
old comrades, and would need one of
the rooms at the court house for two
meetings.
A grand promenade concert will be
given at Market hall Aug. "a at
o'clock, for the benefit of the Colored
Arch fund. 1t is hoped that there will
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