The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-04-08
MR.. KNUEppLE ACTS.
ReConsidered His Resignation as
Department Commander.

Department Commander.
Aug. Knuepple, the valiant old sol
der, who was elected commander of
the Southwestern Minnesota Depart
ment of the G.. A. R., at the annual
encampment held in New Ulm last
year and who decided to resign a
month or so ago on account of his in
ability to carry on the work of secur-
ing funds for holding the encamp-
ment at this place IN June next, has
reconsidered his intention of resigning
and will act as commander of the de-
partment during the remainder of the
year. He has named VIM. P. Dun
nington as his adjutant, and the latter
will have entire charge of the arrange
ments of preparing the grounds
around the falls and of all privileges,
etc. 1t has been deemed advisable to
give Mr.. Huntington such assistance
as he may require, and to this end it
is probable that a select committee of
about nine old soldiers and eight citi-
zens will be chosen as general COM
mittee to assist, and from this general
committee the minor committees for
each department of the work can be
chosen.
There are ten posts in the South
western Minnesota department, and
each Post probably has Woman's
Relief Corps, and some of them have
the annex known as the Sons of Vet
Grams. The Posts include Joe Hooker
Post No. Is Of Tracy, Hecker Post No.
48 Of New Ulm, Gen. Meade Post No.
So of Olivia, Wesley Greene Post No.
II of Sleepy Eye, John S. Marsh Post
No. IS of Redwood Falls, Phillip Cut
land Post No. 100 of Springfield, Ben
Franklin Post No. 1l6 of Morton, Col.
Post No. 156 of Lamberton, D.
F. Markham Post No. 7 of Marshall
and Old Abe Post No. 80 of Lake Ben
ton. All of these posts have a good
sized membership, from SO upwards to
each Post, and it is probable that all
of them will be represented at the
Redwood Falls encampment The
Relief Corps of the several Posts will
also be represented.
Commander Knuepple will in day
or two, announce that he has assum-
ed command, and with the same an
which will be General
Orders No. l, he will announce his
staff of appointees.
The Northwestern and Minneapolis
& st. Louis railroad companies will
give reduced rate to all persons de-
string to take in the encampment.
The rate will be one half fare or one
and one third fare for the round trip.
An attempt will be made to get the
former.
1t is too early to announce the list of
as yet. But every avail
able moment during the three days
and nights of the encampment will be
taken up by some special card. There
will be speaking from the platforms in
and around the falls by eminent speak
ers, the State department officers, or
some Of them being among the num-
Der. These speeches will contain
fire to make them interesting
% the old soldiers and their wives and
else who desires to attend.
It is proposed, as one of the attract
ons, to have monster flag parade of
Ill the pupils of the public schools in
his city and adjoining districts that
care to participate. 1t is expected that
his parade will take in about 500 or
more pupils. The parade will be di-
Tided into two sections, one of the
girls exclusively and the other for boys.
Each pupil will carry a flag and will
march in review by the old soldiers
who happen around and citizens gen
orally. ]. B. Robinson, assisted by
Prof. Torrens and the teachers of the
different schools will probably have
charge of the affair and they will un-
loubtedly make it one of the successes
If the encampment.
There will probably be just one fea-
,ure to take the crowd out of town
during the encampment. That fea-
lure, if it is scheduled as a certainty,
will be base ball game. Some of the
young men from Beaver Falls, Morton
and this city are anxious to meet the
Echo team, composed of the flower of
hat section, on the local grounds, and
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