The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-21
ALL Will TAKE PART
Ut. PAUT, WILL DO HONOR TO THE
RETURNING FOURTEENTH
REGIMENT
AUDITORIUM A GRAND SCENE

when the Boys in Blue Sit Down
Tomorrow as the Guests of the
People OF st. PauI-Arrange-
ments for Their Reception Are
Practically Completed - About
500 Officers and Men.
The home coming Of the Fourteenth
regiment tomorrow morning will be
made the occasion of rousing demon
stration on the part of the citizens Of
81. Paul. at the Auditorium, where 200
OF prominent st. Paul women, as we'll
as two-score G.. A. r. men, will act as
hosts to the gallant Fourteenth and it's
valiant officers at a banquet rendered
by the public-spirited citizens of St.
Paul
Everybody in the city can have d
part in this monstrous reception di-
rectly following the arrival of the
Fourteenth regiment, with the eXcep-
ton of those who are already in hos
pitfalls in St Paul and Minneapolis.
Not Tar from 800 enlisted men and Of
ficers viii sit down to the spread which
Will be fully in keeping with the nature
q the service to the country, in re-
spending promptly to the call of the
nations president for volunteers.
The detail part of the programme has
been arranged in such a way as to only
reflect credit upon those who have TAX
en- charge Of the reception. The troops
viii be admitted at the Eighth street en-
trance and the citizens will be allowed
to enter the structure from the north
side of the building. Ample police ar
engagements have been made, and un-
less something unforeseen happens
there Will not be a hitch in the pro-
gramme. The citizens will view the
scene from the galleries and the sides
and ends Of the building, while the
welcomed soldiers viii occupy the main
part of the building
BrOnZed and tanned by the Southern
sun, the Fourteenth will return only
to be greeted by the citizens of St Paul
IN manner that can leave no doubt in
the minds Of any member Of the regi-
ment as TO the place which it occupies
IN the hearts of the people.
Quartermaster Lind will return from
his long service in camp to Immediate
~ look after his political interests, and
after securing their discharge, the
greater number of the soldiers will be
given back their places of trust in the
Twin Cities and country, which they
left IN defense OF the country's espous-
ed cause.
1t is not known just what road the
soldiers will be brought into st. Paul
on, but they will arrive in Chicago this
evening over the c., c., c. & st. L. and
reach st. Paul at a somewhat early
hour tomorrow morning
The Fourteenth, upon it's arrival in
the city, viii be escorted from the
union depot by delegations from each
OF the G. A. R. posts in the city and
The Commercial bodies as we'll as sew
: eral civic and military societies. Bat
terry b Will doubtless form a part of
the column, which will be preceded by
nave table on the platform, and di-
through the ranks of the Minnesota
boys to cheer them on their march to
the Auditorium, where they will be
given surprise which will long linger
as a peasant memory of their service
n the volunteer army
The dingy walls Of the Auditorium
will be converted into a a place of in
spiration; martial airs and national
colOrs will enliven the otherwise pleas
ant function. The tables will be laden
with the best that st. Paul can pro-
cure and cut flowers will be strewn
over the tables
Each dble will be looked after by a
corps of twelve ladies who will act in
the capacity Of walters. Each table will
have lady superintendent who will
look after the head of the table. while
foot Of the table. Besides the tables on
the main floor of the building, a suffi-
cIcnt number will be stretched between
the square stationary supports all
around the main floor. Each of the
long tables will accommodate eighty
men, the smaller ones will accommo-
date just half that number
The regimental and line officers will
a band. and music will be interspersed
rectly following the banquet addresses
will be made by Mayor Kiefer and a
number Of prominent citizens. Re
spOnses will be made by several of the
regimental officers, and there is every
indication that the Auditorium will be
packed to the doors with friends and
admirers of the Fourteenth
Col Van Duzee, of the returning regi-
ment, who is Ill with typhoid fever al
his home in this city, was reported
somewhat better yesterday