The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-10
ARhORY is GAY AGAIN
IT'S WALLS ARE DRAPED IN FES-
TAIL RAIMENT FOR RETURN
ING HEROES
WILL BE BUSY FROM NOW ON

MiIitiamen Are Planning a Warm
Reception for Their Former Com
the Reception of the Soldiers
Details of Thursdays Programme
To Meet the Boys at Fargo.
The armory is beginning to blossom out
with all kinds of decorations preparatory
to. the return of the Thirteenth regiment
Armorer NJ j. Wiley assisted by mem
bcrs of Battery A, mas been busily at
work with flags ana bunting and the re-
suit IS that the usually dlngy old struc-
ture is a mass of red, white and blue
The ceiling of the armory is decorated
With bunting and from either side stream
ers of red, white and blue cross and re-
cross in bewilderlg confusion. AT the
rear of the hall Is a large banner bearing
the inscription, Welcome Home" bank
cd with flags. Suspended from streamers
are cards, each bearing the name of g.
battle in which the regiment was engag-
ed while the side walls are decorated
with small flags
furnished and refftted and Wednesday
night each Of the rooms will be decorated
with cut flowers and palms. The men,
bers of c company have. repapered the
company room, put down new carpet,
decorated the windows with silk curtains,
purchased a new stove, and everything is
al fine condition. The room of Company
e has also been prepared for the return
of the veterans and money has been spent
with lavish hand in refitting and re-
decorating and refurnishing it. The rooms
OF Companies d and H have also been
refurnished and present a pleasing and
attractive appearance.
There viii be company banquets galore
for members of the regiment and the
committees having these affairs in charge
are perfecting the details. Company D
will be banqueted at the Windsor hotel.
Monday evening, Oct. I6, end on the same
evening Company c. will have a banquet
at the Merchants. Tuesday night, Oct.
II, the members of Company E will be en-
tertained at the armory. by the ladies,
the programme being a reception prone
made concert with light refreshments.
Thursday evening, Oct. IS, the company
will be rendered a banquet at the Wind
scr hotel
Company II will be given a dinner at
the ermory Wednesday evening" Oct. IS,
and an informal hop will follow the re-
past. A meeting was held last evening
at the company rooms and wives, rea-
tives and friends of the returning soldiers
to the number of sixty attended and per-
fected ARA ngements for the affair The
dinner will be furnished by the ladies,
who will also attend to the serving Of
the meal Elaborate deeGra TONS in the
way of flowers and palms. are. promised
for this event, and music will be fur
lisked by two bands.
The committee from Company C met
last night and practically completed ar
rangements for the banquet Monday
night DR.. 2. H. NNhitcomb will be toast
master and speeches will be made by
Gov Lind and others. The committee
from Company E will hold q final meet
ing at the armory this evening to COM
plete the arrangements for the reception
and hop at the armory Tuesday night
and the banquet at the Windsor Thursday
night. ..:=ts ... i
A committee consisting of DR.. Whit
comb, Company C; Sergeant P. J. Metz
d0rf, Company E; Corporal Knocke Com
pfny d, and Capt. Hardy, Company II.
will leave this evening on the Great
Northern for Fargo to meet the regiment.
The committee will arrive in Fargo
Wednesday morning, and the regiment is
scheduled to arrive there Wednesday
noon.
detail from Battery A will greet the
regiment on its arrival Thursday morning
with a salute of seventeen guns The
salute will be fired from the 1evee at the
foot Of broadway.