The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-12
RALLY OF VETERANS
THIRTY-THIRD NATIONAL EN-
CAMPIENT, GRAND ARMY OF
THE REPUBLIC
PHILADELPHIA THE PLACE
President J. J. Hill, Of the Great
Northern, COurteOusTy Offers Free
Sleeping Car Accommodations
Through From Minneapolis and
st. Paul, and Return, in Splendid
Great Northern Tourist Coaches.

st. Paul, and Return, I'm Splendid
Great Northern Tourist Coaches.
The week between Sept. and in
elusive Will be devoted in Philadelphia,
Pa, to the entertainment of the thirty
third national encampment, Grand Army
of the Republic.
The headquarters of the department of
Minnesota will be at the Continental
hotel. in room No. 81. The headquarters
of the Woman's Relief corps will be in
room No. ., and of the Ladies of the G..
A r. in room No. 40 all on the first
floor above the national headquarters of
the several organizations The location
for free quarters is in Mitchells hall, NO.
H23 North Thirteenth street, only a short
walk from the Continental hotel.
Through the courtesy Of President J.
j. Fill, of the Great Northern railway.
the department commander is enabled
to furnish all comrades and their fam
lilies accompanying the special train free
sleeping car accommodations through
from Minneapolis and st. Paul to Phila-
delphia and return in the splendid tourist
sleeping cars of. the Great Northern rail
way which are rendered the Grand Army
Of Minnesota for the occasion. These
| cars will be run through from the Twin
Cities tc Philadelphia in the headquar-
| tiers special. This will mean a saving
CT not less than Sc in sleeping car eX-
penses for each double berth on the
round trip. These cars are fitted up with
cooking ranges enabling comrades to ar
range for their own coffee and eatab1es
en- route. The train will stop, however,
at regular eating stations for meals. y
colored porter accompanies each car.
immediate application should be made
TO 3 NJ Hicks, assistant adiutant gem
eral, iii Lumber Exchange, Minne-
apolis, for sleeping space in these cars.
Those desiring sleeping space in the
STANDARD palace sleepers on the head
quarters train should also make imme-
date application, enclosing 81, the price
OF double berth, Minneapolis or st.
Paul to Philadelphia double berth
VIII accopamodate two persons.
Inc Official route will be via the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railway to
Chicago, thence to Philadelphia via the
| Baltimore & Ohio. A special headquar-
! ters train will leave the Milwaukee depor
! at Minneapolis at 6:25 p. m, and Union
| depot ST. Paul, at 655 D. m, Sept. l. 1899
and will be run through without change
| to Philadelphia, leaving Chicago over the
d.
| at Harper's Ferry Sunday for dinner and
| give ample time to visit the numerous
| historic scenes of this noted place. The
| train Will make stop Of five or six
| hours Sunday afternoon and evening in
| w asfington, giving a chance to see all
| OF the government buildings and take
| car rides over the city. The special train
will arrive In Philadelphia Monday morn
! ing at Z o'clock, giving all of the fore
neon to secure accommodations in private
| houses to those who prefer it 10 hotels or
! the free quarters, and be ready to view
! the naval parade, which will move at ,
p. m. Monday.
The train will consist OF comfortable
and commodious tourist sleeping cars and
standard palace sleepers. 1t will run
through Hastings about 7:32, Red Wing
about S:03. Lake City about S:27, Wabasha
about a9:5G, L,S Crosse grbeut~10:59. all D..
m, and on through Sparta, Tomah, Port
age, WATERFOWL and Milwaukee to Ctica-
go. The selection of the ''Old reliable
c., NJ & st. T. as the official line will
serve in the best possible manner the
largest number Of comrades throughout
I the state of Minnesota. Comrades living
on the line of the Hastings K Dakota di-
vision Of that road will reach the head
quarters special at Minneapolis Those
| living on the line of the Southern Mime
sofa division viii reach the headquarters
the line of the Wabasha division, at Wa
basha. Those living on the Iowa & Min
nesota division north of Owatonna CFari-
bault, Mortified, Pennington, etc) will
reach the headquarters special at St.
Paul.
Comrades living on the Great Northern,
Northern Pacific. 500 line, st. Paul &
| Duluth and Eastern Railway Of Mime
sofa viii reach the headquarters special
AZ MINNEAPOLIS or St Paul.
The parade will be on Tuesday, Sept. 3.
The sessions Of the encampment on
Wednesday and Thursday. Sept. and I.
The local committee in charge of hotel ac-
commentators, free quarters, camp fires,
! halls for reunions, etc, have communicate
| ell with every post of the Grand Army
| of the Republic direct. Posts, oTganiza-
! tions committees or comrades desiring
/ to be advised on matters pertaining to
| the exercises or entertainment Of the
| week should communicate at earliest date
! with the secretary of the local commit
| tee, Robert B. Beath. southwest corner
Fifth and Chestnut streets, Philadelphia,
Pa ~