The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-13

for the work of the ladies and for the
pleasant time and open-hearted reception
rendered Though the task Of caring for
moro than thousand men within an hour
was a tremendous one, the programme
went off without a hitch OF jar and there
was not an incident to mar its perfect
success. -
The ladies were placed at somewhat of
a disadvantage by the fact that the spe-a
Gals bearing the troops, expected to ar
rive at $50 at the latest, were delayed.
One section arrived on time, but while.
the original plan was to serve breakfast
at 7, the troops did not arrive at the Au-
ditorium until s o'clock. The companies
first to arrive were held until the entire
regiment had arrived and the men enter
ed the building in a body
Long before the hour set for the break
fast, even at the first break OF dawn, peo-
pie began to arrive at the building to wit
ness the reception. At $50 every seat In
the capacious galleries and in the banks
of chairs to each side OF the main pit
was filled and many were standing. AT
the time the regiment reached the Audi
forum there was not a seat to be had
for love or money, and the only empty
chairs were a few left in the block of
seats, about 400 in number, reserved for
the use of the bands and relatives of the
u1n and it was necessary to station police
officers in the main aisles to prevent
crush. When the serving Of the breakfast
was at it's height, a conservative estimate
OF the number of people inside the Au-
ditorium was between 1000 and $500.
1t was somewhat before 6 o'clock that
the first of the ladies began to arrive at
the Auditorium, and half an hour later
there was force numbering zoo at work.
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ton of the entire affair and marshaled
her forces for the task before them. The
inside of the building was handsomely
decorated, and plants, palms, roses and
house plants set at intervals along the
fourteen tables made the scene quite
homelike and attractive. The officers ia
BILE reserved for the reginental staff and
band, was placed upon the stage in the
south end of the building Running east
and west, it was nearly forty feet long,
and was piled high with American Beau
| ty roses and carnations. Silver and cut
glass lent a note Of elegance to its ap-
pearance, and it was the most attractive
of the many set in the main pit.
In the loft Immediately above the Off
GERS table Seibert's band was stationed
to furnish music during the meal, and
back Of the band every seat was filled
| with mothers and fathers, sisters and
brothers. or other relatives, anxiously
awaiting the arrival of the boys whose
return to their homes they had SO. long
and expectantly desired. AT 7:30, except
| for the immense throng in the galleries
| and in the side seats, comparative quiet
reigned. On the main floor numbers of
| brilliantly dressed ladies were adding the
last finishing touches. The commissary
department had thrown its storehouse of
supplies open and the young ladies who
were waiting to serve the volunteers were
| placing the chairs and carefully calcu-
lating the demands soon to be made upon
f, them. In half an hour the final prepara-
lions were complete and the ladies were
ready to receive the Thirteenth.
| A deafening cheer from outside the
| building announced that the regiment
! was in sight at the head of Eighth street.
| and a few minutes later Col. Ames, Adjt
| Meade, Capt. Cressey, Maj. Bean Maj
Masterman and the boys of Company c.
entered the building. Seiberts band i'm
mediately struck up the inspiring strains
of the Red, White and Blue and the
bronzed soldiers returning from the first
foreign campaign in which Minnesota