The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-12
VETS JAJNT 70 CHICAGO
1T WILL PIE THE EVENT OF
YEARS IN &. A. n.
CIRCLES
WILL TRAVEL IN a SPECIAL
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Accompanied by Minnesota State
Raid, end 1t Is Expected
TO Take Large
Party.
WILL TRAVEL IN A SPECIAL

The thirty-fourth national encampment
Of the Grand Army of the Republic which
is to be held In Chicago from Aug. n
to Sept /, is absoI bing the attention of
Acker Post No. q, of this city, and many
other g. A. r. posts.
The Acker post Is engaged in making
extensive preparations for attending the
encampment. Reduced rates and special
services of all kinds have been obtained,
and it is expected that a large delegation
OF veterans will take advantage OF tne
opportunity to visit the encampment.
A circular letter has been sent TO each
comrade Of the post, but as there are
many others who will want TO attend the
reunion 1t is desired that wide publicity
be given the facts pertaining 10 the ar
engagements.
The posts special train viii leave this
city for Chicago at o'clock Sunday
evening Aug. 26, over the Great Western
road. 1t will be composed or Pullman
tourist sleepers, first-class coaches and re-
clining chair cars. For the latter no eX-
ira charge will be ezacted. The fare Tor
the round trip has been fixed at not eX-
ceeding IS, with 81 for Pullman and 81
for tourist sleepers.
Tickets for this train will be on sale
Aug. "a, %, 26, good for no other train,
and permitting the holder to return at
any time prior TO and including Sept. l.
The time Of the tickets may be EXTENDED
bv depositing the ticket with the Joint
Railroad agency In Chicago not later than
Sept. 2 Tickets for this train will be
sold only by the committee and not at
railway offices. The committee will, Aug
"a and Is, be found at the city comp
troller's office, In the city hall, and on
Aug. &c at the union depot.
II 70 suggested that each passenger take
lunch sufficient to last until noon the fol-
lowing day, as there VIII be no dining car
attached and no stops will be made
Those desiring to make arrangements
for quarters in Chicago should correspond
with Secretary E. A. Bigelow, room Gil
the Woman's Temple, 1S La Sale street,
Chicago.
1t is designed to make this encamp-
ment the grandest Of years and therefore
| the post desires that as many as possible
| attend.
The Minnesota State band has been en-
gagged, and Will go with the post to fur
nish music and entertainment, both along
the route and at the encampment. The
bands headquarters will be at the Argyle
building, where all the visiting bands will
! be found The headquarters for the g. A.
| R. Of this state will be at the Palmer
| house, and the rendezvous on the Clark
street side of the city hall.
| Acker post Is TO be the honored post OF
the department, and besides has been In
vited by the L. S. Grant post, of Chicago,
20 use their hall for the entertainment OF
Ackers members and guests Acker does
not hesitate therefore to extend a cor
dial invitation TO all their friends to make
themselves welcome at the L. S. Grant
headquarters In Chicago. or course II is
understood that the W. r. c. and the
Ladies Of the C. A. r. are included as
friends OF the post and they will be cor
daily received at Acker's rooms.
There is one request which the post de-
sires to make OF those comrades who &C
company them TO the encampment. ana
that is that they ali don Acker uniforms,
consisting of a double breasted blue
blouse coat, blue trousers and the uni