The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-26
M'k|N[EY WON'T Be THERE
WAR WILL BE ROYAALY
ENTERTAINED
ST. PAUL SETS THE FASHION
Living Flag to BE a Feature of the
Festivities-OId Soldiers Pour
ing Into Chicago by the
Thousands.

CHICAGO, Aug. 25.-The national en-
campment of the Grand Army of the Re
public was opened tonight by the dedica-
ton. of the new Coliseum, in which all
the joint camp fires, the reunions, the
war song concerts for the veterans and
the religious and other exercises for the
public incidental to the encampment will
be held.
Inc new Coliseum stands on Wabash
avenue, between Fourteenth and Six
teenth streets, on the site of the Libby
prison, and within It's walls tonight was
gathered one of the largest assemblies
that has ever been seen in the city un-
der one roof.
The arrangements for the joint cere-
monies of the dedication of the building
and for the opening of the encampment
were most elaborate, and were greatly
enjoyed by the 10000 people who crowd
ed through the doors.
A chorus. of 1000, costumed to repre-
sent a living flag, occupied an immense
platform at one end of the building, and
close by them was the great band of 100
pieces that will render the concerts dur
ing the coming week of the encampment.
Jules Lombard, the famous singer of
war times, was there and sang the "The
Star-Spangled Banner from the original
manuscript which was loaned for the oc-
casion by c. F. Gunther. of this city.
The dedicatory exercises proper COM
prfsed an address by F. o. Lowden of
Chicago, a response by Mayor Harrison
and addresses by other local speakers.
The members of the G. A. r. and their
friends have been pouring into the city
all day long on regular trains and in
Vulnerable specials from all parts of the
country. 1t is estimated that 10000 of
them arrived today, and many times that
number are expected to arrive tomorrow
and Monday. The chief arrival today
was that of the Spanish minister, the DUO
d'Arcos, with the Countess d'Arcos. They
were met at the Lake Shore depot by a
committee representing the G. A. r., and
another representing the city of Chicago,
and escorted to the Auditorium annex,
where apartments had been provided for
them. The escort, on the way from the
depot to the hotel, was headed by the
Denver Fife and Drum corps.
Gen. Daniel R. Slckles arrived to-
night.
The programme for the exercises which
are to be held in the Auditorium tomor-
row has been arranged as follows: The
principal address will be by Commander
in-Chief Albert D. Shaw, of the G.. A r.
He will talk on '"True Patriotism" The
address will treat of the work of the G.
A. r., the service which was rendered
by the soldiers of the republic and the
lessons in patriotism which are being in
culcated by the organization. Bishop FaI-
lows will deliver the address of greeting,
it being preceded by the Lords prayer by
Rev. F. w. GunsaIus, DID,, while the Rev.
J. D. Severinghaus Will conduct the re-
sponsive reading. The Rev. DIR. E. H.
Hirsch will deliver an address on patriotic
and religious lines, and the final sneaker
on the programme will be the Rev.
Thomas Corwin lift, DID, of Salt Lake
City, Utah. The benediction. with which
the meeting will be dismissed will be
pronounced by the Rev. T. D. Wallace,
DID.
An elaborate musical programme will
also be rendered
The afternoon services at the Coliseum
will be for children aud will include ad-
dresses by Commander-in-Chie Albert D.
Shaw, Bishop Samuel Fallaws, IL. D,
and the Rev. B. w. Arnet, of Wilber-
force, o. The new Coliseum, which is
Just finished, is one of the prettiest
places in Chicago. 1t is intended to take
the place of the structure which stood
near the worlds fair grounds in 1893, in
which the Democratic national convention
of 1896 was held, and which was later
destroyed by fire. The present structure
contains the largest auditorium in the
city. 1t has seats for 1000 in the main
portion, for 2,0oG on the stage, and stand
ing room for 1000 more 1t is one of the
largest public buildings In the United
States, covering an area of 1SOx3O0 feet,