The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-13
VETERANS HAVE ARRIVED
STATE ENCAMPMENT OF G. A. II.
COMMENCES AT THE AUDI
TORIUM TODAY
CAMPFIRE FOR THIS EVENING
Mai. Gen. Otis VIII BE "a, Guest of
HonOr-RivaIry for WomAn's
Relief Corps Presi-
dency.

The old soldiers are in town SO too.
are their wives and daughters. The
color than stands for the national honor
will be predominant in the SANITY City
today and it is needless to say that
Welcome with big w is the watch
word Of the hour.
The state encampment of the Grand
Army OF the Republic will open auspi-
ciously at the Auditorium TODAY and
Commander-in-Chief Rassieur will be in
attendance to make the occasion men,
cradle. The soldiers will gather prompt
~ at 9 O'Clock at the Metropolitan hotel
from whence they will march to the
Auditorium. Only soldiers will be adj
mitted to the hall. When all are seated
the address of welcome will be delivered
by Mayor Robert A. Smith in behalf of
the city. He viii be followed by Comp.
roller ]. ]. McCardy, chairman of the
local committee to arrange for the camp
fire in the evening. Department Com
mander d. S. Ives, OF St Peter Will re-
spond for those in attendance at the
state encampInent. Commander-in-C Chief
RaSsieur will also speak Gov Van SAINT
Will be among those in attendance and
either In the afternoon or the evening
will deliver an address.
After the speeches, the business of the
day will be in order. First will come the
the senior and Junior vice commanders
the assistant adjutant general, the Judge
advocate general and the quartermaSter
general Next will come the report of
the committee on the soldiers home
This, with some extra miscellaneous
business, will complete the work of the
day
The campfire will be held in the even
ing at the Auditorium At this every
no XKyGla NIlNr a,I,l,o
visitor al the campfire will be Gen. Otis,
who Is now ell route to ST Paul from
Chicago. The principal address will be
delivered by COmmander-in-Ch Chief Leo
Rassieur, of ST. Louis, headquarters for
the G. A. r. The programme for the
campfire has not yet been completed and
Mr.. McCardy refuses to make any an
nOuncementS
Officers for the ensuing year VIII not
be elected until tomorrow. Only a few
of them are slated to date William II.
Haries, of Caledonia, will be made COM
mander; Perry Starkwether, of Mime
apolis, senior vice commander, and Capt.
Mahon, of st. Paul, junior vice COM
mander. -s.-...--
Last night, at the Metropolitan, the
Woman's Relief Corps held reception
for the delegates to the convention. The
following ladies were on the reception
partment president, of Red Wing; Mrs.
Samuel r. Van SAINT; Mrs. Sarah Hasler,
department secretary; Red Wing; Mrs
Anna Morrison department chaplain, St.
Paul; Mrs Agnes Davis, department in
spector, Minneapolis. They were assist
ed by Mrs Nettie NJ Norton, Mime
apolis; Mrs. Sarah E. Milhan St. Paul;
Mrs. Ladusly Taylor LIE Sueur; Mrs.
Mary A. Silloway, Minneapolis; Mrs
Adelaide F. Bissel, Litchfield; Mrs Marie
A. Soule, Of ST. Paul; Mrs Cora r.
Wright, Minneapolis: Mrs Julia Kings.
ley, Minneapolis; Mrs. Marie Ainey, St.
Paul. The reception was informal and
everybody spent ar enjoyable time
Commander-in Chief Rassieur and Gov.
Van SAINT We're present
The Woman's Relief Corps will open its
convention at the Central Park Metho-
dist church at 10 O'Clock this morning.
Gov. Van SAINT viii deliver the address
of welcome, and Mrs Mary Mckinley
will respond. The address Of the presi,
dent, Mrs. Flora S. Wilson, will then fol-
low.
At the same time the meeting of the
Womans Relief Corps is being held,
similar meeting Will be held by the
Ladies of the G. A. r. in Odd Fellows
hall The programme for the day has
not been Oily prepared At both meet
ings, however, reports of the officers will
be heard and new officers VIII be elected
Tomorrcw evening a reception will be
given by the Ladies of the G. A r.
1t was stated yesterday. that, in all
probability, Mrs. Keller Of Minneapolis,
will be- the new department president of
the Woman's Relief Corps.