The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-22
SOUTH DAKOTA
c. A. R. OF The STATE
Annual Encampment Of the Order
and It's Auxiliary at Big
Stone Lake.
Governor Van SAINT Of Minnesota to
Make the Principal Address
on Wednesday.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal
Big Stone, s. D.. June 22.--The g. A. R. en-
campment Of the department OF South Dakota.
to&be held here Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day, has already drawn many veterans to the
lake to make preparations and have everything
In readiness.
Division Commander N. l. Lowthinn has estab
lished his headquarters next to the secretary
office and the department headquarters are In tine
rear Of the auditorium. Here Will be found the
register, where every conrade VIII record hit
company and regiment and his post address ant
home address. There Will doubtless be the usua
| number of unexpected reunions of old comrades
as a ve1y large attendance is expected. Inc OF
fetal program is as follows:
Tuesday. June 23-10 q. M, business meeting
of G. A. R. and w. r.. C.
2 d. M, business meeting.
7a0 p. M, address Of welcome, 5. IT, COLO
Of Big Stone. Replies, Department Commander
T. r. Blanchard and President Mary NJ Far
of the W. II. c.. There will also be campnrs
If time permits.
Wednesday, June 24-1D a. M, business meet a,at
ing; / 80 D. NJ, address by Governor Van Sam
Of Minnesota; 1880 p. M, campfire.
Thursday June 23-1O a. M. BUSINESS meeting
2 D. M. address by General Sisby OF MitcheH
3 .. nj, election Of OFFICERS ana selectlon "
Mace for the next encampnlent; 1880 p. M, fare
we'll campfire.
Summer School by the Lake
The seventh annual summer school will begin
At Sin1pson park to-day. Already the entire
faculty is on the ground, as follows;
Superintendent George y. Borcnarut, preslueii'
and general superintendent; Superintendent f. A
Randolph, conductor for South Sakota; Superin.
tendent A. F. Nelson, business manager OF
school; Superintendent H. S. Hilleboe. conductor
for Minnesota and Instructor in methods and eco
nomics; superintendent w. T. Williams regis
trar; Superintendent A. S. Raberge, registrar
President Charles F. Koehler, psychology and
history; Superintendent P. G. Tonning, mathe
matics; Miss Ella NJ. Hawk, language and gram.
mar; Miss Ella NJ. Probst, primary methods and
Industrial work; Professor Fred w. Smith,
sciences; Superintendent o. H. Jones, geography
Miss Rebecca Colyer, Latin and American liter
ature; Miss Bstella Scoield, drawing methods
Superintendent j. E. Keefe, music and chorus
work; Captain George Moore, manual training
DR.. W. A. Shoemaker, psychology and methods
Professor William Robertson, agricultural
| sciences.
| Many teachers are enrolled and the present out
| look is that between 400 and 500 will be in at
tendance BY the last OF the week.
| Twenty-six Coaches of Excursionists.
1 Twenty six coach loads of excursionists iron
| Aberdeen, Fargo, Minneapolis and intermediat
4 points arrived at the lake about 10 o'clock yes
| terday. The steamboats, were busy all da.
| showing the visitors the charms of Simpson
| park Manhattan island and other picturesQu
| between Webster, s. D., and Bird Island, MINI.
| in which the Sioux beat the gophers by to
! In good. clean game.
/ The Methodist campmeeting, which has bee
in session at Simpson park since Wednesday
i closes tomorrow. There has been good Intel
| est and larger attendance than usual 2.
Judge Fl. G. Fuller and family and State Su
perintendent George Nash, of Pierre, spent Sur
day at the park.