The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-01
CROWD OF 10000
GREETS VETERANS
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enemy which today menaced the
United States was not outside it's bor-.
ders, but within. That enemy was. he
said, greed, graft and lawlessness and
the Civil war veteran could help to
fight it as well as any other citizen.
Senator Clapp neglected, the gov
ernor thought, to state the most
important result to this country
Of the war with Spain. We
had helped most disinterestedIv to
free Cuba, he said, and our reward was
a reunited country. for the sons of the
men who Wore the gray fought side by
SIDE With the men who wore the blue
and the purpose of both was the vim
dlcation of the fundamental principles
OF this government. The war for Cuba
erased line that divided the North
from the South, and today the United
states could declare itself sisterhood
of closely united states. The governor
closed his address with his customary
tribute to the ladies'
AT the close of the meeting the vet
Grams gathered about the two speakers
and there was more grasping of hands
and exchanging of "reminiscences. Aft
erWards the old soldiers viewed the
sights of the fair
Old Settlers Celebrate Today
Today is Old Settlers day at the fair.
but the members of the Minnesota Ter
rltorlal Pioneers association We're out
IN large numbers yesterday. for the
programmes announced that Old Set
tiers' day, would be celebrated yester-
day. However, these old residents OF
Minnesota have a great fondness for
the log cabin on the state fair grounds.
SO there was no complaint about the
mistake in the day
Eli Pettijohn, of Minneapolis. who
says that he is the Oldest living pio-
neer, having come to this state two
months before Father Ravoux. was one
OF the visitors at the log cabin yester-
day.
Mrs Helen Tarble, of Dodge Center.
has presented to the log cabin an old
trunk filled with territorial relics The
trunk has journeyed from France to
California, from California to Illinois
and from Illinois to Minnesota. arriv-4
ing in the latter state in 1913. Mrs.
Iarbie herself has an interesting his
tory. She was one of the settlers cap
tured in the Sioux massacre of 1860
She escaped from Little Crows tent
and made her way alone through the
forest to Fort Ridgely.
The rain did not interfere with the
work OF the judges in the woman's
building yesterday. Miss Nellie King.
OF St Paul, examined the fancy work.
d large ana varied assortment The
bread, cakes. rolls, pickles, preserved
and canned fruit and jellies were also
sampled yesterday, and blue or red
cards were affixed to many domestic
masterpieces.
institute hall, which is quite as i'm
portant to the gentler sex as the wom-
ans building. bore brand new sign
yesterday. 1t read "woman's club
building This sign replaces the in
stltute label which has been so con-
fusing to those searching for the head
quarters of the federated clubs on the
state fair grounds. Today Miss Homes
orchestra will play the following pro-
gramme in the club building:
: Overture. Poet and Peasant" Suppe.
march, Carmen Bizet; selection The
Shogun,p Luders; violin SOLO Hun
garlan Dances Brahms.i Miss Georgia
Telley; soprano solo. Flower Song .
Faust, Miss Alma Peterson; alto solo.
Miss Jessie Williams. string quartette,
Air de Ballet" Rossini selections or,
chestra. "Cavalleria Rusticana," Mascagni.