The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-31
OFFERS OF ROOMS
ARE POURING in
PATRIOTIC WOMEN DO GOOD
DAYS WORK.

Many People Inconvenience Themselves
to Make Room for Veterans Some
Posts Ask Only Tents and Straw,
While Others Only Want Ground for
Wartime Camp and Mess. II
One thousand moro rooms at the reg
ular rates-from 30 cents to 81 a per-
son, varying with the location and &C.
At t the heedauarters Of the Mofaaa
Relief Corps, and there is little, doubt
that today's record will entirely eclipse
that Of yesterday. There was con-
tinuous stream all day yesterday, and |
early today women began to list their
ro9 97 M;nns.no,;. ha, inst walked II. y
wee is the G bs est K young woman
with little child that hid itself in
her skirts came in to list the one room
she could spare. An equal shyness as
sailed the mother. She listed the
rooms, but still hesitated, and finally
with a usefulness in her voice she
said to Mrs: Allen, in charge, eff
could have old soldiers I'd like them
Women Change Minds.
Women who few days ago refused
to list their rooms are reconsidering,
or those who thought they had listed
all their rooms ind that they can spare
one or two more. One morning Mrs.
Agnes Davis, who has been In charge
Of the canvass Of the East Side, added
by telephone eighteen rooms to her
list. AS the time draws near hospital
ity expands the hearts Of the Mime
apolitanS. w 49,. r.
s9@A Poet Scout Coming. r
Those who furnish free lodgings have
enabled many to come who could not
bear the expense A few days ago the
w. r. G. received q letter from a man
in White City, Kan, scout on the
staff Of General Sherman, who had read
that some free lodgings were being
Sefs he H Rro aa s nSuf T srs was te get
chance for him to be entertained here
he would be able to attend the encamp-
ment. Lodging was found for him and
the host furnished breakfast. The JOY
Of the old man was obvious In every
line Of his reply. ~ can give you
nothing like that you have given me,n''
he wrote "but what l have l Will
give.0 Enclosed were some poems he
Room fol-. All.
At the office Of the ladies Of the
G. A. R. many letters are coming and
the orders are being filled. promptly.
quarters for their rooms, I don It think
they will have to walk the streets the
first night, as they have had to DO at
other encampments, said Mrs. Ellis
weEth, "and with the 800 %! guides there re-
way."' =
Many Will Camp Out.
Not all the veterans who will come tc
Minneapolis will ask for comfortable
quarters in, modern houses and hotels
with the finest possible cuisine near by
and other trimmings gs that a 60 to to max 4nas*
who come want to get back to the sim
pie camp life of the days when theJ
were young and vigorous while they
|fwere volunteers, not, veterans. CAM
life will be enjoyed for another weel
with the y boys all about 4them.r CAM
J friendships will be renewed about tn
,, blazing campfire, and in some case
posts or regimental camps will do thei
own cooking. d" u A@I03
! Among the calls that have come +
, the committee asking for quarters hav
been many inquiries for tents. Som
ask for cots and others say that .plent
= Of clean straw with blankets will b
! sufficient. The men will bring thei
! own pillows, ETC., and can buy blanket
= on the ground OF bring them.
a With All Trimmings. "
e A real camp will be established b
the g.. A.. R. post from Glenwood, 81
9 the post has written asking that tent
e and straw be furnished in some goo
Q locality where the twenty-five member
! Of the post and their friends may spen
y the week in good camp style. "We wi
bring the old camp kettle with us,
l. writes the commander, fand cook CO.
r fee and beans and 'sowbelly' and ric
g and whatever we need. Give us goo,
# pleasant, dry place with good tents an
70 we will take care Of ourselves. : =.
d been made by Ortonville. Owatonn
e Worthington and Coon Rapids, low
d A prominent Ohio post is contemplate
camping in style and may be given IL
y use Of Northrop field at the universit
s. The post will send a large delegate
L. and tho it plans to camp, will do it
a style: The post has it's own camp on
st cooking outfit. This will be sent ahet
IS with men to prepare the camp. The DO
IL will bring it's own cook and run it's on
mess, and plans to have a jolly tim
Is Some Sure to Come.
g Anoka will send a good DELEGATE,
= and will have its home in Richmoi
,v halls, where the Anoka committee h
y already secured rooms. The Anol
II headquarters will be there and the e
-, ~, tire delegation with a band will
"a "a ready for duty twentyfour hours
~ day. ~
- Among the reservations already ma
~ are many from Minnesota and mort
is western towns. In most cases the pc
M m secretaries write that everybody in
ha town is planning to go. Free quartz
M in camps and school buildings are p1
nd vided for veterans only. Among the
AZ cent requests for post quarters are t
- following: Hedrick post 121, Brittle
S. D., 80 men; Grand Rapids, Mimi, 4
Annandale, 90; Simon Mix, 95; ri,
= stone, 40; Choate, 81; Detroit, 60; N
!: Kune, 20; Waseea. 20; sedewicI, !;
s. Monticello, 80; Underwood; Presto
" 80; B. F. Grant, 149; Heron Lake, ;
IL Fairbanks, II; Detroit, Mich, [
Wood, $50; Ridgeville, Ind, Is; p
tie No. 2, Brazil, Ind. 10; Post 1870, II
al wathn, Kan, is; Department Of K
ut lucky, rs men.
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