The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-30
HOMES OPENED TO
G. A. R. VISITORS
woMAN's RELIEF CORPS WILL
BOOK $4,000.
All Parts Of the City Come to the AS
sistance Of Committees, and Palaces
and Cottages WILL Entertain Rates
Are Reasonable, and All VIII Be
Cared For.

Accommodations for $4,000 secured
and another day to work Is the result
up to date Of the canvass Of the
Woman's Relief Corps and Mrs.
Bertha Allen, who has charge of
least s5 wS sped hs Closes
morrow, tho rooms will be added any
time up to the last day before the en-
campment.
From Nicollet Island alone accommo-
dations for $50 were listed this morn
ing, and other parts of the city have
been as public-spirited In throwing open
their homes. The eighth ward, Ken
wood and the lake district, as well as
the university district have all united
visitors. From the farthest outlying dis
tricts the full reports have not yet
been made.
Prevailing Rate.
One dollar and fifty cents for each
charged, with breakfast at Is cents.
some Of those listing rooms have want.
| ed to charge more than that, but the
w. r. G. refused to list rooms at higher
prices. On the other hand, many people
| refused to list rooms in order that they
| might entertain guests free Of charge
One man from Connecticut, whose
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lodge thirty-six old soldiers from hls
whole week, free Of all charge. The
best homes in the city will be open ia
the city g visitors, too, where the dollar
| a night would be counted as nothing.
| All rooms on the w. r. O. lists have
been carefully looked after. If in any
| case there we're reasons to suspect that
rooms telephOned to the office were not
! iy, Gnn1
to see what accommo dations were Of
fered. Only rooms in good neighbor
hoods and providing ample accommoda
tions appear on the w. R. G. lists.
~ Room for ALI Visitors
When asked if she thought that Min
neapolis would be able to care for al
the visitors who will throng the city
during encampment week, Mrs. Ida z
Martin smiled assuringly and said sht
had not the least doubt in the world
"We must consider that besides those
rooms listed with the Commercial
club and those listed with US, many
rooms in. the city viii be filed will
Grand Army people, entertained. b.
their friends. My house will be full
and my rooms are not listed either, ant
position. Besides, there are the hotel
and boarding houses, and the school
houses. Oh, there isn't the slightes
doubt but that Minneapolis can easily
take, care of them. And If she can >
there will always be st. Paul, but w
won't have to fall back on St. Paul ,
The small eating houses, too, are be
ginning to spring up. One woman wen
to the W. r.. G. headquarters Saturda,,
to obtain permission to run tent eat
ing house down town. There was no
the slightest hesitation, and she wa
urged to begin her preparations imme
diately. d. +
o. Ladies Of e.. A. R. Busy. VI
| : Ladies of the q. A b. have made n,
canvass Of the city, but this has no
1 prevented their having "a. list in thei
office and being able to locate peopl
from outside Of the city. Their list
are constantly changing, for almost a
4 letter is received asking for about suel
accommodations. Fully fifty letters
day are received by Mrs. leila McAlis
ter, who has charge Of that part Of tn
work. It is impossible for Mrs, Nc
number they have located, but "w
keep at It and have found nice place
for those asking US, she said.
| A few people are ready to charg
$3.50 for each person a night, and s.
cents for breakfast, but that is not tn
average price, and few rooms are bein
taken at the price. It seems to be ur
aerstood among those who are comm
and those who will entertain them her
that 81 each and rs cents for break
fast is the proper rate, varying wit.
the location and accommodations.
i w. r. G. Reception
! The Woman 5 Relief corps has sen
out 1000 invitations for the reception
which it will give in the universit,
R. encampment week in honor Of tn
national president, Mrs. Abbie A. Ad
ans. The invitations have gone to tn
national officers and past national off
GERS. department officers and past de
partment officers, to every corps an
post in the state, the invitation an
general committee of the Commercis
club, and besides these the corps e1
tends 2 general invitation to visitor
Seventy five will be in the receivin
; line, including representatives from a
auxiliaries Of the G.. A. R. and patriot
organizations as well as Governor an
Mrs. johnson and high officials.
Yellow, the national color Of the o.
der, will be combined with white
the decorations. Frappe will be serve
lIOM SEVERAL SuQdll IaDleS III Inc ma
and during the two receiving hours
string orchestra will furnish music.
At the same time, in one Of the wing
in the armory, the Daughters Of We
Grams will hold a reception, for whie
about 100 invitations, largely suppl.
mentary to the w. R. G. List, have bee
. issued. Receiving there will be th
national officers and the tent council
G. A. r. Ladies' Receive.