The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-02
G. A. R. COLORS TO
FLY EVERYWHERE
WoRKMEN ARE BUILDING LIN
COLIN COURT OF HONOR.
Business Men Have Experts at Work
Designing Special Decorations Which
! Will Be Beautiful and Unique-Red,
White and Blue Will .Adorn the En-
\ tire City.

In a few days the streets Of Mime
apolis will be busy fifth active prep
arations for the Grand Army encamp-
work for Lincoln court on Seventh
street is beginning to appear, and in
few days the contractors will be busy
carrying out the general plan of the
court. The carpenters will be followed
| by the painters, and electricians, and
later by the decorators. Plenty Of time
| has been allowed and everything will
be ready for the opening day, Aug. 13.
| the main pillars at either end of the
court will require the most time. The
| bases of these are already in place and
the superstructures will be rushed.
| ...s Merchants Are Busy.
Merchants in the center Of the city
| and in the East Side retail district are
planning their decorations. A bird IS
! eye view Of the business center any
pleasant day will show workmen busy
on the tops of all the large retail
in ten days more will be put in place
on the fronts of their respective build
ings.
A surprise is in store for every body
for the displays will be most elaborate:
Huge G.. A. r. emblems, notices, and
other electrical effects, and some en-.
tirely new displays are in process OF
construction, and many are already lin
ished, and will be ready for hanging
next week. One large department. store s
will display a magnificent electrical ct
feet in colors across the entire front
| 1t will consist Of huge American flag
carried out in colors and will be equally
effective day or night. The alternating
stripes of red and white in the flag
!. are three feet wide and thousands OF
| electric lights will make the display
blaze of glory at night.
Private Grand Stands.
| Plans are on foot for large nun
Der of private grand stands. The ex
ecutive committee will have a grand
stand capable Of seating 5000 people
about the old city hall. The Salvation
Army has granted the use of the Nlcol
let and Hennepin avenue frontages TO-
the erection of the stands and the pro
ceeds of the sale of seats will be turnet
into the treasury. For these stands tn
committee has secured the seats uset
in the stock ampitheater at the fai
adapted to the purpose and can be pu
! in place and removed at a slight ex
lpense. The Thirty eighth Street Con
gregational church will have larg
Stand in front of Plymouth church a
Nicollet avenue and Eighth street.
Extensive decorations are planne'
by J. A. Fillmore & Co., for the inter
ior of the Auditorium, where all ses
sions Of the G.. A. R. will be held. TIL
exterior will be simply decorated. bu
the treatment Of the interior will leav
nothing to be desired. -
Decorations for Concert.
All decorations for the interior wi
be in place Monday evening for tn
grand opening concert, so that every
body who attends will have an oppol
tunity to see them. Only the finest o
4 everything will be used. Hundreds Q
4 flags, miles of bunting pictures Of he
\ raesa Of the civil war and army emblem
will be used in profusion. Each OF tn
twenty-nine army, corps Of the oil
Union army will be represented by
large reproduction Of it's emplem. Th
stage will be handsomely draped an
the. entire interior, corridors, .assembl
rooms, and main auditorium will presen
} I beautiful and inspiring spectacle.
The huge flags that will be hun
across Nicollet and Hennepin avenue
over the line of march have arrived
They are the largest flags in the city
alton. They will hang across the stree
four to the block. On Nicollet .avenu
the flags will hang over the center 9
the street and on Hennepin they wi
alternate from side to side to clear tn
u trolley wires.