The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-13
National Encampment of q. A.
R. Opens Today at Mime
apolis- Over Forty Thou
sand Vets Presents.
MYRIADS OF FLAGS
FLY TO THE BREEZE
Receptions and Reunions Mark the
Opening Day-Candidates for
Grand Commander.

Associated Press to The Evening Times.
Minneapolis, Minn., Aug. 13.-With
her streets and buildings almost hid
den from view by tens of thousands of
flags and countless yards of red, white
and blue bunting, Minneapolis today
threw her gates wide open and gave
hearty welcome to the veterans and
. other visitors to the fortieth annual
national encampment of the Grand
Army of the Republic and the meet
ings of the affiliated organizations. r.
Receptions and reunions marked the
opening day. 1t was day of prepara-
ytion for the many interesting features
to come during the week. Regular and
special trains arrived at short inter-
walls at the union station and each
deposited its quota of veterans. Forty
thousand is now regarded as con-
sservative estimate of the number Of
strangers who will be in the city
this week. The old soldiers received
enthusiastic welcome from their COM
raies of the twin cities. Each arriving
train was met at the depot by members
of the reception committee and escort
ed to quarters. The visitors are loud
in their praise of the arrangements
made for their reception and enter
tainment. The hotels and boarding
houses are crowded and many private
homes have been thrown open for the
accommodation of the visitors. The
crowd promises to be unusually large,
but the arrangements are ample and
every visitor Is assured of place
to sleep and plenty to eat while in
the city.
Various state headquarters were op-
ened today in the hotels and the pat
riotic and other societies are keeping
open house for the veterans and their
friends. One of the features Of the
social programme was brilliant re-
,ception given at theresidence of Mrs.
H. H. Kimball this afternoon in honor
of the visiting Daughters Of the Amer
ican Revolution, Headquarters were
opened during the day by the Ladies
Of the G. A. R., the Woman's Relief
Corps and other organizations that are
to hold their convention during the
week.
The national G. A. R. headquarters
at the West hotel presented lively
appearance. Commander-in-Chief Tan
ner and his official staff were busy
completing the details of the program
and putting the finishing touches to the
reports to be presented to the en-
campment. The arrival today of the
official Kansas delegation gave an inn
petus to the boom of Commander Con-
ey of that state for the office of Com
mander- in Chief to succeed Command
er Tanner. Meanwhile the friends of
Commander Brown of Ohio, who Ms a
candidate for the same office, are not
Idle and are conducting lively but
ton-hole campaign in behalf of their
favorite. The candidacy Of Comrade
Burton of Missouri is also in evidence
and all signs point to one Of the live
liest contests the organization has seen
In number of years.
At State Capitol.
The national encampment of the
Union Veterans union will begin to-
night at 8 o'clock in the house cham
ber of the old capitol building with
Commander-inChief Capt Richard l..
German, of st. Paul. presiding. The
first meeting will consist altogether
of addresses of welcome and re-
sponses and music. Business sessions
will begin Tuesday morning and on
Wednesday morning the encampment
will adjourn to permit delegates to
witness the G. A. R. parade in Mime
apolis.
The business sessions will be re-
sumed in the afternoon. Thursday will
be spent in sightseeing and the en-
campment will close that day.
A Martial Array.
Veterans by thousands, other visi-
tors by tens of thousands, brass bands
by the score, drum corps by hundreds
and fluttering flags in number beyond
comparison have been pouring through
the streets of Minneapolis since dawn.
The air is filled with the crash of brass