The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-07
FOOD FOR AN ARMY
TAXES THE WOMEN
SUPPLIES EASY TO GET, SEWING
rs HARD
Coffee by the Barrel, Butter by the
Tub, and Bread by the Hundred
Needed to Keep Veterans in March,
ing Trinl-How Difficulties Were
Met.

More than 1000 gallons Of coffee, 1000
loaves Of bread, 26O pounds Of butter,
100 gallons of cream and hogshead of
sugar will be used the day of the G..
A. R. parade to provide refreshments
for the old soldiers The federation of
corps held a meeting yesterday to dis
the nds nt 9P that tGf
1000 gallons Of coffee were not enough
they would have more.
"Tell me the maximum amount of
bread you will want and l will make
it the minimum amount we will de-
liver: to YOU, promised the equally
pan,y, which, will donate the bread that
will be used.
Up With the Dawn.
The women of the w. R. G. will be
up with the birds the day Of the pa
rade for the booths, which will be
erected the day before, must be deco,
before 10 clock, when the serving Of
| the refreshments will begin.
There will be- two booths on the
the Daughters of Veterans and Schaef-
fer corps will take care of. the Mime
sofa men. On the lawn Of Mrs. John
Miller, Seventh avenue near Ninth
street. Butler corps viii bd l0ek ka ade5
on the lawn of Miss Abel on Seventh
street near Ninth, and will serve Con-
necticut, Massachusetts and New Jer-
sey. Appomattox corps will be host.
ess for Maine, Colorado, Rhode Island
and New Hampshire on the lawn Of
Mrs. Robert Lingren on Seventh avenue
Chase corps will be stationed at Mrs.
J. G. Pearce's on Seventh avenue and
Seventh street and will serve Vermont,
Potomac, Virginia and Maryland, and
assist Morgan corps in looking after
South Dakota, Washington, Alaska and
Arkansas. On the opposite corner, on
the lawn Of Mrs. Grandmyer, Morton
Florida, Utah, Tennessee. Mississippi
and Montana and assist Chase corps.
Hot Cups for southerners.
On Sixth avenue, between Sixth and
Seventh streets, Osseo will be stationed
on the lawn Of Mrs. Frank Randall
and will serve Texas, Idaho, Arizona
Georgia and Alabama. At P. V. Col
Inns on Sixth avenue, between Seventh
and Eighth streets, Garfield corps will
have West Virginia, Oregon and Mis-
lawn Of Mrs. Mulvill, Sixth avenue an6
Eighth street, to serve Oklahoma, In
dian Territory, Colorado and Wyoming
Plummer with Acker corps Of st. Paul
at Sixth avenue and Ninth street, will
take care of Michigan, Iowa and Ne
braska. On Eighth street between
Sixth and Seventh avenue, on the law1
Of Mrs. Sprague, Bryant corps will ac1
as hostess for Kansas and Delaware.
AS the men Of Illinois, Wisconsin ant
Pennsylvania march away at once NJ
plans have made to serve them as i
would delay the start Of the big pro
cession.
Most Popular Fireman.
The question Of making 1000 gallon
of coffee was the biggest one Of the fed
Grafton had to consider. It was kindl,
| taken from them by H. s. Tuttle Of tn
|: Minneapolis fire department, who ha
devoted considerable time and though
to it. Mr.. Tuttle will be the champion
coffee-maker in Minnesota Wednesda,
morning, for he will make fifty gallon
at a time He will boil the water il
the biggest fire engine in the depart
ment, and the coffee will be made il
three barrels. Big sacks, each holdin,
1919 pounds of pulverized coffee, vii
: be placed in each barrel and the boilin
water turned on it thru spray nozzle
} As fast as the coffee is made 1t will b
I sent in dray to the booths, where tn
{ corps must solve the problem Of keepin
) 1t hot. Most Of the women on who's
I lawns the booths will be erected hav
I offered the use Of their stoves, as n
! qasolene stove can be used outside tha
J day for fear Of fire.