The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-19

amount desired assessed among them.
All receipts and expenditures have been
as carefully handled as in the most sys-
.tematic business house. All obligations
will be met at 9 nee in q bysi n
lied report will be issued. Copies Of
the report will be mailed to all sub
scribers to the fund and will be put on
record In the public library and the
state historical library. The complete
voucher records of the committee will
be preserved for reference and the final
report will be carefully audited before
publication.
The Other Committees.
Among the more important subcom
mittees were those on accommodations,
health and comfort, police guides and
information, terminal arrangements and
decorations and illuminations. 4 How
work is we'll known.
/ The committee on accommodations,
assisted by the women Of the W. R. c.,
secured and listed accommo dations for
10000 persons. During the encamp-
ment. $4,000 people were supplied with
rooms; free quarters in school buildings
and tents were provided for $500 vet
free quarters, and one band, the Vet
Grams Orphans band Of Indianapolis,
was given free board.
The magnificent Red Gross service
that was 80 strong a feature Of the en-
campment was worked out by the COM
mittee on health. and. comfort. This
committee was given every assistance
by the physicians of the city who
worked with it. The most efficient
Veterans Red Gross corps, which, in
addition to its work in the medical
service, assisted the police and guides
The Nurses association detailed
members to work in the emergency
hospital established in the old city hall
and the heart of many veteran patient
was made, glad by the skilful care OF
|the volunteer nurses. The Lady ply
sicians Of the city offered their services
ITO care for the women visitors. Fiji
teen automobile owners gave their time
ambulances, hurrying everywhere in re-
spouse TO- calls for assistance. Thi
feature Of the medical service was mos
CONSPICUOUS, on the day Of the parade
| when the machines covered ever,
block Of the line Of march, carrying
water and caring for tired veteran
who were compelled to leave the line.
! The Information Work.
The committee on police guides AM
information furnished a force Of 30l
lguides who assisted visitors in ever,
way. Carrying parcels and In man,
cases going with visitors, especial,
yeterans, ito the places where they ha,
tbeen assigned quarters. Twenty in
I formation booths were scattered abou
J the city, each with an attendant read,
y to answer questions of any sort and t.
d1rect strangers to points of interest
II addition this committe worked wit
, the. city authorities regarding extr
,, police protection for the week.
The work Of the committee on te1
, m1nal arrangements was most success
full. With the assistance of the raj
roads exceptional facilities for the loat
ing and unloading of trains, the hant
, ling of baggage, and the valuation {
, tickets were secured. The result was
revelation to railroad men everywher
| Everything worked smoothly, no st,
: ton waits were necessary, all trains u,
:. loaded at stations and not In yards, {
has often happened, baggage was hal
died without confusion, and a centr
+ valuation office with plenty of CLERK
established.
The committee on decorations and !
Nominations attended to the decoratic
OF pubic streets, constructed the tv
| maRuluCenC courts OF nOQOr, Court LII
coin and Court Grant, and by its appe
"A to- the business interests and ~residen
Of the city secured a plan Of decorate
SO general that almost every building
. the city was decorated in honor of I'll
=. occasion. .,E..r ..... ..s~.2&
In addition to these more active col
mittees were committees on publicit
a. entertainment, badges, campfres, I
:. union, music, press and parades and 7
!. i views. Each handled it's work success
\ fully. The committee on publicity a
a tended to the distribution of all a
% vertising for the encampment. The e
! tertainment committee attended topla
=. for the entertainment Of visitors, co
q certs, evening attractions, etc. The s
. lection of. badge designs was in Il
- - hands Of the badge committee, who
- work has been highly compliments
= The campfire and reunions coni1nitte
4 were made up entirely of veterans,
u their work was particularly for {
veteran visitors. Programs were
= ranged and quarters secured for the
y gatherings. The music committee 8
q. u tended. to music for all gatherings al
- for the parade. The press commit