The National tribune., 1906-08-02

day and Thursday OF the week from
10 a. m. to IL m. and from 2 to s D. M
Visiting members OF the Order will
be welcomed during the reception hours
by Minneapolis members OF the threa
societies. This item was omitted FROM,
the program, but will be included In ali
the official literature. "
The Scottish Rite Masons OF Mfnne<,
apolis will keep open house for visitine1
brothers on Tuesday OF Encampmep&
week In the Scottish Rite Hall on the
fourth floor Of the Masonic Temple.
From to 10 p. m. the Minneapoli4
Scottish brothers will receive visftorsSj
Music and refreshments will be furS
nished.
The Elks will keep open house the
entire week in Elks' Hall, Hennepip
and 9Th street.
The Minnesota Loyal Legion win
keep open house during the week irN
the Shrine room IN the Masonic Templ8S
The commodious Shrine room and theQ
adjoining club rooms will be specialize
fitted to provide comfortable quartef&
for visiting members Of the Loyal Lei
gion. The rooms will be open everX
day and evening. Members have beerf
invited to make the quarters a general
club, to have all mail forwarded thereY
and to make appointments there Mai
nesota members will be in attendanc8
at all times. Checking and other prtyIA
leges will be furnished, and refreshX
ments will be served at noon and al
night. The quarters will be open every
day and evening. IA
Baggage. mi
All Of the railroads having charge or
terminals are making special provisionI
for the care and prompt delivery oil
baggage. and q local Committee termed
the Committee on Terminal Arranged
ments has been created whose speciaH
duty II is to see that ample facilities ara
provided.
A long baggage shed IL being coh.'
structed where all the National Ems
campment baggage will be taken. Now
word about trunks and baggage thai
Is checked-put something on this bag@i
gage to identify 1t. have seen trunks
and grips piled 20 feet high by 20 feet,
wide and 200 feet long. and not q sign
them with one miserable little check orfi
each OF those thousands Of pieces on
baggage to be hunted out to Identify
the stuff you are after. Now, Just adopt
this plan and see how it works this
time. Write plainly on q piece of card~i
board-an odd color will often help yoY
In Observation-Disclosures full name and
home address. Then add, National
Encampment. Minneapolis, Mimi" "a
you know that you will stop at certaih
hotel or have the number and street %
the house at which you are to stop. add
that to the latter part OF the addresSS9
Make this card at least six incheSi
square. Put exact duplicates of thiA
card on all four sides Of your trunk and9
tack 1t on with good-sized tacks. Wheni
that trunk IL In that mountainous piles
and you go along with the "baggagal
smasher" hunting 1t, you can read th9i
cards while he is reading the checks,
and you will not And much trouble IN
locating that trunk. II 1t is. gripSI
paste the address label on its two sidedE
and ends. For heavens sake don't say
to the poor baggage man, my trunk
was big one with leather straps on tt
and one OF the corners was broken ai
little" There may be 100, 600 trunks I'M
that pile OF exactly that description. "a
you will have your name and home adj
dress printed In black letters on each
piece OF your baggage. then you need
only put name and the latter part Of
address, as suggested. on the card, bug
use the cards and save trouble. ~
The baggage transfer men OF the city
have promised not to raise their price2
a nickel, so il charges seem to be exor&
bitant just call on a policeman and find
out before you begin to raise a fussS
Don't trust your baggage to anybody
who does not wear transfer badge. IL
Is not safe to pick up anybody and
everybody to carry your baggage in
strange city. IN