The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-19
SCHOOL HOUSES TO
SHELTER VETERANS
EVERY BUILDING rs AT DISPOSAL
3s OF COMMITTEE.
Desks Have Been Removed from Six to
Make Room for oots-Natives Of
Maine and New York Organize to Re-
ceive Visitors and Other States Will
Fall In Line Red Cross Planned.

Thirty public school buildings are be-
ing prepared for barracks for encamp-
ment week furnishing accommodations
for more than $4,000 veterans who will
attend the encampment with the posts
or departments in body. The schools
racks for the visitors. The rooms are
light and airy and will be made com
Portable with cots and mattresses. The
veterans will be expected to furnish
their own pillows and blankets and
most posts that are planning to attend
in body have already made provisions
for carrying the post bedding extra. AS
special accommodation the committee
has made arrangements to sell suitable
blankets to veterans at so cents each.
The preparation of special barracks
for posts and departments is under the
direction Of Captain A. w. Guild. Some
of the school accommodation will be
used for visiting bands that will be
with posts and departments and all will
be furnished free Of charge. The desks
and seats have been taken out in six
buildings and replaced with cots: II
city will be utilized for barracks to ac-
commodate visitors. '.@
Maineites Are Coming. 49,
Maineites from every town and vii
lage of the old pine tree state will visit
the pine tree state of the northwest this
summer for the Grand Army encamp-
ment and to see the city that was built
by Maineites. The Maine veterans will
have a special train leaving Portland,
under the personal conduct Of A: M:
Sawyer, and will come over the Maine
Central, the Grand Trunk and Great
Gorge route, stopping at Niagara for
Sunday dinner, and the Chicago Great
Western from Chicago to Minneapolis,
arriving at $3.50 pm. Monday.
The Maine headquarters will be. in
the Nicollet hotel. Minneapolis Maine
ties have organized for the purpose of
Maine visitors. Several Maine reunions
will be held. ~. s -....-
New Workers Organize. ~.
Minneapolis native sons of New York
met at the West Hotel last night to
organize the Empire State Association
Of Minneapolis and to make arrange
ments for entertaining visitors from
the empire state during encampment
week. Another meeting will be held
next Wednesday and announcements
will be made concerning headquarters
and other arrangements to be made by
the executive committee.
The following officers were elected:
President, Carl L. Wallace; first vice
president, R. R. Odell; second vice
president, D. G. Bell; third vice presi-
dent, T. n. Weld; secretary, J. H. Heis-
ser; corresponding secretary, Joseph T.
Mannix; treasurer, 8. A. Simms.
An executive committee Of five, to
have general supervision Of the work of
the associa ton, will be appointed by
the president. A
The organizers hope to make the or
ganization permanent ~ 1885, -
Organize as Red Cross.
The Sons Of Veterans Red Cross
corps. that is to be on duty encamp-
ment week, will meet to organize Fri
day evening at Richmond halls, Third
avenue and Fifth street 8. The corps
! will be made up Of sons and grandsons
Of veterans, either soldiers or sailors,
and will be under the supervision Of
DR.. G: A. McCullom, chairman Of the
The G.. A. R. executive committee
will furnish special uniforms with a
white arm band bearing red cross.
Mayor Jones will confer special police
power on members Of the corps. On
the day Of the parade the corps will
be stationed along the line of march
ready at moment IS notice, to furnish
aid and assistance to any veteran who
may need it.
The corps is to number $50, and a
general invitation to join is extended
to all sons and grandsons of veterans,
whether affiliated with the Sons of
| Veterans or not. II Z