The National tribune., 1906-08-02

coe, S0aIJQH3 MetzSsSr -. LIE Et'd
Smith, Selia Rostrom-
Ex-Prisoners of War-Martha Cor
don, Anna Hibbard. villa Maxon, Flora
A. Hale. Sophie Fisher.
Post Office-GeerGia Smith. Carrie
Kendrick, Eta Worrell, Angle Howell,
Diantha Wissler.
Telephone-Leona Babcock, Lizzie
Rexford, Hazel Andrews, Hazel Dean,
Helen Warrington.
Army Nursss-Lydia George Whit
more Naomi Palm, Laura Vaughn,
Elizabeth Willman. Anna Morrison.
Small Observation-Disclosures Metz
ger, Susan Kees, Mary Jassand, Addie
Duntly, Ella Ryman.
Department Presidents Depot Aids
Harriet Reeves. Union Station; Kittie
Detterly, Milwaukee Station; Theresa
knight, M. & st. L. Station.
The Street Cars.
Every effort seems to be put forth by
the street-car transportation lines to
make that service all that 1t should be.
Such furnishing up of old cars you
never did see, and a lot of new ones
| ouble-deckers-are to be put on espe-
cially for Encampment week. Extra
| mstormen and conductors are being
drilled, and one feature that will assist
| materially in handling the cars will be
the presence of ushers at the various
| transfer points and places where crowds
are liable to take the cars. They will
have semi-police power and viii pre-
serve order as well as superintend the
| proper and SPEEDY loading of cars. Con-
ductors will be furnished with guide
books of the city and will be instructed
| to lend every possible assistance to
strangers in finding their places of des-
| tination.
If the street-car companies only carry
out this idea of instructing conductors
| it will be a great help to strangers.
Usually the new conductors are green
as gourds. and really get to be as OBJ
| noxious before the week is over, as they
| do not know the courtesy due the trav-
cling public. If the worried passenger
only can have faith that the directions
of the conductor can be relied upon, he
| will have a great burden lifted from
| his soul.
The Committee on Public Order.
Everything in Minneapolis must stop
| on the day of the G. A. r. parade. After
the veterans start on their trfumphal
| march every street along the line of
march will be roped off and strictly Pc
liced Carriages, automobiles and Pc
destrians will not be allowed within the
roped-off space. Where the line of
march crosses street-car tracks cars
will be obliged to stop until the veter-
ans have passed.
1t is the plan of the Committee to
have the line of march In Minneapolis
better cared for than has ever been
done in any entertaining city. With
scores of additional special police on
duty and, II necessary, the Minneapolis
companies of the National Guard. 1t
will be possible to see that absolute or
der Is preserved and that there will be
no pushing and jostling. After the
streets are cleared they will be swept
clean by a special corps of sweepers.
The entire line of march will be
roped off. On 10th street and on Nicol-
let avenue the ropes will be strung
along the curb line through iron posts
set In the curb. AS Hennepin avenue
is very wide. the rope line will be car
ried into the street 10 feet on each
side and held by posts in barrels of
sand or some other special arrangement
that will be firm and cannot be moved.
The veterans will have private right
of-way while the march is Is progress,
and any attempt to push over lines into
the street will be promptly stopped by
the police and, if necessary. the Offend
ers will be arrested and locked up.
The Committee Is making arrange
ments for the grand reviewing stand
for the Commander-fn-Chi and his
guests. This grandstand will be the Of
fetal reviewing stand. and seats in It
will be eagerly sought The disposition
of the $500 seats will be entirely In
the hands of Commander-in-ChiefT Tan
ner, who will distribute them to his
staff and to the various Departments.
other private stands will be erected
along the line of march and will be
open to the public.
Living Flag.
One of the features along the parade
will be a Living Flag of youngsters,
boys and girls, who will sing patriotic
songs. 1t will be a beautiful feature,
and 1 am not sure. but L think that this
Living Flag was first introduced at tine
National Encampment in 1892 in Wash
ington.
/ am told that the scheme of deco
ration is to be very beautiful, but there
will be no effort to try to outdo what
has been done in that line in other En-
campment cities. Indeed, Minneapolis
seems to be quite Indifferent to what
has been done in other Cities and is
going to be herself. is Miss Minnie"
with her cleanest and prettiest dress,
her sweetest smile and her hospitality
on tap as always.
Street Decorations.
Property owners ana persons with
stores and offices in the center of the
city will be expected to take a hand In
preparing for the Grand Army Encamp-
ment to the extent of providing appro-
pirate decorations for their buildings
and stores and offices. The Encamp-
ment Committee plans to provide spe-l
cial decorations in the two courts of
honor and will cover the line of march
with huge American Flags, but 1t will
not attempt to carry out any general
decorative scheme for buildings about
the city. Residences will be decorated
by owners and occupants and the en-
tire city will be mass of glorious color
in honor of the visitors.
Large retail merchants have some
elaborate effects planned that will be a
revelation to visitors, it is said. The
plans will be carried out in flags of bunt-
ing for day and for night electric lights.
More than 100000 Flags will be used
In the city. The Committee urges busi-
ness men occupying office room in the
large office buildings to see to it that
an American Flag is hung from every
window in his office.
1t Is said that the lighting scheme of
the downtown district is perfect and
that the city will be as. light as day.
Most of the streets and avenues are
broad, and IL they were not filled with
debris would be really handsome.
Society Hospitalities.