The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-07-26
For New Workers.

A large and enthusiastic meeting of
the native SONS AZ New York was held
at the West Hotel, and as q result of
the gathering the Empire State Assoc
citation Of Minneapolis was organised
ana placed upon q working basis and
committees were nominated to look
after the arrangements for entertaining
| the members Of their own State during
the coming G. A. r. Encampment.
| Close to 100 were In attendance and
without exception they expressed them
selves as being heartily in favor OF do
/ ing all In their power to make the stay
| or their FELLOW New Workers. as pleasant
| an possible. It was their opinion that
| this could be done better through an
organization than otherwise. State
headquarters will be announced later.
Officers were elected az follows: Pres
| ident, r. r. Odell: Second Vice Presi-
| dent. D. C.. Bell: Third Vice President
T. III. Weld; Secretary, ]. H. Heisser:
Corresponding Secretary, Joseph T.
Mannix: Treasurer. s. A. Simms.
A letter to any one OF these may be
addressed to the Empire State Asso-
| ciation." care West Hotel
| Word comes from Maine that rec
| ord-breaking crowd is coming for the
| G.. A. r. Encampment. The veterans
| will come in a special train, and many
| others will also take advantage OF the
low rates to visit Minneapolis at tina,
time.
The special train bearing the veter.
ans from Portland, Me-, will leave that
city on Saturday. Aug. IL. being per
sonally conducted by A. N. Sawyer, OF
that city. The train will come over the
Maine Central. the Grand Trunk and
Great Gorge Route. stopping at Niagara
Falls for dinner Sunday.
The Chicago Great Western win bring
1 he rtx MinnN2D1-
lis will be reached at $50 Monday
evening Of Encampment week. The
headquarters OF the Maine Department
Of the G. A. r. will be at the Nicollet
Hotel.
Commander coney, Of the Depart.
nnent OF Kansas. expects to have fully
5000 people with him from the Sun.
| flower state. and the Department OF
| Illinois will be here in force.
| Commander Tanner will arrive in the
city and open the National Headquar-
tiers at the West Hotel Friday. Aug. 10
His staff will report for duty at the
same time. The Executive Committee
ton will meet at 10 a. m. Monday, Aug
13. The National Council OF Admins
tration, which has entire charge Of the
affairs OF the organization, will meet a.
p. m, Monday. to listen to the report
| OF its Executive Committee and trans
/ act It's business.
The Committee on Credentials will
meet Tuesday, Aug. II. It will receive
reports from the Department Com
manders and Adjutants. and will issue
the official badges to delegates. The
semi-Offcial meeting or grand Camp
fire will be held Tuesday evening in the
| Auditorium.
The grand parade, the big event Of
the week, will take place on Wednes
aop, NJ Cbico q
will act as escort to the COMMANDMENT.
Chief.
/ The business sessions Of the Encamp
. ment will be held in the Auditorium
beginning at 10 a. m. Thursday, ant
I continuing until all the business Of the
Encampment has been transacted.
4 The Program.
i The official program as finally decided
upon Is as follows:
Sunday, Aug II.
Patriotic services In all the churches
i Monday, Aug. IS.
i Arrival of guests and assignment o
lquarters.
/ 4 p. m.--Reception In honor o
4 Daughters OF American Revolution a
the residence of Mrs. II. H. Kimball.
4 8 p. m.-Grand patriotic concert, Au
ditorium.
IueS0ay, aug. H.
10 a. m. and p. m.-Reunions. Cit.
Hall and Court House.
i 2 o. m. and evening.-Reeeption, Min
Il nesota Commandery, Loyal Legion
eighth floor, Masonic Temple.
Il p. m.-Business session, Nationa
J. Association Of Survivors of Battle o
Shiloh, Plymouth Church.
p. m.-Business session, Army o
i Tennessee Association, Mckinley Hall.
i 2 p. m.-Business session. Union Vet
Grams Union and Ladies' Auxiliary, A
0. U. w. Halls.
p. m.-Reunion and business ses
sion, National Association. Union Elk
Prisoners Of War and Ladies' Auxiliary
} First Unitarian Church.
2 D. m.-Meeting of Woman's Pres
i Association, Plymouth Church.
4 to p. m.-Reception in honor }
Mrs. Abbie A. Adams, National Presi
dent, Woman's Relief Corps. by the De
partment OF Minnesota. w. r. c.. and
citizens Of Minneapolis, University Ar
mory.
i to p. m.-Reception in honor D
Miss Bertha M. Martin, National Presi
dent, Daughters OF Veterans, by Mar!
L. Starkweather Tent, D. Of ", Uni
versary Armory.
Association Of Army Nurses, CONNER
cial Club.
/ p. m.-Complimentary dinner t,
Army Nurses, Commercial Club.
1880 p. m.-Campffre. Union Ex-Pris
oners of War, Plymouth Church.
/ s p. m.-Pub1ic meeting and Camp
fire, Auditorium. Welcoming addresse!
and responses. music and Rotations.
4 8 p. m.-Parade and display, Topeka
Flambeau Club; afternoon and evening
band concerts in courts OF honor.
! w>aueaAAy Amr TX
/ 10 a. m.-Annual parade Of the Crane
Army of the Republic.
2 p. m.-Brigade, regimental and 9TH
er Reunions, City HALL and Court House
1 Union Ex-Prisoners OF War and La
dies Auxiliary, First Unitarian Church
I Union Veterans Union and Ladies
i Auxiliary, A. 0. u. w. Halls.
Army Of the Tennessee Association
Mckinley Hall.
3 to p. m.-Reception in honor oil
/ Mrs. Ruth E. Foote. National President
Ladies of the G. A. R., Council Cham
Der, City Hall.
/ 1880 p. m-Campfire, survivors o.
1 Battle OF Shiloh. Plymouth Church.
| 1880 p. m.-Campire, Army Of the
Tennessee, Mckinley Hall.
i 1880 p. m.-Reception in honor oil
| James Tanner, Chief, by
/ the National WOman'S Relief Corps