The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-01
PLACES FOR 1890 VISITORS ARE
srftss BOOKED.
Mills Will Supply Bread and State Will
Find Butter for Veterans on Parade,
Big Delegations. Of Auxiharies win
II, Swell Encanpment Crowds Flowers
t Are Wanted. .Stq

ephone calls engaged much Of Mrs. Ber-
tina Allen g time, but the end Of the
work Is approaching. In the office Of
the G. A: r. committee there was a
stan d hn}gcra Line all day yesterday and the
Mrs. Ida K. Martin received word
today that the Pillsbury- W ashburn
company will furnish bread enough for
the twelve tents in which the w. R. G. |
will serve refreshments Wednesday,
Aug. is. while the old soldiers await |
the parade. Butter will be furnished |
for this bread by the state food and |
dairy commission. After the butter was
metaphorical warning finger and adj
yised the, women to have plenty Of but
ter. Accordingly fifty pounds were
added to the first estimate. The corps
will also serve refreshments to the oc-
cupants Of the stand of Commander.
in-Chief Tanner, where will be Mrs Alb |
bic Adams, president Of the W: R., C.,
the Ladies Of the G. A. r. Aid has
come to the corps from the fire depart
ment, which will furnish coffee boiler
| and q man to make the coffee, as we'll
as great steamer to keep it hot.
Come by Trainload. 49,.
The arrangements, for the patriotic
cars Of the official train from Massa.
chusetts will be occupied by the Won
ans Relief corps from that depart
ment. The train will leave there Sat
urday, arriving here Monday. The can
didacy Of Mrs. Mary L. Gilman of Rox-
bury, Mass, insures a large number
from that state.
charge of the department officers, as.
sisted by the reception committee, as
follows: ANA L. Bell, Milford, chair
man; Maria W. Going, Annie M. 'Warne,
Emily L: Clark, past department. presi-
dents; Eta A. Lockhart, Cambridge;
s. Jennie Thrill, Lynn; Emma P. Ire.
land, Pittsfeld; Helen G. Milford,
(G en-; Emily 9; Corey, Southbridge;
tina A: Jordan, Fitchburg; Ruth Glea.
son, Saxonville; Ida NJ. Pierce, Rox-
bury; Nettie J. Human, sturbridge.
A train is coming from Portland, Me,
with practically all the soldier popula-
u 'tion Of the state From Chattanooga,
Tenn, a car will start to join official
train Of the Ladies Of the g. 4: R. The
Michigan are to arrive in body Tues
day morning. Mrs. Clara M Sawyer,
the national chaplain, and recently
elected department president of Maine.
will head the delegation. The depart
ment OF Maine was only organized last
year and will be a newcomer at the ma
tional convention. The delegation will
arrive on the commander special train
the Nicoliet hotel.''-':' 22rs'"' !
H'tw:A special train Oh the wisconsin
Central will. bring the department. Of
Indiana to Minneapolis Tuesday morn
"a ing. Mrs. Eliza Browning, the presi-
dent, heads the delegation. No quar-
|, tiers have been assigned the .:delega-
Mrs. Mary Jamison, department pres
ident of Michigan, will bring her. dele,
. cation to the city Tuesday morning on
> the department commanders headauar-
:: ters train. which will leave Marine
City, Mich, Monday. The Nicollet no,
, !, tet will be headquarters for Michigan.
+ r.-, Small Towns Ready.
Small towns Of Minnesota are count
! ing upon making q good showing at
= the encampment. People from Excel
sior-' have chartered four cars TO,
: Wednesday and the town will come in
7, q body. and establish headquarters in
: the Richmond halls, where a picnic din
! ner. will be spread at noon. A special
= train wAl also come from Spring Val
: ley: 4. , - . -
. It is now certain that an old man or
- - a tricycle., a familiar figure to those
= who have attended the encampments fo1
: the last ten years, will not be absen,
: from the Minneapolis encampment. Fol
! days Mrs. Minnie McAllister of the
u to find place where he could be cared
= for, but her search has been unsuccess
: full. Today w. G. Human, who also
=. has been searching said that two guides
< would be detailed to help the old mar
g into his "chariot" in the morning, SC
!, l. he need not miss the second encamp
- - ment in nine years. He rather patheti
9 cally adds in letter he wrote to ain
. other organization, that he expects tx
spend $40 or $24 while in the city.
n Hospitable Minneapolis will not onl,
! open its homes to the visitors during
T. the week, but it will strip its gardens
to deck the s9nventiSn halls and head
!. chairman Of the floral committee Of tht
n n Woman's Relief corps, has sent wore
70 to workers Of the order turnout tn,
a state that all their flowers will be vel
come and needed during encampmen
week. The committee is planning t,
deck the armory for the big reception
tee e Wa 81 espp oT the n oa sh
r headquarters of the G. A. R and "
U R. @. at the West hotel, as we'll as tn
= Wesley church convention hall and tn
d auditorium. With the cooperation O
l. every gardener in the city the fora
r committee can do all it expects to dc
20 There is no doubt that every blossom
e. in Minneapolis gardens will be gladl
c. given to the cause and that the garden
may even sprout few additional bios
o. SONS.
m Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday q
ID G.. A. r. week the flowers destined fc
d. this use should be taken to the depar
es ment headquarters on the ground foe
,e Of the courthouse. Thursday and Fr
day to Wesley church, where the con
is mittee will divide them and carry tt
re bouquets to whatever hall they are
ne brighten with their beauty.
IN Anyone wishing to contribute fov
er ers and wishing more information ma
ed call Mrs. Andrews, Northwestern tel
ch phone, East 456 L-2, or the w. R..
/ headquarters, Main 1879. Other mer
e. bers of the floral committee are Mr.
o. Kittie Burgess, Mrs. Anna Harley, Mr.
Abbie Mckenzie and Mrs. MAJ
Eigerman.