The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-23
CITY KNOCKED By
NATIONAL TRIBUNE
WOMAN CORRESPONDENT SEES
MUCH TO CRITICIZE.
Washington Weekly Paper Devoted to
Old Soldiers Interests Finds Grand
Army Encampment Matters in Bad
shape-Charge Made that Money and
Accommod ations Are Scarce.

Lack of accommodations, lack Of
FUNDS, and inadequate preparation for
e che erae Gra M, army A. encampment are
National Tribune, published in Wash
lngton, and local veterans are bitter in
their denunciations Of the article writ
ten by Mrs. j. w. Ball, Tribune cor
respondent, who has recently been in
Minneapolis to study the plans for the
entertainment Of the old soldiers. In
her letter to her paper Mrs. Ball makes
1ment city which are Indignantly denied
by members of the executive commit
tee and by citizens generally who are
familiar with the situation.
The National Tribune is a weekly pa
per with wide circulation in Grand
Army circles. It is in no sense the Off
cial organ Of the Grand Army, .altho
It's .sub description list is made up almost
entirely OF veterans Of the civil war.
What Mrs. Ball Says. ....
In her letter to the paper Mrs. Ball
states that, the possibility of brilliant
~ successful encampment, such as the
Denver reunion. seems remote. Accord
Ing TO tthe article, preparations for the
encampment are entirely in the hands
OF the Commercial club and members of
the Grand Army are not participating
in the plans. Accommodations are only
being secured for $4,000 people, while
10000 will undoubtedly attend the en-
campment. Minneapolis people are also
charged with failing to subscribe as lib
orally to the encampment fund as the
people of other encampment cities. It
is stated that Minneapolis has only
| raised $4,000 for the entertainment Of
their visitors, while at Denver $4,000
WAS appropriated by the citizens. In
conclusion Mrs. Ball states that the
Commercial club is simply trying to
boom Minneapolis by holding the en-
campment here and that $4,000 of the
fund has gone toward boom advertis-
ing.
Secretary Nye Replies.
Wallace G.. Nye, secretary of the
Grand Army committee, and S. H. Tow
Ter, chairman, are inclined to make
light of the Tribune article, and they
deny, the statements made by the
Washington woman. Mr. Nye said:
1.-The appearance of such a letter in
and some of the statements are ridicu-
lous. We have all along calculated on
not less than 100000 visitors, and 50
far as an encampment fund goes there
will be no trouble in Minneapolis. In
Denver the funds amounted to 100000,
not $4,000, as Mrs. Ball states, and of
this $4,000 was contributed by the
city. Not more than $4,000 has been
spent in advertising the encampment,
and this sum is not large in proportion
to that used in other cities. Minneap-
oils will care for her Wis itors, as any
body who has made a study of the
plans, should KNOW
Paper Wanted an ''Ad.'
Mr.. fowler stated that Mrs. Ball
called on him, that the whole situation
had been explained to her and that he
was greatly. surprised to- see her COM
munication. EFT is up to Minneapolis
to care for her visitors, ~ said he, "and
[ cannot see any excuse for paper
published in Washington, not connect
ed officia lily in any way with the
Grand Army, publishing misstate-
men at5,d in regard to the coming en-
! A business representative of the Ma
tional- Tribune called on Mr.. Nye while
Mrs. Ball was making her investiga-
tions, and endeavored to secure the
consent of the Grand Army committee
| to the publication Of encampment adj
vertising in the National Tribune. His
request was refused. -.,..>
New State Representation.
| Indian Territory will be represented
at the Grand Army encampment by $50
veterans Department Commander
James Franklin Ayars announces that
the Indian Territory veterans are in
terested and as many as possible will
come to Minneapolis. With them will
be great following of friends and Wis
itors.
Among the prominent people who
will attend are Colonel E. Calkins, a
former department. commander, Robert
E. Ross, noted Cherokee Indian and
civil war veteran, and Samuel s. Smith
Of Muskogee. Among the women will
be Mrs. Lila D. Lindsey, president of
the w. r. G. Headquarters of the de-
partment are already reserved at the
Brunswick hotel.
$13.25 to Winnipeg anl Return Via the
500 Line-$13.25.
On July 21st to \26th inclusive tho