The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-07-26
THE 4oHa NATIONAL
ENCAMPMENT,

Assisnments-sa Do made .. applied
for; and the 1pApeant will be asked to
make q depOsitt to guarantee the occu-
pancyy Of the roPms assigned. Persons
arriving IN tho city who have not ar
ranged for accommodations will be as
signed to quarters upon application al
the HeadquaEterS Bureau, which will be
| conveniently located. A score OF fra
ternity houses near the University offer
an exceptional opportunity for parties
of from 15 to Is persons to be Quartered
| together during their stay In the city
and they can be arranged for upon ap.
plication.
Reunion places will he provided by
the local Committee for all organiza-
tons applying for the same. In max.
ing application officers should state the
day and hours when the Reunions viii
be held and the probable number that
| will be in attendance, SO that the Com
| mittee on Reunions may make the as
| signment of places SO that there will
| be no conflict. The several Court
rooms and other rooms in the City Hall
and Court House, numbering over so
| will be used for Reunions, and IL these
are not SUFFICIENT, halls in the vicinity
will be provided for that purpose. The
following organizations have already ar
ranged to hold Reunions. but dates have
not all been determined:
Regular Brigade, Fourteenth Corps;
Iron Brigade; Eagle Brigade; 65th Ill;
2sth Mo: 5th N. Y. Cav; 5th N. Y. II
A.; 116th n. z; LIST Wis. Cav: I'd Wis
Cav: Sd Battery Wis. L. A.; 18th Wis;
18th Wis; 32d Wis; 10th and 44th
Wis: Old LIST Reg't Mimi; Sd Mimi.
Attn Mimi; 5th Mimi; 9Th Mimi; 18th
Ill. Cav: 9th Wis; I'd Nina: 18th
Wis; 37th III. Regimental Battery; 18th
Ohio; 33d III.
The headquarters for survivors OF
Minnesota regiments will be In the City
Hall. opposite the Third avenue en-.
trance.
Other Reunions will be the Medal OF
Honor Veterans: Civil War Musicians
the Old Guard columbus, o.; Nava
Veterans: United States Veteran sigma
Corps; Mississippi River Ram Fleet
Berdah's Sharpshooters; Union Elk
Prisoners OF War: Army OF the Tennes.
see Association: Survivors, Battle OF
Shiloh. and California Volunteer Vet.
eran Association.
The Parade.
It has been promised that the parade
shall not be over two miles in length
and there are to be some creature COM
| forts furnished the veterans which they
have never before received. The Wo.
| mans Relief Corps is going to prove
entirely worthy of its name. The Il
Corps OF Minneapolis, with the Corps
at saltwater, Osseo and Excelsior, will
erect IS tents, one at each Of the sta
lions where the Is divisions OF the pa
rade will fall into line. There they will
hold receptions and do all they can fol
the comfort of the old soldiers. Bread
and butter and coffee will be served, fol-
1t is not unlikely that the last divisions
will have a Tong and tedious wait.
The tentaa which have been donated
will be erected on Monday Of G. A. r
| week. and each Corps can decorate It's
tent and add to1its comforts. A friendl,
rivalry Is going. on among the Corps as
to which WIFI have the laandsomest dec.
| orations and the most creature com
forts. The bread has been donated BY
| one firm and the butter as well as the
| coffee has also been donated. BreaG
| and butter the women have chosen Il
serve, particularly because Minnesota /!
tonnieres for the veterans will also b
/ distributed from these tents.
But that isn't all the Woman's Relfe
Corps IL doing. They will have water
for the veterans to drink. all along the
line OF march, and at each of the i;
divisions stations where the bread ant
butter Is served there will be hundred!
VI NnHp SSOOtS kOE TIC tClCIdHo " S4t oA
while they are waiting for the line o.
march to move. Usually they have tt
stand in line for. two or three hours. 81
| as to hold their proper position while
| the line Is forming, and 1t gets awfully
| tiresome, so the w. r. G. Of the city
| have determined to mitigate this II
| some measure. In fact. things that Mrs
Martins splendid corps OF women arr
doing are cropping out all the time.
L Whom the vnfQr0nQ n1r1An fhQU vU{1
see stand filed with colored children
from the five colored churches In tht
| city. singing patriotic songs as we'll a!
their Sunday School hymns on the lin.
OF march. Last week pastors and theil
| wives from the five colored churches II
| Minneapolis met with the Executive
Committee OF the Woman's Relief Corp.
to decide upon some representation. No
| only will the stand be filled with tn,
| singing children, but a group will bt
| detailed to strew flowers In front OF thu
Grand Army veterans as they pass tht
stand.
The Minneapolis Red Cross Corp
during the Grand Army Encampmen
will be one OF the most useful and ef
| fective organizations Of the Encamp
ment. DR.. c. A. McCollom, Chairman
| OF the Committee on Health and Com
fort. will be In charge. The member.
OF the Corps will be drawn from tn.
Sons Of Veterans, who are volunteering
their services.
The Sons Of Veterans Executive Com
| mittee Is interested in the work Of or.
CARNATIONS, and plans to organize ISL
| sons and grandsons Of soldiers and sail
| ors OF the civil war as q Red Cres.
Corps. Uniforms will be provided anl
| the members instructed in stretchel
drill and first aid to the injured. It /.
also planned to give members OF the
Corps special police powers. which will
make them a valuable addition to the
police force and will aid in the work OF
the Corps.
The doors Of every hospital in tn.
city will be thrown open during En-.
campment week and medical service.
will be free to all old soldiers.
1t seems that there was little doub,
| about this at one time. The big and
mighty people OF the city hospitals de.
clared that their, doors would be closed
| to all strangers-people who did no
live in the city-but public sentimen,
quickly brought them to time, and Il
was speedily found that they had beer
making a conservative" estimate o.
their rights. uhaaer the laws that govern
Rtne6 hnd step-Overs.
OF course AL those who are coming
to Minneapolis want to know abou
rates and a4sp-over privileges The very
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