The National tribune., 1906-07-19
THE NATIONAL ENCAMpMENT
Completing Preparations to Give the Vet
Grams and Their Families a Grand En-
tertninment.

Headquarters of The National Trib-
une. West Hotel, Minneapolis. Mimi,
July IA. 1906.
There is no doubt that the Grand
Army of the Republic is going to be
warmly received in Minneapolis in the
second week in August. IL it keeps on
warming up proportionately the greet
ing will be of the melting variety, and
the comrades want to prepare for shirt
waist parade
The Commercial Club has the mat
ter of raising funds for the National
Encampment in hand. and has nearly
the amount estimated to be necessary.
$4,000. A large force of clerks is busy
at headquarters in the Andrus Building
sending out literature and handling the
correspondence incident to getting ready
for the National Encampment.
AT the present writing the Woman's
Relief Corps, Department of Minnesota,
MRS. Ida X Martin President, seems to
be more forehanded than any of the
other committees. Mrs. Martin is Chair
man of the w. r. c. Committee, and
mas a force of delightful ladies as help
ers- Their plans are all matured. and
they would be ready IL the Encampment
were to open this week.
L learn at Encampment HEADQUARTERS
that there Is good deal of inquiry
about the Encampment. and question
as to why it has been so poorly adver-
tised. The Minneapolis newspapers have
given the Encampment a good deal of
space, but it seems that they have local
lied 1t almost entirely and have failed
TO send these fine press notices out in
their mail editions As Minneapolis
knows that it is to have the grand Army
of the Republic and kindred organiza-
tions here in August, it seems scarcely
necessary to keep the news to herself.
but that is what her newspapers are
doing. The Encampment Committee is
just waking up to this fact, and from
this time on will insist that the En-
campment news go into the mail edi-
tions of the city papers
The line of the parade Is 10 be less
than two miles, and over smoothly as
phalted streets. The decorations are to
be gorgeous. according to present plans.
and many delightful side trips to beau
tiful Minnesota lakes are promised.
The following is a partial program
for the week:
On Sunday. Aug. II. special patriotic
services will be held in the Wesley NJ
e. Church, corner of First Ave. and
Grant st.
On Monday afternoon. from until S,
a reception will be rendered by Mrs DIR.
H. H. Kimball at her home, to the
On Monday night will be a war con-
cert at the Auditorium.
On Tuesday morning Regimental Re-
unions. also State receptions by citizens
of different States.
On Tuesday afternoon. from to 5.
at the University Armory. the grand
reception will be rendered National
President Abbie A. Adams. by the citi-
zens of Minneapolis. under the auspices
of the Woman's Relief Corps. to which
all friends of the Order are cordially
invited.
At the same hours the Daughters of
Veterans will give a reception In the
south wing of the Armorv. under the
auspices of the Woman's Relief Corps
On Tuesday evening the Annual
Campfire of the National Encampment
will be held at the Auditorium.
On Wednesday will be the parade of
the Grand Army of the Renublic.
On Wednesday evening Mrs. Abbie A.
Adams will tender a reception to Com
mander-in-Chief Tanner. followed by
semi-official meeting In the Auditorium,
corner of Nicollet Ave. and 11th st.
Thursday the National Encampment
will open in the Auditorium
The National Woman's Relief Corps
Convention will be opened in Wesley NJ.
E. Church. corner of Grant st. and 1st
Ave. south.