Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-03-16
G. A. R. STATE Meeting
Minnesota Encamoment
at Minneapolis
Wednesday

Department Commander c. F. Mac.
donald issued his order for the stste
enoampment March 81 and 70. at
Minneapolis, says the Pioneer Press
The encampment will open at 10
O'Clock on the morning OF the 21st at
Mckinley hall, Western avenue and
Ninth street r. r. Wright is ap-
pointed officer Of the day and e. +.
v. Green, officer of the guard. Dura
Oorbin is detailed BY the commander
os color bearer and q. p. Boytell and
Asa DALEY as color guard.
The headquarters Of the department
In the new capitol will be closed dur.
ing tho encampment and opened at
the convention hall, but the depart.
mene's rooms In the capitol will be
open for comrades who visit the build
Ing: The council of administration
will meet In the capitol on the morn
ing of March 20 for q business session.
The following are appointed creden-
tia1 committee: Orton 8. Clark, Geo.
B. Arnold, N. N. Palmeter, T P.
Baldwin, A. ferguson, D. E. New.
ton.
A campfire under the auspices of
the Minneapolis posts will be held at
the Minneapolis auditorium on the
evening Of March 81 and this will be
open to the public a. we'll as the dele
gates to the encampment and to the
conventions Of the relief corps and the
ladies CT the G. A. r. At the camp
FIRE the department commander will
present the prizes for tae best three
essays on the subject, MINNESOTA q
Part in the War for the Preservation
of the Union.' The competition has
been open to students OF state high
schoOls and committee has been at
work this week making the awards
The annual convention OF ths wo.
men, g relief corps will be held at the
Unitarian church. Eighth street and
Mary place. and that Of the ladies' of
the @. A. R. at McElroy Hall, Nicol-
let avenue and Eighth street.
The retiring officers of the women q
relief corps and the past department
presidents will give . reception IN the
parlors of the Nioolet hotel on the
evening of March 30 to the members
of the q. A. r. and W. r. G.. The
same evening public reception will
be given by the ladies' of g. A. r. at
the Nioollet hotel. The reception
will be for past and present depart.
ments officers. also national officers.
The members of the Grand Army and
tho allied orders will be invited.
The commander. has announced the
distribution OF the medals which the
department received as souvenirs of
the national encamplnent at Denver
last summer. Medals are distributed
among the posts making the greatest
gain or membership during the year,
as follows:
Workman Post No. 81, Little Falls.
gain %.
Willis A. German Post No. 13, Du-
luth, gain 30.
J. L. Haywood Post No. SO, North
field, gain IA
Appomatox Post No. 70, Minneapo-
lis, gain IL.
L. P. Plummer Post No. 90, Mime
spolis, gain 8.
James Bryant Post No. 119, Mime
apolis. gain 8.
B. F. Davis Post Nc. 1877, Pine
CITY, gain Z.
W. r. Rines Post No. 142, Prince
ton, gain z.
George N. Morgan Post No. a.,
Minneapolis, gain 6.
James NJ. McKelvy Post No. 1874,
St. Cloud, gain g..
E. y. Kellogg Post No. 170, Hewitt,
gain 8.
Mcintyre Post No. &C, Austin. gain
Wesley Green Post No. II, Sleepy
Eye. gain 4.
Frank p. Blair Post No. 80, Orton.
VILE, gain 4.
John s. Marsh Post No. g. Red.
wood Falls, gain 4.
John ". Cochran Post No. 164.
Buffalo, Gain 4.
Bobert L. McOook Post No. 28, Glen
Coz. gain 8. :.
james Olsbaugh Post No. "a, Win.
nebago City. gain 8.
Levi Butler Post No. 70, Mime.
,apolis, gaio 4 :.
4. l.. Kenney Post No. "a, Chst6eld,
gain 3.