The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-03-02
Old Soldiers Parade Will Not Exceed
Two Miles in Length.
THERE WILL BE MANY FINE BANDS
Mum Der Of Pleasing Attractions That
Will Satisfy the Eyes Of
the Visitors.

Minneapolis, Feb. 23.-Commander- in
chief James Tanner CT the Grand Army
of the Republic is issuing general or
ders relative to the Minneapolis encamp.
ment in August. On Tuesday evening
Aug. ID, semi official meeting will be
held when addresses of welcome will be
made by state and city officials, enter
tanning committees, and auxiliary socie-
ties, with responses in behalf of the G.
A. R.
The annual parade, which is the event
of greatest public interest connected
with the encampment, will be held Wed.
nesday, Aug. 10. This parade is for G.
A. R. members and veterans only. 1t
will not exceed two miles in length and
will move at 10 a. m. sharp.
The department of Illinois by right of
seniority will have the right of the line.
The department of Minnesota, as en-
tertainer, will have the left of the line.
Other departments will follow in the or
der of seniority of date of charters. Co.
lumbia post, No. 7O6, of Illinois, will act
as personal escort to the commander in
chief.
The business sessions will begin
Thursday, Aug. Is, at 0 a. m. sharp.
Visitors in Minneapolis encampment
week will find that the committees in
charge of the arrangements for their
comfort and amusement have not con-
fined their efforts to actual necessities
by any means. There are to be all sorts
of novelties and innovations for both
comfort and pleasure.
A number of attractions that will be
strong in local color are planned and
will be full of interest to visitors. One
of these will be an Indian camp. Ar
rangements are under way to secure a
large delegation of ''reds" from the
White Earth reservation and have them
establish typical Indian village in the
romantic surroundings of Minnehaha
park or some other easily accessible
place. The famous Indian band from
the same reservation will be secured if
possible.
Denver used the Indians last year to
good effect and had other attractions in
the shape of broncho busters and other
| western features. Few will expect In
dams in Minneapolis and to see them
"with the bark on" as it were, in spot
made famous by Longfellow's beautiful
Indian legend, "Hiawatha," will be spe-
cially pleasing.
Minneapolis has many natural amuse-
ment and recreation spots and all OF
them are to be made more than usually
attractive. Bands from all parts of Am
erica will be in the city and concerts
| will be given daily in the parks. There
will be evening concerts also, and visit
ors ouartered about the city will be able
| to enjoy an evening concert near their
stopping places. LiberattIs famous
| band has been secured for series OF
concerts at Lake Harriet.
An innovation will be the rest and
concert stations in the center of the
city. Wherever vacant lots can be Sc
cured platforms or floors will be pro-
| vided. Hundreds of settees will be plac-
ed in these stations and in all avail
able spots about the city for the COM
| fort of the visitors. 1t is also planned
to have the day and evening concerts
at all these points where there is suffi-
cient room. Everything will be well
lighted and some novelties in illumina-
ton are planned.
Special hospital and ambulance serv-
ice S planned, together with special po-
lice service, special uniformed guards,
| information bureaus and a hundred 9TH
err conveniences. Quiet and secluded rest
and comfort stations that will be more
than gratifying to strangers are also
planned Drinking water fountains will
be provided everywhere. Special plans
are also under way for temporary lunch
stands and kitchens under proper super
vision, so that nobody need go hungry.