The National tribune., 1906-08-02
The Ladies' of the G. A. II.

plumber about 500. rxrx,
Tho Ladies of the C. A. n.
The local members of the Ladies' OF
the G. A. r. are especially busy pre-
pairing for the coming Of the Encamp-
ment Their headquarters at 201 An
drus Building are in charge of COM
mittee composed of Mrs. Mindie Bar
mum, Chairman; Mrs. Clara Ellsworth,
Mrs. Minnie I. McAllister and Mrs
Mary Phetteplace, of Jordan. The com.
mittee is assisting the G. A. r. COM
mittee in listing rooms and in other
ways, besides preparing for the enter
tainment of its own members.
A Press Committee has been appoint
ed to assist the other committee in the
work This Is composed of Mrs.
Marilla Stone. Rush City: Mrs. Minnie
I. McAllister. Mrs. Gussie Shannon. Mrs.
Nellie Eckert and Mrs. Helen Olsen.
Elaborate preparations are being
made for the reception which the De-
partment of Minnesota will give to the
National officers. A reception will also
be given to Commander-in-Ch Chief Tanner
and his staff at the West Hotel on
Thursday
The Minneapolis members are also
planning to serve lunch to the delegates
to the National Convention of Ladies OF
the G. A. R. between the sessions of the
Convention. which will be held in the
First Baptist Church.
Mrs. Ruth E. Foote, of Denver Ma
tionai President. will be in the city
some time before the Encampment to
inspect the arrangements
The Minneapolis Ladies of the G. 4.
r. will have a candidate in the race for
the National Presidency. Mrs. Julia E.
F. Lobdell, Minneapolis woman, is the
one whose campaign has been started
with boom.
With the entrance of the Minneapolis
candidates there are now four leaders
in the campaign, and the electioneering
when the Convention delegates assem-
BILE promises to be especially spirited.
All four candidates have been promi-
nent workers in the Society, and are
well known to its members not only
locally, but throughout the country.
The candidates running against the
Minneapolis woman are Mrs. Henrietta
Gerwig, Allegheny, Pa; Mrs. Ada L.
Shannon, Philadelphia, and Mrs Nary
jameson, Marine City, Mich.
The Ladies of the G. A. r. of Min
nesota have strong organization. and
they are making great preparations to
greet their guests at tfa coming En-
campment. They will have ladies at
the trains to meet the different delega-
tons and have assigned members of the
Order to look after the different De-
partments. They have also made ar
rangements to have ali the headquar-
ters decorated with flowers. There will
be a number of receptions, including
that which will be given by the National
President, Mrs. Ruth Foote, at the West
Hotel to the Commander-in-Chief.
Mrs. Mindie Barnum, Department
President of tho T.adieS Of fba n u
and her staff officers will receive in the
Council Chambers at the Court House,
Wednesday afternoon, Aug. Is. from
2:30 to O'Clock, in honor of the Ma
tional President, Mrs. Ruth f. Foote,
and her staff officers, Mines. Catherine
Ross, National Treasurer; Mrs. Ella S.
Jones. Secretary; Mrs. Margaret A.
Stevens. Senior Vice President; Mrs.
Mindie Barnum, Junior Vice President;
Clara B, Sawyer, Inspector; Mrs. Mary
T. Hager, Counselor; Mrs. Abbie
Krebbs. Chairman of the National
Council of Administrations; Mrs. Gene
We've H. Longfeld and Mrs. Elizabeth
w. Griffith.
The Commercial Club.
The Commercial Club of Minneapolis
is sitting up and taking notice. 1t never
had such a jolt before In its life, am
told, and 1t didn't like 1t one single little
bit; but, mark me- Il has been hustling
like a little man this last week. 1t has
done more in the last five days than it
did all put together before.
For the kind of work that Mr.. Nye Is
doing for this Encampment he is very
badly located. The Andrus Building Is
run by lot of pernickity nice people,
who have stringent rules against
about everything that would show hu-
man interest in anything. There Is not
a scrap of bunting, not a Flag, not a
banner, not a thing about that whole
building or the rooms of the headquar-
ters on the fifth floor In particular that
would go to show that in that same
building preparations are going on Tor
what Minneapolis claims Is going to be
"one of the greatest Encampments in
the history of the Grand Army of the
Republic"
Decorating the City.
The matter of decorating the city for
the National Encampment seems to
have been held off a good while, for II
was only settled and the contract let
heard at breakfast one morning / am
led to hope that old Sol will be kind
with his rays, and Jupiter Pluvius gen.
tie with his watering can, for 1 gathered
that the men to whom the contract was
let are not in the regular decorating
business, and that they intend to use
cheap cotton stuffs. This, of course
| would be all right inside, but anybody
who has seen city cheaply decorated
| Just after q rain knows what cheap dec.
orations can do in the way of running
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