The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-07-28

obtained for the veterans and mem
bers of their families who will go
to the encampment. Members of the
Woman's Relief corps will go on the
same train.
The Minnesota department has en-.
gagged special train, which will go
over the Milwaukee and Nickel Plate
roads to Rochester. The train will be
of the most modern type, with sleep
ing, dining and observation cars. The
members will return on the same
train.
The train will leave Minneapolis at
$3.50 p. m, August 10, and will ar
rive in Rochester in time for the
opening of the convention.
North Dakota to Join the Band.
Negotiations are pending with the
North Dakota department, which has
been asked to join Minnesota on the
trip. If that department does join, n
portion of the special train will go
into North Dakota for the delegates,
and the necessary cars will be added
at the twin cities.
State Commander ]. A. Everett
will head the delegation.
Minnesota members have not lined
up with any particular faction, or on
any side of the important questions
that will be discussed at the business
meetings of the encampment.
Several candidates are in the field
for the office of commander, but so
far Minnesota h&g not pledged her
support. The members will wait and
see who the candidates are before
taking up the matter of support.
Hall of Fame Resolution.
The resolutions asking for the re-
mOval of the statue Of General Rob-
ert E. Lee, now in the Hall of Fame
in Washington, will be brought be-
fore the encampment again. Last
year, at Atlantic City, the motion
to ask congress to remove the statue
was voted down.
The motion had been before the
convention in several forms, and this
year motion, requesting the adop-
ton of law that will prevent the
placing of statue in the Hall of
Fame until it has been approved by
the proper authorities, including the
president of the United States, will
be made.
Minnesota Has Opposed Action.
Minnesota has always voted against
taking any action, now that the
statue is in the Hall of Fame. The
statue was placed there by Virginia
as state, and the Minnesota dele
cation will probably have to cast a
vote again.
Word has been received in Mime
apolis that the veterans will march
in the parade at Rochester and most
of them are glad of the opportunity
to show that the military spirit still
clings to them.
More than hundred Minnesota G.
A. r. men will attend the encamp-
ment, and many will take their
wives, as the Womans Relief corps
has its convention at the same time.
w. r. c. Delegation.
Minnesota's w. K. C.. delegation
consists of the following: Mrs. Ber-
tina Theviot of Brainerd, delegate at
large; Mrs. Anna Hasler, Minneapo-
lis, alternate at large. Mrs. Theviot
is a member of corps No. AZ.
First district delegate, Mrs. Laura
Kalb. Spring Valley; alternate. Mrs.
Della Mason, LIE Roy.
Second district delegate, Mrs.
Amanda Wheelock, Owatonna; alter
nate, Mrs. Emma Nerbovig, Mankato.
Third district delegate, Mrs. Mary
Reynolds, Luverne; alternate, Mrs.
Hattie Gail, Marshall.
Fourth district delegate, Mrs. Flota
Thompson, Shakopee; alternate, Mrs.
Ida Willis, Excelsior.
Fifth district delegate, Mrs. Serena
Coward, Aitkin; alternate, Mrs. EN-
ma Ames, Akeley.
Sixth district delegate, Mrs. Clara
Kremer, st. Paul; alternate, Mrs.
Laura Glosier, st. Paul.
Seventh district delegate. Mrs. Alice
X. Cole, Minneapolis; alternate. Mrs.
Tirzah Vaughn, Minneapolis.