Show MANY MEETINGS DURING WEEK Annual Encampment of Grand Army of the Republic Begins Today SOME STATE CONVENTIONS EVENTS SCHEDULED THE WORLD OVER Thousands of or veterans of the civil war will gather at Minneapolis Monday Mond y to at attend attend attend tend the annual national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic The encampment will extend through the en entire entire entire tire week and comprises an elaborate pro program program program gram of social functions in addition to the many business affairs which will wm re receive receIve calve attention The national convention of ot the American Am Press association association association tion also will be held In Minneapolis be beginning beginning beginning ginning Monday and the Union Veterans union national encampment t will wUl begin at St Paul the same day This encampment will continue until Wednesday Political meetings during the week in include Include clude elude the Texas Republican state conven convention conventIon convention tion at El Paso on Tuesday the Nebraska Populist state convention at Lincoln on Wednesday and a meeting of the N Nc V York Republican state committee In New York City on Wednesday Among other important conventions scheduled for the th week are the following Monday I I I Omaha National Brotherhood of Sta Firemen Colorado Springs International Typo Typographical Typographical Typographical graphical union of America Buffalo National Harness Manufacturers I ers erB and Dealers Protective association Des Moines Society of the tho Army of the I Philippines s New York International St I and union Tuesday I Boston American Philatelic association St Louis American Apple Growers as association sedation Poughkeepsie le New York I O 0 H M 11 great council Ridgeway Pa Scandinavian Brother Brotherhood Brotherhood Brotherhood hood of America Roanoke Va association Metropolitan asso association assocIation elation Wednesday New Haven Municipal Electricians as association ass s Montreal National Fraternal congress New York Universal Coun Council cil elI Engineers This week also will witness an inter interesting interesting interesting esting series erles of races rac s off Marblehead Mass between yachtsmen desirous of having the honor of representing the United States against the German yachts which will contest for the Roosevelt cup UP The races will open September 8 Three of the nineteen boats entered for the preliminary prelim Inary competition I will be selected to take part in the in international International international races The Th boats are arc greatly diverse as regards lines the smallest be belag j I ing lag only 31 feet 6 G inches over all and the i largest 40 feet teet over all ali The boats en entered entEred entered represents the work of nine yacht acht designers The trail races r ces will open Mon Monday Monday day da and probably will continue continuo through the week John Brown Anniversary The Tho Niagara movement an organization tion composed of members of the negro n gro race in the tle United States will Harpers w va vii August 1519 the anniversary of the birth of John Brown and the jubilee of the battle of Osawatomie The Niagara movement which was vas organized at Niagara Falls N Y in July Jul 1905 1900 Is composed of prom negroes in eighteen states The exercises will be bo held at college oll go and will include a number of ad addresses addresses addresses I dresses relating to the purposes of the organization and the future of the nero negro in America During the meeting trips will be made to Charleston where John JohnBrown JohnBrown JohnBrown Brown was tried and to the place where Brown made his defense and where his sons were killed Monarchs to Meet King ICing Edward is to visit Emperor Wil Wll Wlliam William liam iam this week the official c announcement laving been made that the meeting will occur at castle near Hear Ham Hamburg Hamburg burg August 15 Much importance Is at attached attached attached to the meeting between the two monarchs The British motor boat club Is lag ing ng a sweepstakes for auxiliaries and cruisers from Southampton to 10 Dover Dorer on n nAu August Au 18 when the boats will he be taken takeno to o Dover after racing in Southampton wa wn tars ers to be in readiness for the start of this the I races August 20 0 |