The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-12

| TO the Bates House, for dinner. The company
| entered the dlning-room at 1870 O'Clock. Gov
| eral Canadian. Mayor Gruobs, Hon. Thos
Hardemau, and Captain Carnes, were seated at
| the head of the table.
| After dinner the visitors taken q
| drlve about the city. The Encaustic Fireworks,
| the Sarven Wheel-wOrks, and several others Of
the important manufactures of the city were
visited oy dlHerent parties OF the guests.
| THE EVENINGS FESTIVITIES.
After supper at the Bates House, last evening
at which Governor Hendricks and senator Nc
| Donald were present, the company formed in
line at the hotel aud were escorted by the Light
Infantry drum-corps to the Board of Trade hail.
where another large crowd had gathered,
among the number being many ladies' When
the visitors entered the hall they were received
with hearty applause, and after a short exhibit
ton drill, they we're ordered to break ranks. The
| company presents a very pleasing drill. Their
| eVolutlons are, regular and they evince the
sRlll which Is only acquired by long practice.
| After the Volunteers had broken ranks, the To-
! cal military companies appeared and each gave
| an exhibition drill The Richardson Zouaves came
Tecumseh Rifles followed The company was
organized last fall and has not yet had an oppor
tunity to show the public what cit can do The
drlll last night was good both in the execution
OF the evolutions and in the manual of arms, and
the company, winch very happily surprised
ateo large part of .h the crowd ellie
The Indianapolis Light Infantry gave a thor
| oughly good drill. 1t appeared particularly to
| an advantage in the manual of arms, giving an
| almost faultless exhibition. The Light Infantry
drum corps came last and made a pleasing close
| to the exhibition. Their handsome appearance
and their fanciful evOlutions caught tile admira-
ton OF all. They retired from the room amid an
outburst of applause which prolonged into
an encore anu 1t ceased only when they made
| second appearance.
After the military companies had all broken
ranks General Carnahan introduced Hon.
A he xnhn in hria
| said that he was pleased to see the honorable
welcome which had been given the visitors from
the South who had come for the first time to see
the people of the North. He hoped that the re-
lations would become more intimate, and that
I'VE would soon be visiting the people of the
| South often and they u.s." He thanked the peo-
pie of Indianapolis for the cordial welcome
which they had given the visitors and the people
OF the South for the visit which they had given
the city.
CoMMENDABLE SENTIMENT.
Hon. Thomas Hardeman, of Macon, was intro
| duced, and spoke enthusiastically of the recep-
| ton which had been rendered the visitors. eve
are back to the house that our father gave u.s."
he said, "and we are around a COM
mon altar, over which the stars and
stripes wave for US all. We who
fired the first gun against the Union, forgetting
the antipathies of the past, now unite in the
| same hearty cheer for the flag of he nation that
| your loyal hearts have always chung to- Whom
God hath again Joined together let no man put
/ Inc speaker expressed surprise at
the magnitude of the manufacturing Industries
OF the city, and its business prosperity. "We will
RETURN" he said carrying in our heart of hearts
| grateful remembrance for your cordial receptio
| to the rebel soldiery of Georgia."
General CarnahaD, in few remarks, said that
| he grateful for the opportunity which had
been offered for taking by the h and the soldlery
OF the South he spoke eloquently of the Union
which no longer knew a sectional line, and in
closing wished the visitors "God speed and a
happy visit" The Volunteers were escorted to
| the depot by the military companies, and at II
O'Clock they left over the c., l., st. L. & c. for
| Chicago, from where they will go to Rockford.
| Illinois.