The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-21


passengers and the hotels are already pretty we'll
crowded A telegram was received from Dayton,
o., stating that the Blaine Club of that city would
arrive in indianapolis this afternoon at o'clock,
one hundred strong, and will make their head
quarters at the Bates House General Whitley
telegraphed yesterday that between l.200 and
1900 members of the Plug-hat Brigade would
come from Springfield, O., and would arrive
come in on a special train, and will be headed
by the famous Big Six band. The officers of the
club are Brgadier-general, W. N. Whitley
colonel J. S. Boyle; lieutenant-colonel, A. III.
Arbogast; major, W. T. Stilwell; adjutant, e.
M. Campbell; qGartermaster. Captain Sol j.
Houck surgeon. DR.. w. S. Bryant Aids-First
L. H. Purcell; second, G. Holloway, and third,
r. Hayward The club will form for the parade
in the following order
Champion City Drum Corps.
Glee Club,
Big Six Band
Company A.
Company Is,
Company O.
Company D.
Company +.
Colored Drum Corps
Company IF, Colored Company.
Foremans Band
P.ug.hat Brigade Drum Corps.
Company g.
Company Ii.
Company !.
Company K,
Carriages with Distinguished Guests of the Club
A large delegation will come from Cleveland
and several Ohio towns will be represented.
Letters and kilograms have been received from
l40 towns in Indiana that will send clubs to par
ticipate In the demonstrations.
The work Of decorating began yesterday, and
before noon to-day the city will be fiuttering
with flags. All the principal buildings on the
main thoroughfares are arrayed IN the holiday
attire Of red white and blue, and pictures of
Blaine and Logan are hanging everywhere
Stretched across Washington street, between
Pennsylvania and Meridian streets, is stream
er, arranged in the form of an arch, with the
words ''Hai to the chief" on one side and on the
other In letters extending across the width of
the street, the greeting, Welcome" while above
the arch at both ends are life-size pictures of
Blaine and Logan. The decorations along
Washington street. through which the process
sion will escort Mr.. Blaine from the train to
Military Park, are especially elaborate.
The indications that the weather will be
somewhat unfavorable, as cooler temperature
and rain is predicted. While the weather may
interfere somewhat with the demonstrations the
occasion is one that is not wholly subject to
thermometrical or barometrical conditions.
A part of the reception committee LETT for
Fort Wayne over the Wabash road yesterday
afternoon at 2:l5 o'clock, the party consisted of
Senator Harrison, Hon. A. c. Harris, General
r. s. Foster " L. Maott Horace Mckay, w.
F. Rupp, w. H. Tucker j. G. Adams, W. d.
Wiles, Dr. Levi Ritter.
The other members of the reception commit
tee and the Morton Club will leave on a special
car this morning at 7:15 o'clock over the Wabash
road, and will arrive at Kokomo at $50 o'clock,
where they will meet Mr.. Blaine at 12l5, and
return with his train. He will arrive at the
Washington street crossing of the Wabash road
not later than O'clock and will be escorted,
with his party, directly to Military Park. The
escort companies will be formed into two col
umns, and the street between the cutters will
be kept clear.
Park from which the speakers of the day will
address the crowd. Mr. Blaine will speak from
stand No. l, and Hon. John Caven will preside
The exercises will open with a song from the
Richmond glee club, after which Hon. r, w.
Thompson will address the crowd until the arri-
val of the Blaine party, at 3:20, when Governor
A. @. Porter will welcome Mr.. Blaine to Indiana.
After which Mr. Blaine will address the assem-
bled multitude.
He will be followed by Hon. A. W. Tenney,
and Hon. William Mckinley and Ben Butter
tn, of Ohio. The exercises will be inter
spersed with songs by the glee clubs
At stand No 2 General John Coburn will pre-
side. The exercises here will be opened by
song from the indianapolis Blaine and Logan
giee club, when General Lew Wallace will make
the first speech, to be followed by Fred Douglass.
:. At stand No 8 Hon. w w Herod will pre-
side The Springfield TO- uniformed glee club
will open the exercises at this stand, and Hon.
J. Warren Keifer late speaker of the United
States House of Representatives, will be the
first speaker to be followed by Hon. William
Cassius Goodloe, ex minister to Brussels, and
others.
The demonstration at night will be the most
magnificent ever held in the city The public
buildings will all be illuminated, and during the
parade on Washington street there will be a con-
tinual display of fireworks, several hundred dol
lars worth of explosives having been purchased
for tho occasion The five different divisions of
the procession will forn on the streets inter
secting al Pennsylvania street and Massachus-
etts avenue, from where the head of the column
will move. The first division. under the COM
mand of Major James r. Ross, will form on
Ohio street. with the right resting on Penn
sylyania street, extending east.
First Division, James r. Rose Commanding.
Franklin Band.
Pioneer Climb
Richmond Glee Club.
Porter Cadets
Kitchener Escort Guards.
Kircheval Escort Guards.
Morton Guards.
Railroad Blaine and Logan Club.
Calkns Cadets.
KneAer Club
Sarven Wheel Works Club
Union Printers Club.
Perry Township Ross Boys
Morton Club.
Heiskel Escort Guards.
Forbes Escort Guards
Bakesr Club.
Scotch Guards.
Lanier Escort Guard.
Central Blaine and Logan Club.
Calkns Guards.
Andler Escort Guards
Sailors Guards.
Ross Legion.
The second division, which will comprise all
COMPANIES Of Plumed Knights of Columbia,