The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-20
PREPARING FOR MEMORIAL DAT.
The Formation of the Procession, Line of
March and Order Of Exercises.

May 80, 1885, is our annual Memorial Day.
let every old soldier, and every citizen, as well,
turn out to show their respect for the memory
of our fallen heroes. We ask that every bust
ness house, mandatory and shop in the city be
closed on the afternoon of that day, that all may
attend memorial service at Crown Hill Gene
sery.
Grand Army posts. military organizations, In
dianapolis police and fire department., federal,
State, county and city officers, City Council and
Board of Aldermen, and citizens in carriages
are requested to assemble promptly at E5O
o'clock P. NJ, a. the different places OF rem
devious, as hereinafter designated. Let every
one be prompt. that the column may move
promptly at 1:45 P. NJ.
First division, Comrade Fred Knefer COM
manding, composed Of G.. A. r. posts and Ger
man Veterans, will form on New York street,
right resting on Delaware and deploying east
wardly.
Second division. Comrade viii C. David com
rnanding, composed of military companies, will
form on Delaware street. right resting on New
York and deploying~ northwardly.
Third division, Chief j. H.. Webster command
eng. composed of the Indianapolis fire depart
ment, will form on New York street, right rest
ing at the intersection of Massachusetts avenue
and deploying westwardly.
Fourth division. Comrade Ben Crane COM
handing, composed of federal, State, county
and city officers, city Council and Board of
Aldermen and citizens in carriages, will form or
Massachusetts, avenue, right resting at inter
section of Delaware street. enthusiastically.
The line of march will be south on Delaware
street to Washington street, west on Washing
ton street to Illinois street, north on Illinois
street to Market street. east on Market street to
Circle, to the right around Circle to Meridian
street. north on Meridian to North street, west
on North to railroad, where cars will be in wait
ing to take all to North indianapolis. On ar
irving at North indianapolis the column will
resume its formation and march to the cemetery.
On arrival of the column at the cemetery the
memorial exercises will be opened with prayer,
and the annual address will be delivered by
Comradc John l.. McMaster. Immediately fol
lowing the address the ceremony of decorating
the graves will be attended to by the members
Of the g. A X.
BY direction of committee of arrangement.
D.. J. SMoCK. Grand Marshall.
j. F. SCHoLL, Chief of Staff.
The railroad tickets to Crown Hill and return,
On Decoration Day, will be put on sale this morn
ing at 9 o'clock, from the Office of J. A. Closer,
chairman finance committee. Each post will be
supplied with @ pro rata number of all the tick
cts issued, and the city will be canvassed by the
members of the posts to-day for sale of tickets.
As this is the only source of income to pay ex-
penses, which are necessarily very heavy, it is
hoped our citizens will be very liberal In their
purchase of these tickets. 1t is expected that
employers will buy large numbers of these tick
cts to present to their employees, as Decoration
Day is a half holiday. Should there be any sur
plus, after paying expences. of Decoration Day,
1t will go into the charity fund of the different
G. A. II. posts, where 1t will be the means of
doing great good.