The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-16
THE g. A. X. COUNCIL.
a Warm Meeting at the Grand Hotel
Yesterday.
Eort Wayne Bids Heavily for the En-
campment for 1885, but Loses
It-Encoureging Report OF
the Monumental Com
mittee.

The Council OF Administration, 6. a. r,
Tor the department OF Indiana, met yester-
day afternoon at the Grand Hotel. The
meeting was one OF the most earnest and
enthusiastic which has ever been held, all OF
the members being present. A good deal
of routine work was gone over and the gen.
sral condition OF the organization csnvassed.
1t was decided that an inspection officer
should be appointed By the Department
Commander for each county IN the State to
make list OF ell soldiers rs furnished By
the County Assessors books. The bond Of
1he Treasurer Of the Monumental Commit
tee was fixed at $4,000. The salary OF the
Department Inspector was fixed at $3.50 and
expenses. a committee, consisting OF AS.
sistant Adiutant s:rstton, Department
Inspector Lewis and Comreds McCullom, was
appointed 10 procure q suitable badge and
memorial 10 b presented to Past Depart
ment Commander Nicar, the cost 10 be 800
IT wss then decided that no new G.. A. X.
Posis are 20 be established In :hs State except
IN towns OF 600 or more inhabitants, bat
tha. the ell IT'S Of members shall DC to recruit
Tor tie posts already established.
quite discussion ensued over the ques-
fion OF the place Of meeting for the nsxt
encampment. The Fort Wayne posts came
In with sn offer TO furnish a page or two
psge report in each OF the papers, with
shorthand reports of speeches, etc, 70 fur
Eish Associated Press reports OF all meet
ings, free hall and q banquet 10 000
persons free &C Rl cost to the delegates, IL
tkRt city would be chosen as the next place
OF meeting. Tie proposition was generally
favored, and, as q further Indictment. it
was sgreed by tbs Fort Wayne representa-.
fives that al soldiers from the southern
part CT the State should be entertained free
of cost. It was estimated that this would
put the Fort Wsyne people ct cost Of s. 900
or 5000. a number of speeches were made
by different members OF the committee, snd,
among other things, It vas claimed that
with a representation OF ], 600 men, who
represent 10000 soldiers OF the State, and
which IS the largest Delegate Convention
meeting IN this city, there was less
courtesy and attention paid TO the G.. A. Z.
State Encampment Dy the people and the
press than is paid to any other State gath
seriDg st this p0int One member urged
that the Legislature being in session, and
there being moreover nearly one State Con.
ventios of some sort for each Gay IN the
year, there WAS some little excuse for the sp-
parent neglect last February o. the G.. 4. Il.
IL was also urged that being largely OF a Sc
cIet character the press was unable TO get re-
ports except from different members after
adjournment, and that such reports would
necessarily be neager and unsatisfactory
TIA
the February Slate Post wen
IN a body to the Legislature they were
unaccompanied By either band, drum OF
dsg- This proved TO be great sourcs O
complaint, aud there seems to bs deter
mination throughout the State to secure
mofe attention hereafter, or elss to sbandor
Indianapolis Is place fer State meetings
a vote was finally taken, after pledges weT,
given by local members for better order o
things I'D the future, and il stood 5 to : II
favor OF Indianapolis against Fort WaTne
The time for the next meeting was theI
fixed for February, 1886, sBd Messrs. STRAIT
ton, Ben amin, Closer, Shower and Cathcar
were appointed 10 make arrangements 10
The next encampment
The bond of the Assistant Quartermaste
General was fixed at $4,000.
The Monumental Committee also met anC
reported 20 tbs Council and canvassed tbei
work. The old committee wes reapD0nteC
fer the ensuing year and consists Of th9 fol
Loving officers
lresident-G J. Langsdsle
Secretary. r Carnahau.
TressUrer--G. " johnson: and Comrades d. c
AIoCullom aud Thomas Bennett
The committee has in its hands s. coo anC
pledges for 81 600 more. The plan of worl
Tor the coming year was submitted to TIT
regular Council ard approved. Il VS.
decided TO urge the p1sis Throughout
the State to hold more camI
fires in the interests Of the fund. An IN
expected interest and enthusiasm in thi
matter has developed II quarters OF tn
State where the least was looked for, ant
many who have heretofore been opposed q
the plan for State monument have taksl
hold with an e2Taestnees which has proven
very encouraging. The bill when pssse,
IRE Legislature recently, providing 70
county finds for monuments has ais
opened up new channels for the State mon
Cment which have heretofore been closed
IL wss decided that the State monument
when built, snail De at this point. The con
mittse gees out sgsin 10 the work with ne'
hopes. and srs confdentof ultimate success