The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-12
TIE ACTON CAMP. MEETING.
An Interesting Meeting at Greensburg
Preparing q Lecture Course.

The trustees and officers of the Acton
Campo round Association held meeting at
Greensberg, Friday evening, which By some
oversight has escaped attention. Yes
terdsy morning a Sentinel reporter
learned something of the meeting
from one of the officers, which
will be of interest to the friends of the asso-
citation. Ii was decided that q new hotel is
a necessity, and plans were adopted provid-
ing for building eighty By eighty feet, east
OF the railroad headquarters. fronting the
railroad. When completed there will be
accommodations for about 100 persons. The
Trustees will receive bids for the construc-
ton of this hotel, the contracting parties to
give bonds for the performance, aud to have
the work completed by the 19sh of May,
which will be the time OF the next annual
meeting. A meeting of the board will be
held on the sd of next month for the pur-
pose ofexamining the bids. The cost of the
building will be about S., 0O0
The Lecture Committee reported progress
in the preparation OF the lecture course. and
will have programme prepared before the
time of the next meeting. The arrange
ment will include number of days which
will be set apart for certain interests. Oae
OF these will be the customary temperance
day, on which occasion NJ SIS Frances z. viii
lard Is TO speak, assisted by a number OF
other celebrated characters, one of whom
will possibly be Mrs. Helen Foster, of Iowa.
'Old Soldiers Day" viii be one Of the special
features, at which time a number of the
companies of State militia will be in attend
ance. The committee has received q letter
from General Sherman, stating that unless
he is compelled to 90 to the Rocky
Mountains he will be present. It is ex-
pected that General Villas, of Wisconsin,
will also be present, together with number
of other prominent officers. The health
problems of the coantrY will also be consid-
cred for day under the direction of DR.. Il.
S. Elder, CT this city, assisted by Major
Stombe OF the regular army, with his
steTeopticon. Professor Earheart Will hsve
charge OF one days proceedings on which
matters literary, musical and evolutionary
will be considered. Either the Tennessesns,
the Spanish students, or some other cele-
bTated company will be engaged, not only
for this occasion, but for the entire meeting.
There ls also being considered some other
special features, such rs Governors day,
college day, etc Among the list OF lectur-
ers already engaged for the meeting are DR.
SiemRns, Chancellor of Syracuse University
Rev. Sidney Dean. of Rhode Island; Dr..
Willitts, Professor J. O. Ridpath, of De
PAW University; DR.. ]. H. Bsyliss, form
erly of this city; Professor David Swing, OF
| Chicago; Professor Johns, DR.. S. S. Laws, Of
Missouri; DR.. Alabaster, and one or more OF
the Bishops of the Methodist Church. besides
other prominent men and women Of the Ma
ton. 1t IS pos sible also that an arrange
ment will be coDsummated for the
attendance of the uniform ranks, l. o. o. F.,
K. of p, X. T., and other secret organiza
tions for day. Ii is certain that two of the
above orders can be secured, If desirable
and this will include Paper, De Molay and
| st. Bernard Communicates OF the Knights
/ Temple IS, which three organizations carried
| off TIE three prizes at the Triennial Conclave
] of San Francisco two years ago The meeting
| of these three bodies alone would attract
| hundred of people from the various State:
| who hav , never been able to witness a prize
| drill. Il short the Acton camp next sam
mer viii be one of the greatest resorts of the
country, second to none, unless it may pos
sibly be Chautsuqua.