The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-20
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
Indianapolis Division, No. 2, X. Of p, at


Toronto.
30 She Editor Of she Indianapolis Journal:
If the reports circulated in this city on Friday are
true, II would be excellent idea for Indianapolis
Division. No. 2, TO make considerable change IN its
personnel before again attempting enter a prize
contest Tt is stated that before leaving this city
intoxicated condition. being utterly unable to
march with the division from the hall TO the Union
Depot, and that they unable to carry out their
programme at Toronto on Thursday, owing to like
condition of affairs
Please allow me space in your valuable paper
to answer the above. To say that the members
of indianapolis Division. No. 2. were surprised
upon reading the above article in the Sunday is
Sue Of the Journal, after their return from To
ronto, does not express their feelings They
were highly and justly indignant These are
the facts One member of the division,
though not member of the drill team,
presented himself at the armory,
when the division was about TO start for
Toronto, in an intoxicated condition. He was
Immediately deprived al his sword and forbidden
to proceed to Toronto. The division is to be
commended for this prompt action, and let me
say, for the division and its commander, Capt.
build up and maintain division of
gentleman. So much for the first part
of the above article; for the second
part-"and they were unable to carry out their
programme at Toronto on Thursday, owing to a
like condition Of affairs Ii any man says that
any member of Indianapolis Division, No 2 was
Intoxicated, however slightly. on the way to To-
ronto, while in Toronto, or while returning from
Toronto tell him Sam Jones says, ana l say,
"he is a liar" The aivision arrived at Toronto
at 10 A. NJ, Tuesday and marched to the Ex-
position grounds. two miles from the city, where
they went into camp. These grounds are owned
by private company, who do not allow, at
any time, drop of liquor, of any description,
sold on the grounds. After cleaning
Up, we marched to the city to enter the parade.
where we we're accorded the right OF the l1ne-a
post of honor we may well be proud of-and If
the slanderer who penned the above article had
been there to have seen the march and drill the
division executed on that parade, he would have
been compelled to say we did not march like
drunken men. On the contrary, the division
marched for squares at the head of fiftytwo divis
Ions and twenty bands, In company front, with
out break or waver. The division was greeted
with one continuous round of cheering along
the whole line, and it was conceded that we
Made the best drill. the best appearance and the
best impression Of any division in the parade.
After the parade we marched back to the Expo
sition grounds and there remained until after
the prize drill on Thursday afternoon with or
ders to allow no man TO leave the grounds until
after the drill. No. was time and time again
COlDplI1eOteu LOT Vu6 ulSclptlQ0 tu6y Iudl0tdlueu
and for their soldierly and gentlemanly bearing.
One of our men, Sir Lee Whiting of the New
York store, was sick when we left Indianapolis.
On Thursday, the day of the drill, he was very
Ill. and under the division surgeons care No 2
to drill first When the hour for drill
came, the division marched pluckily on to- the
drill grounds, and Sir Whiting was carried to
his place in the line, and in this condition and
under these discouraging circumstances.
with man nearer dead than alive in
the ranks, the division went two thirds
through the programme, and then had to give
it up, as our dead man could simulate live one
no longer. But for this unfortunate occurrence we
would have come home with prize money, with
Indianapolis at our feet; for We had the assurance
from one of the judges that when we went
out Of the drill we had second money within our
grasp, with as good a chance as any
for first money, as we had the easiest part of the
programme yet TO drill Indianapolis Division,
No. 2, has asked favors of this CITY, They
have taken care of themselves, and have worked
hard to reflect credit upon the order and the city
of Indianapolis. We are an old division, in
name and number, with the personnel of a new.
We are new division with the prize record of
che DID, and had to take our place in all prize
contests by the side of the oldest aud best
this but will yet take our place the right.
You will hear from indianapolis Division, No. 2,
again, IL we do not meet with too much encour-
agement from our friends like that contained in
the above article. W. l.. HEISKEIL,
Herald Indianapolis Division, No. 2, G. V. G.
Grand Jurisdiction of Indiana.