The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-05
The Military Companies.

Will E. Meyers, of the Artillery. has returned
home.
Company A will hold its monthly business meeting
Tuesday evening.
Lieut. Gus Dietriehs of the L l.. l., is in New York
on business
Col. VIII j. Mckee. Of the !. L. L. who has been
very Ill, is convalescng.
o. NJ. Lewis of Company A, has gone to Cincinnati.
Company is agitating the advisability of attend
ing the Galveston (Tex) encampment this spring.
Sergeant 4. Il; Lowee has returned from an ex,
tended trip South and West. He absent from
the city nearly three months.
Mayor Denny paid short visit to the Company A
boys last Tuesday night and seemed gefy favofaoiy
Company Aaclains the distinction of holding the
FIRST company drill, on last Tuesday evening.
The Light Infantry held their monthly business
meeting last night There was no business OF i'm
portance transacted. e
Acting the request of their many friends, the
Company A boys will give another dance in two or
three weeks, and it will doubt be complimentary.
The Rockville Battery of Rockville Ind. have been
holding weekly drills since the LIST of January and
last week, to give the l. L. A sharp tussle for first
place if they meet on the same field.
The L. I. will give their second entertainment at
Tonlinson Hall next Wednesday evening. The
programme which will be made up entirely of musical
numbers, will be followed by dancing 1t will be for
members only.
The Merchant Zouaves realized quite snug sum
out of their dramatic entertainment at Mennerchor
Hall. last Wednesday night The play will be re-
peated some time before Easter.
Company has been honored with an invitation
from the committee in charge of the Grand Array ball
the 2Ist inst at Tomlinson hall, to furnish
nittee of ten to take charge of the floor.
John NJ. Sullivan has been appointed by the EN-
met Guards stage manager in the production of
EILEEN Oge at English's Opera House, the even
ing of March II, for which the Guards making
extensive preparations.
The Emmett Guards did not meet last Tuesday
night because the armory not available. It is the
wish of the officers that the meeting be held next
Tuesday evening, at which time every member is
pected TO be present.
house for Sunday night March T. for celebration
Of Robert Emmets anniversary, which they propose
make the finest affair of the kind given in the
West. The programme will contain a lecture illus
trated by views of Irish of Beautiful Erin,
by Michael T. Corcoran A. NJ, of Cincinnati. A
number of ladies and gentlemen from Cincinnati will
assist the Guards in their work. The proceeds of the
entertainment will be added to the uniform fund.-
Although mention has been made of the mill
tary companies giving carnival similar ~ the
held last spring, far action has been taken to
that erd, and there several reasons why it is
likely that the carnival is off for this least.
The Artillery will concentrate their entire attention
practice drills the weather PERMITS the
of enter tainments which will conclude for three
or four months to come; the Emmett Guards are as
busy as bees to make their Robert Emmett and St
Patrcks day celebrations success, and the remain
ing companies also have projects of less inn
portance hand. It is to be hoped that next year
steps will be taken in time; for carnival military in
every sense only advertise the militia but brings
them the pecuniary assistance that their immedi
ate friends at present have to furnish.