The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-15

hers. Acknowledgement Koonts viii probably muster
the company into the State service on next Wednes-
day.
4 nneleu. Of sixteen names was shown during the
the week for the formation of new military organi-
zation
Lieut.. Oscar wueneh. of the Merchants Zouaves
win soon be welded beautiful young lady OF the
| South Side
General Koontz returned home from Evansville the
fore part of last week he departed Tor hcnmond
/ yesterday morning
The members of the Light Artillery win meet to-
morrow evening, at the Office of Capt JAS Curtis.
4 in the Ingalls, Block
The Eunmet Guards have issued the Invitations for
their complimentary reception, ut Masonic Hall, on
I Tuesday evening, April IL
| The Rice Zouaves will probably attend the Evans
| vile encampment. There IS no reason why this
company should not take leading place in the race
| for zouavs prizes
The Rice zouaves will have special meeting on
next Friday night at their arnory' Mozart Hal to
| Pfaffn 9 Hall about the first of May.
very nice and appropriate badge has been awarded
to Louis G. Gail of the Merchants zouayes, he having
sold the largest Der of tickets the entertain
ment recently given by the company.
Fred johnson. at present engaged in the insurance
business at Clinton. Ia J. H Hackstt and Walter
j. Nichols, all old members Of the Light Infantry,
were in the city during the past week.
At the I L. I. business meeting last Monday night
and privates Milt K. Alexander Russell Eckman and
Campbell Cobb were appointed corporals.
The various efforts recently made to revive the old
to an unaccountable lack interest and the fact that
it is impossible TO get the old corps together.
Herman Thiee of the Rice Zouaves at present en-
gagged business in Cleveland, o. was in the city
during the past week. The boys gave him a rousing
seception at Wright's Hall last Wednesday
evening
The Nashville papers publishing cuts" of the
companies esDecng to RsrtcIpats IL the drill at the
received request for photograph of the company.
to be used for this purpose.
The l. l.. l. will not take part in any competitive
drill this but instead will spend several weeks
in camp either in June July. Sergeant Condo,
Corporal Alexander and privates Conett. Smith and
Mccormick have been appointed committee to agree
upon some locality suitable for camping purposes.
Captains Jacob Fox, Chas. Many and Mart ORA
pier respectively of the Merchants Zouaves Uniform
Rank X. of P, No. Is. and Rice Zouaves request
that all the officers of the local military companies
hold meeting the journal counting on next
Saturday evening in the interest of military carni
val to be held here this summer or fall.
The recent equipments of uniforms, etc., to the
State militia and the almost certainty of State
preparation next year has stimulated the military
feeling all the State New companies organ
zing everywhere and the old casting off their
shells of lethargy and beginning afresh The coming
the largest and best attended encampment held
in Indiana.
OF the Rockville Battery the Rockville Tribune
says Captain Stevenson is drilling a picked team
for the Nashville encampment which is to be held
during the last week of May. The prize for the
best artillery section is 81 900, which the boys will
do their level best TO bring back to Rockville. The
battery recently received new caisson with which
the prize team will begin drilling the
weather will permit In the ]. L. A. does go
the above company will be the only Indiana repre-
sentative at the encampment.