The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-10-07
How the Indianians Are QuarteA ed.
)eciaI TO the Indiauauolis Journal

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der of the State of Indiana; Harry Ian
caster, deputy grand commander, of La
fayette; Duncan T. Bacon. grand comman-
der, of Indianapolis; Joseph A. Manning,
deputy captain general, of Michigan City;
Edward Gilbert, past eminent commander,
of Terre Haute, and Mrs. Bacon and Mrs.
Lancaster were found by the Journal cor
respondent making an inspection tour of
the Indiana headquarters for the Knights
Templars during the coming week. The
Indiana people have been unusually sue
cessful III securing cOmmOdious and at
tractive quarters and having them fitted in
a most elegant manner. They have the
magnificent new building owned and occu-
pied by the National Rifles, on G street, near
Ninth. There is large drill. smoking and
accoutrement room on the first floor, and
a kitchen below, while on the second
floor an immense reception and bali
room. with private parlOrs. which have
been beautifully carpeted and furnished es-
pecially for their occupation. All this mag
nificent building and furnishings have been
turned over to the Indianians. The decora-
tions are charming. In the center of the
ballroom and Immediately in front of the
stage, a tent, twelve by fourteen feet has
been erected, and about it, heaped UP in
banks, are pOtted plants, and palms. and
ferns. The walls are covered with the in
sigma of the order. Grand Commander Ba-
con and Past Grand Commander Adams,
with the others named, were discussing the
arrangements which have been perfected
for the splendid spreads which are to be
given the visitors at Indiana headquarters
during the week The services Of Crogan,
the well-known Washington caterer, have
been secured, and every day at noon
J bountiful luncheon will be served, and con-
tinued till o'clock in the evening, when
reception and grand promenade will be
given.
Raper Commandery has secured the
United States Naval Academy Band from
Annapolis, Md, and this will furnish music
during the day and for the parades and
serenades, and at night for the receptions
and balls to be given at Indiana headquar-
ters. This is one of the noted bands in this
section of the country. The Indiana head
quarters. besides making an unusually at
tractive appearance. will be one of the
most sociable places To be found in Wash
ington this week.. The visitors will not
be confined to knights Templars and their
ladies, by any means, nor to Hoosiers, but
to every one who wishes to have good
time and pay the Indiana knights respects.
The Communicates which have arrived
from Indiana, at o'clock tonight, are:
The Elkhart. st. Johns, of Logansport, the
Terre Haute and Shelbyville. Commander
les from Charlottesville. Fort Wayne and
IlduhloLt dic cApCStSu 10 dtIlNc ldttI to-
night, while Raper Commandery is due at
2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. and Michi-
City, Columbus and Valparaiso are ex-
pected during the day tomorrow. Never
were so many ladies seen at O triennial
conclaye as this one. Thirty-five knights
from Terre Haute brought with them
twenty-nine ladies. The preponderance OF
the fair sex is in proportion from other Sec
tions of the country. Indiana commander.
les are taken to their headquarters behind
n Washi Oton comm pderv and headed hx-
local band in every instance. Past Grand
Commander Adams said tonight that hs
had never seen such uniformly courteous
treatment as here; that not only were the