The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-09-17
ARE OFF FOR WASHINGTON
Great Rush Toward the Grand ARMY
Encampment Is Begun.
Indianapolis Veterans Will Leave This After
noon and To. Nor ow-Commercial Clubs
Committee of Boomers

Tho rush to the Grand. Army of the Re.
public. Washington. ID. c., set in yesterday.
The Big Four had three special trains from
the st. LOUIS division. one from the Chi
caao division and one from the Peoria
er. This road will send to-day eight spe-
cial trains into Cincinnati. In the trains
yesterday were coaches of a dozen Western
roads and q number of sleeping-cars. The
Cincinnati. Hamilton & Day ton road had
q plumber OF extra coaches for Cincinnati
turned over to them by the Lake Erie Il
Western and the Vandalia. To-day the
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton will have
five special trains. three from the VandalIa
and two from the Monon. and the business
of the two roads for Sunday will he largely
In excess of that of to-day. The Cincinnati.
Hamilton & Dayton last evening sent three
of It's new coaches TO Ierre Haute to carry
u party of 40 from that city. who are going
over the Vandalia, g.. II. a. ID. and the
Baltimore 81 Ohio.
indianapolis Will be largely represented.
The john Z. Ruckle Post. the Joseph Il.
r., will 60 as organizations. each with u
large per cent. OF the membership in the
excursion. They will leave tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock over the Cincinnati,
1dInlltOO a DAYTON. 1Doy Will lake tnolf
drum CORDS with them. The members of
the posts are all requested TO assemble at
George II. Thomas Post Hall at 2 O'clock
tins afternoon to escort mem bere of
Thomas Post n others who are go-
ing to Washington. The Seventh Regi-
ment veterans will 60 on q special train of
three Pullmans on the Big -Four, leaving
at 8 p. NJ. to-day. The leading car Will oar
~ q streamer on It's sides. reading. The
Seventh Regiment Indiana Volunteers"
Il 49, .-.et l. 49,
DIVISION" Tho Hendricks and Marion
county sur vivors will board the
train here. and the member from
Johnson county at Fairfand. The De-
S ons" Ies,% 9oansg aa aele WiII ;o;n a w's Grs. ,ne
burg. The members living in Dearborn
and Ohio counties will board the train at
Lawrenceburg. On Tuesday night. Sept.
90, the regiment will join in reunion with
the Shields division at Meade Tent"
Grand Army place. near the Washington
monument. In the festivities at Washing
ton this great fighting division will he
ranked a. an army corps. q distinction
awarded no other division of the army.
On Friday the Shields division will leave
Washington on an excursion to Winchester
also traversinR the old historic valley to
Port Republic. IL will be met at Harrison
burg by some of the survivors Of the
"StonewalP' Jackson division for an ex-
change of civIIltIes.
The Commercial Club committee also
leaves to-day, at 3 P. Ne. over the Big Four
TO Cincinnati, and then over the Chesa-
peake Il OHIO road. The committee is CON-
posed of Dr.. Erwin, chairman; Capt. w.
III. Armstrong. vice-chslrman; Chapin c.
Foster. Col. w. II. Holloway. Gen. James
X. Carnahan. James I. Layinan. John Nj.
Shaw. l.. :. Gordon and Moses g.
McLaIn. Messrs. Albert Lieber. George
A. Dickson. and 5. Hays. of the committee.
were unable to 60 IN account of business.
Col. ]. n. Walker and s. L. Morss will join
the committee in Washington. and Secre-
tary Fortune is already there. They will
be ACCOMPANIED by the glee club. CONSIST
ing of Messrs. John q. Blake. NJ. ID. Bntler.
w. s. X. Harrington and DE-. 5. f. Wood
ward. of this city. Lon Neatly. Of Muncie.
and Harry Grafton. OF Piaua. o. They Will
assist the Commercial Club in winning the
next National Encampment. Their work
will be entirely one of song in praise of In
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