The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-09-29
GETTING READT FOB 1893
Commercial Club Appoints Col. Lilly to
Take Charge of G. A. r. Matters.
he viii Appoint His Own Special Committee
ard the Plan Of Work Will BE Outlined
The Resolutions Adopted by the Club.

The first and the most important step to-
ward bringing about the organization for
the arrangements for the G.. A. X. National
Encampment TO be held in Indianapolis
next year has been taken By the Com
mercial Club committee on assemblaRes.
The committee having had charge OF the
work which brought the eDcamDment to
this city, has been looked to by the Grand
Army people and citizens generally TO
either continue to direct the further work
or TO take the initiative In bringing about
o new organization for this purpose. The
matter has been fully considered BY the
committee, with the result that the con-
clusion has been reached that the task
of taking care of the encampment should
be surrendered to an organization to Do ef-
fected especially for this purpose. and IL IS
the belief of the committee that this or
ganization should proceed from the man
to be placed at the head OF 10. ana that he
should have unlimited power in shaping
and directing the work. The committee
believed the selection OF this man to DO
properly the starting point. and at q meet
ing Monday afternoon unanimously adopt
ed the following. which for obvious rea-
sons was withheld from publication at the
time:
Believing that the vast amount of work re-
quired by the necessary arrangements for the
q. A. II. National Encampment. TO be held In In
dianapolis next year. should be carried on by o
special organization OF citizens, the committee
on assemblages OF the Commercial Club, which
has had charge of the work OF bringing the en-
campment TO this city, unanimously ask that Col.
Eli Lilly accept the chairmanship OF an execu-
tive committee which we request him 10 form by
selecting chairmen of such special committees as
may be believed to be useful, that he nominate
the other officers OF the organization that ne be
requested, with the assistance OF such persons
rs he may select for the purpose To prepare q
plan OF work and rules for the government or
the organization. and that he report his nOnfna-
tons of officers and members of the executive
COMMITTEE, together with the plan and rules or or
ganization, 10 meeting OF citizens to be called
by him.
Resolved, That we authorize the secretary Of
the Commercial Club TO at once proceed 10 con-
fer with Colonel Lilly on the subject OF the work
here outlined. which we believe IL important he
should undertake, and request that the secreta-
~ report TO US as soon as possible the result or
such conference.
In accordance with the foregoing resolu.
ti0n Secretary Fortune at once went to
Lake Wawasee, where Colonel Lilly spends
his vacation season, to confer with him on
the subject OF the committee's request,
which proposes q rather formidable task,
but one for which Colonel Lilly Is excep-
tl0nally fitted. Mr.. Fortune returned last
evening, and says that while the task will
Interfere quite seriously with Colonel
Lilly's plans he yields TO the urgent solicit
tations that he undertake the work, and as
soon as he returns to the city, which will
be In the course OF few days, will give
the matter thorough consideration. The
committe. is highly gratified over the in
formation, and regards Colonel Lilly's &c
ceptance of the position as the best possible
assurance of the success Of the arrange
ments for the encampment.