The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-19
PREPARING FOR THE DRILL
Hundreds Of Indiana Knights Will At-
tend the Kansas City Encampment.
All the Arrangements Are Perfected and the
knights Will Leave To- Morrow-They Will
Be Well Taken Care 0f-Suprems Lodge.

the following members of General Ross's
staff will leave on the Lake Erie g. West
ern for Kansas City: Coils c. 8. Denny,
Indianapolis; j. N. Story. Franklin; John
N. Runyon. Warsaw; Z. l. Sivers, Fort
Wayne; John nj. Wampler. Richmond;
Majors, p. E. Wells. Elizabethtown, and
A. NJ. Preston, indianapolis. Their mis-
sion 10 to arrange the camping accommo-
dations for the Indiana Brigade and to at
tend TO all necessary preliminaries
The brigade will 60 into quarters at
Camp Shaw, on Troost and Grand avenues,
near the center of the city, ten minuteS
ride from the Chicago 81 Alton station.
The railroad company has provided cable
cars at that point where the brigade will
debark. to take the Knights to camp.
Several Indiana regiments will leave
their respective rendezvous on Sunday,
21st, and arrive at Kansas City at A.
M. the following day.
Brigadler-aeneral Ross being the ranking
brigadier of the supreme order, will be ac-
corded the right of the line in the supreme
parade on Tuesday. and in the review on
Wednesday. There will be 1.500 Knights
in uniform from Indiana, and perhaps az
many other members of the order ununi-
formed. Indiana has AWAY had . greater
number of mon In camp and In line than
any other State, and the Indianians who 60
to Kansas City will put forth their most
persuaslve eloquence. together with all
substantial Inducements to have the meet
ing of 1894 held In Indianapolis
Brigade. The New Castle X. of z. band is
the brigade band. The Indiana uniform
divisions that have entered for the COM
petitive drills are Terre Haute. New Al
Wabash. and Many. Indiana and Excelsior,
of Indianapolis.
The First Regiment, Indiana Brigade.
headquarters at Indianapolis, is composed
Of the follOWlng reglmsn nt al, officers ,
colonel. j. H. Bielor; major. It. G. Harrison;
surgeon Mai. f. q. Clemmer; assistant sur
geon, Capt VIM. Tucker, Cicero; chaplain.
Capt. Daniel Ryan, Milroy; adjutant, First
Lent 1. A; Winterrowd; quartermaster,
jor, Dominic Call Indianapolis;guarter
ter sergeant, VIM. Smith. jr. Columbus;
commissary sergeant, John Fleming. In
dianapolis; hospital steward, j. Demerle,
Indianapolis.
The divisions composing the First Regi-
ment are:
lndianapols-Cspt.G G. w. Powell. First
Lieut.. Charles r. Jones, Second Lieut.
Henry Schwinesberger.
Many-Capt Charles j. Many. First
Lieut. G. j. Schmidt, Second Lieut. John
T.. Barrick
Exoelsior-Captain Caster. Second Lieut.
Chiffon, vills-Capt Clinton Ne
fgh, First. Lieut.. James ID. Wilson, Second
Lieut. L. w. Moha.
Olive Branch-Capt. Fred Ward, First
Lieut. Il. p. Marshall. Second Lieut.. j. A.
NcMillen.
Noblesville : Capt. A. Hawkins. First
Lieut.. James Williamson, Second Lieut.. h
L. Hey leman.
Ivanhoe, Lebanon-First Lieut.. B. F.
Coombs, Second Lieut.. r. c. Peters.
Indiana, lndianapolis-Capt Ed g. Stott,
First Lieut.; George Z. Reeves, Second
Pettibone. West Indianapolis--Cap
Calendar.
OF this regiment q battalion composed
of the complete field, staff and non-c CON-
sions have entered for the battalion prize
drill. $500: Indianapolis. Many. Excelsior
Olive Branch and Indiana. This battalion
has been drilling on the courthouse
square. under the electric light. twice
week for three weeks. On Saturday even
ing, Aug. 20. at 8 O'Clock, the battalion will
form in full dress uniform on Washington
street, south side. right resting on
Tennessee. and will march east on
Sv band to- tss
square, where it Will 60 through the bat
TALON evolutIons which will be required
On the prize drill field at Kansas City. This
will be followed by . full-dress parade Of
the regiment.
Three divisions or the First Regiment,
Many, Excelsior and Indiana, have entered
for the division prize drill the first prize in
which is $1,000 and handsome jewel to
each member of the divisions participat-
ing. The First Regiment is in excellent
shape. having had q reorganization on the
18th of Juno and every field, staff and non
commissioned staff officer will DO in his
place, with complete equipment. at Kansas
City.
This will be the first occasion that the
First Regiment of the Indiana Brigade
ever appeared with complete organization.
At the supreme parade at Kansas City,
Tuesday, Aug. 20, following the regiment on
the left will be the noted campaign cannon
of Indianapolis, drawn by two dlminutive
ponies. and driven by Sir Knight John +.
III. Sullivan, of Indianapolis. in full uni
form. Mr. Sullivan IS twenty three years
DID, and only tifty-twO inches high. being
the smallest SIR Knight in the supreme
jurisdiction.
There will be given at Kansas City as
prize to the regiment having the best or
ganization and the greatest number in line
in the parade Q magnificent emblematio
silver goblet. There will be given to the
best colonel on battalion drill five bat
talions competing. by Major-general james
~. Carnanap, an OfncerS SWORD or the
latest and most beautiful pattern.
1t is safe to say that no regiment in the
supreme jurisdiction will come to Kansas
City in better shape than tho First Regi-
ment of the Indiana Brigade, and this in.
cludes oil requirements in organization,
precision of drill, soldierly appearance and
equipment.
Nine Pythian regiments will 60 fr ON In
diana. constituting the Indiana Brigade,
commanded by Brighten. James X. Ross.
The train conveying the Fret Regiment and
its friends will leave the Union Station
Sunday, Aug. II, at leo p. NJ.
The representativest to the Supreme Lodge
which will meet ut Kansas City at the
same time as the Supreme Encampment of
the Uniform Rank, are Charles Il. Shlvely.
Richmond. and ". l.. Heiskell. Indians polls.
The grand keeper of records and seal, Frank
Bowers. has just completed the compila-
tion of his semi annual report. ending June
1. 1892, which shows that Indiana has 80, Ol0
members in the order. This entities the
State to an additional representative. and
Grand Chancellor T.. l.. Sivers has APP
pointed w. l.. Dunlap. of Indianapolis, to
the position.
The Uniform Rank encampment will
continue for enc week. The Supreme
Lodge will be in session for two weeks or
longer.
why 1t Should Come Here.
A circular has been prepared by CON-