The National tribune., 1892-12-22
NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT.
Preparafions for the eth Annual Meeting
of the GAR.
INDIANAPOLIS, lNp., Dec. Is

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, Dec 10, loo--
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: The citizens
or indianapolis are wido awake, and have begun
their arrange Incnts for he entertainment OF the
comrades at the 9th annual Encampment. Sew
aral maetings were held last week ut the Grand
Onera House. and the work was gotten well
under wav Col. Eli Lilly was Chairman of
the meetings and at the first gathering he
made a most eloquent and apt address lie &C.
tailed the difficulties of such an enormous un-
dertaking and commented on the magnitude
and success of the Washington Encampment,
the greatest the Order has ever known. As out
lined ty COL Lilly the Encampment at Indian
sp0lis bids fair to rival even that.
The meetings of the Encampment as an off,
cial body will be as well cared for as it ever
has been in Tomlnson Hall. The same place
will also accommodate the evening Campfires.
Large tents will also be used Tor Canphres
Reunions will be held in churches and in such
halls. court-rooms, etc, as are not adapted Tor
sleeping quarters. The medical corps Will have
charge OF a hospital service of 500 beds, besides
the usual sick calls of the camp, sanitary in
snectjons. etc The great war-shir Kesrsarge,
now 3t Indianapolis, during the Encampment
will be partly manned by veterans who fought
and sunk the Alabama. The snip will be Head
quarters OF the Navy, where all shipmates as
well as lsndsmen will be received.
The official business Headquarters OF the
National and State Encampmen:s it is expected
TO establish in the various rooms of the State
house. The social Headquarters of these will
he at the hotels The Woman's Relief Corps
and the ladies of the GAR will be assigned
to the Propylaum for social and business pur-
poses Their business meetings will be held in
the halls near by.
AS 70 sleepine accommodations, every private
and rublic roof in Indianapolis and its suburbs
will have duty to perform. In addition, this
organization must provide temporary buildings
to house not less than $4,000 men. Moreover.
wire cots for use in these buildings have already
been contracted for and an option taken for
additional cots up to 100000. These temporary
quarters will not be massed In one great camp,
but located in the most convenient open spaces
In every direction. Every mule car will prob
ably disappear from Indianapolis before the
Fncampment and electric lines be built to
West indianapolis, Hsughville, Brightwood
and the Southern Park.
The time is not too short. and with earnest
effort on the part of all concerned IL can be &C
complished. In no other way can the vast
crowds be handled with satisfaction, and after
the event it will be lasting benefit, marking
an era of new life to our already prosperous
condition.
The different committees have already been
amounted, The names were read at the meet
ing The officers of the Executive Board will
consist of Eli Lilly, Chairman d. p Erwin,
V. c.: William Fortune Elk. Director; Allen
Hendricks, Secretary; Albert Gall, Treasurer.
The Chairmeu of the committees will be as
follows:
On the Indiana Soldiers and Sailors Monu-
nent-George J. Lsngsdale-
Finances-C. C. Foster,
Auditiug-D p. Erwin.
observation-disclosures Tsggart.
ReceIition-I. n. Walker.
Review and Parade-James e. Carnahan.
William II. Armstrong.
State Military Organizations, James b. Cur
lis.
Fscort-James Ross.
Musc-1rvin Robbins.
Building and Grounds-E. A. Richardson.
Reunions-W. A. Ketchum.
Campfres-Charles w. Smith.
Badges-Oran Perry.
Jnformation-John E. Cleland.
Public 0rder-Edward S. Hawkins.
Transportation-J. S. Lazarus.
Street observation-disclosures G. Tanner.
Nominations and Natural Gas Display-Be-
ment Lyman.
Fireworks-Albert Lieber.
War Pageaptry-Albrecht Kipp.
Grand Stands-S. Hays.
Press-President Of Press Club of Indiansp-
els is ex-oficio Chairman.
Hall for National Encsmpment-S Z.
Fletcher.
Horses and Carriages-Frank Bird.
Reunion of Naval Veterans Committee ap-
pointed hereafter)
woman's Relief Corps and Ladies Of the G.
ARMS Wulschner.
Medical Corps-E. 5. Elder, Director.
After the list of committees, with their duties,
was read. the Secretary read letter from Rear
Admiral Osbon, Commander of the National
Association of Naval Veterans, expressive Of
thanks for the interest manifested by the Com
mercisl Club. which is the prime mover in the
whole plan of citizens organization in tho
seventh annual Reunion of the Association,
which will Immediately p.scede the GAR. En-
csmpmept, and promising that there would be
gathered in indianapolis the largest assemblages
Of naval veterans ever drawn together since
the close of the rebellion. He called attention
10 the energetic work of Capt. John B. Writ Of
indianapolis, who had organized an association
of veteran seamen Of the State in Indianspo-
lis. the first ever formed in the section. Sew
eral brief speeches of encouragement were de-
hyered, and the meeting adjourned.
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