The Portland daily press., 1893-08-02

| ing stand will be situated over Meridian
street, at the juncture with Washington,
and will be an architectural ornament
Its capacity will be sufficient for seventy
| five persons, and it will be reserved for
| Commander in-chief Weissert and his
! staff. Another reviewing stand, with a
| capacity for 400, will be erected one
| square east for the State, county and city
officers. The line of mrach will pass
stands erected for disabled veterans, for
the chorus of school children who will
| sing patriotic songs, and for thousands
who will pay for the privilege OF such
seats The parade committee IS headed
| by Major General James r. Carnaham,
| chief Of the uniformed rank, X. OF f. OF
| the world, and himself a veteran OF rank.
A feature of the parade, surprising all
previous ones, will be the number OF
HORSES IN THE LINE OF MARCH.
Commander-in-ch Weissert has APP
pointed 1000 aides-de-camp, and each of
| these will be provided with horse. When
| it came to find saddles for so many it was
| discovered that this is a day of bicycles,
| and not of horseback riders, and that
| there were not over 200 available saddles
| in the city. The committee then made
| arrangements for the manufacture OF sad
| dies sufficient to carry out It's pollcy OF
giving every man a horse properly ca
pariSoned that wants one The agents OF
the committee are securing the sur
rounding country, making contracts Tor
horses for use on the day Of the parade:
The charge will be small, and instead
of the rider as at former encampments,
having to buy the outfit, the saddles and
brides will be rented to him for a small
cost No limitation will be put upon
the demand for horses Elaborate decor
ations will mark the line of march, and
tha nj II ha nc SGnd
in this country in time of peace. The
veterans are organizing to be uniformed
very largely, and Indiana will have at
least Is, 600 old soldiers in line, and in
addition the militia of the State.
The night of Tuesday will be devoted to
the fireworks display, at which the Heav-
ems will be made brilliant for two hours
with fire and color in elaborate design in
a field accessible by street cars, and 100
acres in size. This is under the direction
of Mr.. Albert Lieber. Tuesday will also
be the night of the reception by the
Woman's Relief Corps at Tomlinson
Hail. Refreshments will be served, and
son and Others The ex-Presidemt's well
known facility in public speaking has
made him in great demand among the
veterans and their wives and daughters,
who compose the Relief Corps. The
chairman of the committee in charge OF
this feature of the week is Mrs. Flora
Wulschner,a woman of great energy. she
has for her chief assistant an untiring
worker in Grand Army circles, Mrs. Ella
Zinn
The first regular meeting of the dele
agtes to the encampment will occur on
Wednesday morning in Tomlinson Hall.
This will be arranged and embelllshed
with decorations on an elaborate scale.
While the delegates are transacting the
business that brings them together, those
not delegates will meet in army corps and
brigade reunions. Full arrangements Tor
these have been made by w A. ketcham,
a very active and devoted member OF the
Grand Army. The reunions will occur III
tents and halls at various hours OF the
day. All corps headquarters will be
pitched in tents in the court house yard.
Military Park will be reserved for regl-
mental Headquarters and the official head
quarters will occupy the large and airy
rooms in the State house. Wednesday.
night is to be the occasion OF private
hospitality and sociability. A large num-
Der of citizens are preparing to entertain
visiting comrades that night at their
own homes. There will be
A RECEPTION TO. THE VETERANS
from every State and territory, and
many invitational receptions will be
given.
Thursday will be the day of reunions of
regimental associations of Indiana and
Chairman Ketcham is arranging for halls
and tents in which 1874 of these may be
held during the day. He will provide
places for all who apply within proper
time. The night will be remarkable for
the grand reception to the delegates by
the citizens of indianapolis. This will
occur at Tomlinson Hall, and will be
invitational The orators of this occa-
sion will include General Harrison and
General Lew Wallace. James Whitcomb
Riley will recite his famous poem, which
appeals so strongly to a soldier audience,
"Good-bye Jim Take Keer of Yerself,"
and other selections. Friday, the last
day of the encampment, will be devoted
to excursions through the gas belt, and
at night to the street parade OF war
pageantry This is in charge of Mr.. Al
brecht Kipp. There will be brass bands
galore, and drum corps without number.
The reports to the executive committee
show that not less than 200 posts have
asked for accommodations for bands of
musicians.
The visitors will be given every atten-
ton for health and comfort. DR.. Els.
Elder is at the head of the large commit
tee to care for the sick or injured His
assistants include 100 OF the leading ply
sicians of the city, who have volunteered
their services at the improvised hospitals.
Details of doctors will be stationed along
the line of march on the day of the pa
rade to give instant relief to those who
are suffering. Extensive arrangements
have been made for ambulance service,
police protection, and for ice water and
Information booths at various points
along the streets The members of the
general committee will all wear dist
fective badges, and will act as bu1 ca
of information.
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