The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-05-17
LETTER FROM CHICAGO.
Our Ex-President Makes Many Good ST.
gestiOns to the Club.

Our Ex-President Makes Many Good Sug-
gestiOns to the Club.
DEAR II. L. G. FRIENDS-As we are now
located in our new home at Chicago, l
will write you again. need not 90 into
moving; the waiting for household goods
sent by freight, and the sport we had
camping out" on the inside.
Perhaps some of you have had like ex-
perience and enjoyed it as much as we
did. so I'll only suggest the idea to those
who have not. that in moving by freight,
unless goods are shipped week in ad-
vance. do not omit putting in plenty OF
comforters and pillows in your baggage if
you expect to ''rOost at home" all of
which we did and found it very helpful
In regard 10 the house selected as head.
quarters for the IL. l.. c. / will say as be-
fore that my letter to Mr.. Jocobs concern
ing il evidently did not reach him before
his announcement to the page was writ
ten, so the conclusions drawn have been
made from the statements of others and
not from what | wrote concerning il.
do not know what repairs and improve
ments will be made on the property.
While do not consider the property all
that is claimed for it, think it can be
made very comfortable and convenient,
and if proper arrangements can be made
TO secure accommodations for the club
/ think, all considered. it is as we'll as
could be done. No doubt there will be
much demand for rooms in this locality.
Normal park, Auburn park and Eg9leston
are subdivisions of EnGlewood and only
short distance west and southwest of the
fair grounds, with as good transportation
facilities as can be found, and much bet
ter than many places. Here We have
what are termed 'cross-town' lines. The
line on Sixtv-third-st is being changed
to an electric line, and the horse cars
on Sixty-ninlh and Seventy ninth
SITS, and Wentworth-ave are to
be attached to the Sixty.
third-st. electric as q trailer and thus run
to the fair grounds without transfer | am
told. Then we have also within two
blocks a new electric, line on Seventy fifth
st. now running direct TO the fair. So you
see this locality, which includes the
quarters selected for the II. l.. C.. is well
supplied with street car facilities, and is
FREQ from the great volume OF down town
hotel and business traffic, beside the tran
sit from the farther north and west side
portions of the city.
transportation one of much import
ance. Next is good rooms
and restaurant facilities at
reasonable rates. While il is true that
prices for everything are higher and the
tendency to reap harvest generally pre-
valent, yet j believe by exercising cara in
selecting location and usin economyg one
can get along with a reasonable outlay of
cash. Here in our block we have two
small hotels aud two restaurants, besides
private meals which are given at reasona-
BILE rates But of this l may write more
fully after broader investigation.
Hope all the Ii. L. G. members will try
to attend time of the reunion and ar
range with Brother Jacobs for accomo-
dGtions in order to enjoy the occasion
together. But if any of YOU should at
tend at any other time and desire assist
ance to secure quarters | will render you
any aid | can
Now, friends, am still waiting for you
TO enlist in ore the two divisions OF work
that have laid out for your own as well as
the clubs benefit. VIII respond to the
call? | can do nothing without your CO.
operation. 1t isn't the part of wisdom 10
complain of conditions without an effort
to correct them. Come, let us be more
active surely there none are but wish for
success in this work. Thosewho have Joined
the regular corps have been very liberal.
and done nobly. yet We want more, and
especially in the minute corps. To those
who have so kindly allowed me TO assign
them a place I would say. l appreciate
your confidence and very generous offer
10 do loving service for the good of the
club; but l prefer that each member
would select the CORPS and if the regular
do not forget to state the frequency of
your articles.
Will the other members of the commit
tee on work, who have not done so, please
Sand mo such topics as they see proper to
assign the minute corps2 Will "Tuscum-
bia' and "Miello" please send me their
address?
All those who wish TO write me NAV ad-
dress me as given below
Yours most truly,
T. Ii. SWAIN,
No. 1888 Stewart Boulevard.