The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-09-06

G. A r. home for veterans; Mrs Smith,
past president Of the ladies of the G.. A.
r.. and Mrs. Slicker, national secretary;
all of Pittsburg.
Ind, thirty strong, arrived yesterday.
Old Guard post, No. AZ, Springfield, o.,
sixty strong, came in at noon yesterday.
Monroe post of Casey, H., accom-
panied by McManus post of Martinsville,
ILL.,, brought 200 members yesterday.
The department of the Potomac, with
three posts from Washington, ID. c., ar
rived yesterday with 300 members.
Steele post, No. Q, Of Rockville, came
yesterday. 100 strong.
Bennett post from Kewanna, with fifty
men. came Yesterday.
The thoroughbred horse to be ridden
by the commander-in-chief today was
furnished by A. ]. Ralph of Dana, Ind.
Sheridan post. No. 81, of Nashville,
Tenn. came yesterday.
Hackleman post of Brookville, Ind, is
present with fifty members.
Newark post, from Newark, Ind, and
Worthington post Of Worthington, with
loo men. arrived yesterday
AshmOre post of Ashmore, Ill, is here
with thirty-flve members.
Dumont post Of Shelbyville, Ind, will
arrive today. 200 strong.
G.. CT. Chittenden post of Hartsville,
with thirty members, came yesterday.
Ross post of Fremont, o., with fifty
men. under Commander Winters, came
yesterday.
Nevins post of Fountainette. Ind, fifty
strong, came yesterday.
DIR. Seward Webb's private car Wan
derer. in which are six men with their
wives. is lying on the Monon tracks.
The trip includes Chicago, Niagara Falls
and Montreal.
Hiram Spencer post. No. 319, of Harrl-
son county, in command of George w.
Sf..l Las xr-ftl e q
William Johnson, commander of Duvan
post, No. 1SS, and forty men from
Liberty, Ind, are here.
New Albany is represented by Ander-
son post, No. 119.
Island City O.. sends twenty members
mander, G. Gosset.
The Miami county delegation is a large
one.
Seventy from Cyra Gordon. Mason
county will be in the ranks.
u. S. Grant post, No. 72, of Washing
ton, Ind, sends 100 men in uniform.
Post No. 226 Of Charleston, Ind, sends
seventy men and a band.
Charles Hays post, No. 224, of Cleves,
o., sends thirty men with Thomas Truet
in command
Aurora, Ind, viii be represented by
John A. Platter post, No. 81, o. Canon,
commander. The post will be headed by
a sheepskin band.
Logansport post, No. il, in command
Of J. c.. Parker, Is here.
The Paul e. Slocum post. No. IS, of
Bloomington, Ind, will probably march
under the command OF William Helply.
William Adams, in command Of
Alexander post, No. 24S, of Unionville,
Ind, arrived last evening with sixty men.
The Moultrie county, Illinois, battalion
arrived last evening under command Of
+. +. Huett.
]. c. Towns is the only representative
of his post, Wesley B. Knight, No A.
of Derry Depot, n. II.
The y. T. Baum post, No. 2O7, Paris,
ILL.,. sends fifty men in command Of u.
L. Baum.
A special trafr brought the Kit Carson
ana John A. Rollins posts and the Legion
of loyal women from Washington. ID. c.
On the same train the dens rtment of
Vermont, numbering fifty, and the de-
partment of New Hampshire, numbering
100, arrived.
Ohio sent large delegations, uniformed
and headed by bands.
The K. of =. band of Yankton, S. D.,
arrived last night.
Carlton Baer post, No 516, of German
town, o., sent forty men in command Of
c. J. Berl1it.
The John NJ Scott post, No. 163, of
Findlay, o., is represented by sixty men;
T. Quinn in command.
Joseph Yetter of Evans post, No. $40,
of the department of Missouri, has at
tended every national encampment since
the grand army was organized. He is
more than pleased with Indianapolis and
her people.
Phil Sheridan post, No. 615, in COM
mand of James A. Brown, from Chicago,
and the Fitzpatrick post, No. 270, from
Oston, H., under command Of Fred l..
Phillips, arrived last night. Several
other posts from Chicago and other parts
Of TlfnnfC a fair DHUnhnr of Veterans
all in uniform.
Garfield post of Newport, KY, Nelson
post of Covington, KY, Hooker post OF
Dayton, KY, and the Louisville posts
arrived last night with 900 men. The
Newport post was accompanied by the
Milleler drum corps. Gen. II. f. Livezey
department commander, came with the
Nelson post.
Five posts from Dayton, o., came last
night with 1000 men. The posts were
accompanied by the police band and
drum corps of Dayton. Department
commander Williams Of Ripley, o., ac-
companied the Dayton pests.
The department of Ohio promises % 900
men for the parade today.
Twelve posts from the department Of
Illinois with 1000 men came last night
They had two bands Of fifteen pieces
each.
About thirty veterans arrived at 8
o'clock yesterday morning from the Mis-
sissippi and Louisiana departments. The
North Indianapolis band will play for
them.
The Mai. May post No 244 of Ander-
son, Ind. commander Tyler. came last
night with 200 men. Another division
of 200 arrived in the morning The post
was accompanied by a band Of fourteen
pieces.
Kosciusko post No. ia OF Warsaw, Ind
Commander w. II. Bennett, is present 200
strong and band Of sixteen pieces.
Mulharen O'Cain post No. OF Eaton
has fifty members.
Meredith post No. IS of Richmond, Ind,
Of 200 arrived in the morning. The post
panied by a drum and bugle corps.
Miller post No. 359 of Windfall Ind,
with fifty members, is accompanied by a
band Of fourteen pieces
Upton county battalion, under Com
mander Shovelin, is present 200 strong
The Boston delegation made it's en-
trance into the city with its train dec
grated with empty beer bottles and
squashes.
Lafayette Gordon post No. 1872 of Ar
COS, Ind, is here with seventy-f1ve men,
bers.
Charles Riley, chief of the transporta-
tion department of the Big Four, says
that road has carried three times as
many passengers as the passenger de-
partment had contracted for
Powell post, Fremont. o., Is present
A company of regulars of the United
States army from Columbus, o., passed
through the city yesterday en- route to
FIT. Clarke. Te-c-
w. II. Moral post Of Columbus, o.,
accompan MED by a Juvenile drum and