The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-05

these men to obey the law and TO complete and
dedicate this great work IN strict compliance
with the intention OF its projectors and the not
OF authorization and In conformity 10 the wishes
of those they represent. X we shall remain as
true To our dead as they were true 10 the cause
in which they died. and We can be no less true 10
them. we shah compel obedience to the law by
that commission. Let Us appeal to the law and
enforce it. and when we do this and enforce the
act of 1887 we shall make that monument "a
Union war monument from foundation stone to
browning figure, as 1t was Intended 10 he.
In respect to the National Encampmept
the commander speaks az a HoosieT. AID
proud of the name and fame OF his native
State. He says:
We owe it to ourselves to uniform all comrades
who attend the encampment next september, so
that they can present a soldiery appearance.
The comrades OF this department have received
the cordial greetings of other departments, and
have been made 10 feel at home at every Ma
tionai EncampInent- The Mayor OF lndianapo-
lis. on behalf OF that city, and the Governor OF
the State. for this department.. said TO the U. "A.
when ii came 10 indianapolis il would receive a
royal greeting. The reputation or the capital
city and the honor OF this department are at
stake. We can redeem every promise made
by those who represented us only py
extending to the comrades who attend the en-
~campment a genuine Hoosler greeting. Ihui-
ana soldiers never failed To do their duty I'm tho
late war, anu their surviving comrades VIII NOT
fail To do their full share of the work that Will
be required at their hands In order TO make the
coming the best National Encampment ever
held. / suggest to officers and comrades the
necessity OF earnest. united effort III order that
in the parade Indiana may hold the post OF
honor by having the largest number of uni
formed comrades OF any department In line. L
trust that in all the work required at our hands
there shall be unity OF effort and n zeal worthy
OF the good name and fame OF our beloved state.
We should III every way possible aid Colonel
Lilly, chairman of the committee. in the great
work he has undertaken. Let each comrade In
the department consider himself n or
one. whose duty it is TO make the encampment q
success.
The commander pays high tribute to the
memory of Past Department. Commander
Bennett and to cOmrade Espey, departments
inspector, both of whom died during the
past year. He urged the raising of q fund
for the Hovey statue, only $40 therefor
having been received the past year.
In his closing remarks Commander
head says:
The increasing years. with their aches and
pains, admonish in a voice we cannot fail 10
hear that the years OF our active usefulness arc
Indiana Union soldiers in the bonds of crater
nifty. charity, loyalty" We must work, because
the hour ofrest is near at hand. Let us live up
word and act compel the outside world to admit,
that which we know to be true. that ours Is the
order OF orders OF the age In which IL exists. To
be permitted TO represent in organization the
fraternity, the charity and the loyalty OF tho
surviving members OF that great army that ac-
complIshed so much for humanity from 1861 TO
42OO III E4oSCA q a "a oA0t w. ObAA Nast
honor is ours; ours TO wear. ours TO keep, ours 10
preserve and maintain. God grant that IL may
remain n sOlace 10 every veteran in our state
while life shall last, and that the remembrance
OF 1T may cheer him i'll the hour of death.
OF OFFICERS.
In his reportIrvin Robbins. a~diutant-gen-
eral. says:
The total number of posts remain the SINE as
1t was last year, viz, 527, there having been a
gain of eight and a similar loss. But the number
In good standing has fallen from 24,670 on Dec.
81, 1891, to 81. 500 one year later. In one item.
however, we have a large increase. In my last
report We had 4.0l7 on the suspended list, which
has now grown TO 4. 703. While we cannot con-
graduate ourselves on this increase, We can at
least hope that this large number gives us q sure
place TO look for recruits for the active list.
He takes occasion to thank ell the CON-
rades for cOurtesies and kindness during
the two years he has held the responsible
position, from which he announces that he
retires.
Quartermaster-general Weaver reports
that the collections the past year were So
712. 6S. of which So, 77I.50 was from the per
capita Tux. which,. with cash on hand at the
beginning of the year (Sl, AGO. Oh makes S..
1sS. 3D. The disbursements for the year
were S5.412.2i. to which must be adoed the
expenses of the Soldiers Home committee,
e3S1. IL. and of the Soldiers and Sailors
Orphans Home committee, S95.47. sggre-
eating IS. SS2-leaving q cash balance
April /. 1899. of 80. 29i.50 In addition. the
department. has assets in the form of mort
cages. etc, amounting TO S.. $685. GO In the ag-
Gregate. Unlike State. county and munic-
lpal affairs. the interest earned by the
money of the department. Is paid into the
treasury.