The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-27
PREPARING FOR THE EVENT
Post Commander Patrick, of Detroit's
Advance Guard, Speaks Pointedly.
Committee Speaks for the High.School Build
ing. for Eight Hundred Coming Guests
Ohio Delegation Coming To- Day.

Applications for quarters during the
Grand Army encampment, next fall, are
being received from different parts of the
country by the executive officers in charge
of arrangements These applications up
to this time have been filed in the order re-
ceived, and it is the intention to make the
assignments to quarters as soon as the or
eanization is enabled to take up that part
of the work.
A committee came in from Detroit yes
terday, composed of James Renton. CON-
mander Fairbanks Post; Alex. l.. Patrick.
past commander of the same post, and ID.
b. Tracy. They came as the authorized
representatives of Fairbanks Post. one of
the largest in the country, and made appli-
cation for quarters for eight hundred men.
the number that the post will send to the
encampment. They have already made ar
rengements for the transportation of this
large delegation, a rate of l cent mile for
the round trip having been promised them.
They will send more men to the lndianap-
oils encampment than have ever gone from
Detroit to any like gathering.
I've are expecting the indianapolis en-
campment." eaid Mr.. Patrick, Ito be larger
than any that has ever before been held,
OF the Grand Army, as IL Is probable that
In the future there will not be the attrac-
tions TO bring the boys together that you
will have here. Indianapolis is q central
point of the country. lt IL the home of a
great part of the surviving soldiers, your
great soldiers monument here is something
the boys all want to see, and the fact that
the city is so near to Chicago assists to
make it an unusually attractive place for
them this year. There will be thousands
In attendance from Michigan. as have no
doubt there will be from other States. and
we are all coming expecting to have great
time There Is q very kindly feeling In our
State for the Indiana soldiers, and every
where. think, our comrades are much in
terested in the encamDment to be held
here"
Mr.. Patrick said that Indianapolis would
have to maize greater preparations than
had ever been made before. When the en-.
campment was held in Detroit two years
ago. he said that the visitors were provid-
ed slice ping accommodations In the school
buildings exposition building and car
works, the citizens committee having to
make arrangements altogether for lodging
for about thirty thousand persons. This
was done at comparatively little expense.
as no structures had to be erected especial
~ for the purpose of shelterng the people.
Indianapolis would probably DO alta very
large expense in providing the necessary
quarters. as there would almost certainly
be larger number of people to care for
here than ever before, and, as he under
stood it. the city had no buildings of suffi-
cient capacity available for sleeping pur-
poses as they had in Detroit. He said that
the fund raised for the expense IN Detroit
was $4,000. Much more than this would
probably be needed in Indianapolis.
Commander Renton, speaking OF the
difficulties that were encountered in the
raising of money In Detroit. said that the
situation here, as he understood lt, was
nbout aa il had been in Detroit. He hOpef
that the Indiana Legislature would have
sufficient appreciation of the States duty
To make a liberal appropriation tor the er-
campment. In our State.' be said. I'VE
were seriously bampered by Governor
Winans vetoIDg the appropriation. The
City Council, however. came forward and
Immediately made an APPROPRIATION of
twice the amount that it had before been
asked from them, and generous citizens of
Detroit made contributions ranging from
one to five and ten thousand dollars. Gov
ernor Winans made himself exceedingly
unpopular and there 10 probably not q man
in the country whose public career is more
etiectually at end. If the encampment in
Indianapolis j. to be handled as 1t ought to
be. the appropriations for the purpose
should be very liberal"
The Detroit committee wants the use Of
High-schoOl building. They say they will
completely fill it with Detroit veterans.
While they have made application for
quarters for eight hundred. they say it Is
much more probable that they will bring
twelve hundred persons with them, be-
sides the Woman's Relief Corps OF Detroit,
which has large mem bership. As the ar
rangements could not be completed &C this
time their application was left on file. and
they will be assigned to tho quarters de-
sired IL possible.
Mr.. J. &. Winans. Of Ohio. arrived In the
CITY yesterday in advance of delegation