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

bers. The post is accompanied by the
Elwood band of twelve pieces
w. II. Byrd post, 567, of Spring Valley.
o., arrived last night with fifty members.
r. A. Reed post No. 293 Of Clayton,
Ind, will arrive today with fifty men,
bers.
Wolcott. Chivar, Miller, Steinmeir, Rank
and File and Drake posts of Milwaukee
arrived last night with large delega-
tion. The posts are accompanied by the
famous Wolcott drum corps.
Oblong post of Oblong, ILL.,, is here fifty
strong.
The Panhandle was compelled to use
her worlds fair cars to accommodate
the passenger traffic.
The J., d. & w. was forced to press
fourteen fiat cars into the passenger
service.
Reed post from Newton. ILL.,. has ar
rived with 175 members.
Columbus post, No. 706, of Chicago ar
rived last evening via the Big Four,
forty strong. All the veterans wear a
very handsome uniform and make a very
attractive appearance. The Second reg1-
ment band with thirty-five instruments
accompanied them. They are stopping
at the Denison house. Commander, H.
G.. Purinton.
EK. Wilcox post No. 16 of Springfield,
Mass, is present with a delegation of
ZOO.
Lewis post of Xenia, o., arrived yester-
day with 800 members
Salem post No. 81 of Salem, Ind, has
arrived with force of 150
JaSonville post No. 1856 of JaSonville,
Ind, and Wellington post Of Wellington
came in yesterday with seventy-hve
members.
Putnam county battalion, under Com
mander Charles Wagner. is here 300
strong. The battalion is accompanied
by the Greencastle drum and bugle corps.
George II. Thomas post, No. 49, Of Chi
cago, was accompanied here last even
ing by the Whiteland band with twenty
three pieces.
George T. Meade post, No. 444, of
Englewood, Ill, arrived last evening with
125 members in charge Of Commander +.
p. Simonds.
C. L. Gill post, No. 121, of Medaryville,
Ind, arrived last evening with 100 men,
bers. Commander, Andrew Boston.
capt. Brown post, No. 1O6, or al
paraiso with e. N. Burns as commander.
is here with seventy-five men.
Tippecanoe post, No. 81, came In with
the White County battalion last evening
with 200 members. There are three posts
in the battalion.
George V. Rossen post, No. 46, with H.
A. Root as commander. arrived last even
ing 100 strong. The Ames union band
of Michigan City accompanied them.
Twenty-Five ladies' relief corps women
accompanied them.
headed the Delaware county battalion
with Robert I. Patterson as commander.
arriving at $3.50 last evening. DaleYille,
Cowan, Eaton, New Corner and York
town posts, made up the battalion with
nearly six hundred members. The Mum
Gle drum corps headed the procession
X. /. Patterson, commander Of Will
Jams post, colonel of the Delaware
county battalion, is known to the soldiers
as the army poet: author of the Army
Niue" "The Loyal Line of Blue" when
Father Comes Home from the War"
THE Privates Who Carried the Cum"
my Old Haversack" published by John
church,, THE Irishman's Applica tion for
Pension" and many other selections
that have been extensively published.
He is the father of Mrs. Pearl Patterson
Bean, the gifted young lady elocutionist
who first was introduced reciting her
fathers poems. She has been on many
programs at department of Indiana camp
fires, the national encampment at Wash
ington City, and she will be heard at
| several camp fires and at Tomlinson hall
during the present encampment. She
will recite a poem prepared by her
father, at Tomlinson hall, the title of
which is "a Hoosier Welcome"
Martin Armstrong post, No. 2O2, Of
Lima, o., arrived last evening with 200
| members. Joseph Karnes is commander.
The post carries a beautiful flag presented
by the w r. c.
James B. Cartwright post, No. 35S. Of
Pennville, with fifty members; Benjamin
Shields post, No. 2S9, with thirty-five
members, and ten W. r. c. members Of
Dunkirk, and Alex Trimble post, No.
516 with twenty members from Redkey,
made up the Jay county battalion in
| charge of John Barnell, commander.
Drury post No 372, OF Neptune, o.,
has twelve members here.
Howell post, No. 90 Of Goshen, is well
represented.
Weitzel post of Chicago will arrive at
o'clock this morning with 250 men. II.
II. Cluett is the commander.
A. Il. Burnsides post, No. 109. of South
Chicago, arrived last evening with forty
members. w. B. Barnard is in charge.
L. z. & w. switch engine, No 26, in
| charge of Frank Miller, is very hand
| somely decorated.
The department Of Maryland arrived
! last evening via the c., H. & d. railway.
Washington county is represented with
200 veterans from Salem and 200 from
| Livonia. z. w. Memo in the commander.
jeff c. Davis post, No. 16, heads the
Knox county delegation of over four
| hundred with Patrick Breen in charge.
| Five posts are represented.
| Rensselaer, post No. 81, with j. M.
| Wasson as commander of the sixty men,
| are here headed by the Rose-Lain band
| of thirty-five members.
Washington, Ind, post, No. 70, with j.
| Springer In charge is here with 1S8 men.
J. NJ. Burne of John Teitjens post, No.
| SOC, Of Indian Grove, Mo-, is attending
| the encampment.
Stark county is represented by posts
| 290 and so. Charles Laramore is in
| charge of the battalion.
Upton. Windfall, Sharpsville, Kemp
| ton and Goldsmith each are repre-
sented by their posts. The 200 men will
be led in the parade by the Windfall
| band.
T. L. Freeman of Connersville, with the
Fayette county battalion, is not forty
one years old yet. He entered the
service at the age Of twelve years and
: served in company E, Eleventh Indiana
| regiment.
THE PARADE TIME CARD.