The National tribune., 1893-08-03

viduals who know best how much money the,
will want to spend. The contract, therefore
will be made between the individuals ant
decorators and several jobs have already beer
secured by the latter. The committee will ais
have considerable work of the kind to lool
after. such as the columns on Monument Place
and the proposed arch at the starting point o
the parade. 1t feels that there is nothing il
connection with the Encampment on which tn,
interests of the citizens should be more
! strongly fixed than decorations
RAILROAD RATES.
The Citizens Executive Board is satisfied
with the railroad rates to the Encampment
! secured from the Central Traffic Association
! but would like to have them effective for com.
ing to indianapolis from the 1st of the month
! instead of Sept. 3. and s. as adopted. Execu.
| tive Director Fortune has written to Chairman
Lazarus, of the Committee on Transportation
stating that the greater number of arrivals will
! be not later than the 4th. and that thousands
! to enable them to be here on time for he pa
| rade. will wish to start on the 81 of the month.
| Again, the time of the beginning of the low
! rates. as now fixed, will shut ont the Naval
| Veterans, whose Encampment is to begin on
| Sept. !. Other organizations incidental to the
Grand Army also DESTROYS of holding their
meetings previous to the Encampment week
would be denied the privilege of the one-cent-a-
mile fare under the present arrangement. The
LAtNuAlNS 1JlieCtOI asks IL the udbeS Oh COMING
10 the city could not be changed so as to begin
on Aug. %, instead OF Sept g.
HOT WEATHER SUGGESTIONS.
There is nothing the Citizens Executive
Board wants to have incomplete at the time of
the Encampment and in many ways citizens
acting independently can assist it in providing
for the comfort of the visitors at that time.
The Board will have the barracks, places of
Reunions, halls and other localities under its
control where the old soldiers will meet well
supplied with ice water. In addition, there
should be plenty of water in barrels on the
streets. This the merchants can supply at
very little cost. They should arrange for this
and put in front of their places of business
barrels of ice water and keep them full. 1t
will please the visitors and leave with those
who show this evidence of hospitality, small
as it is, Consciousness that no veteran need
suffer from thirst. The Washington committee
and citizens did nothing of this kind, and in
consequences there was more or less discomfort.
The streets should be lined with water barrels.
ASKING FOR QUARTERS
Through yesterdays mail large number of
applications for quarters from Posts and indi-
viduals were received at the offices of the Citi-
Zens' Executive Board. Lodgings were asked
for parties of two, 10, and so on up to 300 two
Michigan Posts stating that each would need
beds for so veterans. The crowd of 800 is to
Guluc iIOb DaHNiliS, III. ocVeTdl 1OSlS Sdlu
that they would not need free quarters, but
asked for assistance in obtaining boarding
places. The quarters assigned were TO Union
Post, 229 Laddonia, Mo-; Weisner, $50 Green
field; George w. Myers. 1872 Pana, ALL Paua;
Post 2s9, Mount Sterling; Kenesaw. II, Dan
vile, all of Illinois. Finnville, 81, FinDville,
and Hackett 1885, Bronson, Mich; Post 81, Bal
timore, and Foster Marshall, 3S7 Brookville,
0. Ben J. Spooner, $50, Guilford; Ellsworth
20, Seymour; F. G. Wehman, 274, Valeene;
Post 364, Paoli: Post 263, Toronto; Harrison
McAllistcr, "a, Dupont; E. c. Newland, 247
Bedford Boothrogel, 81. Delphi; Pap Thomas.
5, Greensburg; Howell, go Goshen; Samuel
Reed 81, Salem; ali of Indiana.
Quarters have been assigned to Garfield Post
so, Coloma, Mich; w. E. Panaker, 6s1, Bridge
port, ILL.,; Post $50. Mackinaw, ILL.,; Harrod Nc
Daniel, Isl, Fort Recovery, o.; and to the fol-
lowing Indiana Posts: Owen, 1928 Clinton;
Center, 132, Wakarusa; Willis Hubbard 574,
Cataract; Henry s. Lane, 20, Francesvlle
Padgett, =, Bennington; Moses Heron. Farm
land; Col Baker Kalkaskia, Mich; Hugh II.
Willis, 424, Queenstown, Ind; Col Forbes. 3s,
La Plata, Mo-; John f. Smler, 800, Leot KAN
Charles Waite. z, Macy, Ind; Fairbanks, 367,
Fairbanks, Iowa
REQUESTS FOR ROOMS.
Several hundred requests for rooms have al
ready been received by the Citizens Executive
Board from persons who are to visit the Eu-
Each day adds to them Tho re-
quests are for accommodations for as high as so
In party and as low as one. Among them are
many from women, one party of ladies coming
from Michigan numbering as high as 26. The
persons in this list of requests live In Ken
lucky. Maine, Illinois, Nebraska, Ohio, Florida,
New York. Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Michi-
gan, Tennessee, California, Alabama, Indiana.
and Canada.
THE USE OF TENTS
George Eberhardt has contracted with the
Citizens Executive Board to erect the 500 tents
the Board is to receive from the Quartermas-
ter's Department of the United States for use
during the Encsmpment. The tents are to he
delivered TO Eberbardt not later than Aug 29,
and lie is to have them ready for occupancy not
later than Sept. 2. They will be placed in
Military Park. which is to be used as Reunion
grounds; Blind Institute Park where the Sons
of Veterans to have Headquarters, and
Courthouse Square, where the several army
corps are TO meet
OFFER OF WEST INDIANAPOLIS.
Secretary Rogers of the West Indianapolis
Association, that is preparing to entertain vet
Grams who may be assigned to quarters in that
suburb, says the West indianapolis people are
anxious 10 DO all ;hey can in providing for the
comfort OF visitors They offer the use of their
school-houses and churches FOR sleeping quar-
tiers, and many citizens express a willingness
TO take the veterans into their homes About
2.JoO, Secretary Rogers says, can be accommo-
dated.
SOUVENIR PROGRAM
The souvenir program OF the Encampment
will be a very rich production of Typography
and engraving. 1t will be issued under the
direction Ct the Citizens Executive Board, and
will contain histories Of the G. A. r. W. RC.
Naval Veterans Ladies of the g. A.. r., Sons
and Daughters Of Veterans, with portraits and
biographical sketches of officers Of all the or
PLANTATIONS. An account Of the efforts of In
dianapolis to get the Encampment, followed by
a sketch of the city, will be given. There will
be set forth all details relative TO the MANY
events of EDcampment week, including those
of the Naval Veterans. which are 10 begin the
Friday preceding. There will be many illus.
trations In half-tone, such as street views.
prominent buildings. parks and suburban
scenes. The title page will be very attractive,
both in design and color.
HORSES FOR THE PARADE
Chairman Bird, Of the Committee on Horses.
wants 10 be Informed before the 9Th of August
the number of horses he will be called upon to
provide for the parade. 1t is essential that he
should have this information, for if il is left to
the last moment there will be 2 great deal of
difficulty in supplying everybody who will
need them. This is matter the officers of the
State Departments should not delay any longer.
and the Citizens Executive Board urges them
to send ia at once the number of horses they
will require.
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