The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-23
NOW FOR THE FINAL PULL
Fifty Thousand Dollars to Be Raised by
Subscription for the Encampment.
Commercial Club Undertakes the Task of So.
licitatiOn-Plans Discussed and Adopted
Yesterday at the Directors Meeting.

As has been announced repeatedly. 1t will
be necessary TO have fund of S150,O00
available for the probable expenses of en-
pertaining the National Encampment of tho
Grand Army of the Republic. This was the
sum spent at Washington, and it is ex-
pected that there will be as many people
here as there were there. The Commercial
Club having raised S25 600 before the en-.
campment was invited here. and the COun-
Gil having made an appropriation of S75.-
600, it is now necessary to add S50.00O more
to the fund. The Commercial Club comes
to the front and announces that 1t will I'M.
dertake to raise this sum- A special meet
ing of the board of directors of the 0rgani-
cation was held yesterday afternoon. and
the matter was fully discussed, resulting
finally in the determination TO take up the
work at once, and push it forward without
delay.
President Lilly explained the need of the
additional $4,000. and SAID that he would
be glad to see the Commercial Club vOlun-
tarily assume the task of ryiDg to raise
from the citizens of Indianapolis this sum.
If the thousand members of the club
would go to work to each raise 500, with
the determination to do 1t before the close
of next week, he believed that they would
succeed. ItwOuld prove In very crafty
ing way that there was no lack OF public
spirit in Indianapolis He said that the
plan of asking for public appropriations
before beginning canvass OF the olty for
subscriptions had been adopted because
the question that would be most commonly
raised was why that method had not been
first followed, as In other cities. The hight
had been made, and it was now known
definitely what could be expected, as veil
as what more must be done. The raising OF
the So. 900 by an immediate canvass would
I~~A, v,nrs
opportunity to show his public spirit, his
city pride aud the degree of his interest In
the success of the encampment If the
club should undertake the work he would
volunteer to join with MIR. Foster, chair.
man of the finance committee Of the Grand
Army organization, in looking after IL, and
would give 1T his exclusive time.
MIR. Erwin thought the plan good one.
It might be better TO make systematic
canvass rather than general cne but the
strated that q general movement would
probably bring larger results In the first in
stance than any other kind or work, his
plan would give the people who are
show what they were really willing to do.
IL they would join in the work
and raise the fund of Sl50000 it
would relieve the city of the necessity of
He would like to see how many of them
would now come forward. and what they
would do. As to the members of the Com
mercial Club, he said they had already
been very liberal, and he did not doubt
that they would do all that could be ex-
pected of them. Hefavored the plan.
MT. G. &. Foster regarded the plan az a
hopeful one. and thought that a general ef-
fort. supplemented by q systematic work
in looking after certain interests and per-
sons. would be successful. Mr.. Robbins,
Mr. Burford and Mr.. Griffith took pretty
much the same Wow of it. MIR. Robbins
thought that it would put the people Of
the city on their pride. and that they would
each be ready to do what they were asked
to do
Mr.. Day moved that the president OF the
club be authorized to send subscrip tion
books to each member of the club, with q
letter explaining the need of raising the
fund of $50. and each of them De asked
to secure subscriptions of not less than $50
within one weeks time. The motion fur
ther provided that the details of the under.
taking be left to the president of the club
and the chairman of the finance committee
of the encampment organization. The mo-
ton was unanimously adopted.
1t was further decided that the su bscrip-
tion should be made o popular one; that
contributions of any amount should be
accepted. but that all subscriptions of less
than S. should be in cash or in one pay
ment. 1t was decided that the form of
subscription for more than IS should pro-
four monthly installments of % per cent.
beginning with May.
Messrs. Lilly and Foster will at once
devote to this work their entire attention.
and expect TO have all who are willing to
assist earnestly at work by the first of mex 6
week, If not sooner. Their headquarters
will be In the Commercial Club Building.