The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-28
Fully 1000 I'm the Line OF March and
ed as High as $4,000.
AT SOUTH BEND NEXT YEAR
BITTER RESOLUTIONS DENoUNCING
MIR. LANGSDALE ADOPTED.
Patriotic Move to Have the school
Histories Reflect G. A. n. Senti-
ment on the Rebellion
pecial to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MCNCIE, Ind, March 27.-The Grand
Army of the Republic had possession or
Muncie to-day. The weather was perfect
The sunlight never blessed a fairer day
for old soldiers on parade. Every train
regular and special, brought great crowds
and constant procession of marching dei-
egations, headed by local committees and
bands of music, poured into the city from
the stations. BY noon there were fully ten
thousand visitors IN Muncie.
The crownng feature of the weeks mill
tary display was the great parade this
afternoon, which was the most imposing
pageant ever witnessed in this city. The
divisions rendezvoused on South walnut
and Howard streets, and started at 1:3o
o'clock, with estimate of four thousand
veterans in line. Up Walnut street the vet
Grams marched beneath almost one continu-
Gus arch of beautiful decorations of flags
barners bunting, festoons and pictures or
military heroes, which covered the build
ings and street-car poles along the way.
Along the line of march probably $1,000 peo-
pie witnessed the parade. They lined the
streets for the entire distance along which
the procession passed and occupied every
available foot of space along the side
walks, every window, housetop and ad-
vantageous point of view being taken.
There was almost continuous chorus of
cheers from the people, answered as often
by the veterans in line. A pleasing feature
of the days celebration was the assemblage
of $500 school children bearing flag and
cheering from their elevation on the court
house yard, which gave them a splendid
view. The line of march was as follows
North on Walnut street to Main, west on
Main to High, north on High to Wash
rufay, cf,;r, ITaI,,
south on Walnut to Main, east on Main
passing reviewing stand at Kirby House,
to Elm, south on Elm to Jackson, west
Jackson to Mulberry, south on Mulberry to
Upon the reviewing stand in front of the
Kirby House were 3 large number of men
G.. A. r., w. r. c., Ladies of the G. A. r.
and S. of v, including Department Com
Matthews and staff. Ex-Governor Ira j.
Chase. Past Commander James T. john
ston and other G.. A. r. dignitaries, to-
gether with local officers and committees
On the stand also were Mrs. Nettie Rams
ford, department president. and Eta HouS,
wulschner, past departnsen5 president, W.
r. c.: Mrs. Paugh, president, and Mrs.
Department Commander Mutt of Ohio; W.
w. Edge, T. Il. Marshall and FL. c. Roberts,
Ohio W. r. c. Commander in Chief Thos
G. Lawler, of Rockford, ILL.,, missed a train
and did not arrive until too late to see the
PROFUSE DECORATIONS.
The Muncie people have gone to great
expense for decorations. The decorations
are not profuse in spots, but harmonious
and distributed throughout the city. Be-
sides the decoration on every business
house on Main and Walnut streets and
around the public square every one hun>
dred feet, covering distance of five thou
sand feet, is arch all uniformly built
on the street-car poles. Each pole is
wrapped in red, white and blue, with two
flags and a star on the top of each. In the
center of each star is an engraving of some
general in the late war.
In the line of March Williams Post, of
Muncie, had over two hundred veterans,
and Indianapolis had nearly as many, while
Anderson had one hundred, and Winchester
and Richmond 150 each. The Muncie City
Band, Richmond City Band Cowan BanG,
the Anderson, Winchester and Muncie
Drum Corps furnished the music. 1t re-
ouired forty-five minutes for the procession
to pass a given point.