The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-22
FAITH IN TEACHERS
q. A. X. MEMORIAL DAY COMMITTEE
ADOPTS RESOLUTION.
Flowers from school Children-Plan
for a Permanent Memorial Day
Committee.

The Grand Army Memorial committee
met last night at the office of Justice of the
Peace Johnson, with good attendance. II.
Is. Snyder presided in the absence of the
chairman, Major Cochran, who is very i'll.
The secretary, Winston p. Noble, was in
structed to convey personally to the chair
man the interest the committee feels in his
early recovery. Acknowledgement Robbins,
who is the grand marshal of the parade
Memorial day. reported that Superintendent
Goss had modified his order relative TO the
school children marching i'm the parade so
that only those grades having children
ten years of age or older, and in those
schools near to the Statehouse. should par
ticipate. In this connection a resolution
was adopted, on motion of w. II. Tucker.
indorsing the action of the superintendent
of schools and expressing the fullest faith
of the committee in the loyalty and patriot
ism of the teachers, and the belief that the
teachers of Indianapolis would be found
faithful to their duties at all times and in
all places.
Another resolution by Mr.. Tucker laid the
groundwork for new plan Of observing
Memorial day. The resolution requires the
chairman to appoint five ex-soldiers, who
shall select four citizens. and thus to con-
and regulations for the organization of the
Indianapolis memorial committee. This or
ganzation is to be a continuing body, and
shall have charge OF the arrangements
for Memorial day. The membership will
pay certain dues, which shall constitute
fund for the liquidation of the expenses of
the annual ceremonial, and will relieve the
veterans from the necessity of yearly MAX
ing a personal appeal to the public for
funds. The committee will be announced
after elaboration.
the parade would form at l O'Clock and
would move at 10 o'clock sharp. He de-
sires all the uniformed organizations to par
ticipate. and asks that they send him word
at once The committee on invitations re-
ported that far ii could find the ad-
dresses of uniformed bodies invitations had
been sent to them, but that in some cases
the invitations had not been successfully de-
lvered and had come back TO him. The COM
mlttee on orator or the DAY reported thae
Washington Gardner, secretary OF state OF
Michigan, from Lansing, had agreed to
make the address In the evening at Iomlln-
son Hall. Only the ritual services Will be
eighteen cars provided for the transporta-
ton of the posts, and each veteran will
have to pay his fare both ways. Carriages
will be provided for only the speaker and
the officers Of the day. The committee APP
pointed Secretary of State owen, repre-
senting the citizen element; Z. A. Book,
walter the Sons of Veterans, and Daniel
w. Howe. representing the veterans, TO act
as a committee TO receive the orator OF the
day.
The salutes will be fired by the Indiana
National Guard, companies "A and ID, who
will be assisted by the German Veterans,
under direction of Quartermaster-g general
Compton. The State will furnish the am
munition under this arrangement. The de-
tails were left in charge of the committee.
The saiutes will be fired on the courthouse
square and in the cemetery. The North In
dianapolis post will act as guard at the
cemetery, assisting Mr.. Shower, chairman
of the committee.
The school children will contribute flow
ers. which will be collected at school No.
g. where they will be arranged for the dec
Grafton of graves. The committee will meet
next Wednesday for final arrangements.
The efforts of the legislative committee
were successful in having Memorial day
made legal holiday prohibitive of the sale
of liquor