The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-06
THE SONS OF VETERANS
FOR THE NATIONAL,
ENGAGEMENT NOW COMPLETE.
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Charles A. Bookwalter, who is chairman
of the executive committee having charge of
the arrangements for the sixteenth ma
tional encampment of the Sons of Veter-
ans, has received mail from different parts
of the country that show that this en-
capment will be the largest one the organ
ization has ever held. Responses from the
invitations to the district organizations
throughout the country show that a num-
Der of organizations are preparing to start,
among them being many uniformed camps.
A number of veterans and several Grand
Army posts have signifed willingness to
attend the encampment.
Governor Mount has promulgated to the
adjutant general an order for permitting
armed bodies of Sons of Veterans from
other States to enter this State, providing
they carry no ammunition. The committee
is making arrangements to entertain the
visitors in great style and to show that In
dianapolis ranks high for her hospitality
and to advance her reputation as a con-
vention city.
1t is desired that the city should be deco
rated to receive the visitors and to attain
this the decoration committee will make a
personal canvass of all business houses and
residents to decorate their premises if pos
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday Partic-
ularly on Friday, as the parade will be
held on that day. The reception committee
has arranged for an informal reception to
the visiting delegations at the Denison
House on Wednesday evening. The recep-
ton will be rendered by the reception COM
mittee and the local camps of the Sons
of Veterans, assisted by the various G. A.
r. posts and the W. r. c. A number of
State Governors intend visiting the city
during the encampment and they, together
with the prominent officers and past Off
GERS of the Sons of Veterans, q. A. r. and
Women's Relief Corps, viii be formally re-
ceived in the corridors OF the Statehaouse
and the state officers. This reception Will
be an elaborate affair and the formal dress
will be the full uniform of the Sons of Vet
Grams. The Governors staff is expected to
attend in full uniform, together with the
officers of the Sons of Veterans, making
the reception quite military affair that Is
seldom seen in Indianapolis. Governor
Mount and Custodian Vest, of the State
house. have rendered the organization the
use of the Hall of the House of Repre-
sentatives and the Senate chamber for the
meetings during the week. The Ladies Aid
Society will meet in the Senate chamber
and the delegate body of the Sons of Yet
Grams will use the House of Representatives
hall.
railroads. and the tickets viii be good on
All dates between Sept s and II. The ho-
tells have reduced the rates for the con-
Vention, and arraG gementS have been made
for the accommodation of the visitors in
private houses. should the hotels be mad
equate.
The headquarters will be in the Denison
House. and the executive committee will re-
main in charge to give any information or
assistance wanted.
The parade will be held Friday afternoon
at 1:30 o'clock with Colonel Harold c. Me-
grew as chief marshal. Ben Harrison
Camp No. 356, viii occupy position in the
parade with full attendance, as will also
Ruckle Camp, of this city. The parade will
be purely military and Sons of Veterans
parade and many uniformed camps are
preparing to bring with them their own
bands of music. Altogether between three
thousand and four thousand visitors are ex-
pected in the city
Colonel r. S. Thompson is in the city, to-
gether with most of the members of his
staff rendering all the assistance possible
TO the local executive committee in their
efforts to arrange the reception Of the COM
mandery in chief. Senator j. B. Foraker of
Ohio and General Lew Wallace have been
invited TO attend the camp fire in Tom
Heved they will attend Neither has given
a definite answer to the invitation yet
Commander Dodge, of the Indiana Division
of the G.. A r., Governor Mount Past
Commander-in-chief l. n. Walker of the
G. A. r. and Past Commander A o.
Marsh. of Winchester, Will participate in
the encampment. Mrs. c. II. Brown, of La
grange Ind who has become familiar to
the members of the order having been
given oyations on her appearance to sing
the national hymn OF the Sons of Veterans,
THE Banner of Beauty and Glory" has
consented TO attend the encampment, and
assisted by a local quartet, Will sing patri-
otto songs