The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-26
MEMORIAL DAY PARADE
A PROTEST AGAINST OBSERVANCE ON
SATURDAY INSTEAD OF MONDAY.
Contrary to G. A. II. Constitution and
State Law-Orders Issued by
Chief Marshal Bonnie.


| his general order making staff appoint
ments and giving the order of the process
sion and the programme of exercises on
Saturday One of the great features of the
observance of the day will be the distribu-
ton of flowers by the school children, and
all citizens are earnestly requested to con-
tribute cut flowers sending them to the
nearest school. They will be collected from
the schools Saturday morning and brought
to school No. 3, from where they will be
taken to the cemetery.
There has been considerable complaint
from merchants and others that Monday
was not chosen for the Memorial day OBJ
servance instead of Saturday, which is an
unusually busy day in all lines Of trade and
industry. The State law provides that
when a legal holiday falls on Sunday the
day following shall be the legal holiday.
The commander in chief of the CT. A. r.
selected Saturday for the observance in the
larger cities despite the provisions of the
Grand Army constitution, which explicitly
states that when Memorial day comes on
Sunday the next day must be observed,
except in those States where, by legal en-
actment, the preceding day is made the
legal holiday. Although the orders have
been issued many of the old soldiers, who
wish the observance to be general in the
city and not interrupted by the full blast
of business, are hoping that the committee
in charge in Indianapolis will yet make the
change to Monday.
The order of the chief marshal is as fol-
lows:
By virture of the honor conferred in ap-
pointing me as chief marshal on Memorial
DAY by the Joint committee of the several
posts of the CT. A. r., do herewith publish
the following instructions and announce
the following staff appointments:
Gen: n. r. Ruckle, chief of staff.
r. Mcbride, adjutant general.
G. Fl. Kahlo, senior "A. ID. Z.
stein, II. B. Makepeace, Thomas F. Col
D. pert, George W; Powell John W; Fort, y.
i Bacon T. +. Stone, W. II. Tucker, r..
Capt. Voss Reynolds, Captain Petticord,
W. q. Jeffries, Z. j. oliver II. H. Beville,
adams '2 W. E soh nj Ar%5 ohn Oliver
N. j. Mcclure, c. NJ Miller, Col H. b.
Smith, Charles A. Bookwalter, B. S. Foster,
Mitchell, John Maloney, John II. Porter,
w. c. Smith, j. L. Bieler, John r. Clinton.
All the posts of the G. A. r. and other
organizations that have accepted or may
hereafter accept invitation to participate
in the parade on Memorial day will assem-
BILE at / o'clock Saturday, May 20, and the
line Will be formed in the following order:
First Division
Forms on South Alabama, right resting
on Washington. Two platoonS Of police,
Capt. Charles Dawson, commanding, on
East Washington and Alabama street.
Chief Marshal and Aids.
Second Regiment Band.
Second Regiment Indiana National Guards,
Maj viii S. Rich, commanding.
Lieut. w. F. Christian, jr., .Adjutant.
w. c. Brazington, Sergeant Major.
Second Division
Forms on Washington, right resting on
Alabama, Col Samuel Laing. commanding.
to NE -N,
erick Knefer, Edward Hereth, Joseph
Bristow. Irwin Robbins, II; Nicolai, Charles
Many, Carter Temple H. Sweetland, Robert
Russell, l. N. Wellington, d. n. Huey, A.
D. Shaw, F. b. Wykoff. c. Mcpherson,
Charles Ward, Court Marsh George =.
or ronao T ii Slth 81 I'd w Sntf p
Murphy, II. Hagerdofb. "; il. Wheeler,
Inns. "A. D. Crull, John B. Swigert, G. B.
Darnell, j. B. Writ Jacob Crone, A. 5:
Parks. Staff will report on south side of
Washington street, resting at Alabama.
Major Robert Anderson Drum Corps.
George H. Thomas Post, No IT,
Martin B. Delany Post, No. 70.
John F. Ruckle Post, No. 165.
George H. Chapman Post, No 2O9.
James b. Gordon Post, No. Isl.
Major Robert Anderson Post, No. 1863.
Phil Sheridan Post, No. 539.
Sons of Veterans, John p. Ruckle Camp.
Ben Harrison Camp.
State Capital Band.
Carriages.
Third Division
United Boys Brigade of America, Brig.
Gen. B. A. Richardson and staff, as fol-
lows: Col. F. F. McClain, adjutant. gen
eral, Col. w. NJ Cochran, Col. G.. w.
Brown, Col. j. H. Laird, Col G. v Wooden,
Col. G. S. Denny Col. L. S. Trenary, Maj.
y; H. richardson Maj W VI. L. Hoffman m 4.
Regiment, Col. John r. McClintock; Fifth
Regiment, Col. p. Jay Slocum; will form
in rear of Sons of Veterans on Washington
street, right resting on New Jersey street
Fourth Division
Second Regiment Patriarchs Militant.
I. 0. O. F., Col j. e. Bodine commanding.
Chief of staff Thomas Winterrowd; ban
No. 2, Capital Canton, No. AZ. Aids, ]. "A.
McCreary, Charles Buchanan, S. o. Sharp,
Joseph Buchanan, William COval, Frank
Bowers, S. E. carp. c. z. Webb, Harry
Sheets A NJ. Preston.
Indianapolis Military Band.
Indianapolis Lodge, No. 49, |. o. 0. F.
Brightwood Lodge No. 655, l. o. O. F.
Puritan Lodge. No. 67S I: Q. Q. F.
Meridian Lodge, No. 480 |. Q. O. f.
First Regiment Z; r. x OF T., Col John
chief of staff lieutenant colonel, John W.
Skiff Aids j. S. Darnell. a. p. Fitch,
Frank Staley, William Smith, j. "A. John
son; first lieutenant, Wilmer F. Christian,
49, Olive Branch Division. No, 48.
Indiana Division, No. S.
Indianapolis Division, No. 2 L. X. *. or +.
Excelsior Lodge Division, No. %,
Y. r. 1; Of ?;
cs s6fr L IdGge NJ 30 g. T. II r. n X OF Of
Brightwood Lodge, No. 915, Y. r; K. OF Z.
indianapolis Order of Red Men.
Weber Zouaves.
Kahlo Zouaves