The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-02

looper, L. S. V. Ohio, chief of staff: Maj.
j.. +. Sanger, inspector general I. >. A.
adjutant general; Colonel VIM. Carey san san
ger, y. G., New York. inspector general
Maj. II. ii. c. Dunwoody, signal corps. L.
s. A. chief signal officer: Capt. Leonard
Wood. medical department I. 5. A, medi-
cal director. Aids: Col c. Cade, L. 5. V.
Ohio; Col. Albert w. Swain. y. c.. Iowa;
Col. r. Norman. y. G.. Rhode Island; Mal.
Geo. c. Reid, adjutant and inspector I. >
marine corps; Mai. Allan McLane. n; G..
Maryland: Maj. ]. W. Howard. y. e., New
Jersey: Maj. Z. A. Hancock. \. c., Penn
nt sylyannia n:nI ieqt. c GGiwsl sxtb aTa
u. S. A: Capt. A. NJ. Fuller. Second Caval-
ry. L. 5. A; Captain Joseph T. Kuhn corps
U. S. A.: Capt ". II. Patrick, G. A. r.:
Alabama; Capt. j. T.. Everest, 7. ;. v: IN
nois; Lieut.. q. l.. Anderson, Fourth Arul-
lery. L. s. A; Lieut. Hugh j. Gallagher
Sixth Cavalry. l.. s. A: Lieut.. T. c. Kim
ball. Fifth Infantry. L. 5. A; Lieut. Chas
A Plumley. Vermont.
BLUE JACKETS WILL PARADE.
Arrangements have been perfected for the
naval participation in the parade. There
will be 500 blue jackets in line under COM
mand of Captain Sands, the commander of
the cruiser Columbia. The battalion will be
made up from the crews OF the New York,
Indiana and Columbia, now anchored at
Hampton Roads. A special steamer has
been chartered TO bring the men up the
river 10 Washington. They will arrive here
Thursday morning and return the same
night. Lieutenant Fullam will be the cap
tain adjutant in the parade
The Pension Office building to-day
turned over to the decoration committee
to prepare for the inaugural ball. This will
mean suspension of all office business for
the remainder of the week and the clerks
Will have holiday.
AT the White House matters are being ar
rr.aA nit lte4 =
disturbance as possible for the coming
change of occupants. Retiring Secretary
Thurber and the incoming secretary, j. Ad-
olson Porter. are busy together over books
and accounts. A set of books to start
with have been obtained and the Govern
ment Printing Office has sent down such
new blanks for commissions of new office
holders and the like as need the name OF
William Mckinley substituted in them for
that of Grover Cleveland.
Mrs. Cleveland returned from Princeton
this evening and will be al the White House
till the evening of March to assist Mr..
Cleveland in social functions. 1t has been
arranged that Major and Mrs. Mckinley
VIII be the guests of the President and
Mrs. Cleveland at dinner tomorrow even
ing, so that the first meal the President
elect will take in Washington will be al
the White House. The dinner will be pure
~ a private affair and there will be no
other guests.
question of what church will have the honor
of entertaining President Mckinley during
the coming four years has been settled in
favor of the Foundry nj. t. Church al
Fourteenth and G streets. Both the Foun-
dry and the Metropolitan We're anxious for
this distinction and both churches have had
deputations in Canton in the past few
weeks, hut Major Mckinley has announced
his intention of returning to the Foundry
where he worshiped during his last term
in Congress. principally, il is understood
because the Foundry is within easy walk
ing distance of the White House and the
major objects to making use of his carriage
on Sunday.