The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-14
OVER 100000 VISITORS.
Present Estimate for X. of II. En-
campment Next August.

The last Monday in August, 1898, the bien-
NAL encampment of the Uniform Rank, K.
of p is to begin in Indianapolis. The
campment will continue for eight days.
Concurrent with the encampment the Su-
preme Lodge and the Supreme Tribunal will
be in session at the Statehouse in the legis-
lative halls. The last Legislature passed
a resolution providing for the use of the
Senate chamber and House of Representa-
tives by the Supreme Lodge.
The press of details of providing for the
encampment is growing. Next Friday night
there will be meeting of the executive
committee, when additional members of the
subcommittee will be appointed 1t is like
ly that at that. time the executive commit
tee will decide which of several tracts of
ground that are under consideration shall
be used for the camp ground. About eighty
acres will be needed. Gen. James r. Carna-
han reports that indications are that 200
uniformed Pythians will be in camp. To
accommodate them about 5000 tents will
have to be pitched. After the ground is
selected the typographical engineer, an old
army officer. will begin laying out the camp,
with the assistance of General Carnahan.
This is a large work. Besides laying out
the camp, including the location of COM
arrangements for the sanitary conditions of
the camp will have to be made. The large
item of expense in connection with the en-
campment will be the renting of tents
General Carnahan thinks that $4,000 will
cover the entire expense of the encampment.
Bor this purpose $4,000 was appropriated by
the Supreme Lodge. The balance will be
raised by subscriptions.
There are in the United States some $1,000
members of the Uniformed Rank, which
about
oroer. 1t is estimated that for every Uni
form Rank knight that will attend about
five persons may be expected to be present,
making a total of 10000 that will be here.
1t is said that $40 each is very conserva-
tive estimate of the amount each knight
and visitor Will spend IN Indianapolis for
board alone, so that at least 81, 200 0J0 will be
spent in Indianapolis the week of the en-
campment, ii is calculated. The session
of the Supreme Lodge will continue for an
other week.
ABOUT the same plan of caring for the
strangers who will visit indianapolis will
be pursued as was followed when the G. A.
r. Encampment was held here in 1893 Com
muncations nave been received from most
of the States of the Union already, asking
about hotel accommodations, so that the
work must be pushed from this time. There
are seven hundred to eight hundred officers
in the order, all of whom will have to be
mounted on horses for at least two days.
These they procure at their own expense.
Last week a Mr.. Thompson, of Portsmouth,
Va, was here looking after horses and hotel
accommodations for the delegation from
that place.
THE encampment will open on Monday.
Tuesday will be given up 10 the street pa
rade and company inspections. On Wednes-
day the grand dress parade and review of
the camp will occur. This will be about the
most magnificent feature of the encamp-
ment.
Never in the history of the organization
has so much enthusiasm been expressed so
far ahead of an encampment. Already GEN
eral Carnahan has received the entry of
battalion from Colorado, which expects to
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last May General Camahan has visited Ala
bama Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Arkan-
sas. Virginia, the District of Columbia,
Pennsylvania, New York, all the New Eng
land States and Maritime Provinces of Can
ada Iowa. Nebraska, Missouri. New Mex
leo, wyoming. Utah, Montana and Ken
lucky. He has been present at Grand Lodge
meetings and annual brigade encampments
In all these States, and pledges have been
made to send full forces. as far as practical
Bile I'm all cases. Next week General Car
nahan viii attend the brigade encampment
in Michigan.
AS long as four months ago General Car
nahan received requests to provide hotel ac-