The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-20
WILL BE A GAY HOLIDAY
NUMEROUS EVENTS SET FOR WASH
INGTON'S BIRTHDAY.
The Students Celebration, with a Pa
rade-schOOl ChiIdren's Exercises
Political Conventions.

The celebration of Washington's birthday
on Tuesday promises to be attended with
more than usual interest In addition to the
programme announced by the University of
Indianapolis numerous conventions, meet
ings and banquets are to take place during
the day and evening. AS Tuesday is the
last day before the beginning of the Lenten
season social festivities will be lively on
that evening. Three state conventions will
be among the events in Indianapolis on
Tuesday. The gold Democrats, the Popu-
lists and the Prohibitonists are all booked
for the day. There is also to be dedicatory
exercises at the Board of Childrens Guar
dams Home at Irvington and banquet of
the Loyal Legion at the Denison Hotel at
night.
The students of the University of Indian
apolis are arranging for a big demonstra-
ton. The exercises will take place in the
afternoon, beginning at / O'Clock, when the
different colleges will assemble near the
Statehouse to take part in the parade The
law and medical schools will form on SEN
ate avenue, west of the Statehouse, at
O'Clock. AT the same hour the students of
Butler College and the Dental School will
form on the north side of the Statehouse,
on Ohio street Led by the University Band
south to Washington street, east OH Wash
ington to Illinois street. south on Illinois
to the Grand Hotel and countermarch to
Washington street, east on Washington to
pennsylvania street, north on Pennsylvania
to Market street, west on Market to the
soldiers and sailors monument around the
Circle to Meridian street, north on Merid-
ian to Vermont street, east on Vermont to
pennsylvania street, south on Pennsylvania
to Market street, and east on Market street
to Tomlinson Hall
AT the hall the parade will disband and
the exercises of the afternoon will then
take place. j. r. Sweeney, of Butler Col
lege, Will act as master of ceremonies.
AFTER Rev. j. A. Milburn has delivered the
invocation there will be an address by Ad-
olson c. Harris. James Whitcomb Riley
has consented to assist in the exercises and
VIII read one of his own poems In the
evening the students of the university will
witness the French Ball." at the Grand
opera House. From 1880 to s o'clock the
young men of the different departments of
the university are to give their college yells.
TUESDAY night there is also to be an en-
eSeItdlnment at Plymouth Church by the
sons OF tho Revolution. This promises to
De an interesting event. The choir of ST
Paurs Church will sing a number of pa tri-
otlc airs. Prof. Carl Hoenig will preside at
the organ. The church is to be appropriate
~ decorated with American flags. The adj
qress or the evening will be delivered by
kew. G. N. Sims, of the Meridian-street
church The entertainment is free to the
public ~ W
Several hundred children from school No
10 Will observe the day by concert at the
Ihlrd christian Church Tuesday afternoon
school No 40 will hold its first patriotic fes-
tival and celebration of Washington's birth
Day tuesday morning. The exercises will
be held In the assembly hall of the school
at 1880 o'clock.
The Sons of the American Revolution will
hold their exercises on Friday, instead of
Tuesday. A banquet at the Propylaeum
will be a feature of this event.
Tuesday evening anniversary exercises
Will be conducted at the German Club
Ihere VIII be a programme of patriotic
Music and other Entertainment
At o'clock Tuesday afternoon the COM
rades of George FL. Chapman Post and the
members of the Woman's Relief Corps will
meet at post headquarters where appropri-
ate exercises will be held.