The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-20
A LIST OF G. A. R. AIDS
GENERAL ORDERS PERTAINING TO
CINCINNATI ENCAMPMENT.
school Buildings Assigned to the In
diana Observation-Disclosures for
Lafayette Soldiers Home.

| ~A7SAStdhb <AuJuldll IL AZ. oAiOCh,
of the Department of Indiana G. A. r..
yesterday issued general order No. 3. 1t
contains much of interest to Grand Army
men. particularly about the national en-
campment at Cincinnati. Sept. to 10. 1t
is as follows:
The. following comrades are hereby. APP
pointed aids-de-camp upon the staff of the
| department commander, and will be obeyed
Post No. 6. William NJ. Henley; Post
no. 3, joel M. Partridge; Post NO Is, A
N. Weed; Post No. 20, Daniel w. Wilson;
James D. Carmody; Post No. 80, o. p.
koontz; Post No. SO. d. B. Reeder; Post
60 40 Ch Pcs I Ehrmann Post Nc a. D.
| Post No. 50, D. w. Detamore; Post No. 81,
A. o. Briggs; Post No. 50, Robert Black
burn; Post No. Y, Edward Kennedy; Post
William Fields: Post No. So. Charles
Strauch; Post No. 1O4, George W. Hissong;
Post No. 109 Elwood Houze; Post No. III,
J. 5. Strauser; Post No. 1872, J. G. Gordon;
Post No. $50. Andrew ]. Snyder; Post No.
I22' Titus Cummings; Post NO. l6I, Henry
Post No. $50. Charles NJ. Newkirk; Post
Marsh; Post No. i9S, j. c. Stuck; Post No
Pownall; Fost No. 300 George H; Barnes;
B. G. Shinn Post No. 253, c. r. Ball: Post
No. 262, e. B. Burns: Post No. 2l6, George
w. laws. POSL NO. go, william -. DOIdlu-
son; Post No 1922 Hiram Sims: Post No.
$50 James Karnes; Post No. 351, James
Glasscock; Post No. 1874, William O. Burgett;
i5i Ellis Ills NJ NJ weaver POST fo No as John
B. Wagner; Post No. 507, Hugh B. Blake:
Post No. 513. Abe Fink; Post No; 542., Eli
Thornburg; Post No. 500, John F. Henschen;
Post No. 592, John f. O'Reilley.
THE NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT.
''The thirty-second National Encampment
of the Grand Army of the Republic will be
held in Cincinnati, o., Sept. to TO- The
attendance from this department promises
to be very large AS the distance is very
short, and the fare only ! cent per mile
each way, the commander hopes that many
of the comrades will avail themselves of
the opportunity to attend. The local ex-
ecutive committee at Cincinnati has ex-
hibited a most commendable zeal in the
arrangements for the comfort and enter
tainment of its guests. the comrades of the
G.. A. r., at the coming encampment. Par
ticularly has the entertainment of the in
dividual comrade and his family been pro-
vided for. Resides the free quarters IN
beautiful camps and schoolhouses that Will
be provided, there will be a complete syS-
TEN of camp fires, theatrical exhibitions,
cycle races baseball, concerts and excur-
sions to the many interesting resorts in the
city and vicinity that will be open TO every
old comrade and wife, either with free adj
mission or a nominal entrance price. Books
of coupon tickets to all these places viii
be issued to every member of the order in
good standing in his post. 1t is safe to
say that no comrade need lack for comfort
or entertainment who attends this encamp-
ment. Never before has so much been
gratuitously provided for him.
Department headquarters will be located
| at the Grand Hotel, Rooms 246 and 24S The
| department commander and members of his
staff will be at. headquarters to extend a
| comrades greeting to all. The following
school buildings have been assigned to this
| department for free sleeping quarters for
| those who desire such accommodations:
School Building No. Fifth street. west
of Smith. Take Third and Fifth-street car
"School Building No. S-Eighth street,
west of John. Annex on Ninth street Take
| Warsaw avenue, Elbefton avenue or Sc
Evansville car at corner of Fifth and Main,
direct to building.
School Building No. 1O--Northeast cor
ner Elm and Canal. Take College Hill. Nc
Micken avenue or Colerain-avenue car, di-
"Schooi Building No. 12-Eighth street. be-
tween Donnersberger and Harriet. Take
Warsaw avenue Elberton avenue or Sc
Evansville car at Harriet street. Comrades
| blankets with them. All comrades are re-
quested to call at department headquarters,
register. and receive their indiana badges.
Comrades desiring private accommodatlons
will write to George Puchta, chairman of
committee on private accommodations, P. O..
Box 500, Cincinnati, Q.
Wednesday. Sept. Z. Additional information
as to the place of formation will be given IN
future ORDERS. Inc COMMANDER earnestly
hopes that all comrades will appear in uni
form and join in this parade Post quarter 1.t
supplies are needed by their respective
posts, and especially badges and bouton-
nieres. so that they can order the same In
time for the encampMent.
1.-The attention of post officers and COM
rades is called to the custom of signing APP
plications for those desiring to enter the
State Soldiers Home at Lafayette. Too
much care cannot be exercised in this mat
ter. Do not sign or indorse any application
unless you are satisfied beyond any doubt
that the applicant is worthy and entitled
to the benefits of the home: You are also
reminded that the act of the Legislature
in creating the home made no provision for
taking care of the insane and they must
not under any circumstances be sent there.
"Comrade Charles M. Travis. judge advo-
cate having re-entered the military service
OF the United States as major Of the Eighth
United States Infantry. has rendered his
resignation, which the commander reluc-
family accepts, and Comrade. Marine d.
Tackett, of Post No s Greensburg' is here
by appointed to fill the vacancy, and Will
he obeyed and respected accordingly.