The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-20
THE ExEcUTIvE COMMITTEE.
It's Final Meeting-Status of Parade
MembershfD.

The knights of Pythias executive commit
tee held its last regular meeting before the
encampment last night and added the finish
ing touches to the immense work it has car
ried in preparing for the hundred thou
sand visitors expected in the city next
week The work done mostly routine.
d. j. McAllister, who is experimenting the
illumination of the monument, was before
the committee and recommended that the
north and south ends of the scaffolding on
the monument be covered with white duck,
to give the appearance of stone at night.
A contract for the work was awarded.
An important change was made in the
plans of awarding the percentage prizes in
the competition of subordinate lodges par
ticipating in the parade next Tuesday. The
rule that only members who were in good
standing at the time of the semi-annual re-
port of June 30 could be counted was
deemed bad one, for the reason that it de-
stroyed the incentive for recruiting. Some
lodges have taken in a number of new men,
bers on account of the coming encampment
and it was thought best to allow all who are
in good standing now to compete. The basis
of membership will still be the report of
June 80, and it is possible, under the condi-
tions, for a lodge to have more than 100 per
cent. of its members in line; but the plan
works alike upon all and is considered fairer
than the first proposed:
Under the subject of souvenirs it devel-
oped that there will be. only 1900 of the
bronze official souvenir badges for general
sale. They will not be sold on the streets
and can be had only at the following stores:
Louis G. Deschler, three stores; F. M. Her
ron, North Pennsylvania street; John VIM
mer. North Pennsylvania street; Henry j..
Huber Washington and Pennsylvania; F.
]. OMeara, Meridian and Circle; c w.
Il ri fvVn
Illinois street; II. A Comstock, East Wash
ington street; julius c. Walk, East Wash
ington street; William F. Boeckhoff, E. o..
Winterrowd. Monument place; H. ]. Craig,
Monument place, and III. c. Pomeroy, Mar
ket and Pennsylvania streets.
Mr.. Burford reported that the souvenir
book will be ready for distribution to-day.
There will be limited number of these to
be sold to the general public The book is
of handsome design and contains about one
hundred pages of information and many fine
views and portraits.
1t was decided TO fix the price of admis-
sion to Newly Oval during the prize drills
at 25 cents to everybody, no seats being re-
served. The time for the formal opening of
the camp was changed from o'clock Mon
day afternoon to 4:30 O'Clock. c. S. Denny
will represent the executive committee in
presenting Camp Colgrove to the command
er-in-chief and the major general.
The finance committee was authorized to
take any steps deemed advisable to enforce
the collection of unpaid subscriptions to the
encampment fund. John S. Lazarus re-
ported that the Central Traffic Association
had made a rate of / cent a mile for Tues
day from Ohio and Illinois, as well as In
diana points. A resolution was adopted
thanking the Indianapolis Water Company,
Knight & Jillson, the McCoy-Howe Com
pany and the property owners in and about
Camp Colgrove for the favors granted in
and about Camp Colgrove in connection
with the encampment. DR.. carp, chairman
OF the committee on medical relief. an
nounced that members of his committee can
secure their badges by calling at his office
any time to-day. Miss Hurley will be there
all day.