The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-03
SOLDIERS DID NOT COME
LADIES WILL SERVE THEM
FAST EARLY THIS MORNING.
disappointed Crowd mt statehous
Last Night-DeIny Along
the Road.

The One-hundred-and-sIxty-frs Indiana
seems to have the plans made for its ar
rangement and entertainment miscarry.
This plans of the Ladies' Aid Society Of this
city for the reception and entertainment OF
several companies will be carried out early
this morning. and the patriotic ladies last
night decided to get up early and serve the
boys with breakfast at 6 o'clock, instead OF
the supper which IT was expected the SOL
diers would receive from Indianapolis last
evening.
Early yesterday morning the ladies went
to the Statehouse and were promptly
Joined by Custodian Vest, who placed his
force at their disposal and gave them every
assistance in his power. The rotunda was
decorated and large flags were hung in the
railways. Just opposite the entrance to the
Governors Office a stand for the speakers
was erected and covered with flags. The
ladies. In the meantime, were making prep
arations for the supper, and a number Of
long tables were procured and put out In
the front yard. 1t was expected that the
regiment would arrive about s o'clock In the
evening. but Secretary Wilson thought 1t
would be advisable to telegraph Colonel
Durbin and get the exact hour when he
would arrive. He began to telegraph in the
morning, and as time passed and no reply
came. the Governors secretary hGd tele-
grams to him strung all along the line of
the G. & o. Railroad, and he waited anxious
ly for some word. The Big Four officials
at Cincinnati were wired and replied hey
could get no trace of the regiment. The
first word was received at nearly 8 o'clock,
when the Big Four officials wired that the
first section of the train was expected to
reach Cincinnati at 8 o'clock last evening
and the second section would not get there
before midnight. This meant that the first
section would not reach here before mid
night and the second section before 4 o'clock
this morning. Governor Mount notified the
ladies and it was decided to abandon the
arrangements for supper and addresses and
to send the lunch to the station TO be served
to the boys for breakfast or for lunch when
the nrst section would arrive.
About an hour after this conclusion was
reached a telegram was received from Col.
Durbin. sent from Ashland, KY, where he
mad received one OF the many kilograms
from Secretary Wilson. Colonel Durbin
TegImen 1hd to It Ieo wSul Ser be b imposs mlen for the he
early in the morning. and he suggested a
breakfast instead of a supper. The ladies
gram and another meeting was held. Then
1t was the ladies decided to get up and see
mat the boys were properly cared for. The
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dresses last evening were consulted, and
they agreed to get up early this morning
ana make their speeches. Governor Mount,
who had expected to go to his farm for the
rest OF the week. said that he would remain
over for the day and do the boys honor, so
last night 1t was decided to serve breakfast
at the Statehouse at 6 o'clock this morning
and after the breakfast have the addresses
ana the balance of the programme that was
arranged for last evening.
The steps CT the S~tatehouse were filled
with, people last night who expected to see
the boys march In, and the streets were
lined with those who did not know there
had been a delay. The regiment has been
delayed all the way home. The arrange
ments for the reception by the President at
washington and for the review miscarried
because OF a misunderstanding on the part
or the PRESIDENT as to when the regiment
would arrive and by reason of the delay in
the arrival OF trains. The second reception
Will be given II indianapolis people have TO
stay up. all night TO do II, and many a per-
son VIII. be up this morning at an unusual
hour, all TO do honor to the boys.
The last section of the train, on which
We're Companies b, of Richmond: d, of
Madison;. e, Of Jeffersonville, and X, of CO.
lumbus. left Washington yesterday after
noon at i o'clock. The train was expected
TO go direct TO Louisville, and the different
companies will go direct to their homes
from that point