The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-13
THE BUNTING WILL FLY
BUSINESS MEN PROMISE TO DECO
RATE FOR CONVENTION.
Statehouse Booths Assigned-CaIifor-
mia Delegation Starts for
This City.

Responses to the circular which was sent
out Tuesday by the committee on decoration
TO the merchants and business men. urging
them to decorate their places OF business,
all express willingness TO decorate during
the coming Epworth League convention
with the Epworth colors and American and
British flags The officials flags used in the
decorations are manufactured in Vermont,
and representatives have established head
quarters at AIS North Illinois street. one
of the representatives said yesterday that
he expected to dispose of 20OcO OF these hags
for individual decoration. The flags are sold
for $3.50 per dozen, 65 cents hair dozen,
35 cents a quarter dozen. Is cents each, or
two for % cents. The decoration committee
has contracted for 1900 of these flags for
use in the decoration of the big tent, Tom
linson Hall and English's Opera House, be-
sides the American and British flags and the
Epworth colors in bunting. The committee
called on the following stores yesterday and
received the assurance from each one OF
them that "Of course they would decorate
from top to bottom:" l.. S. Ayres & Co.,
II. p. WATSON, New York store, the When,
the Model Kahn Tailoring Company. all the
drug stores on Washington street. There Is
not the slightest doubt. says j. Z. McNeely.
chairman of the decoration committee, that
indianapolis will be profusely decorated.
The plan Of having the monument deco
rated with an electrical display will have to
be abandoned. A committee called on Gus
todian Wright yesterday to see about It,
but Captain Wright said it would take an
expert to put up the display desired. and 1t
would also require three or four weeks. He
said that the display of the Knights of Ply
thias took four or five weeks, so the COM
mittee has decided to abandon that idea. but
has arranged with Captain w. E. English
for an electrical display at the entrance to
the opera house. The display will consist
of a twelve-foot Maltese cross, with the
combined notices of the North and South
Methodist Church, Look Up. Lift Up and
"All for Christ" in the league colors. The
plan to have two great street arches with
a Maltese cross on each, one to be west OF
Illinois on Market street. the other to be
east of Pennsylvania on Market street. has
also been abandoned for several reasons, one
that the cost would be too high, each cross
and arch probably costing $3.50. The man
agement of the Denison has assigned Parlor
d, on the second floor, for the use or the
convention, which will also be elaborately
decorated. This room will also be used for
press headquarters. From the center pole
of the big tent a large streamer, having the
words Epworth League, will be suspended,
while from smaller poles along the sides Will
float the flags of all nations and the union
jack and American flags Will be conspic-
uous. 1t has been suggested that the big
tent be named 1.-The Epworth,' and unless
a more suitable name suggests itself That
will probably be the name given IT.
Mr.. Van Arsdal. chairman of the finance
committee, said yesterday that an itemized
account of every penny spent during the
coming convention would be published at the
close of the convention, so that every one
may know how the money was spent. he
thinks that between 5000 and $1,000 Will
cover all the expenses. Much of the ex-
pense will be met from the sale of the
souvenir book. which will cost p cents ana
the. sale of the official badge and the state
badge. together with the proceeds from the
three big lectures to be given Friday evening
fee will be Is cents. One of these lectures
viii be delivered by Bsh hop E9wer
by Gen. John b. Gordon, commander or the
Confederate Veterans, on The Last Days
Of the C4nfederaey; in TomIlns o9 sd Mai
ton for the Methodist Church of Canada
and chairman of the International Sunday
Lessen Of the SeW York
cate will both speak on International rela-
tions at Englshs. Opera House The COM
mittee expects to- be able to report at the
end of the week how nhich money has been
raised for the convention by subscription.
The homes committee is making fine prog
ress. The mails are daily increasing and the
letters requesting accommodations are an
swered and dispatched almost as soon as
received. Mr.. McAnally said yesterday
few days has been chiefly from Illinois,
and, if the attendance from that State
equals the inquiries received, he has no
hesitancy In saving that Illinois moi Will be
haps more. Indiana alone will send at least
1900 to the convention. The Indiana state
badge was issued yesterday and will be
placed on sale during the convention at the
State headquarters, which will be at the
First Presbyterian Church. There Will be a
State rally at this church on Friday after
noon after the band concert, at which r.
NJ. Barbour, of Evansville. ex-president of
the State Epworth League. will talk. also
Ihe viii be in charge Of the
State cabinet, composed of the. following
PERSONS: President, o. II; Palmer; first
vice president, Miss Mary Dennis. Of Rich
Beck, of Elkhart; third vice president. Miss
Helen Chick, of Evansville; fourth vice
president w s Ro3 Wss Te Of Maras
secretary, G.. s. Henninger, of Jefferson
vile; commander of guards. Fred Nets. OF
Evansville; junior superintendent, Helen M.
The assignment booths at the State
house will be in charge OF the following:
Frank JordaE Third, ward w. H. Elyin;
ward, Miss Pierce, Miss Edwards, Mr..
ward, S. NJ. Hof. Ed Bishop; Seventh
ward. O. w. Dresser; Eighth ward Miss
Hattie Fairbank; Ninth ward. Miss Emma
Ronecker; Tenth ward, w. ID. Kennedy:
Eleventh and Fifteenth wards w. ]. Bay
lor. Rev. r. II. Moore: Twelfth ward Rev
H. J. Black, Rev. II. r. Roller: Thirteenth
ward, c. j. Gibson, Rev A. r. Zarwell
Fourteenth ward, II. j. Ryan, Rev. d. w.
Noble: Irvington. Mrs. ]. o. Coffin and
Rev. j. n. Jones; colored BOOTH Rev. Gill
liam. Rev. Sissle and G.. L. Knox; hotels,
L. T. Lewis
The Hotel Contracts.
Proprietor Henry Lawrence of the Bates