The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-14
The Preliminary Meetings to he To-
Morrow and the Encampment VIII
Last Until Thursday.
THE NATIONAL CONVENTION
OF THE STEEL, IRON AND TIN
WORKERS TO BE HELD HERE.
There VIII BE Delegates from Every
State-Odd Fellows Grand Lodge
and Rcbekahs.

Indianapolis will be crowded city this
week. visitors coming to attend events OF
both State and national character The
Grand Army Encampment will likely bring
10000 veterans. their wives and friends. as
estimated by Secretary Peter linn, of the
general committee. The meetings of the
Grand Lodge I. o. o. F., and Daughters OF
Rebekah will bring about 1900 people and
the Amalgamated Association of Steel. Iron
and Tin Workers national convention viii
be attended by 400 delegates. Members OF
these orders and associations began ar
irving yesterday evening and to-day will
see a large per cent. of the visitors in the
city. Tomorrow is the first day of the
Grand Army Encampment. but the recep-
ton committees win be busy all of to-day
taking care of the visitors and furnishing
them with places of entertainment
The committee is composed of Rear Ad-
miral Brown, chairman, and Colonel 1. N
Walker, General George F. McGinnis, Gen.
John coburn. Captain W. H. Hart. 1. s
Gordon, Captain w. B. Harris, Captain
Peter linn, Albert Gall. James Morris
John B. Cockrum. Captain w. A Ketcham
Major M. G. McLain, Captain j. ID.
Leighty. c. c. Perry. Captain III. c. Adams
DIR. Robert t. Oliver, E. Nj. Campbell, John
w. Kern and s. M. Compton.
A rate of ! cent mile on all railroads
has been secured, which insures big rep
resentation of the 1900 old soldiers in the
State. The headquarters of the G.. A. r.
II .ol - oil rorr1 afaI
Ladies of the G. A r., will open tomorrow
morning. The headquarters of the Grand
Army will be at English's Hotel. and will
be in charge of Department Commander
William l.. Dunlap and Richard Nj. Smock
A. A. G.. and A. Q. M. G.. The Women
Relief Corps headquarters will be at Eng
lish's Hotel in charge of Department Presi-
dent Mrs. Mary l.. Schlater and Depart
ment Secretary Lizzie W. Brown. President
Alice Kramer and Secretary Mary Hale
will be in charge of the headquarters OF the
Department Ladies of the G. A. r., at the
Denison. Rear Admiral George Brown.
corder, will have charge of the headquar-
tiers of the Military Order Loyal Legion In
the When block.
OTHER HEADQUARTERS.
Other headquarters outside of the or
CARNATIONS are the medical corps, commit
tees on hotels and private accommodation
and information. The medical corps head
quarters will be in the Willoughby building
in charge of DR.. w. N Wright and DIR. D.
A. Thompson. A corps of physicians will
be on duty at the headquarters and sub
stations. which will be located at these
drug stores: Birk's, Heimss, Sloan's, HUI
der's, Zimmer's, Mueller's. and Navir
Brothers. The phone number OF the mead
quarters is / on 292.
NIT or information
booths at the Union Station. Pennsylvanla
ticket Office, Illinois and washington street,
Big Four ticket office. Meridian and
stora PENNSYLVANIA SaGass and
streets; Deschler's cigar store, Pennsyi-
vania and Market streets, and at the state
house.
The committee on hotels and private ac-
commodations will be located at English 6
Hotel z. K. Criley is the chairman
The credentials committee will be In ses-
sion in Room % at the Statehouse ana the
delegates will report there for their Gre
dentials and official badges tomorrow
morning. At p. m. the council OF admin
istration meets in the same room Between
4 and o'clock in the afternoon, the
Women's Relief Corps will hold formal
reception at the English Hotel for the vet
Grams, Sons of Veterans and their friends
At the same hour the Ladies' of the q. A X
will receive at the Denison. The Loyal
Legion will give reception, dance and
ing. At the same time George III. Thomas
Post, G.. A. r., will hold a reception for
the veterans In Showers Hall, East Market
street.
REGIMENTAL REUNIONS.
Wednesday morning there will be num-
Der of regimental reunions as follows:
Seventy-ninth Indiana, 10 a. m, Superior
Court room No. 8, in charge of Capt e.
f. Ritter; Forty-fourth Indiana, 10 a. m,
Hearsey's vehicle store. Circle. in charge OF
Frank Willis; Fourth Indiana Cavalry, a,
m, Superior Court room No. 2. in charge
of II. l.. Dickerson; Third Indiana Cavalry,
10 a. m, Superior Court room No. 2, in
charge of VIM. n. Pickerell; Thirty-first In
diana Volunteers, a. m, Superior Court
room No. I, in charge of Col. John r.
Smith; Eighty-fourth Indiana Volunteers
9 a. M, quartermaster generals room,
Statehouse. The Eleventh Indiana Cavalry
will hold its reunion in Grace NJ Il. Church,
Market and East streets Tomorrow evening,
and will be addressed by b. F. Swafford on
lone Hundred Days In the Saddle" Mrs.
Wulschner will also deliver an address. ID.
NJ. Burns, of Lebanon. will preside.
The credentials committee will be I'm ses-
sion at the Statehouse till 9 o clock Wednes-
day and the first business of the encamp-
ment will be called 10 order at 10 o'clock
in Tomlinson Hall by Department Com
mander Dunlap. The session will be devoted
to hearing reports of committees and APP
pointment of committees on rules and order
of business. resolutions. etc. Adjournment
will be taken at noon
THE BIG PARADE.
At 2 o'clock I'm the afternoon will be the
big parade, the feature OF the encamp-
ment. The parade will be in charge of
Gen. James r. Carnahan, with this staff:
Col. Harry B. Smith. chief of staff; Capt.
George w. Powell, adjutant general; Maj.
Charles Noble, inspector general; Maj.
Francis Shaler, chief ordnance officer;
Lieut.. Charles A. Gerard. chief of artil-
lery: DR.. Daniel Thompson. surgeon gen.
eral. Aids-de-camp-Col Samuel Ensmin-
ger, Mai. John f. Miller. w L. Heiskell,
A A. Womack. Frank Staley, Charles A.
Bookwalter, George Harvey, Maj. II. II.
Wood Capt. w. F. Ravens, T. A. Winter
rowd, John w. Skiff, j. l. Benepe, Z. p.
Thayer and Albert A. Jones, chief trmpet-
er.
Col. John T. Barnett will command the
first division. Col. James r. Ross. the Sec
ond, and Maj. Harold c. Megrew the
third. The first division will be made up OF
all the military organizations, the second
OF Grand Army posts and the third of ma
tional and department officers Of the