The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-01
TO HONOR DEAD HERO
PLANS ARRANGED FOR RECEIVING
GENERAL LAWTON'S BODY.
Necessary Committees Appointed at q
Meeting Held Yesterday-List of
Those Who VIII Serve.

The plans for the reception OF General
Lawton's body have begun to assume a
definite form. Pursuant to the call of the
executive committee having the matter in
charge between forty and fifty citizens in
terested in the paying of appropriate hon
ors to the body of General Lawton met
yesterday in the assembly room of the
Commercial Club. Capt. William E. En-
gish, chairman of the general committee,
acted chairman of the meeting and u. A.
Smith as secretary. William Fortune. for
the committee on arrangements, reported
and recommended the appointment of CON-
mittees to carry out the general plan pro-
posed. The report was accepted and the
following committees recommended by the
report were announced by Chairman En-
glish:
Finance-Charles E. Coffin, Eddy M
Campbell and d. NJ Parry.
Escort-Gen. w. ]. Mckee, Gen. j. r.
Carnahan, Capt. William III. Armstrong,
DR.. f. w. Hays and Harry s. New.
Carriages-H. T. Heal sey, A. E. Metzger
and George n. Catterson.
Decoration-Col. Charles E. Wilson, Gen.
b. A. Richardson, Gen. j. K. Gore and Col.
Oran Perry.
Music-Charles ]. Buchanan, George w.
Powell and Col. Fl. b. Smith.
Funeral Car-Col. Oran Perry, Maj. Chas.
Shaler, U. S. A. and Admiral Brown.
Transportation-John S. Lazarus, H. M.
Bronson, w. w. Richardson, Robert Algeo
and Charles F. DAILY.
Hotels-E. NJ. Johnson, A. w. Wishard
and u. A. Smith.
j. S. Lazarus of the committee on trans
rortation, reported that arrangements had
already been made with all the roads for a
one-fare rate from all points within seven
ty-five miles of Indianapolis. The escort
committee was instructed to extend invita-
lions TO military and civic bodies to join
in eScorting tho body of General Lawton
to and from the Statehouse and to take
general charge of all escort arrangements.
Gen. w. ]. Mckee was selected as chief
marshal
THE FUNDS REQUIRED.
1t is thought that about $500 will be re-
CURED to pay the necessary expenses and
the finance committee will send letters to
hundred or more citizens requesting con-
tributions. Pursuant to the proposition Of
the committee on arrangements Chairman
English appointed the following commit
tee on reception to receive the funeral party.
Governor Mount was made chairman Of
the committee and Mayor Taggart vice
chairman. The other members of the COM
mittee are:
Admiral Brown, Colonel I. N. Walker.
s. B. Sweet, Gen. John Coburn. Maj. f.
E. Marsh, X. NJ. Smock Col. L. A. Smith,
Senator Fairbanks, Senator Beveridge.
Gen. Benjamin Harrison, John w. Kern,
Richards, Fred l.. Purdy, Charles r. Will
liams. Union B. Hunt, Capt. w. II. Hart,
William l.. Taylor, j. H. Grail Judge J..
II. Baker. John 8. Lazarus. Col. John T.
81 nj Do bus lob
ner. Leopold Levy, r. A. Brown. DR..
George w. Sloan. Judge Francis Baker.
Judge j. III. Jordan, Judge j: " Hadley,
Judge Alexander bowling, Judge l.. j.
Monks, M. G. McLain, Gen. Irwin Robbins,
Gen. j. X. Gore, Gen. b. A. Richardson,
James r. Ross, Hugh III. Hanna, j. X
Lilly, Maj. Charles Shaler. u. s. A. Gen.
Hawkins. L. S. A, Edward Hawkins. John
Col. Oran Perry, w. B. Harris, ]. A. Muir
ply. Frank Hall. W. G. Failes, James l..
Hartley. John w. Scott, w. c. Smith.
Charles w. Brown. Maj. H. T. Condo
son, William Fortune, Gen. w. j. Mckee
Gen. ]. r. Carnahan. Capt. w. II. Arm
strong, DR.. +. w. Hays, Gen. George +.
McGinis, Gen. r. S. Foster.
The following additional committee was
appointed to receive and care for the
women accompanying the funeral train
Mrs. James A. Mount. Mrs. Thomas
Taggart. Mrs. John S. Lazarus. Mrs. Will
liam T.. English, Mrs. w. j. Mckee, Mrs
John W. Kern.
1t is probable that the Grand Army will
march at the head of the procession. There
seems, however, to be a slight indication of
jealousy on the part of younger men who
served in the war with Spain, and after
the meeting one young man declared that
there not veteran of the Union
army who could march and the place of
honor should therefore be given to the
younger men.
1t was voted that the committee on ar
rangemepts, of which William Fortune Is
chairman, should be the executive COM
mittee, to which the chairman of all the
special committees should report. This
committee will be responsible for all ex-
penditures. The reception committee in
cludes the commanders of all the G. A
r. posts In the city.