The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-18
The Music and the Marching Brought
Thousands of People to Gen.
ter of the City.
SCENES AROUND MONUMENT
PROBABLY MORE PEOPLE THAN
WE'RE EVER THERE BEFORE.
The Playing of National Airs Aroused
the People to High Point
of Patriotism.

The Odd Fellows band parade last night
will probably be remembered in Indianapo-
lis as an attraction which was witnessed by
the biggest crowd that ever assembled in
the streets of this city. Countless thou
sands viewed the big parade in the after
noon, but ii is safe to say there were twice
as many people assembled along the line
OF march last night Never before in the
recollection OF the oldest patrolman on the
present police force was there such jam
Of people.
From early In the evening until long aft
er the parade was over the streets along
the line of march were so congested that 1t
was impossible for person to move after
he had once got into the crush. Monument
Place never held a larger crowd than that
assembled to witness the formation of the
parade last night
The parade itself, although unique and
delightful in the extreme, could hardly be
called a success, but the scenes attendant
upon 1t in a preliminary way will never be
forgotten by those who witnessed it.
Shortly after o'clock the streets in the
neighborhood of Monument Place became
impossible to all except those whose uni
forms betokened that they belonged to one
Of the fifty-four bands which took part in
the big parade in the afternoon. must
cal instrument of any kind was the 'open
sesame" to the steps of the monument.
AS if by magic it seemed that all Of the
musicians in the State had assembled on
the monument. The space on the four sides
of the great shaft was literally congested
with men carrying some kind of musical
instrument. 1t was estimated by musicians
taking part in the demonstration that
there were fully eight hundred musicians
assembled at the base of the great shaft at
the same time.
A NATIONAL AIR.
While the great throng which surrounded
the monument was laughing and chatting
and wondering when the parade was going
to start this great band of musicians, de-
lightfully attuned and under the leadership
of one man, began playing the national
anthem America" The crowd was hushed
on the instant Never before had it heard
such a symphony. There were good musi-
clans there and there were some who were
not good, but when they all played that
grand old patriotic air the bad musicians
were all eliminated. Old men sang the
chorus through Women and girls caught
up the air and sang it as never before. 1t
was as though Americans were assembled
with the one desire TO give expression 10
their patriotism. When the great orchestra
had finished the applause that rent the air
by those who were fully two blocks away
and none would cease their demonstration
or delight until the grand old air had been
played again and again Then the great
band, as though IL had become impregnated
with the enthusiasm, began playing other
airs dear TO the hearts OF the thousands
who were listening Nearer, my God TO
Thee" Yankee Doodle" Dixie" and other
airs were as delightfully."- rendered as If the
big orchestra had been drilled for months
Much of the praise for the excellent unison
In which the great orchestra played is due
to Carl Cameron, who directed the must
clans.
At o'clock the great crowd which sur
rounded the monument was driven back by
the police and the bands which intended
taking part in the parade began forming
IN the circle around the monument Pres
ently a RED IRE candle sputtered and in a
trlce the whole scene was spread before
the gaze of the onlookers in a panorama
OF RED ire. AS far as the eye could see the
buildings along all of the streets leading
from the monument were clearly discernibie
IN the strong red light II was a little
scheme which had been prearranged by
secretary secretary Leedy; Of the Indiana Grand
intervals with red-light candles for many
squares and all being lighted at once the
scene was grand and Impressive
START OF THE PARADE.
The parade started promptly at Sis. IN
the lead was Superintendent of Police Quig-
ley, with thirty mounted men, looking the
ideal officers in their white helmets and
/ piuO luSH came ii. Il. HparSeN
| and Carl Cameron, the leader of the bands
| in an automobile. Following were the
| bands taking part in the parade. All told
there were only seventeen of them Just
| why the other thirty-seven bands which
! took part In the afternoon parade did not
participate last night is unexplained, but
| 1t was probably attributable TO the fact
| that they were too much fatigued with
| their long march in the afternoon
The line of march was east on Market IN
Alabama; south on Alabama to Washing
| ton street; west on Washington street TO
Capitol avenue; north on Capitol avenue to
| Market street and east on Market street
where the parade disbanded.
The following bands took part i'm the pa
rade. in the order named: Citizens Band of
| Anderson; Citizens Band, OF Lebanon:
| Rushville Band: McCabbee Band, of In
dianapolis: Noblesville Military Band:
Ringgold Band, Terre Haute: Junior Order
| Band Terre Haute; Huntington Military
Band: Red Mems Band, OF Anderson: DiIls-
| boro Band; Shelbyvile and Danville bands
| together; Knightstown Orphans Home
| Band; Seymour Band: Orleans Military
| Band; Terre Haute Military Band and the
| Indianapolis Newss Newsboys' Band