The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-17
MONUMENT DEDICATION
MADE BY THE EN-
ECUTIvE COMMITTEE.
The Order of Exercises Outlined-The
Exact Date Yet to BE De-
cidcd Upon.

At the last meeting Of the executive COM
mittee on the dedication of the soldiers
and sailors monument a committee was
appointed to report an order of exercises.
Yesterday forenoon that committee met in
the Governors office. the following men,
bers of the committee being present: Judge
A. o. Marsh chairman; Department Com
mander Garrigus. w. A. Ketcham, Charles
r. Williams, Judge Comstock, Of the APP
pellate Court and Il. 4. Smith Governor
Durbin and Col l. n. Walker, Of the mon
ument regents, were present.
The committee was in session nearly two
hours and went over the whole subject.
Judge Marsh presented an outline of an
order of exercises which was not materi-
ally modified, except that the suggestion
OF Mr.. Williams to have the dedicatory
exercises at 10 o'clock in the morning OF
the day. with a view of getting through at
1 o'clock. was adopted. 1t was decided to
have the exercises open with music by
band followed with singing by the Maen-
nerohor The rest of the exercises will
consist of an invocation, presenta ton of
the monument 10 the State by one of the
regents and a response by Governor Durbin,
who VIII preside over the rest of the
ercises; singing by chorus of school chill
dren, Grand Army dedicatory service, sing
ing by the Maennerchor. address by the
comb Riley and music The committee has
recommended that there be but one address
other than those connected with the turn
ing over OF the monument to the State anG
it's acceptance.
The committee voted 10 report that the
parade be formed TO start promptly at 2::}O
i'm the afternoon, and that il end with the
maSsing OF the veterans around the mOnu-
ment bearing the old regimental flags, eX-
Guiding all others from the monument
grounds proper, but not from the street and
outer sidewalk. When maSsed a Vesper
service will be held.
meetings be held at o'clock i'm the evening,
to be addressed by distinguished visitors
and speakers
The question of the day i'm the week was
informally considered, though that matter
Is for the executive committee to decide.
The purpose Is TO have the dedication the
same week of the State Encampment OF
the Grand Army in Anderson. The point
discussed was to have the dedication the
day which will least affect the attend
ton, the committee was of opinion that
Thursday would be the better day AS it is
usual for the citizens committee of the
city to designate the days in the week that
the encampment shall be held, whether the
day OF the dedication shall be Tuesday or
Thursday, will depend upon the preference
expressed by the Anderson people. The
sentiment of the committee was TO have the
attendance at Anderson, as matter Of
justice to that city. 1t was also suggested
that arrangements be made to have an
extensive stand at some point on the line
of march of the procession for school chill
dren.
1t was the expressed purpose to have no
Second-ClaSS performance in any of the
exercises, but to have address, poem and
music of an order to make the occasion the
most marked that the State has ever wit
messed