The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-09
Preliminary Camp Fire Held on Tues
ance and n Good Meeting.
THE PROGRAMME FOR TO-DAY
BUSINESS MATTERS TO COME BE-
FORE THE VETERANS.
Plans for Their Entertainment-DOu
BILE Reunion at Fort Wayne-OId
Soldiers at Parker City.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
GREENWOOD, Ind, Oct. S-The Seven
tieth Indiana RegimentaI Association, Cen
eral Harrison's regiment, began its twenty
seventh annual reunion with a campfire at
Greenwood Park tonight. The large pavil-
ion in the grounds was overcrowded and
many stood i'm the aisles and outside OF the
building to listen to the programme. The
interior of the inclosure was beautifully
decorated with flags and bunting and pic
tures of General Harrison and President
Mckinley hung on either side of the stage,
draped in black. The audience was COM
posed of the families. relatives and friends
of the few gray-haired veterans sparsely
sprinkled through the crowd large per-
centage of the crowd was from lndianapo-
lis. while many were from Greenwood and
the surrounding country and some from out
of the State.
The meeting was called 10 order by r. NJ
Smock, VINO presided. Following the pre-
siding officers call TO order was the mill
tarv call or assembly, by Bugler Minor
TiIson The first number on the pro-
gramme was a song by the Cycle Quartet,
of Franklin the DUNCAN family. The Kew.
Nj. NJ. Lawson pronounced the invocation
NA-
Rappahannock." Miss Queen Kinnich sang
''The Flag That Has Never known De-
feat." Miss Carl Clark, of the Knightstown
Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home, re-
cited the Cycle Quartet sang Ihe rag
Without a Stain, and then Followed the
address of the evening. by y. IL Graham,
of the One-hundred- -and-tifteenth Illinois,
which was in the same brigade with the
Seventieth. His subject was our Marcl
10 the Sea" and he pictured the tramp OF
I,a mi in 10 STYLE a
dier who had been there After the ad-
dress Miss Georgia Shryock sang He has
Answered the Roll Call Above, MISS Clark
rected Pussy Cat, John kinniGk sang
and the Rev. NJ. NJ. Lawson recalled IN
cidents at Pilot Knob His address was
also "A descriptive narrative of the soldier :
life but he recalled in particular incidents
with which all of the veterans were famll-
lar Following the address Mr.. Graham
sang "Old Barbara Frietchie, and was
received with such applause that he had TO
sing another song in response TO repeated
encOres. Ed Harbert, the regimental poet,
recited an original poem written especially
for the campfire. In which he mentioned
several members OF the regiment without
regard to stripes or shoulder straps ana IN
a ludlcrous rhythm that kept the audience
I'm continuous laughter. The Louise quartet
sang Banner OF Beauty and Glory. and
the campfire ended with all singing Amer
'The reunion will begin at $50 o'clock in
the morning. George W. Grubbs presiding.
After the assembly by Bugler Tllson,
the Greenwood quartet will sing and the
REV. Mr. Guthrie will deliver the invOca-
tion The address of welcome will he by
the Rev. w. r. Dunham and the response
bv Mr. Grubbs. \. II. Graham will sing,
Miss Agnes Tilson will recite and then Will
begin the business meeting. which con-
sists of the reading of the minutes of the
last meeting. reading of letters from absent
members. appointment OF committees and
memorial and resolutions on officers. time
and place OF next meeting and orators.
Following the business session Will be a
song by Miss Kinnick. the annual address
by John r. Carson and poem by Mr.. Har-
bert.
After dinner the assembly will be sound
ed at 1.a ReDorts of committees and a