The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-17
The Railroads Have Made Prepnra-
lions to Handle ~ Many People
as First Anticipated.
RECEPTION FOR GRAND SIRE
a BRILLIANT AssEHBLAGE AT THE
HOTEL ENGLISH.
Businrss Men Decorate Freely in Hon
or of the VisitOrs-Degree
work ENenapIiHed.

The advance guard Of the Sovereign
Grand Lodge OF odd Fellows that arrived
IN the city Sunday was greatly augmented
yesterday by the arrival OF fresh recruits
from all parts of the country. The greatest
throng. however. IS not expected until to-
day and Grand Secretary Leedy said yes
terday that he fully expected the number
OF visiting cantons and Odd Fellows to
reach the most sanguine expectations.
1t was feared by some yesterday that the
crowd would be mors or less myth, but
the reports received at the railroad offices
last evening and the orders issued by the
railroad officials have dispeled those fears
and final efforts were made last night TO
care for the vast crowd that is expected
to-day.
1t is anticipated that over 10000 visitors
will come 10 Indianapolis to-day over the
steam railroads and a large crowd will
take advantage Of the electric lines.
The grand street parade of the Patri-
aTchs Militant to-day is the attraction that
will bring so many strangers to the city.
Most OF the arrivals Will be the cantons
that Will participate in the parade, but
there viii be thousands of sightseers who
will take advantage of the cheap rates to
visit Indianapolis.
SPECIAL EXCURSIONS.
There are special excursions arranged for
nearly every railroad running into Indian
apOlis, and about eighteen or twenty ex-
cursions in all are due TO arrive here this
morning. In addition to the special trains,
every train (and there are 100 will carry
from one to five extra coaches to accom-
mOdate the excursfOnists to Indianapolis.
Reports have reached the Odd Fellows
headquarters and the railroad offices that
are very encouraging concerning the Wis
itOrs from a distance. There are now sew
eral hundred members of the odd Fellows
from distant States who are hurry1ng to
indianapolis as fast as trains Will carry
them 10 be here in time for the demonstra-
ton to-day ana the remainder of the week.
The trains that left Indianapolis last
evening carried extra coaches for the ac-
cOmmOdatiOn Of the crowds that wish TO
come to indianapolis to-day. The Penn
sylvania accommodation TO Columbus that
leaves Indianapolis shortly after clock
III the evening, and generally carries two
coaches, left last evening with four extra
coaches, and the L. T.. * w. TO Michigan
City left with eleven coaches instead OF
four. Other trains carried a like number of
extra coaches.
The special trains that are due 10 arrive
in indianapolis this morning are as follows:
Glover Leaf special over MOnOn; Van
dalia special to-day, tomorrow and Thurs
day from GreencaStle, arrive at $40 and de-
part 7:30; Big Four special from Green's
burg, arrive 9.45, depart IL p. m; Big Four
special from Shelbyvine, arrive $3.50, depart
IL p. m: Big Four special from Lafayette,
arrive 9:i5, depart midnight; Big Four
special from Lebanon, arrive $3.50, depart
midnight; Big Four special from Terre
Haute, arrive 10:l5; Big Four special from
Muncie. arrive TO- depart 10 =. m; Big
-Four special from Anderson, arrive TO- de-
part il p. m; II. & T.. special from Coving-
ton. arrive IL a. m; Pennsylvania special
from Richmond, arrive 8, depart H.
Pennsylvania special from Seymour arrive
.. depart 11:25 p. m; l.. T.. a w. special
from Peru, arrive 9, depart n:3O; /. ID. & w.
special from Tuscola, arrive 1920. depart
8 p. m; G. II. q ID. special from Hamilton
arrive 10, depart S:15; c., II. q ID. special
from COnnersville, arrive $50, depart IL
may be other special trains reach the city
If the crowds warrant the railroads in run
ming their trains in two sections.
THE PATRIARCHS MILITANT.
The crowd of Patriarchs Militant already
in the city, and that took part in the DEM
onstration in hoisting the flag at Camp
Gable yesterday is but a small part of the
csntons that will participate in the great
parade to-day. The large majority of the
cantons will come this morning to partici-
pate in the parade, and will leave the city
this evening. except these that have been
entered for the prize drills.
Grand Secretary Leedy said last evening
that he fully expected 10000 PartiarchS in
the parade this afternoon. These cantons
Will begin arriving very early this morning,
and most of them will be accompanied by
bands. 1t Is expected that there Will be
more bands in the parade to-day than ever
took part in a similar demonstration in this
city Nearly every band in this State and
many from adjoining States have been Sc
cured Tor this occasion, and they Will ar
rive this morning, escorting the cantons.
One of the first bands To reach the city
was that of the Odd Fellows Orphans
Home, at Lincoln, H., which came in last
evening. 1t is composed of small boys, two
or three being not much larger than a good
sized soldiers haversack. The band Is I'M
der command of Professor Eaton, and last
night IL serenaded the odd Fellows at the
various hotels and the newspaper offices.
THE DECORATIONS.
The arrival of the first crowds yesterday
morning was an incentive for business men
TO more deliberately decorate their places
of business. The decorations seen on the
principal streets Sunday evening were of
a very mediocre character, taken as
whole. but the principal streets presented
a gorgeous appearance more commensur-
ate with the occasion, last evening. There
is an absence Of electrical illumination but
there are flags and bunting hung tastefuIIv
ON nearly all of the WashingtOn-street
business houses, while many private homes
and clubs are beautifully decorated The
hotels also present a delightful spectacIe
In their bright decorations OF Odd Fellows
colors, but the sOmbcr black crepe i'm honor
OF the Natlon dead martyr has not been
forgot IN the scheme of decoration
The principal downtown streets wore
crowded with strangers and sightseers last
night, while the hotel Hobbies were thronged
NTH visiting odd Fellows and their friends.
There We're several formal receDtions i'm
honor or the grand officers of the order
and there We're many more Informal meet
mss ia the hotels among the grand repre-
scntatives and others of the order
The optimistic were jOllifying last night
over the prospects for enormous crowd
to-day.