The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-03
Committee Decided to TAX Plenty OF
Time TO for the
Great Event.
FINANCIAL REASONS, ALSO
BUSINESS MEN HARD PRESSED FOR
CONTRIBUTIONS NOW.
John r. FrenzeI Describes the Situa-
Unconstitutional Guard and G..
A. r. to BE Here.

1.-The executive committee unquestionably
did the right thing in postponing the dedl-
cation of the soldiers and sailors monu-
ment to Tuesday, May 20, 1902" said John
p. Frenzel, a member Of the committee
last light. Mr.. Frenzel referred TO the
action taken by the committee at it's meet
ing in the Governors parlor yesterday
morning, when it decided to hold the dedi-
cation ceremonies on the third Tuesday IN
May of next year. Mr.. Frenzel has in
charge the financial arrangements for the
dedication. He gave a clear statement OF
his reasons for preferring the date in May
Of next year to october of the present year,
and added that he believed he voiced the
of the rest of the committee,
none of whom was accessible last night.
one of the principal reasons for post
ponement,' said Mr.. Frenzel, was that
the business men of indianapolis have
been asked to contribute to two big events
that will occur within the next few months
the odd Fellows Sovereign Grand Lodge
ana the fall carnival-and II Is not nkely
that they would feel disposed 10 make an
other contribution so soon after giving Aor
the objects already named. ID.
The dedication OF the soidlers anu
sailors monument, continued Mr.. trenzel,
must be done in a manner commensurate
with the monument m~agnihcence and with
the importance OF the nlSAbiiCdl tNClAS
which it commentaries. Such a
as this dedication will be does not occur
often than once in a century, and, there-
fore, il should be regarded In a large way.
When it is taken into consideration that
our monument is one OF the greatest ana
%grandest memorials OF its KIND IN the woriu'
1 think every one will agree that It's deul-
cation cannot be conducted on a scale Oh 100
much splendor.
CHORUS OF THOUSANDS.
81 do not believe a suitable programme
of exercises could have been arranged had
the date of the dedication been fixed in
October of this year. There must be a
speaker of national reputation to deliver
the chief grafton of the occasion. An APP
propriate history of the monument must
be provided TO serve as a souvenir OF the
event. The Circle must be decorated as 1t
has never been decorated. Souvenirs, in
the form, possibly, of a handsome badge,
must be provided to present to the distin-
guished persons that will attend the cere-
monies, and such a souvenir cannon De
designed and made within a few weeks.
Another thing, | have thought ii would
be eminently fitting that there should be a
chor us, say of children's voices, three or
four thousand strong, or possibly or men
and women, to sing the national anthem
and other patriotic songs on the occasion
of the dedication. Now, the people VINO
understand how TO train such choruses are
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time. Musical affairs in Indianapolis do
not begin for the fall season much before
the middle of September.
1--WE had to take INTO consideration that
the men who are usually looked to for adj
vice, direction and assistance IN affairs of
Importance are away on their summer va
cations and will not return for some weeks
yet. Since ii was so patent TO everybody
that a date in October would not do, there
was nothing left except TO postpone the
| affair to such time next spring as would
1 no most 1En1y RI fall haN0nn the rainV
period of the spring. OF course, a date in
November or December could not be
thought Of on account of the cold weather.
The exercises must be held outdoors OF
| necessity, and accordingly the committee
was obliged to select a date that would be
most likely TO be marked by fine weather.
so that, umming it all up said Mr..
Frenzel. Il think the public will agree that
the committee acted with wisdom and pru-
| dence in choosing the date in May of next
| year"
OLD AND NEW SOLDIERS.
All of the members of the executive COM
| mittee except Capt. w. E. English, Of this
| city, and S. P. Gillett. of Evansville, were
| present at the meeting yesterday. Mr..
| Frenzel was chosen chairman of the finance
subcommittee. Judge a. o. Marsh, of Win
chester. chairman of the subcommittee on
arrangements and Harry c.. Adams chair
man of the subcommittee on programme.
Governor Durbin agreed to do all in his
power to have the ~encampmeht Of the In
diana National Guard occur during the
week of the day chosen for the dedication
ceremonies so that the expense of bringing
the troops to the capital will be obviated.
| \ fortunate circumstance is that the state
encampment of the Indiana @. a. K. is to
take place the same week. which will en-
able the veterans of the war commemorate
by the monument to attend the ceremonies
at merely nominal cost for railroad trans
portation. A vigorous effort will, it is un-
derstood. be put forth TO induce President
Mckinley and the members of his Cabinet
to attend the dedication.
Before the committee adjourned il was
practically settled that the next formal
meeting will be held early i'm September.
although the date was not definitely de-
cided. Governor Durbin. who is chairman
of the committee, will issue the call for the
meeting when il is deemed advisable.