The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-28
GENERAL ORDERS ISSUED
CAPT. ENGLISH ADDRESSES SPAN
IsH-AMERICAN WAR VETERANS.
Their Annual Meeting to BE Held al
the Commercial Club Rooms
Thursday Afternoon.

Department Commander, Capt. William T..
English has issued general orders, calling
together the delegates 20 the annual meet
ing of the Spanish-American war veterans
of the Department of Indiana. The meet
ing will be held at the Commercial Club
rooms i'm this city next Thursday after
elected for the ensuing year, and other i'm
portant business transacted.
Each camp in the State will send two
delegates to this meeting, but all members
Of the organization are invited to be pres
ent. whether delegates or not. In the
evening Gen. John S. Poland Camp, No. Z,
of this city, will give a smoker in honor
Of the delegates. at which there will be
music, refreshments and speeches by prom
inent members of the organization. Among
the speakers will be Col. Russell B. Harri-
son, Col. Charles l.. Jewett of New Albany,
Capt. and Senator James l.. Fortune Of
Jeffersonville, Lieutenant Governor Newton
w. Gilbert, of Angola, and other prominent
members of the organization.
Captain English, who organized the asso-
citation in this State, and has served for
two terms as department commander, an
nounces that his business and personal
affairs compel him TO positively decline
the reelection which his comrades desire
to give him. Under the circumstances. it
is believed that Lieutenant Governor Gill
bert, who is now senior vice commander
and next in rank. will be promoted TO the
position of department commander. Under
the administration of Captain English sew
enteen prosperous camps have been formed
in Indiana, located as follows: Gen. John
5. Poland. No. Z. Indianapolis; Gen. Henry
w. Lawton: Nos, Fort Wayne: Lieut..
w. L. Durbin, No. 81, Jacksonville, War
rem S. Luse. No. As. Angola; Murray Me-
Caslin, No. As. Brownstown; Macy Over
~, No. %; Wabash; Maj. a. II. Skinner,
No. 90. Rochester,: Bloomington. No. 81,
Bloomington; Oscar Winn. No. So; Ander-
son; Capt. William f.. English. No. Ga, In
d~ianapOlis; Col. John 5. Stotsenburg. No.
Il, New Albany; Fred L. Wilcox. No. 70,
Upton; Col. John ID. Mccoy. No. rs. Vim
cennes; Col. George NJ. S~tudebaker. No. 40,
Butler; Mai Mat, r. Petersen, No 142,
S~helbyville; Col. Harry b. Smith, No. $50,
Frankfort.
The general orders issued by Captain
English read as follows:
Il. All camps OF the Department OF
Indiana are hereby notified that the In
diana Departmental Association of Span
ish-American War Veterans will assemble
in annual meeting at the Commercial Club
in the city of indianapolis on Thursday
May >. 1901. at = o'clock D.. m. for the
election OF departmental officers for the
ensuing year and for the transaction OF
other important business.
20. Attention is called to Section u OF
Article V of the national constitution.
which reads as follows: Each camp shall
annually elect from it's members at least
one delegate. and one additional delegate
for every fifty comrades. and q like mum.
Der of alternates. to the department meet
ing. in the manner prescribed for the cleo.
ton Of officers.
IS. Commanders of camps throughout
the department are hereby charged 10 take
prompt action looking TO the proper repre-
sentation of their camps at the depart
mental meeting. Delegates Cor alternates
not able to be present may be represented
by proxy"