The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-17

'A@C k@1 tAst tA1a a
a beautiful floral badge sent by the Seven
tieth Indiana Volunteer Regiment, which
General Harrison commanded during the
war. The design was tina of the corps
badge in blue immortelles surrounded by
roses, lilies and carnations.
Immediately at the head of the casket.
resting on the marble floor of the rotunda.
was d magnificent wreath of roses. Gala
lilies and lilies of the valley. the Offering
of President Mckinley. Back of this.
standing OF a large pedestal. was a huge
bunch of American Beauty roses, grouped
with Boston fern. the remembrance of the
Indianapolis school children.
Grouped on either side of the bier were
several costly and imposing designs. Prom
inent among these was a broken column of
rare design sent by the Columbia Club. The
column was made OF hundreds of American
Beauty roses, white roses and hyacinths.
and the base was of Scotch heather with
an American shield wrought OF colored i'm
mortelles. A huge wreath stood near the
foot of the casket bearing the card of the
Marion Club. 1t was handsomely designed
with pink and white roses, with a relief
Of rich ferns.
The Y. NJ. c. A. offering was also very
beautiful. II stood upon an easel at the
side OF the bier. and was a wreath of lilies,
roses and violets. The University Club, Of
which General Harrison was president at
the time Of his death, sent a large wreath
of white and pink roses and white carna-
lions. Standing at the east side of the bier
was a magnificent French basket of lilies,
potted azaleas and white roses, with a
small silk flag draped on the handle of the
basket. 1t was the offering Of the state
officers of Indiana.
FROM PITTSBURG.
The Americas Republican Club, of Pitts
burg, sent a huge plaque, with the mono
gram of the club embossed with delicate
colorings and a relief of gaelix leaves.
The Chinese Masonic lodge honored the
dead with a beautiful floral tribute, repre-
sentins a Tyre and trumpet of flowers made
of white hyacinths, white roses and lilies
and yellow i~onquils. The Offering of John
| Wanamaker, postmaster general during
| Harrison's administration, was rich in it's
| simplicity, being a wreath of palm leaves.
Scotch heather and orchids.
Many floral tributes were received at the
| residence, which were banked in the large
drawing room in a harmonious grouping.
! Among these were a beautiful floral offer
ing from Governor and Mrs. Durbin, and
a huge bunch of roses from the CONNER
cial Club. Private Secretary E.. +. Tibbott
and Mrs. Tibbotr sent a beautiful basket
of Scotch heather and pink roses. Baby"
Elizabeth Harrison gave an offering of
lilies Of the valley and baby primroses.
Servants Of the Harrison home contributed
a beautiful star of lilies and roses. Robert
Lamond, the faithful butler, sent a cross of
hyacinths and roses. Mr.. and Mrs. w. III.
H.. Miller sent a huge bunch of ~violets,
and beautiful tributes were received from
the following personal friends: United
States Senator l.. Il. McComas, of Mary
land; Colonel A. n. Soper, of New York;
DIR. and Mrs. Henry Jameson. Judge and
| Mrs. William A. Woods, Mr.. and Mrs.
John l.. Griffiths, Mr.. and Mrs. a. l..
| Mason, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Reid, Mrs.
L. s. Ayres, Mr.. Fred Ayres, Mrs. Daniel
Stewart, Mr.. and Mrs. William Scott, Mr..
and Mrs. Ferd Mayer. Mr.. and Mrs. o.
B. Jameson, Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Ogle.
Miss Julia A. Moore. Mr.. and Mrs. H. p.
Wasson, Mr.. and Mrs. V. T. Malott, Mr..
and Mrs. Cortland Van Camp, Mr.. Is. H
Broughton, jr.. Mrs. Joshua Wright. of
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Tracy and Mrs. Ferdinand Wilmerding and
others.
TO BE DELIVERED
Many orders were placed with florists
yesterday and last night for floral tributes
to be delivered to the Harrison home this
morning. Prominent among them is an
offering from General Benjamin Tracy of
a beautiful wreath OF violets and roses.
Other tributes to be sent TO the home this
morning are a huge bunch Of roses by Mr..
and Mrs. Charles w Fairbanks. a huge
wreath of lavender and purple hyacinths
by Mr.. and Mrs. f. B. Martindale, a large
bunch of white roses by Mr.. and Mrs. Hill
ton u. Brown, a grouping of roses by
James Whitcomb Riley, a bunch of violets
and roses by Mr.. w. c. Bobbs, a large
bunch of American Beauty roses by Capt.
and Mrs. j. A. Lemcke, collection of lilies
and violets by Mrs. Alfred w. Ogle, lilies
and violets by Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Reid,
floral selection by A. w. Lopez of New
York, a tribute emblematic OF the Phi Delta
Theta fraternity by members of that So
cietv, wreath of violets by Mr.. and Mrs.
II. III. Hanna, wreath of flowers by Mrs. l..
S. Ayres. basket of roses by Mrs. Wheelock
and many others.