The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-12
CHILDREN WILL TAKEPART
WILL DECORATE SOLDIERS GRAVES
ON MEMORIAL DAY.
Old Soldiers Object to Excluding
Children from the Exercises
Committees Selected.

ard the ladies of the w. X. G. or the city
held a meeting last night in the office of
Adjutant General Smock in the Statehouse
to make arrangements for the Memorial
day exercises. 1t was arranged that there
will be no downtown parade this year on
account of the big demonstration on May
10 in the dedication of the monument
There will. however, be exercises held at
Crown Hill and Holy Cross cemeteries in
the afternoon at 2:3O o'clock. There will be
services at the Mt. Jackson and Green
lawn cemeteries in the morning. At the
latter cemeteries the exercises will consist
of music and the placing of flags over the
graves Of soldiers
The members of the G. \. r. posts will
assemble at the east gate of Crown Hill
Cemetery at 2:SO p. m. and march to the
plot of ground which contains the graves
of the soldiers. Gen. William Warner, of
Kansas City, will deliver an address. The
work of decorating the graves will be done
this year, as before, by the children placing
flowers on the graves. 1t was said at the
meeting last night that number of the
women of the w. r. c. had advised that
the children be dispensed with in placing
flowers on the graves, as it took too much
time and was too much trouble to the wom-
en- to look after the little ones. +. e. Swift,
on request of several of the ladies who had
made such statements, made a motion that
the old custom of decorating the graves be
revived-that the women place the flowers,
the old soldiers the evergreens and the
Sons of Veterans the flags. When this
question was put before the members for a
vote one soldier arose and said he would
like to have the expression of several Of
the women present.
CHILDREN WILL TAKE PART.
The women said they did not agree with
the ideas presented by f. Z. Swift. Sew
eral of the old soldiers became involved in
the argument which followed. and George
w. Spahr said the children should be given
the opportunity to take part in the Memo
rial day exercises, as it gave them a chance
to learn patriotism He also said the old
soldiers were fast becoming a thing of the
past and in few years will not be able to
look after the decoration of the veterans
graves, and he thought 1t was very proper
to teach the children this spirit of patriot
ism that they might continue the work
when they have grown to maturity. Sew
eral other addresses were made on the
tinue To have the children take part i'm the
exercises, no matter what trouble they
cause.
COMMITTEES SELECTED.
The general committees appointed for
Memorial day arrangements are as follows:
George II. Thomas Post-william N Pick
Grill, commander; Irwin Robbins, Garrett A.
Shower and George w Spahr
Martin r. Delaney Post-Charles w.
Brown, commander; w. II. Taylor and John
Hubbard.
John F. Ruckle Post-w. D. Green. com
mander; f. J. Sewerage and D. n. Huey.
George II. Chapman Post-F. +. Swift,
commander; George c. Webster. j. a. Vic
tor. L. B. Earring and w. T. Lewis.
Joseph K. Gordon Post-George H
Barnes, commander: John w. Scott, d. H.
Olive and NJ. a. Daugherty.
Major Anderson Post-B. W. Sullivan,
commander; j. A. Murphy and Newton NJ.
A. p Hovey Post-Rufus CruH, COM
mander; John Albeit, George T. Colvin and
A d. Crull.
w r. c., George II. Chapman Post-Miss
Lillian Kelly, president; Mrs. Lou Hillyer,
Mrs Effie Tevebaugh and Mrs. F. E. Swift
w. r. c, George II. Thomas Post-Mrs.
Lizzie v Spahr president; Mrs. Roman R.
Armstrong, Mrs. Louisa Shepherd and
Louise Monroe.
w. r. c., John F. Ruckle Post-Mrs. w
A. Crane, president: Mrs. Sarah Gllliland.
Mrs. Eliza Hermann and Mrs. Mary New
man.
w. R. c.. Joseph R. Gordon Post-Mrs
Una Daugherty, president; Mrs. Maria
Daugherty, Mrs. Nettie Granger, Miss Bes-
sic Ingersoll and Mrs Lottie Ford.
w. r. c.. Major Robert Anderson Post
Mrs. DR.. Mabel league, president Mrs.
Mary Clark and Mrs. Anna Williams.
w. r. c., Martin r. Delaney Post-Miss
Rosa Turner, president
w. r. c., A. p. Hovey Post-Mrs. Lou
Hodge, president and Mrs. Helen Thomp-
son.
From these general committees the fol.
lowing subcommittee were appointed:
and John w. Scott '''''' = 80 p''
Finance-Wniam II. Wheeler, Harry E.
Negley, James ID. Moriarity, ]. L. McMas-
ter, j. w. Scott and George G. Webster.
Invitations-W. II. Pickeriil and Carey
Mcpherson.
Music-B. w. Sullivan, A. D. CruIl, Geo
II. Barnes, ID. n. Huey, William n. Pick
erill. B. A. Richardson and NJ. d. Butler.
Transportation-Irvin Robbins, F. E
Swift and w. 4. Lewis.
Flowers-Mrs. Lizzie Spahr. assisted by
all the members of the different lodges OF
the w. r. c. i'm the city.
Programme-W. II. Armstrong, Charles
w. Brown, w. d. Greene. L. b. Earring
Crull. J. l.. Bieler, Jacob Scholl, r. f. Mat
son. Clifford Arrick and Frank Clark.
Salute. A. Murphy, Jacob Scholl, Johr
Albeit, J. A. Victor and r j. Sewerage.
Grounds and Stands-Rufus Crull. Garrett
A. Shower. George T. Colvin, l.. w. Wheat
and w. b. Harris.
EvergreenS and observation-disclosures II
Barnes, w. H. Taylor John Hubbard. D
n. Huey, George ". Spahr and NJ. a
Daugherty.
Greenlawn Cemetery-George c. Webster
George F. Miller DR.. John Z. Lockrdge
ID. II. Oliver and F. E. Matson.
Outside ceme Tic,or p G Grsans B.
Robbins and Patrick J. Kelleher