The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-17
Committees Congratulated on the Sue
cess of the P~arades, Services
and Camp Fires.
CROWD LEFT CITY QUICKLY
UNION STATION CROWDED WITH OUT.
GOERs UNTIL NOON.
Many of the Visitors Sought Eagerly
for ~ouven and Monument
Decorations Suffered.

The executive committee in charge of the
dedication of the monument has enough
money collected and in sight to cover the
expenses of the celebration. John j. APP
pei, chairman of the finance committee,
has not made a complete report of the
work of the committee, and there is a
number of bills still u~npresented, but it is
believed that the financial results of the
ceremony will be as satisfactory as the
other parts.
Col. Charles z. Wilson, who oficiated
as secretary of the committee, said yester-
day: 80 far as we can tell now it looks
as if the committee will come out even.
In round numbers the expenses will reach
5000, and there is probably enough sub
scribed to meet the obligations" Harry
c. Adams, who was i'm the Governors office
going over a number of bills with Colonel
Wilson, also stated that there was little
danger of finding a balance on the wrong
side Of the ledger.
Members of the various committees are
receiving congratulations. The uniform sue
cess of the parades, the defeating exercises
and the great meetings that were held in
English's Opera House and Tomlinson Hall
are ascribed to the hard work of the citi-
zens who neglected their private business to
insure the success of the States celebra-
ton. The committees which made careful
preparation for the exercises spared no
time or trouble and their labors involved
great planning and detail
Governor Durbin, Secretary Wilson, Judge
A. o. Marsh, Harry c. Adams, o j.
Appel and others whose time was given al
most entirely to the preparations were in
high good humor yesterday. They called
attention to the fact that not a single Incl
dent occurred to mar the pleasure of the
day.
THE vast crowds that witnessed the
parades and the dedication ceremonies were
the best behaved of any that i ever saw,
said Harry c. Adams. There was no bois-
terousness, no loud talking or unseemly
conduct. 1t seemed to me that the people
entered into the solemn spirit of the occa-
sion and showed the most reverent atten-
ton. 1t was appreciated by the old soldiers,
too. and many of them will tears in their
eyes told me they felt they were welcome
in their capital city"
THOUSANDS WISHED RELICS.
1t was noticeable how quickly the city
settled down TO the customary routine of
existence and the ordinary round of daily
affairs after the stirring events of the past
few days. Yesterday the crowds were prac-
tically all gone. A few veterans still lin
gered in the city as if reluctant to bid
goodbye TO the scenes of their latest hon
Ors, but the streets were not much more
crowded than usual. The majority of the
NlSlloIS lclt IL CITY AdNc IA SOdy Ah6bl
and yesterday morning, and the Union Sta
ton until noon yesterday was filled with
old soldiers on their way home.
The relic hunter was abroad in the land.
There were thousands who wanted TO take
home with them something more enduring
than newspapers. so they picked stones of
the street to crafty their wishes. After the
closing exercises Thursday night, many of
the banners and shields which graced the
pedestal of the monument disappeared as
If by magic and yards of bunting were torn
away and stuffed into capacious pockets.
There was particular eagerness TO get pos
session of the shields on which were in
scribed the names of the great battles of
the war. Many of the veterans who had
fought at Vicksburg or Shiloh or else
where wanted the particular shield which
bore the name of the battle in which they
had fought the hardest and about which
their fondest memories cling. At the Union
Station yesterday there were a number who
carried these shields proudly.