The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-21
Carriage I'm which President Roose-
Welt VIII Ride to BE Guarded by
Four Mounted Policemen.
PARADE ROUTE TO BE R0PED
THE LINE OF MARCH FROM THE
RAILROAD TRACKS.
But Few Invitations to the Luncheon
mt the Columbia Ses-
sion of schools

The plans Of the local committee in re-
ceiving and entertaining the President next
Tuesday have been rearranged according
TO the wishes of the Washington officials
and those directing the Presidents trip.
The instructions from Washington require
the entire route of the parade to be roped
at the edge OF the They also
require everything else in specific detail.
The Presidents carriage is to be guarded
by four mounted policemen, and the ar
tillery escort that was to he used must be
dispensed with. The secret-service Of
ficials have sent to Superintendent Tafe
instructions of a secret character for the
disposition Of the police along the line of
march. The arrangement by which Gov
ernor Durbin and Mayor Bookwalter were
to ride in the carriage with the President
has been set aside, as 1t conflicts with the
arrangements adopted by the secret serv-
ice. The city will provide the roping of
the route Of the parade.
The Presidents train will discharge its
passengers at Washington street and the
union tracks. The procession will move
west to Meridian street. north on Meridian
street and around the Circle to Market
street, and thence east to Tomlinson Hall,
"ANAC tAC LIcSiuCHt VIII dudIcSS lit SPAR
ish-American war veterans. The process
sion from Tomlinson Hall will be north on
Delaware to Ohio, west on Ohio to Merid-
ian, south to the Circle and to the Co.
lumbia Club, where luncheon will be
served. After luncheon the President will
speak from the club balcony. The return
procession to the train will be around the
west part of the Circle and then south on
Meridian street to the Union Station.
BUT FEW INVITATIONS.
AS the Presidents party is large and the
accommodation for guests at the luncheon
is limited to eighty there will be but few in
vitations issued. These will be largely to
high officers of the Spanish-American war.
There will be no session of the city's
schools Tuesday afternoon in order that the
children may see the President. There will
be no arrangement for the children seeing
him in a body.
BY order of Gen. John c.. Bates, COM
handing the Department of the Lakes.
Lieut.. r. B. Clark, in command of the
forces at the arsenal, will take an escort of
sixteen men under Sergeants Knotowsai
and Johnson to Tomlinson hall to guard the
President while he is there. Each sergeant
will have seven men, Sergeant Knotowski
having the right side and Sergeant John
son the left.
Commander Coryell, of the Spanish
American veterans, has appointed Lieut.. f.
s. Clark assistant to Adjutant General Lii
Ter during the encampment.
The Western Passenger association has
designated Sergt. j. O.. Carson as clerk to
sign delegates traffic certificates. The fare
will be one fare for the round trip within a
large radius and 1 cent a mile from al
points within seventy-five mile of Indian
apolis. 1t is expected that an immense
crowd will come to the city.
The executive committee has invited the
council to occupy stage seats when the
President Is addressing the encampment.
Gen. Jacob III. Smith yesterday tele-
graphed to have quarters reserved for him
here.
During the Presidents stay in this city
the local detectives and policemen will
make every effort to guard him. A specia
detail of detectives will be close to the car
riage and will assist the secret service of
hcers. Superintendent Taffe has picked &
number of patrolmen for duty during the
parade. The detail will be in charge OF
Capt. Martin Hyland and Sergeant War
rem, and will be composed of the following
patrolmen: Ross, Miller, Doherty, Milan
Sandman, Wilson, Bolen, Silvey, Leet, Tom
linson, Alberts and Kitzmiller. These men
with the captain and sergeant, will bt
mounted. Four will be picked to ride a
the side of the Presidents carriage.