The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-02
MEETING OF COMMITTEES
ARRANGEMENTS FOR
DEDICATION IN HAND.
Report on the Programme for the
Vesper Service-No Change i'm the
Order of the Day.

The meeting of the committees to make
arrangements for the dedication of the
monument. held yesterday at the Gov
ernor's parlors, was attended by nearly
all of the members of the executive
committee. Major Holman of Danville.
DR.. Kemper of Muncie, Maj. John w.
Rose of Connersville and others of the
on invitations. and Admiral
Brown and DR.. Jameson of the reception
committee. All of the subcommittee were
called for reports.
Capt. William II. Armstrong, of the COM
mittee on programme for the vesper serv-
ice. reported the following, which was
adopted:
Assembly.
Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home Band.
During which the cOlOrS Will be brought TO
the front and the veteran organizations
will form in column, en- masse. in North
Circle street, facing monument.)
Bugle will sound attention All will I'M
cover and stand in silent meditation.
Christ Church m
Onward Christian Soldiers
church
Hymn-Vested
.............."My Country. 'Tis of Thee
Gem. Ell Torrance. commander.in.chief
6. A. r.
H~ymn-vested Choir. Cover Them Over
Meredith Nicholson
Christ Church Quartet.
"On Fame's Eternal Camping Ground"
Benediction .........C Chaplain Loyal Legion
Last march of the battle flags:
Color guards bearing the old battle flags
will form i'm front of the reviewing stand.
The bugles will sound the Salute to the
Colors,' and, while the church chimes
play Soldier Rest, Thy Warfare's Over
the column bearing the old flags will
march around the monument and thence
to the Statehouse, when the battle
SCARED banners" of Indiana will be rev.
erently deposited in their last resting
place. while the bugles from the top of
the monument sound taps" and lights
out"
THE FLAG MARCH.
The subject of the flag march in the
morning was taken up and all of the de-
tails went over. General McGinnis OBJ
tanned authority to have the extra flags of
the Eleventh Indiana. which are not in the
S~tatehouse, taken into the procession.
which was granted for all regiments hav-
ing outside flags. The committee asked to
have the fact reiterated that all the mem
bers Of the regiments are expected to
march from the Statehouse to the monu-
ment with their flags. These flags will be
SO marked that any man can see the num-
Der OF his regiment by a placard attached
to one Of the old flags. The line of the
march of the flags will be east on Wash
inston to New Jersey, north on New Jersey
to New York, west on New York to Me-
ridian, south on Meridian to the Circle. AS
the head of the column reaches the Circle
the two color bearers will deposit the flags
in the places prepared for them and re-
main with them, while the column will be
massed in front of the north face OF the
Governor Durbin, speaking of the old
flags, said that they are most precious, so
that the utmost care must be taken TO see
that they shall not be lost or mutilated.
No opportunity must be given for any
relic hunter TO snip a bit from one of them.
He warned the veterans to be on guard
against color-snippers, and he did so be-
cause he had seen their work. 1t was to
escape the work of such mutilation that the
mmit had voted not TO have the flags
taken into the afternoon procession, where
they would be exposed to increased dan
gers. He has suggested that the National
Guard care for the flags while they were
about the monument in order TO relieve the
veterans who might be weary. If the vet
Grams prefer to remain with the Tags there
can be no objection.
NO CHANGE WILL BE MADE
No suggestion was made for a change in
the order for the entire day and none will
be made. A programme will soon be issued
giving all the exercises of the day. General
Carnahan hopes to start the column bear
ing the flags from the Statehouse at S.45.
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and other veteran organizations will form
on Capitol avenue, right resting on Wash
ington street, while the National Guard and
other military organizations will form on
Senate avenue, the right resting on Wash
ington.
Capt. ]. l.. Bieler will be chief marshal
OF the torchlight procession of the allied
German societies which Will turn out $500
strong. This torchlight procession is as
much a part of the official programme as is
the dedicatory services at the monument.
Many minor matters were considered. A
liberal share of the tickets for seats will
be put at the disposal of the encampment
OF the Grand Army for the decrepit vet
Grams. When the cornerstone was laid there
seems not to have been any seats. One of
the glowlers is trying to raise a rumpus be-
cause the National Guard will march in
front of the G. A. R., but If such persons
can understand that the guard is an escort
they will not further expose their ignorance
to ridicule.
The arrangements are in so good form
that the executive congratulated
itself on the situation. The next meeting
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