The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-13
PRETTY SHOW AT NIGHT
MYRIADS OF LIGHTS TURNED ON
BY COMMANDER STARR.
Political Skirmishing by Men and
Women Who Want Office
Annual Report.

of icy reserve. This afternoon the w. r. c.
held a session in the G. A r. hall. where
! Lookout Camp. No. 70, OF Noblesville, ex-
emplified the work of the order, and later
the members were entertained at an in
formal reception at the home of Mrs Laura
S. Burr, past department president To-
| night at $50 o'clock Department President
Miss Eta Houk and her colleagues formal
ly received the members OF the corps and
| members OF the G. A r. at the rooms OF
the Anderson Club The council of admin
istration Of the Ladies OF the G. A. r. held
a session behind closed doors late this aft
ernoon. and tonight Department President
Mrs. Carrie l. Porter, OF Rensselaer,, as
sisted by the other officers. held a recep-
tion in the Elks' clubrooms. Mrs. NJ. Anna
Hall. of Wheeling. w. Va. the national
president of the order,l was the guest OF
honor at the reception.
ELECTRIC LIGHT DISPLAY.
Tonight Anderson is a blaze Of patriotic
glory. At 7:3o o'clock Department Com
| mander Starr pressed the button that
turned on all the lights that have been
specially arranged for the occasion. and on
| the instant the business section of the
| city was flooded with bewildering array of
| light. The display is centered in the pub
| lie square and the determination compared
| favorably with that Of Monument place
during the first fall carnival three years
| ago. The courthouse End business blocks
| facing il are studded with vari-colored
lights, while from each corner OF the
square to the top OF the tower OF the
courthouse are stretched strands from
which depend hundreds Of red, white and
blue incandescent bulbs Each street lead
ing from the square Is lined on either side
for a distance Of several blocks with similar
strands Of lights at an elevation OF about
twenty feet. Added TO this every shop
window around the square and along these
str eets is a blaze of white light and with
the elaborate decorations Of flags and bunt-
ing artistically displayed the whole effect
is one of dazzling beauty. Anderson has
done herself proud with the holiday garb
she has donned in honor of the surviving
heroes of 81 10 65.
A number OF prominent men arrived dur
ing the day and evening. I'm addition to the
department officers, among whom were
three members Of Congress, Representa-
tives e. s; Holiday. of Brazil; ]; N. Rob
Of Muncie; General John T. Wilder, OF
Knoxville, Tenn. who commanded the fam
Gus Wilder's Brigade; State Senators s ID:
Coats, of Winchester, ]. NJ. Barlow, OF
Plainfield, and L. v. Ulrey, OF Fort Wayne:
former Lieutenant Governor Will Cumback.
OF Greensburg; Judge Timothy 4. Howard,
of South Bend. and Gen. Lew Wallace. OF
Crawfordsville. Many Isotables will arrive
early tomorrow. Thomas j. Stewart, OF
Morristown, Pa, commender-in-chief OF the
G. A. r., and adjutant general of Penn
sylvania, will arrive on an early train from
Indianapolis. accompanied by Mrs. Stewart
and Capt. w II. Armstrong. OF Indianapo-
lfe Q<1 he ms orub of
his staff, United States Senators Fairbanks
and Beyeridge; and eight or nine members
pected during the afternoon.
TO-DAY'S PARADE.
The G. A. r. parade Tomorrow afternoon
will be the real feature Of the encamp-
ment The number of veterans in line Is
expected to be fully as large. II not larger.
than the number in the parade at Indian
apoLs last year on the occasion Of the dedi-
cation of the monument for the attendance
promises to be unusually large and every
soldier here who can hobble along will
participate The formation OF the line will
be as follows:
Platoon Of Police.
Soldiers and Sailors. Orphans Home
Band
Captain A. i. Makepeace. grand marshal.
Captain b. b. Campbell. chief OF stan.
James B. Roach. chief OF stan TO depart
ment commander.
Albert A Jones. department chief trun-
peter
Assistant marshals-Jaines I. Knowland.
Jesse Forkner. Charles Stewart.
Henry Durbin and Hiram Palmer
Comma nder-in-chief Thomas J. Stewart. in
carriake
Deputy Commander Benjamin Starr and
staff In carriages.
Past department mmsEders I'm CARRIAGES
Governor W. T. Durbin and staff mounted
Jasper Packard Post. No. $50. from State
Soldiers Home st Lafayette.
fAlI posts appearing as post organza-
tions viii fall in line. according TO num-
Der OF post, beginning with No. !. or the
senior number presently
Major Brower's drum corps
Major May Post. No 24s, op left Of column
The head of the column Will move from
the corner of Foufteerth street and Me-
ridian north west side OF Meridian
street to Eighth street thence west on
south side OF Eighth street 70 Morton
Eighth street TO Merician street. passing
the living flag thence north on east side OF
Meridian street. passlrg reviewing stand
on balcony OF Anderson Hotel. thnce north
"a Sixth street, thence east 20 Main. thence
south to Twelfth. where the column wiIl
Ft. Wayne and South Bend are both here
20 bid for the next state encampment and
one or two other cities may be heard from
before the sessions are over. The rivalry
is a generous one and the representatives.
of South Bend are not inclined TO insist
that they be favored next year They will
concede the next ercampment 10 TT
Wayne with the understanding that they
get IL the year after Judge Timothy Z
Howard. OF South Bend. one OF the men,
bers Of he State codifytng Commission. who
is at the head OF the delegation from the
81 Iozenh cctIufy canffal Said this axsu-