The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-19
BUSINESS SESSION HELD -.
W00DMEN USE THEIR PRER0GA-
TIVES IN THE MORNING.
Rate Readiustment Considered to
Some Extent-0ther Matters
Before Convention.

rOreSterS yesterday AFTERNOON was one OF
the interesting events of the week. 1t was
estimated that there were 1900 or 1000 men
in line The marchers started about s:15
o'clock and were about an hour in passing
the grand stand on Washington street in
front Of the courthouse. The stand had
been erected for the benefit of the delegates
and their families, and no others were al
lowed to have seats there. No charge was
made for seats. Long before the parade
started the stand was filed with people.
The city people came out in large crowds TO
see. the Foresters march. and thousands OF
people were in from different parts of the
State. Monument place was filled with
people, and along the streets through which
the parade passed there were big crowds.
Although the parade was to start at 2
O'Clock, il was almost three-quarters Of an
hour later before the first platoon of police
that headed the column came in view.
Meantime the people In the grand stand
amused themselves in various ways. A bal
loon merchant came along with a great
bunch of red and blue rubber balloons, and
he did a thriving business. The delegates
found amusement I'm buying balloons and
allowing them to float away. Others In
the crowd tossed pennies into the street.
where a lot of colored lads scrambled for
them.
COMING OF PARADE.
Here they come; here comes the pa
rade.'' some one cried at length. and the
crashing of brass bands fell on the ears OF
the crowd. The superintendent of police
came first in his buggy. and then came a
detachment of police Edwin B. Pugh.
grand marshal, fine black mount, was
next in line with his staff. There were
nearly dozen bands in the line and large
drum and bugle corps from Toledo. o. The
young girls band from Wetmore. Kan, was
roundly cheered when IL came along. The
young musicians wore red walking skirts
and white caps and played frst-class music.
The weather was fine for marching. and
the Foresters stepped along at a lively clip.
They showed every indication of thorough
training. Their brightly polished axes
glistened in the sunlight and most Of the
commands marched with the precision of
trained soldiers. Some of the companies
wore white uniforms. some blue. others
green and some purple. A large local camp
wore black trousers and white shirts An
amusing feature of the parade was a COM
pany from Joliet, ILL.,, wearing a uniform
after the style of a prison garb and march
ing 'lock-step' fashion. They carried a
banner which bore the words, First Prize
Winners" One facetitous woodman rode
mayor and some OF the state officers occu-
pied carriage in the parade. and the
woman's auxiliary OF the Modern Wood
men, Royal Neighbors, occupied carriages.
They cheered and waved tn sir handker-
chiefs when they passed the grand stand.
The Foresters were given an ovation all
along the line. The line OF march included
a countermarch on Washington street so
that the parade would pass the grand stand
twice. Going west the marchers passed
along the south side of the street, and
turning they came on the north side. Al
the east end Of the stand the officers on
horses drew up and reviewed the procession
as II passed.
FoREsTERs CONGRATULATED.
The Foresters were congratulated on
every hand on the success OF their parade
The crowds were impressed with the fine
bearing of the men, and hattering COM
ments were heard everywhere.
The prescribed order in which the For
ester teams marched in line according to
general orders was the following:
Mai, Gen. John H. Mitchell, commanding
NJ w. A Foresters.
First Brigade
Cen ]. ID. Liggett commanding
Capt. William T. Chantland, Brigade ad-
jutant
fnP,s Fifty-sixth Iowa National Guard Band.
Carl Quist, director
First Battalion, Maj A. c. Herrick. COM
Camp 12o, Omaha, Neb.. .twenty-one men.
Chief Forester H. c. Martens.
Camp 1876. Lincoln, Neb.. eighteen men.
Chief Forester Ray Parker.
Camp 1870, Lincoln, Neb., nineteen men,
Chief Forester F. A De Noon.
Camp 22e6. Lincoln, Neb. eighteen men,
Chief Forester c. p. Waters.
Second Battalion. Maj. III. j. Gildersleeve
commanding.
Camp 2756. Des Moines. Ia. eighteen men.
Chief Forester A. NJ. Groom.
Camp los Des Moines, Ia. seventeen men,
Chief Forester II. L. Fickel
Camp $50. Minneapolis. Mimi, seventeen
men. Chief Forester c. A. Allen
Third Battalion. Maj. August Marschner.
commanding.
Camp 90 Oeiwein, Ia. nineteen men, Chief
Forester j. V. Bush.
Camp 7O9. Mason City, Ia, twelve men,
Chief Forester Z. +. Tomby.
camn ass Madison. Neb.. ten men. Chief
Forester John Fuchs.
Camp loss South Omaha. Neb.. eighteen
men, Chief Forester T. j. Cooley.
Fourth Battalion, MAJ. c. A. Reynolds.
commanding.
Chief Forester August Manchner-
Camp 2l20. Mount Vernon. Ind. seventeen
men, Chief Forester j. Miller.
Camp 1887 Kokomo, Ind, nineteen men,
Chief Forester +. l.. Conner.
Camp $500 Anderson. Ind. fourteen men.
Chief Forester X. w. Bishop
Fifth Battalion. Maj. G. w Fletcher. COM
manding.
Camp 63ss Middieport, o.. seventeen men.
Chief Forester Fred II. Russell.
Camp 1890 Sleepy Eye. Minn.. fourteen
men. Chief Forester A. NJ Barrows.
Camp isi5, Minneapolis. Mimi, nineteen
men. Chief Forester.c. w. Pierce.
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