The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-01
MODERN WOODMEN PLANS
sUBCOMMITTEEs MEET
AT HOTEL ENGLISH.
Reports Made by All of
the Chafrmen-Bfg Things Expect
ed for the Head Camp.

mltteeS having IN charge the Work OF pre-
pairing for the coming Head Camp Of the
Modern Woodmen of America, which meets
in Indianapolis during the week Of June
1870. met in Room 12l at the Hotel English
yesterday morning and reported the
progress made by the committees. The
meeting was an enthusiastic one, and re-
ports were heard from all committees.
The amusement committee reported that
all details for showing the visiting Wood
men a good time have been made. The
vaudeville programme for the ali-night
smoker. TO be given in the Empire Theater
on Tuesday night of the Head Camp week.
has been arranged and will include long
list of the best talent in this and other
big nearby cities. A boxing programme
Will also be given, consisting OF several
limited round bouts and battle royal.
The smoker will be solely for Woodmen,
and the password will be required at the
door.
The finance committee reported progress
satisfactory, and all the money needed for
entertaining the visitors in sight. The
hotel committee stated that it's work
was practically completed, and that dele
gates have already been assigned to almost
the full hotel capacity OF the city. The
committee transportation had nothing
TO report that had not already been ma lie
public.
The Foresters' committee reports entries
10 the three classes in the prize drills or
over sixty teams of Foresters, while 10 date
nearly three hundred teams have applied
for quarters 1T the encampment. This
showing, il stated. is phenomenal. as
far ahead of the Head Camp were not more
than one-half the number that have entered
here. The band contest committee reported
that great deal of interest is being mani
tested in the contest, and letters have been
received from a large number of musical
organizations inquiring about the event.
The band contest. which is a new feature
OF the Head Camp this year, Is to be one
Of the star attractions, and the prizes have
been made sufficiently large to insure
large list OF entries.
THE DECORATIONS.
The committee on decorations reported its
work practically completed. and stated that
as far as this committee is concerned the
Head Camp can begin at once. The ar
rangements for decorating the business
portion of the city are complete. The dec
orations will extend from the Union Sta
ton north on Illinois street to Ohio, on
Washington street from Senate avenue to
the camp grounds, north of the Deaf and
Dumb Institute, and will embrace all the
downtown portion of the city. The decora-
tions committee wishes to urge on all mer-
chants the desirability of fulfilling their
pledges TO make elaborate displays of the
Woodmen's colors, red, white and green.
All special decorations, such as Wood
mems emblems and other large pieces will
be paid for by the local camps. and mer-
chants will be at no expense whatever
for them.
The committee having in charge the ar
rangements for the grand ball to be given
traan LIon hA 1fr~l@~
day, June Is. reported arrangements COM
pleted, and this will be one of the stellar
attractions of the big week. Reception and
floor committees were named, consisting
of Woodmen from each camp in the city'
and pleasing feature of the event will be
the presence OF corps of young ladies
who Will pin upon the coat or each Wood
man attending the bali choice bouton-
Mere.
Reports from the other committees
showed that the work Of preparing for
and much satisfaction was expressed at the
expeditions and thorough manner in which
the work has been done.
The increasing volume of mail being re-
ceived at the local headquarters testifies
TO the interest taken all over the country
in the coming Head Camp. Inquiries as to
and fast, and from all indications the at
tendance during the week of the Head
Camp will far surpass anything ever seen
in indianapolis. J. S. Shearer. State depu-
q
party of 100 has arranged to come from
Guthrie, o. T. Notification has been re-
eeived of another special from the State of
Washington, making two from that State.
Oregon will also send two specials A solid
special train of ten cars win come from
California.
A SPECIAL TRAIN.
A special train from FIT. Dodge, Ia, will
bring the delegations from that and sur
rounding points in Iowa, headed by the FIT
Dodge band, twenty-five pieces. Another
special train will come from Des Moines
carrying the Des Moines band, two For
esters' teams from Des Moines, two teams
from Dubuque and = from Oelwein. as
well as delegates, while third special
made up at Sioux City, Ia, will bring
other delegations and teams from that
State.
G.. T. Pryor. head physician of the Penn
sylvania Woodmen, writes that a heavy
special train will be run from Pittsburg
bringing delegations from Harrisburg
New Castle and Pittsburg A band of forty
pieces will head the Pennsylvania delega-
ton. A second special from Pittsburg will
carry delegations from Maryland and Del
aware.
Letters from Beloit Wis, say that that
city and Madison have joined in charterine
a special train. The Beloit delegation will
be headed by the Beloit Military Band.
and will come prepared 20 boom A N
Bort. of that city. who is candidate for
mead banker. "A second special from Wis
consin will bring delegations and bands
from Fond du Lac. Oshkosh, Green Bay and
West Superior.
J. NJ. Sherman. State deputy head con-
sui for Colorado. who has charge of the
arrangements for the Centennial State
writes that a solid special train will come
from Denver. bearing battalion of Forest
ers and from 200 to 300 Woodmen, besides
the regular delegates. Denver is coming
prepared to make stiff fight for the next
Head Camp, 20 be held in 1905. The Denver
Cornet Band. said TO BE- of the finest
in the West, will accompany the Colorado
contingent.
DR. J. W. Moffett, head physician of the
Woodmen in Indian Territory. writes that
a party of seventy-ive Woodmen have
taken tickets for the Indianapolis conven-
ton, and that more than loo will come
from the territory.
From far-off Butte. Mont, the home of
Mary McLane. will come the Silver Bow
team OF Foresters, said TO be one of the
finest in the jurisdiction. The team is uni
formed magnificently In green and gold and
carries axes that are plated with silver in
stead Of nickel
A special car from Augusta Me-, will
bring a delegation of twenty-five Woodmen
and one team of Foresters.
John +. Harris. State deputy head consul
for Pennsylvania, writes that the Foresters
of Harrisburg, Steelton and Reading have
arranged for two special cars to be at
tached to the Pennsylvania special at Pitts