The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-08
HOTEL LOBBY GLEANINGS
MANY CONVENTIONS SCHEDULED FOR
THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.
The Hotels VIII BE OVERLOOKING with
the Crowds-Promfnent In
dianians I'm the City.

The reputation of indianapolis as a con-
vention city will not suffer during the re-
mainder of this month and June On the
contrary it will be greatly enhanced, for no
less than a dozen conventions OF one kind
or another-one two of which will be
unusually large affairs-are scheduled for
this period.
The round OF meetings will be started
off next week with the Supreme Camp Of
the Royal Neighbors of America. a frater-
nal beneficiary society with over 125.OOO
members. The camp will open on Monday
and continue until Friday, with several
hundred delegates ard visitors in attend
ance- Headquarters will be established at
the Denison, and on Tuesday at 10 o'clock
a m a banquet will be served at the hotel
to go of the delegates and national off,
GERS. The Royal Neighbors is a side de-
gree OF the Modern woodmen. open to wom-
en- as well as men.
On the evening of May Is the Ancient
Landmarks Lodge. F. and A. NJ, will have
a ball and supper at the Denison. The
entertainment committee held meeting at
that hotel yesterday to perfect arrange
ments for the affair.
The executive committee OF the National
FederetfOn or MUSICIANS Will meet in this
city also May 10 preliminary TO the opening
OF the annual convention OF the federation
on the 18th. The convention will last four
days and will draw between 200 and 300
musicians from all parts OF the country.
May e the Methodists of Indianapolis and
other Indiana cities will celebrate the two
hundredth anniversary of the birth of John
Wesley with banquet at the Denison that
will attract between 500 and Coz people,
many of whom will be from other cities.
The annual session of the Masonic Grand
Lodge VIII open the following week. on
the 18th, and for two days the capacity of
the hotels OF the city will be taxed TO en-
terrain the large number of representatives
and members OF the order who always at
tend the Grand Lodge.
The Michigan and Indiana Coal Dealers
Association will be the first Of the June
meetings. opening its annual convention
on the Sd to continue three days. The
association Is not large one. but ii will
bring over 100 visitors to the city. June
8 and 9 the Indiana Institute of Homeo-
pathists will be in session at the Denison.
June to il the national convention of
the Travellers Protective Association will
be In session here and hundreds of COM
mercial travelling men from all parts of
the United States will be in attendance.
The Modern Woodmen of America will fol-
low hard on the heels Of the travelling men
with their Supreme Camp, which opens on
the 18th and continues until the 10Th. This
convention will be of the largest In
dianapolis has entertained in several years,
as the attendance is expected 10 run any
where from $4,000 to 10000 on the big days
the size of the crowds depending largely on
the weather. The hotels will have all they
can handle, and several thousand Forest
ers. the drill degree of the Woodmen, will
be encamped on the tract of ground ada
cent to the Women's Prison in the east
part of the city
The Indiana State Dental Associa ton
will round out the list of conventions for
the month. opening June 30 and continuing
July 1 and 2.