The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-27
James ID. Curtis, Former Captain of
the Battery, Delivers m Interest,"
ing Address at the Armory.
SOLDIERS HAVING GOOD TIME
PARADE IN DOWNTOWN STREETS
ONE OF THE FEATURES.
Novel Progra NINE Has Been Arranged
for To-Day-SOmethingA About
the Battery.


o y. M.-Practice drills by the famous
l. l.. A. drill team. and maneuvers by men,
bers of Battery AS present organization
1880 A. M.-Attend special military church
services at armory. Sermon by Rev. Hend-
erson. chaplain of the Jeffersonville Re-
formatory.
3 p. M-Pubic demonstration on drill
grounds opposite the armory. Standing gun
drill by Light Artillery drill team, j. u.
Curtis commanding. Mounted drill by Bat
terry A. Capt w. w. Heiskell commanding.
sis p. M.-Campfre.
Members of Battery A and nearly 200
members of the Twenty-seventh Indiana
Battery and the Indianapolis Light Artil-
lery are in the midst of their first annual
reunion. The celebI alton began yesterday
afternoon and will continue until to-mor-
row night. Battery AS armory at Senate
avenue and Sixteenth street is the scene
of the reunion. The old armory is a live
lier place than il has been for a long
time.
Last night about go members of the
three organizations, including those who
belong to Battery A, assembled at the
armory and listened to short addresses by
James B. Curtis. former captain Of Battery
a. and other former officers of the three
organizations.
formality when they assemble together in
reunion, and so last night they really
didn't do much, but just smoke and talk
and drink little lager, and laugh and
sing and have good jolly time.
Perhaps the most conspicous man attend
ing the reunion is James 3. Curtis, former
mand of the battery when IL was mustered
into the regular army as the Twenty
seventh Indiana Dattery, and went South
during the Spanish-Americen war. Mr..
Curtis lives I'm New York now. He re-
signed from the battery as an active MEM
Der three years ago. Mr.. Curtis was also
captain of old Battery drill team, which
went over the country for a dozen years.
taking first prizes in national artillery drill
contests.
SHORT TALKS MADE.
After Mr.. Curtiss speech last night there
were short addresses by DR.. Wands, Oscar
Frenzel, Harry Gallon, Lieutenant Dan
Thompson and Henry Palmer, of this city;
Elijah Martindale, jr.. now a first lieuten-
ant in the artillery corps OF the regular
army. stationed near New York city; J.
v ("Vic.') Voris, OF Paducah, KY, and
Chaplain Henderson. of the Jeffersonville
Reformatory. The address of welcome was
made by Homer H. Van VIE, chairman of
the entertainment COMMITTEE.
The entertainment committee in charge
Of the affair last night was composed OF
Mr.. Van VIE, w. w. Heiskell, Will lRost,
Charles Enos, Harry Murbargcr, ID. III.
Oliver and Allan Schellschmidt. On the
reception committee were ID. A Thompson,
Ray Thompson, Horace Hewitt, Frank
Heiskell James Boswell, David Boswell,
Dick McAllfster, Fred Saunders, a. Har-
ston, Thomas WinterwOod, Harry Gallon
and Fred Swan.
Yesterday afternoon about fifty members
of Battery A, in new khaki uniforms, in
command Of Capt. w. w. Heiskell. togeth-
er with about 100 former members of Bat
terry a, and members of the Indianapolis
Light Artillery, which Is now a civil Or
ganization, had parade through the down
OF police led the parade and right behind
them was the Light Artillery Band. Then
came Capt. Heiskell and the Battery A
boys in their brand new uniforms, worn
yesterday for the first time. Right behind
the battery Mr.. Curtis led the former MEM
bers who were not in their battery uni
forms. Marching with Mr.. Curtis were the
team. c. Holmes. D. McAiister. Ed
Hicks, S. Strickland, William Meyers,
George Schad. James Boswell. Charles
and ri. A. Gallon. Mr. Holmes carried a
flagstaff on which were displayed eighteen
ribbons which the drill team received for
winning fourteen first prizes and four Sec
ond prizes In national drill contests.
LINE OF PARADE.
The line Of the parade was from the
Statehouse to Alabama street on Washing
ton street. west to Pennsylvania street on
Washington. north on Pennsylvania to Mar
ket. around the Circle to Meridian, north
on Meridian to North, and west to Illinois,
where the parade was dsbanded.
Tonight there will be organized the Ar
tillery Reunion Association. Mr.. Curtis
probably will be asked to accept the presi-
dency Of the organization. The programme
as scheduled for tonight: More rem
iniscences, camp fire. pipes, cigars. music"
Prominent among the older men present
last night was II. III. Woods. of Knights
town, finance officer OF the Indiana Soldiers
and Sailors Orphans Home. Mr.. Woods
was major OF the Indiana Light Artillery
battalion for ten years lie organized in
1881 the first artillery battalion In Indiana
for State service at Michigan City. The
organization was named the Porter Bat
terry In honor OF Governor Porter.
The Indianapoli Light Artillery was or
ganized In 1851 by George w. Johnson
who now lives at Pensacola, Fla The Light
Artillery is now civil organization. Bat
terry A was mustered out of State service
and into the regular army April 10, 1895,
for service In the Spanish-American war.
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