The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-25
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Virgil r. Houser. NJ. L. Howe, Harry q.
Summers and c. W. Smith have been made
members of the post
w NJ Schaffer. Henry Miller and
number of others from Franklin Post
visited the local post last week
John Miller and wife. of Laporte. Ind.
were the guests of ]. p O'Meara and wife.
on North Illinois street last week
r. G.. Dunlap. a member of the New
York Post. T. p A, was a guest of the
local post a few hours last week
Mrs Horace Eckhouse. who has been
confined to her home for the last few
weeks with appendicitis. is rapidly
improving
H. s. Hunter. Riley Hunt and NJ. T. Ohr
have been appointed committee to revise
the bylaws of the local post. Hunter was
made chairman.
L. Wash Loser, the well-known and pop
ular salesman who has been connected
with Huffman e. Co. for the last ten years,
will sell goods for VI. O'Connor Co.,
commencing to-day
News came from the Richmond post last
week that its delegation would join the
Indianapolis delegation TO the state con-
vention at Lafayette next Friday. About
fifty members are expected from Rich
mond.
+ AS an expression Of appreciation for the
work that Harry Hunter, Ed Lowe and c.
S. Townsend have done in fixing up the
new quarters on North Illinois street, a
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post last Saturday night.
E. G. Burrows, national claim agent, Of
St Louis, stopped off at the local post
Friday between trains. This was Mr.. Bur-
rows's first visit TO Post B since it has
been installed in the new house and he
was most agreeably surprised at the new
quarters
Abe Minsky of the Richmond post, is a
candidate for president before the state
convention. and is doing some tall election
eering for the position. He has been
mingling among the members of the local
post recently. lettering his acquaintance
with members. His post is also anxious
to entertain the convention next year.
George ]. Yocum has just returned from
a trip through Texas. New Mexico and the
Pacific coast, and has a good supply of
new and up-to-date stories with which he
has been entertaining his brothers. A
shalf- hour with him is a sure cure for
any kind Of an attack of the blues.
II
An invitation was read to the post last
Saturday night asking that the State AS
ISOLATION hold it's next annual meeting at
the West Baden Springs. The advantages
offered by this resort were set out. and all
of the extras" were offered thrown in
free should the next meeting be held there.
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Action was taken at the last meeting of
Post B to apply all of the reserve fund in
excess of $1,000 for purchasing furniture
for the new clubhouse. This will mean
that about $500 will be expended in adorn-
Ing the house, which, with what has al
ready been done, will make it of the
most finely furnished homes in the organi-
cation.
Ralph Clark. chairman of the entertain
ment committee for the state convention,
which convenes in Lafayette this week,
ports that everything is in readiness for
the big meeting. If he is not disappointed
the convention this year will be the big
Gest and the best in the history of the as
ISOLATION.
The boys of Post B have nothing but
words of praise for the Van Camp Packing
Company. The house committee, in prep
aration for the house warming, last Satur-
day night went to this company to purchas Sc
the eats" for the occasion, and were pre-
scented with five cases of products" with
the compliments of the company. AS a
token of appreciation the boys rendered the
company vote of thanks at the Saturday
night meeting. A similar motion was made
for c. w. kriel, who gave the boys 800 CT
gars for the occasion.
The Women's Auxiliary Society of Post
B met at the clubhouse for the first
time last Wednesday. The appearance of
the new home was so much in contrast
with the old that il is said that the women
wondered If they were really in the right
place. Closer inspection revealed two or
three 7. Z. a. emblems. which convinced
them that they had made no mistake So
delighted were they with the club home
| of their husbands and brothers that they
decided TO meet every Wednesday instead
| of every two weeks. as heretofore. This
day has been set aside by the club exclu-
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