The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-31
GLAD 6. A. r.. REUNION.
OLD SOLDIERS HOLD JOYFUL
MEETING IN LAFAYETTE.
City Is Beautifully Decorated I'm
Honor of Its Guests-Commnnde
fn-Chief Tanner and Governor
HanIy Present in Parade.

Lafayette Correspondence:
Lafayette has been in possession of
the old soldiers The Handsomely dec
GRATED streets were crowded with In
diana G. A. X. men, their families and
friends.
The twenty-seventh annual encamp-
ment of the Indiana Department, G. A.
r., opened Tuesday and at the same
time the twenty-second annual conven-
ton of the Indiana Women's Relief
Corps and the thirteenth annual meet
ing of the Ladies of the g. A. II. began.
Tuesday was the day of preliminaries,
as all three organizations held their
first business sessions Wednesday morn
ing.
Mass of Red, White and Blue.
Flags, bunting, banners and stream
ers artistically arranged transformed
the business streets into avenues of
fiuttering color and the side streets
were ablaze with flags and displays of
various kinds. Main street was one
mass of red, white and blue, and the
store windows and interiors of business
houses were beautifully adorned. In
the windows were displays OF relics
which attracted large crowds.
Incandescent lights were strung
along both sides of Main street, from
Sd ~ 9th street and around the public
square. The telegraph and electric
railway poles along Main street were
swathed in red, white and blue bunt-
ing. At headquarters the decorations
were also handsome.
Tuesday evening there were two re-
ceptions, one at Lafayette high school,
conducted by the w. r. c., assisted by
the G. A. r., and another at the Hotel
Lair, given by the Ladies of the G. A.
r. To both the visitors were invited.
A number of officers Of the national or
of the G. A. X. were present.
Corporal James Tanner, commander
in-chiSf of the G.. A. r., was present
and took part in the parade Wednesday.
Governor ]. Frank Hanly and staff
were also in the parade.
The closing session of the encamp-
ment was held Thursday, and the fes-
tivities ended that evening with the
masquerade ball on the asphalt pave
ment on the public square. The en-
campment was one of the most success
full in the history of the organization
and the parade was one of the best ever
held.
The only serious accident during the
reunion was the wreck on the inter
urban line, in which Motorman Rounde-
bush was almost killed and many other
persons injured. 1t is said that the
physicians have cause to believe that all
of the injured will recover. Superin-
tendent Tompkins of the Fort Wayne &
Wabash Traction Company blames
Roundebush for the wreck. He failed
to obey his order to remain at switch
Two hundred feet south of the switch
his car collided with the north bound
car.
More than 5000 delegates attended
the first executive session of the organ
ization Wednesday. The report of Com
mander Tackett was read.
Memorial Day Not for sport.
He advocated the organizations of
camps of the Sons OF Veterans. and
said that Memorial Day should not be
given over to sports. Commander Tack.
EFT referred to the deaths of Command
ers James r. Carnahan, l. n. Walker
and Comrades Cumback and Herrick
The posts of the G. A. r. now have
muster roll of 1851 During the year
posts were established at Linton, En-
glish and Winslow, and eight posts dis
banded. At present there are 403 posts
in the State. The encampment next
year will be held at Fort Wayne
The encampment elected the follow
ing officers:
Department Commander = z. r
Brown, Monticello
Senior Vice Commander-A. S. Nc
Cormick, Lafayette.
Junior Vice Commander-George w
Coward. Jacksonville.
Medical Directors. n. Hamilton
Connersville.
Chaplain-J. z. Bell Columbus.
Mrs. Alice Waugh of Upton was
elected department president of the In
diana w. II. c.