The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-24
Old SOLDIERS
ARE Modified
Invitation by Lawton Com
mittee to Participate in
Exercises Accepted.
ALL NOW IS PEACE
President Roosevelt Will Arrive
1914 - Elaborate Program
Planned in His Honor.
Especial to Lake countv T,ms.,.


Indianapolis. April 24.-The alacrstv
with which the members Of the general
memorial committee Of the G. a. r
accepted the invitation Of the Iawton
Monument commission to participate
in the exercises surrounding the nm
yelling of the Lawton monument has
made possible definite ARRANGEMENTS
regarding the program for the dav.
which viii be one of the greatest oc-
casions in the history of the city. and
which will attract thousands and tens
of thousands from the cities and towns
surrounding Indianapolis in this state.
As mapped out by Roscoe o. Haw-
kins. chairman of the committee on
arrangements for the Lawton unveil-
ing exercises today in discussing the
matter, it seems that President Roose-
Welt will come into Indianapolis in a
private car over the Big Four route
at 1855 on the morning Of Memorial
day, May 80.
Large Committee to Receive Him.
At the station he will me met by a
large reception committee of perhaps
fifty members. Thence he will be es-
corted to the home of Vice President
Fairbanks by the two bataIlions and
the one battery of the regular troops,
and perhaps by the one or two regi-
ments of the Indiana national guard
At about noon the luncheon that the
vice president is to give at his home
will be served This will be as elab-
crate as the house itself will Justify. it
is understood. and it is expected that
the guests Will be at the table until
about 2:30
Here is where the old soldiers really
come in on their part of the program
Of course some of them will be mem
bers of the reception committee, but
all of them will get in at this point
Having gone to the cemetery in the
morning and decorated the old soldiers
graves, they will finish about 1880.
When they are done they will come
down to the vice presidents house on
the street cars, and then forming in
line wait there until the president is
ready to come down to the exercises.
Will Have Places of Honor.
The old soldiers then in the march
down town-a march of almost two
miles, will have the position of homer
in the line-the leading position. At
ter them will come the regulars and
the Indiana national guard, and in car
riages will be the different commit
tees-entertainment. reception, etc
the guests that have attended the vice
presidents luncheon, and the guests of
honor, all marching down Meridian
street probably, over to the court house
yard, where the unwilling ceremonies
will be held.
There, the old soldiers will be given
places of honor again, near the speak
ers stand, where they will be able to
see and hear everything that goes on.
The president will be introduced by
Governor Hanly, if he is well enough.
a short speech sufficing for that, ac-
| cording to the arrangements. Then
the president will deliver his address,
after which he will probably go to
his private car. and leave at 6 O'Clock
that night for Lansing, Mich. His ad-
dress will probably come about 4
O'Clock in the afternoon.
There seems to be a question as to
what will be the subject matter Of his
address His original idea was to talk
railroads; two factors have interferred
with this, however, one, his friends,
who have eounseled him not to agi
| tate this question; the second is the
fact that the old soldiers have expected
and wanted an address that partook
more of the nature of Memorial day.
Their information is that his subject
will be Oliver P. Morton. It will
probably be combination of both
| the patriotic and the Industrial