The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-05-09
GOVERNOR HANLy
NOT TO ATTEND
He Finds 1t Impossible to Be
With Old Soldiers at
EnCampment.
CANDIDATES ON THE SPOT.
EXPECTED THAT A LARGE NUM-
Der OF STATE OFFICE SEEK
ERS WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
THE kOkOMO MEETING.

Kokomo, Ind. May. Ex-Governor
Hanly and staff will not attend the G.
"A. R. encampment to be held in this
city May 1920 and u. The commit
tee on invitations has received from
The governor d letter in which he states
that he has arranged to attend the
general conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church which will be in SEES
sion In the city of Baltimore at that
time and to which he is a delegate He
expresses regret that the two meet
dngs conflict and states that he would
be very much gratfied to be in kOkO-
mo during the encampment if his af
fairs were so ordered as to permit him
10 do SO, and wishes the Grand Army
of the republic of Indiana happy and
successful meeting.
Governor Hanly was practically the
only man distinguished in political life
who was sent special invitation.
While large number of men of
prominence in politics are expected to
be here, they will come under the gen
seral invitation to the people Of the
state. Among them probably will be
most of the candidates for state office
on the tickets of the leading parties.
If congress should adjourn early
enough to permit them to get here it
is not unlikely that the two United
States Senators and several of the
members of congress would attend the
encampment. 1t now looks, however,.
as if congress would not adjourn until
pftpr tho pnpamnmapt * nynT
Troops in the Parade.
The cncampment committee has re-
Ceived an offer from the WfOrdS-
VILE company of the National Guard
to come to KOkomo and participate in
the parade and other enCampment fes-
IivitieS if transportation is furnished.
1t is felt by a good many of those who
are assisting in making preparations
for the encampment that there should
be a good representation of the nation
al guard in the parade and it is prob
able that the offer of the CraWfOrds-
Vile company will be taken up at the
next meeting of the committee. 1t is
the intention to invite the local mill
tary company to participate in the pa
rade. and it and the Charlottesville
company would give the military
branch of the state government fitting
representation.
At the last meeting of the encamp-
mcnt committee steps were taken
looking to the establishment of hos
pital for the cncampment. A room
conveniently and pleasantly situated
will be found and it will be fitted up
with cots and such other things as may
be required in caring for those who are
overcome by illness or fatigue. Nurses
will be provided and everything posi-
BILE will be done to make those who
have to seek the place comfortable.
When the crowd begins to arrive a
detail Of thirty boys from the public
schools of the city will be at the serv-
Zee of the entertainment committee as
escort for the visitors. Five boys will
be selected from each ward and they
will be in charge of a superintendent.
The boys will meet all trains arriving
on both steam and traction roads, Will
escort those who come to headquarters
and after registry has been made will
escort them to the homes where they
are to lodge. Each boy will be as
signed to duty In the ward in which he
resides, as the value of his services
will be greatly enhanced by his knowl-
edge of the locality in which it is to be
rendered The boys will be selected
upon suggestion of the teachers.
An invitation has been sent TO Brig
adler General Merrill f. Wilson, In
hianapolis. commander of the Uniform
Rank, X. of P. of Indiana. to attend
the encampment, with his staff and to
invite the brigade TO attend and par
ticipate in the parade. 1t is thought
that the Pythian section will be a
prominent attraction of the parade.
1t Reached the Spot.