The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-19
Were Drafted Last Evening
at a Meeting Held by Exec
utive Committee Of Rich
mond People.
SUB COMMITTEES TO
BE ANNOUNCED SOON
Final Effort to Secure Re-
quired Number of Names
to Morton Monument Peti-
ton to Be Made.

With the election of Lawrence A.
Handley. chairman and Demas S. Coe
secretary of the executive committee
of the Indiana G. A. R., Sons of Vet
Grams, and allied women's organiza-
tion's encampment. at the meeting of
the committee last evening. plans for
the encampment were brought to a
focus and the preliminary work will
now be pushed as rapidly as possible.
One of the most important matters
given consideration by the committee
was the proposal to have printed a
large sou7enir program for the en-
campment, containing biographical
sketch of Wayne county men who took
a prominent part in the civil war; and
a history of the city with a number of
views of interesting sites. A program
of this nature was issued at the last
encampment held at Terre Haute, and
was read with interest by the thous-
ands of delegates who attended the
meeting. 1t was the concensus of OPP
inion among the membe1s of the COM
vertising Richmond and boosting the
city could be employed at the time OF
the encampment. One of the sub-com-
mittees appointed will investigate the
matter further.
Committees Announced.
The executive committee, which is
composed Of Lawrence Handley. Dem.
as s. Coe and Will w. Keller of the
Young Mems Business club. George
r. Dilks, Charles Slifer. and John
Zwissler OF the Commercial club.
Judge D. w. Comstock, John r. Dav.
export, and w. X. Young of the Sol
Meredith post and William II. Han.
sche, Charles W. Jordan and George
w. Matthews Of the Sons of Veterans,
named fifteen subcommittee. They
are finance. hotels and private accom-.
modations, press and advertising, in
vitatiOn and reception, program and
camp fires, parade, public order, regi-
mental reunions. badges and souven-
irs, music, decorations, halls and priv.
ileges. information. amusements and
entertainment, and transportation
Each organization represented on the
executive committee will name one
member of each of the subcommittee
The proposition to bring the Tenth
Regiment, U. s. Infantry to this city
during the encampment to assist in
the parade and give a number of ex,
hibition drills. will be taken up with
the commanding officer at Fort Ben
jamin Harrison. Indianapolis. A re
cent order of the war department pro
vides that divisions of the regular
! army may not be sent to any festivals
or carnivals except to keep order and
assist the national guard, but may be
detailed to patriotic meetings. Conse
quently it is probable the war depart
ment may sanction the local project.
Accommodation a Problem.
AS pointed out by Lawrence Hand
ley in a short speech after he had
been named chairman. one of the
most important features of the prelim
mary work will be the canyassing ant
securing of accommodations for the
visiting delegations. AS the hotels
willebe entirely inadequate it will bt
| necessary to call upon the citizens tc
provide rooms and board in theil
homes. This feature will be looked af
ter by the committee on hotels ant
private accommodations. and also b,
the executive committee of the loca
Women's, Relief Corps, Ladies of thu
G.. A. r.. and the Ladies Auxiliary o
the Sons of Veterans.
1t is expected that there will be to
tai of about 1000 delegates and visit
ors in the city during the three day.
of the encampment. OF this number
about $500 will be members of the G
A. r.. while the Sons of Veterans, Wo
mems Relief Corps and Ladies of ths
S. of v. will probably be represented
by abodt 500 each.
/ Prior to the meeting of the execut
i've committee, a general discussion
was INDUCED in regarding the Mortor
statue. which it is hoped to have a
least in construction by the time o
the encampment. The old petitions
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