The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-05-16
PUBLIC URGED TO
ATTEND RECEPTION
Held Wednesday Evening at
Coliseum to Welcome
Distinguished Guests.
ENcAMPMENT PROGRAM
WEDNESDAY EVENING.

Richmond's reception to the encamp-
ing.
Overture-R. H. S. Orchestra.
Delivering Keys of the City-Mayor
Zimmerman.
Invocation-Dr S. r. Lyons.
Welcome Grand Army Nen-Loud-
Mrs. DR.. F.. w. Kruger. Mrs. F. j.
Bartel, Mr.. Oliver P. Nusbaum, and
Mr.. b. G.. Bartel
Address of welcome in behalf of Sol
diers, Sons of Veterans. and Wo-
mems Allied Organizations-Judg
Daniel w. Comstocke
Address of welcome in behalf of citi-
zens-Hon W. D. Foulke.
Hale Starry Banner'-Macy-Qua
tet.
Sesponse to welcome for Sons of Vet
Grams Auxiliary-Mrs. Addie Wal
lace. of Indianapolis, past National
president.
Response to welcome for Sons of Vet
erans-Legrand r. Meyers, Ham
mond, Indiana.
Response to welcome for Ladies of the
Grand Army-Mrs. Alice Kramer.
Lafayette, Indiana.
Response to welcome for Women's Re-
lief Corps-Mrs. DR.. Alta M. Boram,
president, South Bend, Indiana.
Response to welcome for Grand Army
"A. P. Asbury. department COM
mander, Farmersburg. Indiana.
Music-R. H. S. Orchestra.
Address-Governor Thomas r. Mar
shall.
'Taps"-Custance-Quartet.
Address-Hon John e. Gilman. com.
mander In chief of G. A. R.. Boston,
Mass.
Music-R. H. s. Orchestra.
With the Hon. John E. Gilman, COM
mander-in-chief OF the G. A. r., the
chief executives and hundreds of men,
bers of the five leading patriotic or
ganizatiOns of the state, also Cover
nor Thomas R. Marshall and the chief
executive of the city and official repre-
sentatives of the county assembled,
the reception at the Coliseum Wednes-
day evening on behalf of the city and
county, to the Indiana G. A. r. and al
lied state organizations. which hold
their annual encampmeDts here. pro-
misses to be one OF the feature events
Of the week.
All citizens are urged to attend the
reception and assist in bestowing a
royal welcome to the distinguished Wis
itors and delegates from all patriotic
organizations of the state. The doors
to the Coliseum will be opened at
o'clock and SO long as seating ac-
commodations are available, the first
to come will be the first served. The
impression has gene out over the city
that the reservation of seats would be
made, likewise that an admittance fee
! would be charged. This is not the
case. Both the state and local com.
mittees in charge of the arrangements
are anxious for the public to attend
the reception and likewise the camp
fire meetings at the Coliseum and Gen
nett theater Thursday evening.
Wednesday evening perhaps will be
the first time that SO many executives,
whose duties are SO closely allied, will
be present at meeting of this charac-
ter The National G. A. r. organiza-
ton will be represented by the COM
mander-in-chief John E. Gilman, of
Boston, Mass; the Indiana G. A. r..
by department commander, A. F. As
bury, of Farmersburg, and other subor-
dinates; the Women's Relief Corps. de-
partment of Indiana, by the state presi
dent, Mrs. Alta NJ Boram, of South
Bend and subordinates; the Ladies OF
Grand Army of the Republic, by the
department president, Mrs. Elvira A.
Cassell of West Point. and subordi-
mates: the Indiana division OF the Sons
of Veterans, by Commander Joseph Sc
go, of Valparaiso and subordinates;
and the Indiana Division, Ladies' Aux
iliary, Sons of Veterans, by the presi-
dent. Mrs. Cora E. Mcdaniel, Of Val
paraisc and subordinates.