The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-05-07
VETERANS HERE TO
Be At ENCAMPMENT
Many Members of Sol Mere
dith Post Planning to
Attend.
PROGRAM is COMPLETE
Richmond Men Attempt TO
Elect Comstock Com
mander.
PROGRAM is COMPLETE

ans Relief Corps, Ladies OF the Grand
Army, Indiana division Sons of Neter-
ans and Ladies Auxiliary Sons of Vet
Grams in Richmond, are preparing to
attend the thirty fourth annual en-
campment of the Department of lndi-
ana, Grand Army of the Republic and
the auxiliary organizations which will
be held at Indianapolis, May Il, ~ and
%.
Members of the Sol Meredith Post
are making a lively campaign in anti
cipation of electing Daniel w. Com
stock commander of the Department
of Indiana. Mr. Comstock is well
known throughout the state and al
though several other G. A. r. men
have announced their candidacy for
the office he is confident of election.
The complete program for the en-
campment has been announced as fol-
lows:
Wednesday, May p.
Arrival and reception of members of
G. A. R., w. r. c. and l.. of G. A. r.;
auxiliary organizations and special
guest committees to meet trains and
conduct visitors. Registration of dele
gates and issuance of badges.
200 p. m.-Presentation of flags by
the Department of Indiana w. r. c. to
Shortridge, Manual Training ano
Technical High Schools. North side OF
Federal Building. Music by Newsboys
Bands.
to p. m.-Public reception at the
Denison Hotel, extended by the De,
partment. of Indiana w. r. c. to ma
tional and department of officers ant
visitors. Music by Shortridge High
school orchestra.
sp. m.-Open meeting, First Baptis
church; presiding officer, Past Com
mander D. N. Foster of Fort Wayne.
Invocation, Rev. Dr. A. B. Storms
Central Avenue M. e. church, Indiana
polls.
Overture, Manual Training High
School orchestra.
Delivery of Keys of the City-May'
or Shank.
Music, High School orchestra.
Address or Welcome, Governor Sam
uel M. Ralston.
Song, Grand Army quartet of LIZ
gansport
Address. Judge Alfred B., Beers, CON
mander-in-chief. G. A. r.
Address. Judge Ralph NJ. Grant, com
mander-in-chief, S. of V.
Address, Mrs. Belle w. Ephlin, dc
partment president, w. r. c..
Quartet, Battle Hymn Of the Repub
lic"
Address, Col. w. F. Geller, division
commander, S. of V.
Address, Mrs. Flora r. Harlan, pres
ident Ladies' Auxiliary.
Star Spangled Banner" Mrs. Laura
Burr of Anderson; audience to join in
the chorus.
Address, Mrs. Lydia Manson, depart
ment president, Ladies of the G. A. X
| Address, Miss Nina A. Littlefield
national president, Daughters of Vet
Grams.
Song, Mrs. Winona c. Delwart OF
Greensburg.
Concluding address on behalf Of the
G. A. R., Past Department Commander
| o. A Sommers, Kokomo.
! Music, Manual Training High Schoo
orchestra.
Benediction, Bishop David H. Moore
Thursday, May %.
$50 a. m.-Opening meeting En-
campment G. A. R. at Tomlinson Hall
a. m.-Opening meeting W. r. c
, at Masonic Temple, Illinois and North
| streets.
$50 a. m.-Opening meeting, de
partment convention. Ladies of the G
A. R.. at w. w. C. A. Hall, Pennsylva
MIA and Vermont streets.
| $50 a. m.-Opening meeting of Di
| vision Encampment, s. of V, at No
| Sc, X. of P. Hall, 119 East Ohio street
$50 a. m.-Opening meeting of La
dies Auxiliary to the Sons of Veteran:
Second Presbyterian church, Pennsyl
vania and Vermont streets.
2:15 p. m.-Grand parade.
/ p. m.-Campfire at Tomlinsor
Hall. Department Commander Wilbur
E. Gorsuch. presiding.
! Sp. m.-Campfire at Second Presby
terrain church, Past Department Com
mander Gil R. Stormont. presiding.
$50 p. m.-Public reception follow
ed by dance at the Denison Hotel, Civ
en- by Ben Harrison Camp, No. $50
and Ladies' Auxiliary, to the nationa
and department officers and visitors.
| program for campfire to be an
nounced later)
Friday, May 2S.-
| $50 a. determination of G. A. r
and S. of V. encampments and meet
! ings of auxiliary organizations.
The Loyal Legion and the seyera
posts of the G. A. R. and camps O
the S. of V. and Spanish War Veter
ans in the city will all keep oper
house at their several headquarter!
during the entire encampment, wher'
all visiting comrades will be cordial!
welcome.