Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-26

but as visitors returning to old friends
and familiar places It was very notice
able that the station was thronged with
residents OF Indianapolis on hand TO
inset and care for veterans whom they
had entertained last year, and the greet
ings between them WAS the greeting OF
Old friends. Ols old soldier, wearing an
Idaho badge, seemed to sum up the
opinion OF hundreds Of his comrades
when be sail:
why. coming 70 Indianapolis IS Just
Ike going home 20 me. For weeks
have been homesick to see the old mon
ument again and to be back with the
folks with whom I visited IN 1920
think 81 would be a good Idea to mako
Indianapolis tho scene OF the last few re-
naming encampments our fast tdwIn-
ding organization can have. We met
here FOR the Grst encampment when we
were little more than Kids, and I would
Ike 70 attend my last one IN tho saiae
place"
1900 ANSWER
TAPs IN YEAR.
II was very noticeable ooth NJ the
Terminal Station and the Union Station.
SO officials said, that the number Of vet
Grams to arrive yesterday was greatly be
low the number arriving on the CORE
spending Sunday last year. Two fact ors
enter into this, II IS said First. the un-
certainty FOR a long time over the mat
ter OF railroad rates and secondly. and
moro important. the fact that within the
past year 10000 old soldiers have an
swered the hIal call Of taps. figures
show that during the pas year the man
bershlp OF the G.. A. r. has fallen frou
more than 103 90 70 a little more than
03 600.
Registration officials at the statehouse
were unable 20 give Out exact figures on
registration for sunday. but these fig
ures would have been far below ths
number Of veterans aud members Of az
liated organizations to arrive, az hun
dreds Of visitors went directly 10 hotels
or private homes, where they viii re-
main during the weeS and VIII not re-
port az tho statehouse for registration
until today.
The veterans came from al parts OF the
country. As train after train pulled into
this station old soldiers with badges from
the Pacific TO the Atlantic cogst poured
IN New York, Idaho, Illinois and
Nagsa chusetts men were to be seen
everywhere, and the suanower badge Of
the Kansas veterans was much IA eyi-
deuce. Late In the afternoon dcIcga-
tlon from Iowa arrived, every mon Der
carrying q eection Of a corn stalk, en-
blematic Of tue corn State from which
they came.
With the experience Of last year 10 20
on there was little trouble IN handling the
crowds Traffic officers wore on duty at
the Union Station and had NJ trouble IN
handling the situation About twenty
ayo automobiles obtained from private
owners through. tho Indianapolis Auto
mobile Trade Association were kept busy
oil day long taking tho guests to the
places whore they are stopping A&9ut
3 80 o'clock in tho afternoon the rush
reached It's height and for the time being
thore we're not sufficient automobiles to
handle the situa tion. Just ct this timo
an official from ths Frank Bird Transfer
Company arrived with six taxicabs which
he placed at the disposal OF the veterans
10 relieve the congestion.
GIRLS TAKE GAZE
OF VISITORS.
A clever method OF handling the new
arrivals was worked out by tho Camp
Fire Girls AMI Girl Scouts When A
train would pull onto the elevation Mt
tho station, they would form a Gordon
about the exit, leaving a space IN the
center. Into this space the new arrivals
would come. the corydou would keep them
from wandering away until they could
be cared for properly, and then when
every arrival had a boy or girl attached
to him the lines would he let down and
the veterans would be taken to the walt
ing automobiles.
Probably the busiest and best patron
ICED Of the many rest tents erected IN
tho downtown district for the city's
guests was tho Zig tent ot the Marion
County odd Fellows and Rebekahs, In
the Federal building yard ut New York
and Meridian streets. band concert
by tho big Odd Fellow band proved a
great attraction to tho veterans and they
focked there in great numbers.
Not TO DO outdone IN the line OF enter
tainment. novel old-fashioned clog dance
IN which a broom stick played an In
portant part was staged by John e.
Holmes, commander Of the Joe Hooker
most Of Hutchison, Kan. He was eucored
time and again and proved to be the big
hit Of the afternoon. His dance was not
unlike the famous sword dance, Of the
Scotch Highlandsrs.
Red Cross first aid stations at the
Union Station and the Terminal Station
were in service, the one at the Union
station being in charge OF Miss Claire
K,
bert Wagner and L. d. Bolden as ply
siclans Miss Ruth Totten Is the nurse
in charge Of the frst aid station at the
Terminal Station, with DR.. Carl Habich
as physician.
Only one casualty had been reported up
until o'clock last night. Miss Brook
If the Union Station was called upon 10
trent tiny scratch almost large enough
TO be seen by tho naked eye on the
tiny little finger Of diminutive Virginia
Sanders. 1920 Central avenue less than II
wears Of age, one OF the youngest Girl
! Scouts on duty at the Union Station.
Two drops Of iodine and a piece Of ed
hesive tape the size Of q dime Effected
cure.
Today will be given over to meetings
Of the national council Of administration.
the executive committee Gnd credentials
committee. At 7.80 this evening there
/ will be semi official mass meeting at
Tomllnson Hall at which addresses Of
welcome will be delivered by Governor
Warren T. McCray and Mayor Charles
" Jewett. A number OF speakers In
Guiding william. Il. Ketcham, command
erin chief OF tho G. A. R.; Gil Il. stor-
mont. past department commander for
! Indiana, and a number Of past command
ers also will make talks. The real
business Of che enCampment Will begin
| Tuesday morning at English's Opera