Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-19
CIVIL WAR VETS
WILL MARCH IN
YEARLY REVIEW
Each Year Lessons Number of
Boys in Blue and Steps
Are More Slow.
G. A: r. PLANS COMPLETE

Special patriotic services in all of the
Indianapolis churches in honor of the
veterans of the Civil War will mark the
actual start next Sunday of the fifty
fifth annual encampment of the Gand
Army of the Republic and its subsidiary
orga nizatiOns.
The encampment, which will bring here
besides the fast thinning ranks Of the
veterans of the war of the rebellion, the
Womenfs Relief Corps, the Sons of Vet
Grams, the National Association Of Union
Tx Prisoners of War, the Sons OF Vet
erans Auxiliary and the Daughters Of
Veterans, will get under full swing Mon
day morning with committee meetings and
conferences, throughout the day. Mon
day night a reception will be held at
Tomlinson Hall which viii be marked
by music, addresses Of welcome from
State and city officials and responses
from G. A. Il. officials.
GRAND GILMAN
WEDNESDAY.
The grand climax of the encampment
will come Wednesday afternoon at
o'clock when the parade Of the veterans
Will be held.
AS the years pass and the marchers
become fewer and their steps more halt
ing, this event becomes more and more
important in the public mind. To it is
attached reverence aud a dignity pecu-
harly its own. On that day all public
schools in Indianapolis will close for a
half day in order that the school chill
dren of~the city may see the parade and
take part in the ceremonies.
Wednesday evening there vii be a camp
fire at Tomlinson Hall, at which Eli
Terrence, Past Commander-in in Chief of
the G.. A. r. will speak on Americas
Greatest Soldier-General Grant" and
the Rev. Willis Weaver Will talk on the
life of Edwin NJ. Stanton, Secretary of
War under President Lincoln.
The dnal session of the G. A. R. Will
be held Thursday, but the encampment
will not come to an end until Friday
Sept. so.
The program of the G. A. R. and a6u-
lated organizations for the week is as
follows:
SUNDAY. SEP. a5. 1921.
Special patriotic services in all Indian
apolis churches.
MONDAY, SEPT. &c. 1891.
G. a. r..
1000 A M.-Meeting of the credentials
committee, Room POI, Stateh0use.
200 +. M-Meeung of national council
Of administration at national head
quarters, Room J01, SEVERN Hotel
400 Z. M.-Meeting OF executive COM
mittee Of national council Of admin
lStration at national headquarters,
Room sol, SEVERN Hotel.
80 z. M.-Semi- official meeting and
reception, Tomnnson hall.
Jesse E. Miller, chairman of the In
dianapOlis encampment committee pre-
siding.
Overture by bind.
Invocation by Rev Phillip A Nordeu.
''Star;Spangled Banner" by band.
Address of welcome by Warren T. Nc
Cray, Governor Of Indiana.
Address Of welcome by Charles W.
Jewett, mayor OF Indianapolis
Address of welcome, Gil r. Stormont.
past department commander of In
Music, Hail to the Chief"
Response to addresses of welcome by
W. A. Ketcham. commander-in-chief.
Vocal. solo by Miss Nellie Young
Greetings from the W0mens Relief
Corps, Mrs lnez j. Bender, national
president.
Response by Washington Gardner, past
commander in-chief
Greetings from the National Association
Of civil War Nurses, Mrs. Alice Carl
Risley, national president
Response by James Tanner, past COM
mandeFi chief.
Vocal solo by Miss Nellie Young.
Greeting from Ladies' of the g. A
Mrs. Ethel Irish, national president.
mander -in-unief.
Greetings from the Sons Of Veterans
Auxiliary. Mrs. Blanche Beverstock.
national president
Response by David Palmer, past com
mander in chief
Greetings from the Sons of Veterans
Pelham A. Barrows, commander in
chief
Response by W. ]. Patterson. past COM
mander in chief.
Music.
Greetings from the National Alliance
Daughters of Veterans. Mrs. Nellie
Goodman, national president.
response by Lewis S. King. past de-
g, pdrtment commander of Indiana.
America"
BenediGtion by chaplin-in-chief, Rev. W.
w. G.
10 A. M.-Meeting of credentials commit
Tee, Room 200, Hotel Lincoln
AV'VV a M.-Meeting Of national council
Room 4O2 Hotel SEVERN.
-;49 Z. M.-Unveiing and dedication of
bronze tablet marking the place
where the first national encampmeut
OF the aGrnd Army of the Republic
was held, Nov. 20, 1856. Ceremony
takes place at corner of South
Meridian and Maryland streets.
400 Z. M.-Meeting of national press
committee, Room 4S2, Hotel SEVERN.
$50 z. M.-Public reception by depart
ments of Indiana of W. r. {. and
q. \. r. TO all visitors, Denison
Hotel, Parlor z.
LADIES OF THE G. Ar.
0'00 A. M-Meeting of council of sd-
ministration, Room SIS, Lincoln
1000 A. M.-Meeting Of credentials COM
mittee, Mezzanine Floor, Lincoln
Hotel
. 100 2. M.-Meeting Of advisory council
Room S16, Lincoln Hotel.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, UNION En-
PRISONERS OF WAR
10 100 A, M.-Registration of comrades
Payment of dues and distribution
OF badges, House Of Representatives,
State House.
SONS OF VETERANS.
100 P. M.-Exemplificat of ritual at
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