The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-12
CAMPFIRE AND
PARADE HEAD
G. A. R. SESSION
Line of March Extends Six
Miles in CoIorfuI
Review.
MCNUTT TO SPEAK
Chart Predicts Veterans to
Disappear Before
1941.

MARTINSVILLE. Ind, June l2.-
Today marks the climax Of the
ffheth annual state encampment
Of the c. A. r. Featuring the pro-
gram will be the annual parade,
which this year viii cover approx
nately five miles, and camp fire pro-
gram. TO be held tonight.
Business session, banQuets. and
official reception Of national and
department officers filed Tuesday S
program. The closing business ses-
sion and election Of officers will be
held Thursday morning.
1Dproumately fifty floats have
been entered in the parade today,
representing civic. fraternal and
business organizations. Various
cities and towns in this district Of
The state are also to be represented
IT. Harrison. Indianapolis. has sent
troops and a band, to have hOnored
positions IN the march.
Election Thursday
Commander Paul V. McNutt Of
the American Legion viii deliver the
ma. address at the camp fire to-
niel,. 10 be broadcast over WFBM
Indianapolis Similarity in purpose
ot the american Legion and q. A.
r. VIII be dwelt on by the national
legion chief Judge J. W. Viii
lams is to preside at the meeting
Election Of post commander and
naming of the site for the 1880 SEES
sion are attracting much attention.
Five officers are to be named Thurs
day in addition to five members of
the council of administration.
Three outstanding candidates for
state department commander are
Charles q. Hale of Logansport, F. NJ
NcNair of Nartinsville and Phil w.
Brown of Franklin. Hale is con-
coded a slight edge.
Anderson, Wabash and Richmond
are seeking the fifty-first encamp-
meut. with Anderson and Wabash
holding the edge.
w F, MOlyneaux, Gary. present
state nmander, has stated that at
least one more encampment will be
held
Mrs. Laura Critscsield of Prince
ton Wednesday was elected depart
ment president of the Ladies of the
G. A. R, Mrs. Critscsield received
148 votes and her opponent. Mrs A.
Gordon. Muncie. %. The Organiza-
ton is an auxiliary to the state c..
A R
There will be few more, though, "
he said. Our number greatly de
Creases each year. and some who
survive are physically unable to at
tend the meetings. We are singing
our swan song"
Life Expectancy Chartered
The memorable grip of age has
laid hold of even the youngest OF
the veterans. Mortality figures Of
the United States census bureau
paint a grim picture to substantiate
Nolyneaux' prophetic prediction.
During the next year, this life eX-
pectancy table discloSeS. $50 veter-
ans of the 1906 now living. will pass
to the greater reunion-greater by
hundreds OF thousands-that comes
in the next life. And by the middle
of 1882 more than half those now
living viii die. In five more years,
Jan. /, 1884, but 326 of Indiana'S
veterans Will be alive: these will be
reduced to a scant dozen by 1889,
ten wear from now. and the last
iOin his comrades to complete the
roll call in the next world some
time in 1941-if life expectancy
tables run true to form.
Taking SO as the average age this
year chat would make the average
age of those now living 10 at the
close of the war; the roll call should
diminish as follows: