The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-06-28
Large Assembly of People Was
On Main Street This Morn
ing to Greet the ''ProdigaIs"
From Indianapolis.
WELCOME WAS CORDIAL
BUT NOT BOISTEROUS.
"1fficiaI" Reception Squad
Was Stranded in CenterviIIe
And So the Welcoming Was
Done by Others.


gaily decorated with flags and "wel-
come" signs, like you sometimes see
hung above the entrance of an under
takers shop on gala occasions, and well
coined ninety-two former Richmond
ties, now law abiding citizens of In
dianapolis, as they arrived in state
this morning at IL o'clock on two
special interurban cars. The welcome
extended the home corners was typical
OF Richmond-cordial but not bolster
Gus.
When the two cars cast anchor at
the corner of Eighth and Main streets
their passengers hurriedly disem
barked and fell into the welcoming
arms of their numerous friends and
relatives, who constituted a self-ap-
pointed glad hand committee in place
of the official reception squad, head
ed by Mayor Schillinger. which had
stranded in Centerville because the
special cars while passing through
there refused to even hesitate in their
mad rush for good old Quakertown.
After short pause at Eighth and
MSoDn>etreatss ss~the-ssPatriates again
piled on board their cars, which then
bore them to Glen Miller park. Here
they we're met by a second self-ap-
pointed glad hand committee and ex-
pressions like well I'll be blamed if
there aint Bill' and MARY I'm so glad
Seems like old times to see you folks
again." etc, etc.
Mayor Bookwalter of Indianapolis,
who is not an ex-Richmondite, but
who came along to chaperone his
Quaker constituents, Addison G.. Har-
ris formerly of Greensboro, and now
a prominent attorney and political
leader in the Capital City and Judge
Walker, were included among the
prominent guests.
Mark Thistlethwaite. assistant city
editor of the Indianapolis News, and
one of the large number of Richmond
young men who have made good, act
ed as master of ceremonies. Mr.. This
tlethwaite was instrumental in arrang-
ing for the home coming.
Dark clouds hung over the Glen all
day but the park never looked pref
tier. The threatening weather did not
dampen the spirits of the happy crowd,
who wandered about absorbing the
fresh green landscape until mess
call" sounded at 1890. Then there
was a mad rush for the tables which
were spread on the south veranda of
der the good things to eat"-a stereo-
typed expression but adaptable. There
were numerous table talks, including
Billy Blodgetts explanation as to how
he came to be pinched. and 1T was not
until 1:3O o'clock that Joe Kern as
simulated the last crumb. Even then
Kern cast an anxious and expectant
eye toward the commissary depart
ment but the chef hung out the moth
ing doing" sign. Joe then left the
festive board. gorged, but still game.
At O'Clock on the green the pro-
gram got under headway. The pro-
ceedings were started by the Hon. VIII
liam Dudley Foulke, who gave the ad-
dress of welcome to our guests old
home. Mayor Bookwalter followed and
he made a short. happy and witty re-
sponse. Judge Walker and Mr.. Har-
ris also spoke.
Mr.. Foulke's Address.
Mr.. Foulke said in part: "Gravely !
suppressed with the solemnity of this
occasion. I feel constrained to begin I
these words of welcome by an appro-
pirate text. This will be found in the (
fifteenth chapter of st. Luke, 2o-24
verses. portraying the return of the
son. who had wandered from his faith
er's house.
.If the fathers household could thus
make merry over the return OF single
wanderer. what must be our emotions
over the return of a hundred? We
bear no resentment that you abandon
ed us in former years. We do not
even inquire into your mode of living
In foreign parts. Our heart strings
hre touched with compassion: compass
sion that you have SO long fed on the |
corn husks of Indianapolis. deprived of
the dainties of the fathers table and /
the shelter of the paternal roof We
are filled with nothing but pity for
your erring ways, and joy that you
now return to us.
An Earthly Paradise.
$50 we believe that in spite of the ru-
mors to the contrary. you have come 1
10 abide with us forever. We feel