The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-06-26
Visit of Indianapolitans to
Their One Time Home viii
Be Made as Pleasant as Lo-
cal People Know How to Do.
NUMBER OF SURPRISES
ARE BEING PLANNED.
Address of Welcome Will Be
Delivered by the Hon. VIII
liam Dudley FouIke---NoiSy
Greeting to Sound on Arrival

All manner of pleasant surprises VIM
be in store for Richmond's "exiles'' liv-
ing in Indianapolis. when they arrive
in Richmond next Friday to once more
look on town that is town. and re-
view old friendships among local peo-
pie. The party numbering about one
Richmond and their families. will ar
rive in Richmond Friday morning
about ten-thirty o'clock. in two special
cars over the Indianapolis and Eastern
traction line. When the cars cross
the Main street bridge the old whistle
on the city electric light plant will let
20 vociferously and other factories
throughout the city have or will be re-
quested to turn on the steam full force,
taking the cue from the light plant.
Church bells will be rung and the din
that will continue for several minutes,
will surely be enough TO give the home
corners a hint that they are more than
welcome on their old stamping
grounds.
Following their arrival at Eighth
and Main streets. the party will go to
Glen Miller park where the Hon. VIII
liam Dudley Foulke will deliver the
address OF welcome. Following this
address, Mayor Charles Bookwalter OF
Indianapolis. who will accompany the
party. and Addison c. Harris. one OF
Wayne county's former citizens. who
has achieved fame for himself in the
capital city. will respond.
Autos for Visitors.
The Wayne County Automobile club
which is generally "Johnny-on-the-
spot will turn between twenty five
and thirty machines over to the use OF
the 'Prodigals." and they will be taken
about the city to prove to them beyond
all question that Richmond is much
more beautiful than of yore and is
progressing. notwithstanding the adj
verse comments OF the huge anvil cho-
rus with which this city is afflicted
The visitors will be taken to the Reid
Memorial church where Mayor Schil-
lirger will send in fire alam to all OF
Richmond's hose houses. that the Wis
itors may be shown that Richmond has
one of the finest and quickest fire de-
partments in the state. The run Will
be made for time and the time of 1eav-
ing the different hose houses and the
time required to reach the scene will
be recorded. While waiting at the
church the chime player in the Reid
Memorial church will render Aud
Lang Syne" and Home. Sweet Home
In the afternoon the visitors will circu-
late about the city and at eight thirty
in the evening the party will leave for
indianapolis.
Plans of Committee.
The entertainment committee which
is composed of J. A. Spekenhier. Elmer
Eggemeyer and Clem Gaar has several
they materialize. will afford much
for both the "prodigals'
and the people of Richmond. The
committee will do everything i'm it's
power to make the day a must success
full one: day which the visitors will
always remember and a day which will
SO influence the party that it will de-
eide to make the homecoming an an
nual affair
In addition to the many other ways
of enthusiastically welcoming the
'4strollers." all merchants in Richmond
will be requested to display flags and
bunting in front of their places of bus
mess. II surely will be gala day,
and it is intended to send the visitors
back to their homes in indianapolis
with the feeling that Richmond il
quite the best town on earth.