The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-13
Sons and Daughters of Former
County Seat Will Return
Friday and Old Settlers
Meet Saturday.
LIBERAL RESPONSE TO
INVITATIONS EXPECTED.
All Preliminary Arrangements
For Two Biggest Days ip
Towns Recent History Ar
ranged.

Two days of continuous excitement
is more than Is customary for Gen.
terville. but such seems TO be in pros
pect. The home coming will be cele-
brated tomorrow and Saturday is
Old Settlers day. The home coming
is an innovation. but the annual gath
ering of the old settlers is an event
of memories OF the past and antici-
pations of the future All plans for
The home coming has o'ershadowed
the picnic to certain extent. owing
to the customary preference for the
new. The committees in charge OF
tomorrow's celebration held their final
meeting last evening and nothing has
been left unattended to. A large
crowd of out of town visitors is ex-
pected.
1t is the intention of residents OF
the former county seat TO make the
day one of pleasure for the visitors.
II has been agreed there will be no
attempt at carnival or side show at
fractions and the visitors will be
asked to come and see the town as IL
now exists. Band concerts and other
forms of public entertainment have
been arranged for. The Centerviliians
will throw open their homes to their
guests and none are expected to go
away without having partaken of ev-
erything that is offered. Centerville
is reputed TO be one of the most hos
pitable towns in the country and it's
residents intend to show tomorrow
they are worthy Of this reputation.
Hundreds of invitations have been
sent TO former resident9 of the town
asking them to return and spend the
day. Many of these have sent replies
and private residents have received
letters telling OF relatives who will
not miss the event The committees
have received scores of letters asking
thta certain persons be mentioned as
formerly living in Centerville. but the
list is so long that only the most Illus
trious sons and daughters will receive
distinction.
Mrs. Grace Julian Clark of Irving
ton. has notified the committee OF her
intention to be present She will de-
liver a few remarks Mrs. Clark ia
native OF Centerville and the daugh-
terof George w. and Laura Giddings
Julian. George w. Julian became ono
of the best known men who have
made Centerville their home. IL is
probable there is none whose name
has been known more extensively
with the possible exception OF Oliver
z. Morton. the famous war governor
An information booth has been
erected on the old court house square.
II will be in charge of Miss Martha
Peelle and a number of assistants.
Visitors may learn where to find ac-
commodations by applying at this
booth.
A band stand has been built on the
Dunbar corner. Concerts will be given
throughout the day. Music will be
one of the features of welcome ex-
tended
The morning hours w ] be devoted
to the general reunion and renewal
of former acquaintances. The eyer
cises of the afternooa will begin with
a band concert at / o'clock From 2
to $50 o'clock a reception will be held
at the school building. From the lat
ter hour to 5 o'clock the time will be
devotedto church and lodge receptions.
A band concert will be given at 8
O'Clock and the speech making and de-
lineation of the history of CenterviIle
will take place at 7:3o O'Clock in the
evening.