The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-04
STREETS WILL Be
DECORATED FOR
FALL FESTIVAL.
Committee Meets With Assur.
ances From Business Men
And Willingness to Cooper
ate Is Displayed by All.
TELEPHONE COMPANY TO
DONATE USE OF ROOMS.
Festival Advertised at Con-
nersville-TroubIes of Au-
tomobiIists Beat Jobs
Sixth Dist. Bankers Coming

Excellent progress has been MADE
by the decorating committee in plan
ming to decorate the streets of the city
for the fall festival. Permission has
been obtained of the street car CON-
pany to place lights on the poles be-
tween Second and Third streets on
Main and the city will furnish the are
lights and current free of cost. Mr..
Bailey, who is chairman of the com.
mittee, announces that a meeting will
be held at the club rooms above the
Western Union telegraph office. this
evening, to make further arrange
ments. This will be the first meeting
that the committee has held. Mr..
Bailey Is the superintendent OF the
Richmond Home Telephone company
and announces that the company will
aid In various ways to making the fes-
tival a success.
Although 1t has not been definitely
decided what the Light, Heat and
Power company will contribute. II
was stated by Mr.. Bailey that 1t will
furnish the incandescent lights for the
displays that are to be held In the va
rious parts of the city and also fur
nish the incandescent lights for vari-
Gus places along Main street, where
there will be special decorations TT.
Wayne avenue will also be decorated.
ness section. The members of the
committee have called on the officials
at the Pennsylvania depot and the
railroad men state that they will dec
orate the depot so that II will corre-
spond with the rest OF the decorations.
The Richmond Home Telephone
company will furnish the rooms at the
headquarters of the Young Mems Bus
mess club. free of all cost, and today
the furnishings were placed In the
rooms. The telephone company will
furnish the operating room formerly
used by the company with convenien-
ces that will make 1t a rest room for
the out-of-town women who attend the
festival during the three days. The
girls rest room, formerly used by the
company in the old quarters. will be
diverted into a check room for the la
dies and children. There will be a
number of women secured who will
have charge of the rest room. They
will be employed by the telephone
company and It will be their duty to
look after the welfare of those who
come to the rooms to rest
The committee will put forth every
effort to secure the latest kinds of dec
Grating material and will endeavor to
make Richmond regular fairyiand.
The committee will put out advertise
ments to raise funds from SO they will
not have to 60 to the finance commit
tee for their money. Already pro-
spective plates have been made Of
views that show how Main street will
be decorated. They have been made
into photographs and sent to prospec-
tive advertisers.
Advertised at connersviiIe.
Yesterday a party of the advertising
committee went to Connersville and
advertised the fall festival at the fair.
They report that there were some 25,-
COO people at the fair and that they
gave out 3.O0O circulars describing the
Richmond fall festival. While there.
they also secured number of exhib-
it's, such as machinery, cattle and
horses. to appear here. Perry J.
Freeman acted as the speaker. He
mounted box and gave a very inter
esting little talk to large gathering
and the folders were passed. It is
believed that there will be large del
egation from Fayette county.
Troubles Of Job.
The committee started home In it's
automobile and then their trouble be-
gan. A tire blew out about eight
miles from Germantown. After two
hours of hard work the tire was mend
ed and the party started. Mr. Free
man deserted In the meantime. went to
Milton in rig and came home by trac-
ton He notified the wives of Robert
Study, LOTUS Jones and Wilfred Jes-
| sup, who composed the party, that
their bubbles were stuck on the
road and would not be home until late.
After the party had the tire mended
they started and arriving at the tile
factory near East Germantown, the
tire again blew out and refused to be
mended.
Home by traction was suggested, but
how? 1t was almost time for a linn
tied car and upon the suggestion of
Study preparations were made to build
a bonfire in the middle of the track
to compel the limited car. which was
about due, to stop. Sticks and fence
rails were collected and everything