The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-27
West Main Street Merchants
Meet, Organize a Club,
Elect Officers and Various
Committees.
BRILLIANT DECORATIONS
TO BE USED LAWSHLY.
Arches Will Cross Main Street
And Band Concerts viii Be
Given to Attract Trade to
That Section.

For the purpose of boosting that
section of the business district on
Main street from Sixth street to the
river meeting of merchants who OPP
crate places of business on that part
of Main street was held last evening
and the West End Business Mems as
ISOLATION was organized. After organ
ization officers were elected and COM
mittees were appointed.
The object of the association is to
induce people to patronize more liber-
ally the business establishments on
Main street between the river and
Sixth street. AS an attraction to the
public, the association plans to place
electric arches across Main street
from the bridge as far east as Sixth
street and beginning next Friday
night, band concerts will be given at
the court house square every Friday
night for five weeks. If at the end of
this time these band concerts are
found to be popular features they will
be continued throughout the summer
and fall.
At the meeting last evening Judge
Henry c. Fox was chosen temporary
chairman. He explained the purposes
of the organization, the benefits to be
derived from the proposed plans and
he urged the members to cooperate
with the other business organizations
Of the city and work with the end in
view of not only benefiting themsel-
yes but the entire community. JUS
tice l.. c. Abbott also made few re-
marks which were very interesting
The members of the various commit
tees appointed last evening will meet
at the court house next Tuesday even
ing
The following is the list of officers
elected, members of the various COM
mittees and those who are included in
the membership of the organization:
]. Ed Tiff, president, Albert E. Mo-
rel, secretary and treasurer.
Committee on constitution, bylaws
and rganization-Judge Henry C.
Fox Joseph Hassenbuseh, J. Will
Mount.
Executive committee-J. Ed Tiff,
Albert e. Morel. VIM. c. Haberkern.
Committee on music-Oscar Dickin-
son, Geo. Brehm, Chas. Kreimeier.
Committee on printing!. G. Flagg,
d. U. Atkinson, NJ. j. Ouigley.
Committee on light-Elmer E. Egge-
meyer, Louis Muth, VIM. C. Haber-
Kern.
Committee on improvements-A. S.
street, ". \. Johnson, Henry Stems.
Membership-Geo. Brucker M. J.
Quigley, Waking G Co, Wayne Supply
Co, Elmer e. Smith, G.. E. Jabusch
Peoples Wine Co, Pilgrim Bros
Louis Muth. Richmond Cream Co, j
Hassenbusch, Vim. Haberkern, w. n
Johnson, Red Beale, Kielhorn Millin
cry Co, D. IT, Atkinson, Joseph Cat
eek, r. Oesting, Mrs. Ella Swain, Star
Pictorium, o. E. Dickinson, Geo
Prehm. Philip Mecurio. Dan S. Gates
r. G. Leeds, Hold l.. Dickinson, D. w
Tanning, ]. Will Mount & Son. An
tiaue Furniture Co, Stiens Shoe Co.
John f. Fromm, Philip Brick, Mas
& Reilly, Richmond Baking Co., E
Simmons, John Y. Crawford, J. Et
Tiff, Goodwin Hand Oiler Co., C. Krei
meier, Dan Cooper. John M. Eggemey
err. Elmer e. Eggemeyer, Ben Bowling
w. H. Sudhoff. Albert E. Morel. E
Hensley, Frank T. Long, Fred Bro
kamp, II, Engelbert, McConaha Co.
A. S. Street, Joe Mangold, Mincl
Brewing Co.. Charles Muth, Henri.
Robe John Sholl, Tom Mayer, Greer
& Green. William Mink, John Zwiss
ler
Honorary MEMBERSHIPS Henri,
C. Fox, Justice l.. c. Abbott.