The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-07

The committees that had charge of
Judging the merits of the various dec
orations about the city, handed their
reports to Secretary Harris, of the
fall fe stiyal executive committee this
morning. The committee found many
difficulties besetting its path but man
aged to surmount all and decided in
what they believe thoroughly inn
partial manner. Public sentiment is
believed to be with the winners.
Immediately upon receiving notifi-
cation from Secretary Harris that his
place had been awarded first prize,
which is $35, manager Curtis of the
Starr Piano Company announced the
prize money would be donated to the
Wernle Orphans Home The COM
pany was put to an expense that
would surpass the amount of the prize
fund, but disregarding this fact the
prize will be bestowed upon the home
The committee on exterior decor
ations, Mrs Paul Comstock and Miss
May Shiveley, pondered between the
city building and the piano company's
store room, but finally decided in ia
vor of the latter. For the beauty of
the idea, no decoration in the city sur
passes that of the Starr, but as an ex-
preston of the fall festival sentiment
the city hall comes nearer to the
ideal, it is de clared by some people.
There was little hesitation upon the
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the prize for the best interior decor
alton. The John M. Eggemeyer store
made a play for this prize and won
out easily. The committee making
the decision was composed of Mrs.
Benjamin Johnson, Mrs. Charles Mar
vel and Miss Sarah Hill.
There were many window displays
that merited consideration and this
committee had its troubles. Judg-
ment was rendered from the stand
point of detail and the committee de-
cided that in this as we'll as other re-
spects the l.. B. Nusbaum windows
surpassed all others. The windows
| were designed and executed by Char
| les Igelman The committee was CON-
posed of Mrs. Dudley Elmer and Miss
Marie Campbell.
Description of the more attractive
! ly decorated stores follows:
| J. M. Eggeme yer-Nothing very
conspicuous has been done to beautify
| the exterior of the Eggemeyer build
| ing, but the interior of the store room
presents a bower of beauty. 1t is an
agricultural bower that has been pre-
pared and corn stalks have been used
to an artistic advantage. interviewer
with the streamers of yellow and
| Along the sides of the store room the
stalks have been placed in a perpen
dicular position bearing the golden
! ears the shucks of which have been
| turned back. Pampas grass also is
used in the scheme for decoration
Ferns and foliage plants are used in
| the decoration, also.
McConaha Company-The front oil
the Gaar building on West Main
| street, the lower floor of which is oc
eupied by the McConaha company pre-
sents neat appearance in its array
of bunting and butterfly fans of vel
low and white. The South Fourth
street building has been decorated in
an artistic manner. also.
| Court House-Bunting and flags
have been used to good advantage in
| the decoration of the SQUIRT house
This structure is too immense for eff
| fective decoration with the limited
amount of material that was provid
ed.
| Kielhorn and Hoosier Stores
These two establishments have beer
neatly adorned with yellow and white
bunting and tissue paper. The mil
linery store presents PARTICULAR,
natty appearance.
/ Adams Drug Store-The interior o
! this store is a sight for comparison
It has been beautified by an elabor
ate decorative scheme in which tbs