The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-12
Fall Festival May Offer ST 900
In Gold and Also Pay Ex-
penses for Exhibition by
AerOpIane.
SCHEME FOR LIGHTING
MAIN STREET PROPOSED.
Contest by Bands-Meetings
OF Boys Brigades of State
May Be Secured Masked
Carnival Local Feature.

The executive committee of the
Fall Festival is considering the advis-
ability of making most tempting of
fer to Orville Wright, the worlds most
famous aviator, and a former resident
of Richmond, to give an exhibition
with his aeroplane in Richmond dur
ing the festival. 1t has been suggest
ed to the committee that a telegram
be sent to Wright offering to pay him
81 600 in gold and his expenses for one
successful flight with his aeroplane.
This would be a strong inducement
and it is quite probable that Mr..
Wright would give the matter much
consideration and in all probability ac-
cept 1t.
Secretary Harris of the Young Mems
Business Club favors making such an
offer to Mr.. Wright. but Vice President
T. j. Freeman Is not enthusiastic over
ii. 1t has been suggested that If Mr..
Wright could be secured his exhibition
would be held at Athletic park, which
is enclosed, and a nominal price of ad-
mission be charged.
The Wright brothers have never
made a public flight with their aero
plane west of the Atlantic coast
states. While experimenting with their
machine at Dayton, o., the Wrights
made several secret flights. When it
Is considered that should Orville
Wright be secured as a festival at
traction Richmond would have the
distinction of being the site of the
first aeroplane fight ever made in the
middle west, local promoters of the
festival believe such an attraction
would be the best advertisement this
city could secure.
An aeroplane flight in this city, if
properly advertised would bring hun
dreds of people into Richmond from
numerous points in Indiana. Ohio. IL
linois, Kentucky and IIichigan. Ev-
cry large metropolitan newspaper in
this section of the country would
have representative here to witness
the exhibition. Columns of newspaper
space would be given to the exhibi-
tion and. as a result, Richmond would
acquire the widest advertisement and
all for a small outlay
Decorators Have Proposal.
Two professional decorators, one
from Indianapolis and one from Gin
cinnati, conferred last evening with
the decorating committee of the fes-
tival. Each of them is anxious to Sc
cure contract and they will submit
bids. The decorating committee has
decided to erect fifteen spans of
electric lights, eleven across Main
street and four across North E street.
Each span is to include three rows of
lights, suspended in festoons from the
buildings
Bands to Contest
The industrial subcommittee of the
arrangement committee has decided
to have band contest on Industrial
Day, the second day of the festival.
All bands in this section of the coun-
try will be eligible to participate in
this contest. The competing bands
will parade along Main street in the
afternoon. The judges will be sta
toned at the corner of Eighth and
Main streets. The band winning the
cash prize and will be stationed on the
balcony of the Westcott hotel to give
concert.
Boys Brigade Meetings.
1t has been suggested that during
the festival there be meeting of all
Boys Brigade organizations in the
state. The Rev. d. C. Huntington.
rector of st. Paul's Episcopal church.
is greatly interested in this movement
and he will endeavor to have as many
Boys Brigade companies as possible
in the city. To arrange for this event
committee composed of r. ]. Hor-
ton, Myron Malsby and Mr.. Wiley, has
Huntington.
Grand Masked Carnival.
On the evening of the second day
there will be masked carnival pa
rade which viii be one of the most
enjoyable features of the festival. On
that evening the carnival spirit will
riot through the veins of staid old
Dame Richmond. Elmer E. Eggemey-
er, Walter Eggemeyer, Ed Hunt. Clem
Thistlethwaite and Demas Coe have
been appointed committee to arrange
for this parade.
All traction lines and railroads en-
tering the city will run excursions to
Richmond during the festival. The
c., c. & L. is preparing to run a big
excursion from Cincinnati and many
members Of the Cincinnati Business
Mems Club viii make the trip and be
the guests of the Young Mems Rusi.