The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-16
1t Will Be Miniature PhiIadel-
phia New Years. Celebra-
ton and New Orleans Mid.
winter Pageant.
LIBERAL PRIZES TO BE
OFFERED PARADERS
Plans for Decorating City
Have Been Completed and
Will Make Richmond Pleas
ing Sight to See.

What the New Years eve celebra-
ton Is to Philadelphia and what the
celebration at New Orleans
is to that city. the Fall Festival asso-
citation intends to make the Mardi 0ras
Friday, October s. to this
city. Plans for Mardi Gras night
were completed last even
ing by the committee In charge, In
William Keller. chairman. Ar.
thur Burr and Wilfred Jessup. and
have been approved by the executive
The ending Of the fall
festival displays this year will leave
nothing but . sweet taste In the
mouths Of all citizens and give WORK.
ing capital to the association for the
1910 celebration.
Mardi Gras night will be principally
one of parade. fireworks display. dance
and final review Of the different ex-
hibits. It should prove to be the big
gest night of the celebration. from the
standpoint of attendance and enthusi-
asm.
Night os Fun-massins.
One will be permitted to do almost
anything on this night 90 long N he
keeps within the bounds of propriety.
In fact every one IL expected to enter
into the spirit of the affair and partic-
ipate in the fun-making.
Thesfirst feature Of the evening viii
be the fantastic parade: Prizes Offer
ed for costumes and the largest num-
bers in the parade insure that II will
be two or three times as large as the
parade of last year. which was one OF
the distinctive features Of the 1908 fes-
tival. Everyone in the parade will
wear some costume
The parade will form in line about
7:30 o'clock and march mp Main street
to the fire works display. the location
of which has not as yet been decided.
The fire works display will be the most
brilliant of any ever seen In this city.
Following this display. the crowds will
be at liberty to go to the several exhib-
its, which will be omen for final re-
view. or to the dance at the coliseum.
given under the auspices Of the Entire
Nous.
The Prizes Offered.
The lodges win participate in the pa
rade as they did last year. Lodge
prizes offered are as follows: Most
grotesque costumed. first so; second
Il; most unique uniformer. first $40:
second $15: largest per cent Of MEM
bers in the parade. first $40: second
S15: third SO: best uniformed team.
first $25: second SIS.
The following individual prizes are
offered: Most grotesque. first so. sec
ond S. and third $3.50: most unique.
first so. second s., and third $2O.
Next Friday evening the Mardi
Gras committee will meet with the
following lodge and society represent
atives at the offices OF Wilfred Jessup
over 7l6 Main street: Whitewater
II. o. o. F., Demas Coe; Herman. I. O.
o. F., Lewis Crome: Woodland. I. o. o.
F.. John Lantz: Richmond I. O. o. F..
Charles Thomas; Occur de LAon. K o4
p, William johnson and George Mat
thews: lola X. Of p. Frank Dickinson:
Triumph X. of p. August Schroeder:
Eagles. Frank Hartzler: Ancient Or
der Hibernians. T. c. Harrington:
Elks. Walter Eggemeyer: Owls. Har-
ry Braxton; Benevolent Society Of St
Joseph. John Hafner. ST.; Moose. Al
bert Morel: Knights of Golden Eagle.
Joseph Beckwith. Representatives OF
the other lodges Of the city have not
been selected AZ yet but will be In
time for the meeting tomorrow even
ing.
Plans for Decorations.
At a meeting Of the committee On
decorations last evening at festival
headquarters the representative Of the
Cincinnati decorative firm which had
charge of the decorations last year.
presented his plans for dressing mp
Main street in gala attire this year.
The festival colors Of white and yel-
low will predominate with other col-
ors additional in special features Of
1 the decorations Main street will be
decorated much in the same manner
as last year, although II win be moro
elaborate.
The iron poles viii be completely
hidden with white and yellow bunting.
The bunting VIII be draped ON the
poles In such q way A form box ef-
feet. Small incandescent light globes
may be used to further beautffy the
effect The cross wires holding mp
| the trolley wires Win be used - sup
ports on which to hang tie festival
flags. In the center of each wire viii
be the United States nag. On top q
each pole win be an afe MghG Be-
tween the lights . wire YIN - n =