The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-07
Nowhere in Indiana Will the
Observance Of Lincoln An
niversary Excel That in
This City.
HAVE ARRANGED FOR
VARIOUS EXERCISES
Big Meeting Will Be Held at
Coliseum Thursday Evening
And William D. FouIke Will
Be Speaker.

There is reason to believe that the
cele bration of the centennial Of the
birthday of Abraham Lincoln will not
be observed in Indiana in any more
fitting manner than in Richmond. The
principal exercises will take place at
the coliseum the evening of February
al. The anniversary Of Lincoln's
birthday does not occur properly until
the following day, but in order to Sc
cure William Dudley Foulke, as a
speaker, it was necessary to hold the
ceremonies Thursday evening.
Arrange the Program.
A committee, which has had the
matter in charge has concluded it's ar
rangements. The program is ready
but has not been anrounced in detail.
This will be done probably tomorrow.
The program will be of some length
and it is believed it will be unusual
ly impressive. A large sized audience
is expected to attend.
The chief address will be delivered
by Mr.. Foulke. He has been at work
on his manuscript for several weeks
with the intention of delivering the
speech before the students of Indiana
university Mr.. Foulke has made an
especial study of the period covered
by the civil war in preparing his bio
graphy of Governor Morton. He Is
thoroughly acquainted with many
facts relating to Lincoln that have
not appeared prominently in the bio
graphy of "the saddest of the presi-
dents"
Rev. Lyons to Preside.
The meeting will be presided over
by the Rev. Mr.. Lyons of the Reid
Memorial church. He is veteran OF
the civil war and a great admirer of
Lincoln. He has been a student of
his life and works and his selection
has been met with favor by the men,
bers of Sol Meredith Post G. A. r.
The presentation of the memorial
tablet will be made, also. This
bronze. tablet. which now is being
made by the Standard Pattern &
Manufacturing company will measure
thirty by forty inches. It will be OF
bronze and attached to the immense
bowlder in the rear of Glen Miller
park. The bowlder is conglOmerate
in formation and has been found un-
usually hard 1t will be necessary to
dress down one face of the rock to re-
ceive the plate. This work is in pro-
gress. 1t will be carried on as rapid
ly as weather conditions permit. The
tablet will bear the dates Of Lncoln's
1t will be adorned with ten inch
medallion head Of Lincoln and contain
the text of the famous Gettysburg
speech. There will be almost 1000
letters on the tablet. which is the gift
to the city of Rudolph G. Leeds.
Honor to the Veterans.
In order to pay due honor and re-
spect to the veterans of the civil war,
a reservation of seats will be made
for them They will be the real guests
of honor on the occasion.
Music will be furnished by the Apol-
10 club and brass band. The Apollo
club is composed of sixteen male
voices. The band will have a pro-
gram of it's own made up of patriotic
and appropriate selections.
The coliseum will be decorated and
arrangements made to accommodate a
large crowd The exercises are to be
presented under the supervision of the
Young Mems Business club.
Merchants Will Decorate.
II is expected that the uptown mer-
chants will decorate their places of
business for the day. The Young
Mems Business club has obtained the
exclusive use of a splendid lithograpsi
picture of Lincoln and it will be used
In the decorations. BY the sale Of e'the
pictures the funds will be raised to
defray the expense of the undertaking.
One Main street dry goods store has
taken the lead and presents ,ne Of its
display windows decorated hrtistically
with flags and autographs.
Consul Charles NJ. FREEMAN Of Dur
ango City. Mexico. writes that nearly
all Of the engineers. conductors, mas.
ter mechanics. station agel.ts and chief
officers Of Mexican railroadA are. Amer
leans. Few openings exist though,
Tor Americans in the mercantile line.
The British Protsctorate Of Northern
Nigeria, Africa, has an area 3OO,-
OOe square miles and populatien OF
Rt lease s,00e. 600. Railways.are :Seing