The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-10-09
Climax to the Second Annual
Fall Festival Was One of
Most Unique Displays in
History of City.
GAY HOLIDAY SPIRIT
AFFECTED EVERYONE
Parading Column Was Laugh
able Collection of FancifuI
Disguised Men, Women and
Youngsters.

Citizens in every kind and variety
rade last evening which furnished a
climax to the greatest pageant in the
history of Richmond. The Panic
Proof City" was out in it's entirety,
either in the parade or as sightseers,
and the crowds were so large from the
neighboring towns. that one of the sta
ton agents sold all the tickets he had
in his office. The small towns were
literally depopulated and the greatest
crowd ever assembled in Eastern In
diana paid homage to the second an
nual Fall Festival.
From the impersonation of an air.
ship to the kicking machine. every
known and unknown style of costume
was in the parade. Although there
were not as many people nor as many
lodges represented, the quality far ex-
celled that of last year.
coeur De Lion Wins.
The committee appointed to award
prizes for the Fantastic parade. report
ed that the Couer de Lion lodge won
the first prize as the most grotesquc,
which carried a cash prize OF $40. The
second prize of $15, was awarded to the
Hokendauqua-O -Osceola Tribes of Red
Men.
The most unique lodge. the St. Jo-
seph Benevolent society, of the St
Andrews church. won first with a
prize OF $40. The Post G Of the Trav-
elers' Protective association, winning
second and a prize of SIS.
The best uniformed team, the Mod
ern Woodman, blue and white team,
won first with prize Of $40, and the
green uniform team Of the same lodge
second. with a prize OF $15.
The individual creations were proba-
bly, the most interesting and the fol-
lowing prizes were awarded: Most gro
tesque to the individual representing
the flying machine, Elmer Hawkins.
Prize, $40. The second was awarded
to the individual dressed in Sheath
gown. name unknownD which carried
a prize of IS.
Woman Given Prize.
The third prize was given to the wo-
man impersonating one afflicted with
the st. Vitas dance. name unknown.l
The most unique first prize of SO
was awarded to the Earlham college
| foot ball squad. Second to Carl Jes-
sup as THE Spirit of 1776," and prize
Of S.. The third prize of $3.50 was
awarded to Steve Kuth in his kicking
machine.
The committee also gave honorable
mention to G. A. Pfafflin as King Car
nival, the Protective Home Circle, the
Group representing the Nations and
the group Of clowns.
The committee to make awards con-
sisted of Harry E. Penny, L. S. Bow
man and F. C. Mosbaugh. 1t recon.
mended that since they could not tell
who the people were in the various
costumes, the ones to whom the prizes
were awarded should call on Will Rel
ler, chairman of the Mardi Gras COM
mittee, and he would give them the
| cash awards.
! Dressed as Clowns.
The Couer de Lion lodge members
were dressed in clown suits and formed
of Red Men was another grotesque i'm
personation. All the members of the
lodge marching in Indian costumes >
following the chiefs of the tribe on q
large wagon. The st. Joseph Benevo
lent society carried it's officers in a
decorated cab and the members afoo.
were dressed in white uniforms, carry
ing corn stalks as spears. The T. p
A members were dressed as travelling
statesmen and each carried a suitcase.
The Modern Woodmen members
were dressed in white. blue and green
costumes, and the first prize was
awarded to the members dressed in
white and blue uniforms.
Hawkins Makes Hit.
Elmer Hawkins in the flying ma
chine. attracted considerable attention
With large balloon shaped bag ane
a basket propelled" by his feet. ht
sailed in the parade.
Sixty Earlham students with yellow
banners and a team of eleven men il
football suits. pulling a decorated
wagon with Coach Thistlethwaite and
Captain Stanley on a large seat, wor
the first prize as the most unique
/ The parade formed at Fourth ant
Main streets and proceeded to Nintl
and Main amid the glow of red light
placed in the streets by a vanguard o.
two green devils" The Fantasti.
parade had intended to go north OF
Seventh street. but owing to the block
ade of buggies the course was changet
to North Ninth and then east OF
North E street to Tenth, south OF