The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-30
Promoters Of the Big Under
taking Met Last Evening
And Name chairmen Of Var
ious Committees. ~
PERRY J. FREEMA
WILL e1 HA'1 IAN
Several Of the Various Com
fnittees Are Divided Into
Sub Committees Big Ad-
vertising Campaign.

the promoters Of the second annual
Richmond fall festival, committee
Ghairmen were named and prelimin-
~ 1teps were taken for the big event,
which will probably be held on Octob-
or 8. z and 8.
Perry j. Freeman was named as
chairman of the executive committee,
with J. A. Spekenhier as vice chair
nan. b. H. Harris will act as secre-
tAry and F. NJ. Taylor win be the
treasurer. These four officials and r.
G. Leeds az ex-officio member. with
the chairman of the following COM
mikAees. will be members Of the execu-
tive committee Of the fall festival:
COMMITTEES chairmen.
Finance N. H. johnson.
Advertising ard Printing. A.
Spekenhier.
Entertainment and Amusements
Chas. M Morgan.
Do6OratiOn--J A. Perkins
I11duStrial &C. C. Commons.
transportation VIM M. Bailey.
Hospitality Fred Lemon.
Horse Sh0wT. r. Butler.
Cattle ana Hogs Sam Dunlap.
HngetAbles- Isaac Dougan.
GrainJ. s. Helms
4paltry and Dogs-J. G. Thurman
Flower Show Frank Waidele.
Miscellaneous Exhibits-J. 8. Kuth.
The majority Of the committees
named will be divided into sub COM
mittees. as follows:
The Sub Committees.
Finance The city will be divided
I into districts. and for each district
there will be chairman. These
chairmen and their assistants will be
expected to raise the necessary funds
for the festival
Transportation Steam roads and
intefurban lines.
Industrial Sub committee for each
district In the city.
On--Illuminations, General
Dissertations. Exterior Building Decor
ations. Interior Building Decorations.
I Windows.
Advertising-Press News Service,
Local Newspaper Advertising, Bill.
board and Outside Newspaper Adver-
tising.
Hospitality-Invitatio Reception
Public Comfort and Medical Staff.
Amusement Committee Marathon
Race. Horse Racing. Fire Department
Exhibit, Baseball. Auto Racing, Mardi
0ras Day. Privileges (others to be ad.
1edl.'
The committee on the agricultural
parade. which viii be one OF the dis
tinct features Of the fall festival. will
be composed Of the chairman Of the
various committees and will be head.
"a By the chairman OF the horse com.
mittee. The last day OF the fall festi-
val will be on q Friday and Il has
neen decided that the day following
shall be set aside for the sale and ex.
change of exhibits.
Are All Hustlers.
The men who have been named to
the executive committee of the fall
1oet1val are all hustling and enterpris-
Ing citizens and under their manage
ment the success Of the affair is al
ready assured. They will start to
work on the festival arrangements i'm.
mediately 80 that all the plans will be
perfected by the time the big event
81 held.
There will be an elaborate advertis-
ang campaign undertaken this year
the result of which is expected to be
the invasion Of Richmond by thous.
ends Of people from all over Eastern
Indiana and Western Ohio. All the
newspapers In this section OF the
country will be given fall festival
news service at the head Of which bur.
can there will be experienced local
newspaper men. The SUB advertising
committees Will be under the direc-
tiou of experienced local advertising
men. These news writer's and adver
tising specialists intend to show the
Nusiness men of this city and county,
by the thousands az people that win
- attracted here d,iring the fall festi
ra1 through this gigantic advertising
campaign. the real value Of publicity,
when properly directed.