The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-11
Although No Concerted Action
Has Been Taken Along This
Line, Towns Reputation Is
Spreading.
SHOULD PROMOTE THE
MOVE, PUBLIC THINKS
1t Is Opinion That II General
Support Was Received It
Would Be Great Benefit to
Community. -

Richmond has landed" another con-
vention.
Yesterday the state organisation Of
Eagles, at their session in New Al.
bany. voted to hold their 1910 conven.
tion in this city.
Welcome Eagles!
At the recent state convention OF
Owls. held at Muncie. It was voted to
hold the 1910 convention In Richmond.
Welcome Owls:
Last December when the state Y. n.
c. A. organization held its session at
South Bend. 1t was the sentiment OF
the delegates that the convention. to
be held this coming winter should con-
vene In Richmond. The board Of d.
rectors OF the organization will meet
some time soon and formally decide
on tho next place Of meeting. To
"cinch" this big gathering It 10 the
sentiment OF the local people that the
various organisations OF the city, such
rs the Y. n. b. c.. and the Commer-
cial Club. should remind the board
members In no uncertain tonaD that
Richmond IL conndeutly expecting 70
be named - the place Of meeting.
syned Die Event.
Yesterday. the Lutheran Synod. .
national organization with nearly four
hundred delegates. closed tn ssssion
here. and these delegates. to . man.
were loud In their praises Of Richmond
as a convention city. They said that
they were well cared for while here,
and that they had never met q more
hospitable people than the citiseos Of
Richmond. Richmond tal.es great
pride In having entertained q national
convention. It II mot very often that
. city the sise OF Richmond is selected
as . place Of meeting for such IN or
gani1ation.
1t il quite probable that the 1910
encampment Of the state organization
Of Spanish-American War vstenns
will be held here. This orgnnisation
II to meet this year 1t South Bend.
and the local delegates are naking ev.
cry effort to bring the next meeting
here and to elect Frank G. Kibbey
state commander.
No Concerted Action.
It Is true that while Richmood has
of late been very successful In securing
conventions. this has not been the re-
suit OF any concerted action. The To-
cal Lutherans were alone responsible
for securing the synod meeting. The
various organizations OF the city.
which are supposed to take interest
in and promote such efforts. did not
lift Q hand to assist the Lutheeana.
Notwithstanding the fact that these
organisations realize that such meet
ings are OF the greatest beneAt. both
from q financial ana IN advertising
point Of view. In the effort the local
ing to secure the 1910 encampment.
they are working singlehanded- Not
4 finger was lifted by the local civic
organizations to secure the Engles and
Owls convention. The Y. ~ C. A.
people are fghting the battle alone
to secure the next meeting Of the state
organization.
Demand Awakening.
Wide awake Richmond people who
know what great benent such convcn-
tons are to a city. are now raising
their voices in demand that the 10
cal civic organizations wake up and
take hand In the game
It was because of this lack of gen
eral support that Richmond failed last
spring in a weakened effort to se-
cure the state encampnent OF the UNI
form rank. Knights of Pythias. \
fund was needed to secure this en-
campment. q half-hearted effort was
made to raise 1t. the business men
/ looked askance at the proposition
/ then II peacefully fell asleep and died.