The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-10
Gem City People Assure Local
Envoy That Richmond Dele
cation Will Receive a Warm
Welcome.
FORMAL INVITATION
HAS BEEN EXTENDED
Mayor of Dayton Congratu-
Iates This City on Its Enter
prise in Taking Advertising
Opportunity.
"Dee-lighted."

'Dee-lighted"
That is what the Dayton committe,
In charge of the big Dayton celebration
in honor of Wilbur and Orville Wright
June II and Is. said when Charles M
Morgan Of this city. appeared before
the committeeman yesterday and in
formedsthem that Richmond intende,
to send big delegation to Dayton tx
assist in honoring the Masters of thu
Air. who formerly claimed this city az
their home.
Mr.. Morgan was assured that Dayton
would welcome its neighbors with oper
arms and would turn the city over tt
them as long as they desired to re
main.
Plan Of Local Club.
When the committee was Informed
by Mr.. Morgan. who represented the
Young Mems Business Club, that II
was the plan Of the local club to char.
ter either special train or three OF
four special Dayton & Western cars. tc
haul the Richmond delegation to and
from Dayton, the Dayton mayor, who
Is working in his shirt-sleeves to make
the celebration complete success, re-
marked, That's what call enterprise
OF course, it's more or less an adver-
tisement for Richmond-but that's ali
right with Dayton. A. city that has
the enterprise to seize every opportun.
ity presented to advertise itself. that
is the city that moves along in the
front rank"
1t was the desire of the Young Mems
Business Club to have the local dele
cation participate in the big parade
but the Dayton committee objects tc
this, SO tho plan will have to be aban.
doned. Mr.. Morgan was assured that
the only objection the committee had
to this plan was the fact that the Rich
mond delegation would not be in uni.
form, and the committee has made 4
rule that only uniformed bodies can
participate in the parade. I'VE want
to make the parade spectacular in ev
cry respect. It will tako it two and a
half hours to pass given point and
will be a sight we'll worth SEEING
stated one Of the committeeman.
Cincinnati to Attend.
The Cincinnati Business Mems Club
will attend the celebration with a
brass band. This organization is also
barred from participating in the par
ade, but that makes no difference with
the Queen City business men. They
know they will have plenty of oppor.
tunities to boom their native city.
A formal invitation to attend the
celebration has been extended the city
Of Richmond, and was entrusted to
Mr.. Morgan, who today turned it over
to the Wright Brothers celebration
committee OF the Young Mems Bust.
ness Club.
Ask Cooperation.
The committee at its meeting this
morning decided to ask the following
civic organizations to cooperate: Com
mercial Club, Travellers Protective AS
sociation. South Side Improvement As
ISOLATION, West Richmond Improve
ment Association, Fairview Improve
ment Association, the Riverdale I'm
provement Association. and other or.
ganizations. both fraternal and com.
mercial. With all Of these organiza
tions pushing the project, It will as
sumo the proportions of a municipal
movement
It is planned to have the Richmond
delegation invade Dayton on Friday
June Is, the last day OF the celebra-
tion. The program for that date fol
lows:
$40 to 1890 a. M, Grand Military
Band Concert at Fair grounds. Band
of so pieces.
1880 a. M. Presentation of National
State and City Medals by ofhcials OF
National Government. Governor Har-
mon and Mayor Burkhart. Singing OF
National Hymns by $500 school child.
ren in costume
200 p. M. Grand Parade Militia
Uniformed Civic Societies and Allegor.
ical Floats. Gorgeous Costumes.
Bands Galore. Beautiful Floats.
500 p. M. Illuminated Automobile
Parade. Beautiful effects in japanese
Lanterns. Electric Illuminations and
Flowers. go Automobiles in Line
900 p. M, Fireworks at Various
Parks Grand Illumination OF Cooper
Park by National Cash Register Com.
pany. Beautiful Effects In Street Dec
orations. Grand Court Of Honor on
Main Street, brilliantly lighted and
sorSeously decorateL