The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-12
In Great Parade Development
of industries and Historical
Events viii Be Shown by
Many Floats.
INTERESTS WHOLE COUNTY
MEN WHO ARE PROMOTING BIG
UNDERTAKING RECRUITED ALL
OVER THE coUNTv-ls A VERY
DIG UNDERTAKING.

DIG ONOeHVANSN0s
Centennial Day, October z. of the
third annual Fall Festival will be re-
plete with interesting features. ac-
cor1lng to the plans which the COM
mittee In charge Is arranging. At q
meeting OF the committee on educa.
tion last evening many suggestions for
Centennial Day were drafted.
T1s program for the day win In.
clude IN immense parade in which an
effort will BE- made to show the evelu-
tion Of almost svsrything which has
remained in common use during the
past one hundred ysarA Several ad.
dr1usss win - delivered BY promin.
snt Wayne cenHtians O. Sosmsr citi.
49, seAots s1tG sDlaccs
ard eehisvsd fams. Little was done
IN regard TO the prosram last evening
bytAs committee as,thers are 70 many
other details which. Of necessity. must
BE- worked out first. 20 the program
was only considered in an indefinite
manner.
A County Organization.
The educational committee which.
with the historical committee il in
charge OF the Centennial anniversary
celebration. includes in it's member.
ship. c. w. Jordan. chairman. Lea
Ault Of Dublin. B. r. Wissler. Of Cam.
bridge City Joseph H. Blose. Of Cen.
terville. J. c. Starr Of Boston. Ross
N. Lamott OF Middlehorough. Forest
Kerpton of Centerville. T. A. Mott.
J. w. Outland. A. NJ. Tschaen. b. w.
Kelley. Isaac w. Harrison and d. d.
Ramsey and others Of Richmond. The
above named committeeman were pres.
ent last evening.
Chairman Jordan said this morning
that the meeting was the most import
ant yet held BIZ the committee and
that the events for the day are now
beginning to take definite shape. The
committee expects the day to be fea-
tured chiefly In the floats to be dis
played In the parade.
II was determined to enlist the sup
port Of the various county organiza-
tions. fraternal. religious. historical
and others. These societies will show
either by pamphlets or floats, or by
some other means. their development.
All societies will be asked to furnish
floats. representing their order. and
participate In the parade.
Exhibits BY Faetorlss.
The various factories of the city will
display their first products together
with those manufactured today. For
instance. the development OF the pi-
ano. the threshing machine. plows.
lawn mowers. ETC.. win Ne shown. The
home will also be depicted In its var.
ious stages Of development. first the
Indian wigwam, then the loG cabin
and 80 on down to the present time.
School furnishings of hundred
years ago and today win make inter.
esting comparisons. School rooms of
. century ago with pupils In the dress
Of the time. will be included. Furth-
or comparison Of educational features
win be shown by the old log cabin
school house and the modern school
building. The transportation facilit.
les for school children, Including the
old time hacks and the modern style
conveyances will be d:3played.
The evolution of the methods of
travel will begin with the Indian pony
20 which poles were attached. then
the old stage coach, omnibus. horse
car and modern street snd interurban
cars. An old canal boat will also be
. part OF this interesting pageant.
The private conveyances will also be
depicted. including the prairie schoou-
or. OK cart. pack horse with saddle
bags and the modern automobile.
( The moro important historical ev-
outs In which this county has played
an interesting part win be shown IN
the parade. The underground railroad
kwill be one Of these events. The COM
'nittee has by no means completed the
detail for the days events aud will
hold msetinp frequently froSi now on
xntil the festival .-....~.
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