The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-10-08
Before an Immense Audience Governor Marshall Hon. Addi
son G. Harris, H1p. William Dudley Fouke and Tholie
Druley Tell flhe Deeds st< Our ancestors and
~~s llros Them Repeated hy Ths Generation.
LAUOED GOOD QUAKER STOCK
And Said He Wished Some Of II Could Be Distributed to Ey
cry County in the State-Schoo Children Sing con-
ty's Anthem, '0Id Wayne arousino Great En-
thusiasm Among the Immense Crowd.

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Tributes to the founders OF Wayne
county and words OF encouragement
to the present generation, the pioneers
Of the county's second century. were
given by several speakers. including
Governor Marshall. at the celebration
Of the one hundredths anniversary OF
the founding Of the county 1t the East
Main Street Friends church. yesterday
afternoon. before an immense and en-
thusiastic crowd.
The celebration was held In conclu-
sion OF the centennial pageant and
within the church instead OF on the
lawn as at first announced. The
church was crowded to the utmost
and it 10 believed that about 5000
persons heard Governor Marshall Of.
fer his tribute to the pioneers Of In
diana and the early settlers of Wayne
county. and the address OF the Hon.
Addison c. Harris of Indianapolis, .
native born Wayne countian, and the
Hon. William Dudley Foulke and
Thollie Druley OF this county.
One of the most enjoyable features
Of the celebration In memorial to the
first citizens was the large number
of people over seventy who we're pres
ent. There were several who were
past ninety years Of age. All were
given seats in the front OF the speak
ers stand.
| A Pleasing Featurs.
| Another most pleasing event Ia CON
nection was the chorus and solo work
OF the children Of the Wa-ne county
schools under the leadership Of Prof.
Henry Kampe. The song "Old
Wayne" composition OF the Rev,
Dumont Herr of Humholt. Iowa !
former resident, brought forth ~.
| plause. Particularly was a. n136el
Miss Ada Addleman.. I sixte1n yeaz
old girl Of HaSerstown, appreciated.
/ and the more 90 when It was learned
that the only training III voice cultnrs
district schools.
!, The celebration was delayed until
after o'clock owing to the parade
taking 50 much longer than the OH.
cials Of the Fall Festival had antici.
pated. BENJAMIN r. Wissler Of Cam
bridge City presided at the meetins
and upon calling the meeting to or.
der said that Wayne county citizens
had been working for months prepar.
ing for the celebration Of the organ.
ization Of the county NJ It ID now con.
stituted, and that they had tried ia
portray in the pageant OF the after.
noon the spiritual and business
growth Of the county during the 1O0
years. He declared that the pageant
I was as glorious - that which greeted
the Roman. conQuerors. He then In.
troduced the Rev. l. M. Hughes. pas
tor emeritus Of the First Presbyterian
church, who pronounced the invoca
ton and asked that the blessings 0i
God be given to the old and the young
and that the county's accomplish
ments IN the second century Of its lif<
be equally successful as In its first
one hundred years.
Governor Thomas h. Marshall VA
next introduced and he spoke fol
about fifteen minutes. Owing to the
fact It was necessary for him t<
leave early, he wastunable to remain
throughout the exercises.
Il Aon 70 Rlc1smond.~
4 In his Introduction he referred Il
the CRY 'On to Richmond" He said
he was to young to Join with thosl
who answered tho cry On to Rich
mond (vA) and assist In fts conquest
He declared the cry now was agail
"On to Richmond" (Ind.) and he hak
lrcsponded. He expressed his appre
citation Of being taken into the hospd
tality Of tho GOOD old Quaker City
1T havs Just Witnessed maGnf1cenl
7 parade and one which viii cast lustrS
on city twice the sise Of yours, III
governor said.
He said that there were throe class
% of people everywhere but II Wayne
county. There = type q men wh<
believe that III knowledge lies In III
ashes Of our ancestors and anothel
class who would b giad II III our m
cestors we're IN ashes. but Goyerno
Marshall said, there u : type whjcl
looks 70 the past with pride and alsl
looks forward to the future Tbs,
combine : happy medium and hi
praised Wayne county c1tixens for ~
ing people % th4 1atter typs-
The pioneer waS strOng enOuxA Il
overcoms nj obstacles. The pi0neel
vas : Sreat man for Indiana TharI
were three things fn which - be1lsv
led: God, human rights md hinoe1l
This 1eems to have. been MOro pEu
tn0umced here fhAD In any OGhR couu