The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-16
HOLSTERS HAVE OUTING
Chicagoans Play Joyous Trip
to State Capital.

Indianapolis, June 16.-An oppoT-
tunity to "get-rich-quick' without dan
ger of losing church membership, will
be offered to the members of the In
diana Society of Chicago, on the trip
TO this city, June % A Great Pre-
sentation and Drawing of Prizes" TO
take place on the Monon special, has
been announced by the committee on
entertainment of which William B.
Austin is chairman.
The list of grand prize awards in
cludes a woman's hat, a handbag, a
mans hat, books by Indiana authors,
automobile coat, boxes of cigars, thea,
| ter tickets, umbrellas, neckties, lunch
baskets, thermos bottles, golf sticks,
canes and gloves. Only one prize may
go to any one person on the train. AS
a feature of the contest nobody is
permitted TO be a contestant for any
prize that possibly may be of any ma
terail use to him. Men will be allow
| ed to compete only for articles for wo-
mems use, and the women will get
the prizes that are suitable for men
| The winner, if a man, must present
his ''illgotten gains" to the women OF
his choice on the train and the women
must give away what they win.
! J. NJ. Studabaker, of South Bend
will be called on by the Chicagoans to
make good regarding a statement he
made before the society in 1909. after
an outing at South Bend. What the
society will do to Studabaker' is de-
scribed in it's official announcement
Quoting Studabaker's speech, the an
nouncement says:
| They came to South Bend. We
showed them the dry part of the town
and the wet part-mostly wet Claugh
teri, and I want to say to you I heard
one lady make a remark-I do not
know her name, and l regretted ii
very much-to the effect that she
would not give a darn for the wet, but
it spoiled a seventy-five dollar rat.
failed to learn whose mans wife that
was, or certainly should have bought
her a new hat
| Mr.. Studabaker will be on the
train and will be requested by your
committee to pick out the lady above
referred to, and make good. 1t is
therefore expected that each lady who
had her hat damaged by the rain al
South Bend will be present on the
| train
In order that the members of the In
diana Society of Chicago, their fami
lies and guests. may be known to their
hosts at Indianapolis, each person or
the special train will be furnished
with a key to the city of Indianapo
lis This key is to be worn conspicu
ously.
The invitation booklet issued by the
Come On Home society of Indianapo
lis which purports to be admitted by
the postmaster" at Indianapolis to be
second rate stuff has come from the
press. This artistic offering of good
will to the Chicagoans is illustrated
with scenes in and around Indianapo
lis, with cuts of some of the officers
of the Chicago society, and of mem
bers of the Come On Home society
An invitation is signed by Governor
Marshall and Secretary of State Ell
| bingham under the great seal of In
diana, and various invitations to the
Chicag oans over the signatures of the
executive committee in indianapolis
and of Mayor Shank. Booth Tarking
ton. Meredith Nicholson, Charles E
Coffin, Charles A. Bookwalter, Rich
ard Lieber, Will II. Brown, W. T. Dur
bin. L. c. Boyd and Momer Mckee.