The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-28
Indianapolis made the latter city q
debtor to this city.

Indianapolis made the latter city
debtor to this city.
Lee b. Nusbaum kept the banquet.
ers In an uproar Of laughter by read
ing revised" scriptural passage de-
picting the visit OF the 'Shankftes" to
the "Pennites," coming to possess the
! land flowing with milk and honey and
! finding much greater civilization than
I they expected. This address in full
will be found elsewhere in this issue.
Lew w. Cooper. second vice pres
ident Of the !. T. A., who has personal
charge OF the trips. being mead of'the
extension of trade, urged a. greatertco-
f! operative spirit.
A Clever Feature.
A pleasing diversion of the program
was the monologue given by Harry
Murbarger, being an impersonation Of
BILLY" Flynn. He has reputation as
q humorous reader.
Another Indianapolis,man who spoke
was William ID. Scott, who urged a
closer relation between the two cities
The local market question was dis
cussed at length by J. Bennett Cor
don, who commended the city council
for It's action in lowering the so-called
bars to the city. He said Richmond
faced a most ridiculous situation sixty
Fdays ago when 1t charged produce men
and gardeners to back their wagons in
the cutters of the street paid for by
1.-THE tax payers, In order to sell to the
spoorer classes. He said that council
should 60 further to reduce the high
cost of living and he declared that the
treason Richmond Is panic-proof is be-.
cause 1t ia progressive and because
the laboring classes are contented.
Source Of Prosperity.
Prosperity comes from the few
down to the masses. not from the
masses up" declared Mr.. Gordon.
Richmond was the first city to adopt
this view. When the laboring classes
are contented you will have good
city. Most people here own their
homes and take pride in the city.
Where you find this condition, you
will find few of the undesirablet and
floating class"
Mr.. Gordon spoke of other matters
of vital interest to cities throughout
the county and concluded his address
by saying that the motto adopted by
'the I. r. A. of Zone for all and all for
one" should be further worked out and
adopted.
The Newsboy band furnished excel
lent music during the banquet.
Parade Through City.
AA1n In y, sc nit ~
at $50 o'clock and left about 10
O'Clock in the evening. The visitors
were met by the Richmond business
men and the two delegations marched
north on Tenth street to Main, west on
Main to Eighth and then to the Y. NJ.
G. A. building.
The menu for the banquet was as
Oyster Cocktail
Waters
Olives Celery
Fried Chicken. Cream Gravy
Mashed Potatoes Green Peas
Cranberry Jelly
Hot Rolls
Tomatoes with Mayonnaise Dressing
lee Cream Cake
Coffee
) Cigars
Fred II. Lemon, Will Schuermann, F.
L. Waidele and Earl Mann, the COM
mittee having the decorations in
charge, are to be congratulated upon
the beautiful effects achieved, the ban
quet room presenting a picturesque ap-
lpearance with profusion Of Rich
fmond roses. A big basket of the
roses was suspended from the cen.
tier Of the ceiling, from which radiat-
ed red ribbons to the various tables,
ITO symbolic ''all roads lead to Rich
emond."
The balcony was decorated with the
national colors, golden rod and bunch
es of pampas grass, all Of which were
used in further decorative effect
throughout the room. mammoth key
being placed back of the speakers
table to present to the visitors the
freedom Of the city.
Richmond roses, in combination
with ferns were used to ornament the