The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-25
All Arrangements Completed
by Special Committee-Two
Camp Fires to Be Held the
Same Evening.
.DPENING NIGHT TO
BE AUSPICIOUS ONE
Governor Will Welcome Ex-
Soldiers and Mayor Zim-
norman Will Present the
Keys of This City.

Tho committee on program has
hbout completed the program for the
campfires for the State G. A. r. en-
campment. II has booked quite
humber OF strong and interesting
speakers. The very large number of
speakers and entertainers have made
II necessary to provide two meeting
places and the committee has no fear
that both halls will be packed. One
meeting will be held in the Coliseum
and be In charge of Commander A. p.
, Asbury, the other at the Gennett the
ater In charge of Mr.. John l.. Rupe It
has been rather hard for the commit
tee to discriminate among the enter
tainers seeking places on the pro-
gram. but In order to keep within a
reasonable time limit some had to be
omitted. Some time also had to be
allowed for unexpected visitors of
prominence. The committee regard
ed itself extremely fortunate in secur.
Ing men of national reputation in
Grand Army circles. Hon. J. B. For
aker, General Keifer. Gen. John r.
Gilman. also the Apollo club. and the
children from the Knightstown home
will be heard at both campfres. The
following constitutes the list Of speak
ers and entertainers:
Commander-in-chief John 4. Gilman
Of Boston, Mass: The Hon. J. Il. For
akcr. soldier. ex-senator and ex-goy-
ernor Of Ohio: Gen. Warren Keifer. ex.
speaker OF the house and member of
congress: Hon. Frank Tilly. 'the Abe
Lincoln Of the Wabash" Terre Haute;
Judge Joseph LETTER. Muncie. Ind:
Rev. s. r. Lyons. ID. D., soldier and
minister: Mrs. Laura Burr. soloist.
Anderson. Ind: Rev. J. Everist Cath
ell. platform orator: Gertrude Seely,
daughter OF Gen. Lawton Post. Fort
Wayne: Sara Henderson, recitation
ist. past president Ladies' of G. A. r.:
Anna NJ. Fetta, reader, Richmond.
Ind: Apollo club, male musical or
ganization. city; Knightstown Home
children, recitations and drills:
Knightstown Home Boys band; Rich.
mond City Band.
First Night Meeting.
The program for the big reception
and mass meeting to be held in the
Coliseum on Wednesday evening.
May II, will be the initial meeting Of
the state encampment Of the Grand
Army. This Ia n new feature for the
cncampment and will be greatly appre-
ciated by the visitors who have hereto
fore had very little to entertain them
on the first night. An interesting pro-
gram has been arranged consisting of
music, welcoming addresses and re-
sponses. and the governor has been
secured to make an address on this
evening. The following is the CON-
pleted program, and will be in charge
of Judge d. W. Comstock:
Overture 80. High School Orchestra
Delivering the Keys to the City 49,.
........ Mayor w. w. Zimmerman
9nvocation ......... DIR. S. II. Lyons
MUSIC ................ quartet
Address OF Welcome in behalf of
Soldiers and Sons Of Veterans :.
........... Judge n. w. Comstock
Address Of Welcome in behalf of
Citizens ...... Hon. w. d. Foulke
Music ................ Solo
Response to Welcome. for Sons of
veterans
Lcgrand 7. Meyers. Hammond. Ind
Response to Welcome. for Ladies of
the Grand Army ...............
Mrs. Alice Kramer. Lafayette. Ind.
Response to Welcome for Woman's
hchet corps .......s.........
DIR, Alta NJ. Boram, President, South
Bend, Ind.
Response to Welcome fore Grand
Army ......... Com. A. Il. Asbury
Music Observation-Disclosures. Quartet
Auuress
..... ..Governor Thomas Il. Marshall