The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-12
Between 600 and 700 Rich.
mond People Attend Fall
Festival Held at Sister
Town.
ALL EXHIBITS ARE
OF UNUSUAL MERIT
Homecoming Also Held in
Connection with Festival
Streets Are Crowded with
Visitors.
(Staff Correspondenee.)

(Staff Correspondencel
FOUNTAIN CITY. Ind. Sept. Ia
An army of $40 Richmond men. wo-
men and children swarmed into Foun-
tain City early this afternoon to at
tend the Fall Festival and Home Com
ing held today by this enterprising lit
tie town. Prior to the arrival of the
Richmondites. probably 1000 persons
from various sections of Wayne and
Randolph counties had come into the
town and the advent of the Richmond
crowd congested street traffic.
The train which brought the Rich
mond people was composed OF ten
coaches. Fully 1000 people were at
the station to greet the Richmond
ties. When they left the train the
reception committees and the waiting
crowd cheered themselves hoarse. The
Lynn und) band played several num-
bers while the visitors stepped into
line. The Fountain City reception
committee then lined up on either
side of the street. leading to the GEN.
ter OF the crowd. and the Richmond
delegation, headed by the Richmond
City band, marched up the street. The
local committee and others fell In line
and marched to the main street of
the town.
The Fall Festival Ia the best event
of its kind ever attempted by town of
this size in the entire state. There are
a large number of exhibits and the
quality of each exhibit attracted COM
ment from everybody.
Big Horse Show.
| In the horse show $50 animals were
on exhibition, there being twenty
| eight different classes in this exhibit
Liberal prizes were awarded in addt
tion to ribbons. The horse show was
held on Main and Cross streets.
| The cattle and hog exhibits were
held on South Walnut street. This ex-
hibit also attracted considerable at.
tention.
The fruit. grain and vegetable ex.
hibits, held in Lambs hall would do
credit to the annual exhibits at the
state fair.
| An exhibition of particular merit
was the art, fancy work. and culinary
exhibit, which was held in the knights
of Pythias hall
| The Festival was formally opened
with a parade at $3.50 o'clock this
morning. The parade was headed by
the Lynn band and Fountain City resi-
cents and visitors who had arrived at
that time marched through the princf
pal streets of the town.
Following the parade the exhibits
were formally opened. At 1890 O'Clock
an automobile parade was held. In
which twenty beautifully and artist
cally decorated machines took part
The hrst prize for the best decorated
car was awarded To Ancil Dwiggfns
and the second prize to Harold Barnes.
Family Reunions.
This afternoon a general assembly
of family reunions and homecomers
was held at the school building. The
Fountain City orchestra furnished mu-
sic for this occasion.
Between 200 and 800 former resi-
IdeIts Of this town are here to attend
the Homecoming. A large number ar.
rived early in the week and others
have been arriving daily visiting
friends and relatives before the Festi.
val day. 1t Is said that almost every
family Is entertaining friends or relar
tives.
At o'clock this afternoon a Hive
stock parade was held All live stock
displayed in the exhibits today was In
the parade.
The Festival closed at o'clock with
q balloon ascension. The ascension waa
made by Prof o. z. Rell, of Marion.
Executive Committee.
The following are the officers Of the
executive committee that arranged thS
festival: President Robert B. Boren:
vice president, w. NJ. Seaney: secre
tary. Claude S. Keever. and Fred
Smith. treasurer. The following com
mittees had charge of the festival:
Horses-Frank Brittian, chairman;
Earl Smith, W. NJ. Seaney. o. W. Hart
Iup. Ora Pitts.
Cattle and Sheep-George Showal
ter. chairman: NJ. T. Horne. Frank Ed
gerton, c. d. Mills, George Davis.
, James Schroeder. Sam Alexander.
Hogs-Horace Miller. chairman: Al
bert Swain. Milton Hodgins. William
Brooks, VIII Schroeder. William Ben
SON
Poultry-C. o. woolman, chairman:
T.. C. Hough, Barlo Price, l. M. Pike,
J. c. Fulghum-
Gran. Vegetables and Fruit p.
Hunt, chairman; Raymond Swain, T..
: iC. Hough, Carl Reynolds, Carl Thorn
as
Art. Fancfes and F7ora1HMrs- O N.
Hun. chairman: Mrs R. B. Boren. Mrs
Frank Britain. Miss Anna Thomas.
!. Mrs Jennie Scarce, Miss Carrie Clem-
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