The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-30
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BIGGEST EVENT HERE
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the coupons and watch their numbers
while the wheel spun round.
"Richmond Made" Exhibit.
In the Made in Richmond" tent
busy office men have shed their coats
to help with the work. The exhibits
running the length of the tent range
from gasoline engines to pianos. Car
penters are building large comfortable
porches with swings and porch furnl-
ture. One exhibitor is building COM
plete room and furnishing it.
Nearly all the judges appointed by
the executive committee are sending
in their acceptances, but the list is
not complete, and will not be given
out until tomorrow. Only out-of-town
men will Judge in all the departments.
Committees having charge of the ex-
hibits are arranging the displays that
exhibitors are bringing in.
Entry List Large.
The entry list is so large that sew
eral persons have been added to the
clerical force at the Commercial club
rooms to list the individual entries.
So many hundred articles had been
entered that no estimate of the exact
number could be made this morning,
although the list is more than double
that of any previous festival
For two days fifty women have been
reveling in embroideries at the high
school. The high school gymnasium
walls have been covered with eX-
hibits.
There will be found everything of
interest to women. In addition to
the needlework, numbers of pies,
cakes, canned fruits and lOaves of
bread are being listed with the com
mittee.
Banks Close Early.
The banks of the city have an
nounced that on account of the Fall
Festival parade, they will close at 2
O'Clock Thursday afternoon for the re-
mainder of the day. The notice is
signed by the following institutions:
Dickinson Trust company, First Ma
tional bank, Union National bank and
Second National bank.
Comment on Decorations.
Comment on the street decorations
are heard on every hand The thirty
six tall posts which are being erected
on the corners Of Main street and one
block north on Ninth, are beautiful.
Each of the four sides of the bases
announce the Fall Festival" On top
is cluster of palmleaves support
ing the stars and stripes. Twined
up the center of the posts are large
branches of oak leaves, while the outer
four supports carry twenty eight cleo
trio bulbs with yellow shades. Be
tween each two posts a string of
shaded bulbs will span the streets.
Altman Ready.
Special attention is being called by
members of the executive committee
to the change in the place Of starting
the aeroplane flights. Athletic park
where the flights were to have been
started, was declared too small, and
the ascents will be made from Reid
6eld, Earlham college, Thursday and
Friday at II and 5 o'clock each day.
AT all other times the machine will be
on exhibition on the court house
square.
The machine is one of the largest
models, being military tractor. which
will carry one passenger. whether
the aviator, Frank Kastory, will carry
a passenger will depend on weather
conditions.
Appoints Judge.
Omer Whelan, chairman Of the live
stock committee, reports that he has
secured the following judges: Kersey
Kirk, Newcastle, heavy work horses;
Harry Walker, New Madison, O., hogs;
Bruce Sayers, Eaton, O., light harness
horses.
Friday will be the big day of the
horse show, the he SEES being exhibited