South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-10-22
PLANS UNDER WAY
To HELP DEDICATE
LINCOLN HIGHWAY
South Bend Among Two Thou
sand Cities to Participate in
Nationwide Celebration on
Night of Oct. 81.

Plans are on foot TO have South
Bend take part in the country wide
dedication celebrations of the Lincoln
Highway 10 be held on the night OF
FRIDAY, oct. u. From New York to
cities, towns and cillages, the selec-
ton of the great trans-cOntinental
thOrOughfare VIII be dedicated TO the
cipator-Abr&ham Lincoln.
Interest in the highway in South
Bend increased with The reOrganiZR-
ton Of the Northern Indiana High
way association in a complete merger
with the Lincoln association. A COM
mittee has been appointed TO deter
mine what part if any, South Bend
shall take in the celebration.
Cities on the route will naturally
have the greatest part in these cele-
bratiOns, but there will be many pro-
grams carried out at other points
where good roads enthusiasts gather.
The Lincoln Highway is to be placed
on the map for all time with bonfires
speeches, parades. meetings, red fire,
banquetS, fireworks and every form
of outdoor and indoor jubilat:on fetes.
New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh,
Canton, Mansfield, Gallon, Wooster.
Kalb, Clinton, Omaha, Denver, Chey-
enne, Salt Lake City, RaWlins, Reno,
EallOn, Sacramento, Oakland, San
Francisco, these and hundreds OF
other points have all perfected ar
rangements. The programs will be
in charge either of the Lincoln High
way association, local societies or of
the boards Of trade, automobile clubs
or other social and business organ
izatiOns.
subscriptions Come In.
Reports made by the national head
quarters show that the sale of con-
tributOr'S certificates is rapidly grow
ing. The Lincoln Highway is to be
built by popular subscription, no aid
being asked of congress in its finan-
cling Every class of citizenship is
responding and from many other
points besides those on or contiguous
to the highway.
The organization of local associa-
tons for the Improvement of high
ways and the enforcement of road
laws will be a feature of the re-or-
gained Lincoln Highway association
of northern Indiana.
An association Will be formed in
each of the cities affiliated with the
organization and after the compile
ton of these local bodies the central
organization will be completed by the
election of officers.
The governing body of the organi-
zatiOn will be a board of directors,
one director to be chosen from each
Of the various local associations. OF
the dues 25 percent will go to the
support of the state organization. Five
standing committees were also pro-
vided for as follows: Finance, New
Roads Maintenance. Road Marking,
Laws and Ordinances.
Name Changed.
That the name of the Indiana divi-
sion Of the Transcontinental Highway
association be changed to the North
ern Indiana Lincoln Highway associa-
ton, was the report presented by the
committee which met at the Chamber
of Commerce Tuesday night. The
former organization was completely
dissolved and was absorbed in the for
nation of the new society. The fur
thering of the Lincoln Highway plans
is not the only object of interest TO
this new organization, as ii intends
to make il a part of their work TO
arouse the public interest toward
better road system in this part of the
state.
This new organization includes ten
towns and cities Of the northern part
Of the state. These are Ligonier,
Goshen. Elkhart, Mishawaka, South
Bend. New Carlisle. Rolling Prairie.
Laporte, Valparaiso and Hobart.
Committeeman from these towns
have told of the interest 20 be found
| in each place and promise that con-
sidering the Lincoln highway as ma
tional memorial. the aid from these
| places will be greatly beneficial.
Although the plans for the new
society were adopted at once no Off
GERS have as yet been elected. This
Will be the primary purpose Of the
next meeting.