The Cairo bulletin., 1913-10-06
SCHOOL CHILDREN
TO HONOR JAMES
WH|TC0Nb RILEY
Pupils in Indianapolis VIII Parade
the Streets ON Hoosier Poets
Birthday.
TO CONTRIBUTE VERSES
PRAISING THE WRITER

indianapolis, Ind, Oct. 5.-More
than $500 school children in the
buildings situated within a short
distance of the home of James Whit
comb Riley, have expressed their de-
sire to take part in the school chill
drens parade which will be held in
honor of the Hoosier poets birthday
on the morning of October Z.
| These children will compose the
main body of the procession, al
though Representatives from other
schools which lie at a greater dis
tance from the poets home are ex-
pected to join in the parade.
! This statement, which was OBJ
tanned from superintendent of
Schools j. c. Collicott, indicates the
great interest with which the chill
dren of the city welcomed the plan
to hold public demonstration in
AlOAiOl VI tub ldttOuSs HbOoltts
Shower" Box Proposed.
Members of the school board ex-
pressed their approval of sugges-
tion that the children who take part
in the birthday procession carry
with them the poems which they
compose TO- the Riley Day poetry
shower, a state wide movement for
hcnoriDg the poet AS the children
pass the poets house, 1t will be pos
sible for them to drop their compo-
eitions in shower" box which will
stand in front of Mr.. Riley's rest
denee.
/ number of poems are already ar
riving at Mr. Rley's home and the
poet Is spending his time reading the
contributions
! Information las rome from nearly
fifty Indiana towns to the effect that
the children there would participate
in the shower, and in some of the
communities arrangements are be-
ing made TO send children to Indian
apols on the poets birthday to take
part in the process on. So far, it il
said, indicat ons are that delega tione
from Greenfield, Anderson, Cteen-
wood Broad Ripple, Brownsbure
and other neighboring. towns viii
participate in the parade.
An interesting discovery was made
yesterday by the editors who arc
compiling the Biographical edition
of Mr.. Riley's complete works. II
making up the photography of the
various books of Riley poetry it was
/ found that all trace had been lost
of certain German translation Of
Riley's famous poem, out to Old
| Aunt Mary's." Mr.. Riley himself
recalled that the translation had
been made by milwaukee man. but
his identity was unknown.
Information is Obtained.
An advertisement was inserted in
one of the Milwaukee papers and
yesterday Edmund II. Eitel, Mr..
Riley's secretary, who has charge
of the work of editing the bio
graphical edition, received letter
from Julius Gugler, 5S7 Frederick
street, Milwaukee. giving the desir
ed information. MIR. Gugler stated
that he had made the trans
lation of the poem and had publish
ed it, with several other transla-
| tions, in a book called "Wie's die
| Stunde Cab.
The translation in question was
the one missing link to complete the
| photography.
Five sets of the biography edition
of Rieys complete works will be
presented to the five children whose
poems, as contributed in the poetry
shower. will be awarded the first
five places by the judges. Poems
may be mailed to Mr. Riley's home,
52S Lockerbie street.