The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-06

in charge of the arrangements for the
Richmond Fall Festival met yesterday
afternoon in the Commercial club
rooms, talked over the work that has
already completed by the different
committees and laid plans for round
ing out the final preparations for the
big event of the year
Edward H. Harris. chairman of the
| finance committee reported that pledg-
es came in satisfactorily. The
total amount pledged is s7,16948. Of
der in cash The sum Of $5,799 in
! cash has been collected, and the com
mittee reported only s8154S in out
! standing pledges, many of which will
be paid soon. 1t is expected there will
| be $4,000 or more on hands when the
| Commercial club rooms close tonight.
A few prominent merchants have
| failed TO respond to the solicitation for
| funds and another effort will be made
to secure pledges from them, The
committeeman say that all outstand-
ing pledges will be paid by the last
| week in September. AS much as $500
| 10 eADtCIe1 lIOIl CONCESSIONS.
Lodges VIII Parade.
A suggestion to offer awards to the
lodge or fraternal organization MAX
ing the best impression in the indus
trial parade, was offered by Demas
S. Coe, chairman of the committee on
fraternal organizations. Through Mr..
Coe, it was learned that the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor had voted to
turn out for the parade in full force
The lodges will not be heard from I'M
til next week
The advertising committee reported
that more than 500 miles of country
roads and almost 80 small towns had
been covered with streamers, posters
and cards. Newspapers in smaller
towns have published articles on the
festival and display advertising will be
run in several of them next week. 1t
is planned to advertise the festival in
the larges cities next week. The fol-
lowing advertising was put out: $500
large three colored posters; 10000
four page heralds; 1000 muslin ban
ners; 1000 large size tack cards; T.
600 award books.
For the booster committee George o.
Ballinger reported that automobile
trips would be made to neighboring
towns, few days before the Festival
to round out the work of the advertis-
ing committee and create additional
interest. The boosters will work the
larger of the towns during the weeks
of September II or "a
Plan Street Decorations.
In the absence of George H. Egge-
meyer of the decorating committee,
Secretary Charles Jordan of the Com
mercial club stated that a number of
Hrms would submit plans and bids for
the decoration of the streets. The
contracts, he said, would be awarded
September 10 Seven firms have ex-
pressed their intention of bidding for
the work. In add lion, the decorators
will bring with them material which
the merchants may arrange to use for
private decorations.
The total appropriation Mr.. Coe said,
was approximately SIS, 100, or about ST.
600 under the amount subscribed, leav-
only change made in the list of ap-
preparations published sometime ago
was in the case of the live stock COM
mittee which was granted an increase
of $500. The total funds at the dis
pOsal of this committee, the greater
part of which is expected to be award
ed as prizes, is now 5000.
Ready For Parades.
No definite plans for handling the
parades have been made, according to
Lawrence Handley. Mr.. Handley re-
ported his committee would be ready
to marshal the parades as soon as it
had an idea of the number of entries,
and the nature of the floats For this
information, he said, the committee is
relying on the industrial and mercan-
tile committees.
Frank NJ. Jones was appointed chair
man of a special committee to boost
the automobile parade on the third day
of the Festival. Mr. Jones is anxious
to have every automobile in Richmond !
decorated and in the parade If a sui ,
ficient number enter to warrant it, the !
Commercial club win open negotia- !
tons with moving picture firm for |!
pictures of the automobile parade and !
other features.
Movies of Richmond.
Edward H. Harris stated that it |
might be possible to arrange with the |!
Pathe company to display moving pic |
lures of Richmond during the Festival !
in its series of films known as the }
Pathe Weekly. Secretary Jordan was
instructed to take the matter up with .
the company. =
Charles Igelman reported that by .
abolishing the flower committee and ,
combining the prize money with that /
placed at the disposal of the industrial !
committee. fund had been created
large enough to award substantial !
prizes TO those entering the parades /
He said 200 letters had been writ,
ten to the business houses of the city ,
asking them to prepare exhibits for
the parade which will be one of the /
features of the second day. The com .
mittee. he said. would follow the let !
tiers with personal visits where neces- /
sary, and he expressed the hope of .
having all of the two hundred repre- J
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