The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-06
Over Sepen Thousand
Pledged To Festival
Chamen of the Various Committees Who Held Joint Meet
ing, Pleased With Support Given Proect-New Plans
for the Big Event of the Fall Have Been Outlined.

show with sixty horses and twenty
performers. The committee believes
this is too big to show on the streets
but may make other arrangements 10
bring it here.
Walter DOan, chairman of the hos
pitality committee said the committee
is engaged in securing places OF rest
for the visitors. The post office yard,
church yards and the court house
grounds as we'll as some private dwell
ing yards have been secured and
! benches will be provided there and in
other places.
/ The committee is also contemplating
the erection of signs to direct visitors
They are taking up with the church
es proposition to serve lunch for the
three days.
Silver Trophy Awards.
Thirty-six cups as well as many cash
prizes have been secured by the
awards committee. F. J. Bartel. the
chairman. reported the following dis
position of the cups which are valued
at an average of s35: Made in Rich
mond" display ten cups, for firsts and
4
! one second; industrial parade. twelve
cups, a first and second for each of
the six divisions; decorations, three
firsts and three seconds; horse show,
five cups to be awarded to the best
lady driver, the best lady rider, finest
draft horse, finest Belgium and the
best light harness driver.
Mrs Frank Land reported satisfac-
tory progress on the part of the COM
mttee on the domestic science ex-
hibit which is expected to be one of
the feature attractions. 1t will be held |
in the high school building There will /
be many valuable articles on display |
and for this reason, night Waterman |
will be on duty.
Want Fair Judges.
Members of the committees feel that |
there should be disinterested judges |
and these should be chosen by a dis |
interested person. S. E. Swayne, |
president OF the Commercial club, !
was suggested as he is not a member !
of any of the festival committees The |
domestic science committee was Civ |
en- permission to pick it's own judges. |
The transportation committee has !
arranged for special transportation ia
cilities during the three festival days, !
so E. NJ. Haas, the chairman report
ed
The work of the industrial commit
tee was reported by it's chairman At
wood Jenkins, to be progressing The
heads of the industries of the city may
hn vic 20 Il ic
plays.
Concessions Granted.
l.. S. Bowman said that concessions
had been granted which would yield
$3.50, and that contracts were pending
to the amount of 500. Other conces-
sions he thought would be asked for
and allowed later. He estimated that
the sale of privileges would bring a
revenue of $400.
The historical committee of which
Secretary Jordan is chairman, is pre-
pairing an exhibit of relics and antiques
to be placed in one of the rooms of the
library.
J. F. Hasemeier of the auditing
committee requested that his commit
tee be increased Indefinitely that an
accurate account might be kept of the
proceeds of all the amusements from
which the Festival is to receive a per
cent of the receipts.
MIR. Bailey Appointed.
William NJ. Bailey was appointed to
have charge of the wiring for the
Made in Richmond tent, the horse
show tent, and the special wiring that
would have to be done on the streets
To determine the distinction be-
tween he exhibitor and a concession
list, the committee ruled that any one
competing for prize was an exhibitor
and would be allowed free space. This
would not prevent them from selling
and taking orders for their goods, but,
according to the ruling. delivery is not
to be made until after the Festival is
over.
Two tents have been contracted for,
both 200 feet long and 40 feet wide
These and others to be secured later
will be used for the Made in Rich
mond" exhibit.
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