The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-20
ENTIRE POPULATION
OF TOWNS GREET
CARS OF BOOSTERS
Neighboring Citizens Prom
Use to Make Morton Lake
Their Summer Home After
Jordan's Invitation.

UNION CITY, Ind, May 20.-(With |
the Richmond Boosters) -Instead of
greeting the Richmond Boosters with !,
committees, expressing their welcome,
the entire population of towns visited
between Richmond and this city turn
ed out this morning when the trumpet
call told of the approach.
Cheers arose as the pathfinder car
carrying the stars and stripes came to
a halt in the center of the towns.
Charles Jordan, secretary OF the Com
mercial club, spoke briefly from his
machine describing the advantages or
Morton lake as summer resort for
this section of the country.
Following his invitation to the
neighbors to make Morton park their
summer home, members of the party
mingled with the citizens for a few
minutes, distributing literature and
extending personal invitations.
Get Hearty Welcome.
Everywhere the boosters are asSur-
ed that the people will be only too
glad to take advantage of the oppor-
tunity offered to spend their vacations
near home at a minimum expense.
Many reply, "Morton Lake will be our
summer resort
AS the Boosters pass from town to
town their enthusiasm increases as
everywhere the reception indicates the
high esteem in which Richmond and
Richmond enterprises, both business
and pleasure, are held by Wayne
County's neighbors.
In this city crowds lined the side
walks to see the cars that pulled into
b. o. ~'<l~
Beyond the annoyance from roads,
especially dusty for this time of year,
the run during the morning was pleas
ant and without mishap.
Garry Advertising.
Armed with literature describing
the numerous and varied attractions
of Morton lake and park, more than a
hundred Richmond boosters in twenty
three machines pulled away from the
Commercial club shortly after 9
o'clock this morning on the second
booster trip of the season.
The streamers and pennants used
on the trip through neighbOring
counties to the south We're placed on
the cars to advertise the new park
through counties of western Ohio and
eastern Indiana.
Because Walker Land, who piloted
this trip, Roland Nusbaum, drove the
pathfinder car and set the pace along
the route previously mapped out.
Before stopping at Union City for
luncheon, the cars passed through
Chester, Whitewater. Bethel, Holans-
burg, Arba. Spartansburg. Crete, Bar
tonia. Following lunch the itinerary
included Hills Grove, Mt. Vernon,
Greenville. Weaver's Station, Hewitt,
New Madison, New Paris and West
vile.
Cars Line Up.
At the start the cars lined up as
follows;
No /. Lee B. Nusbaum; No. 2, Rob-
ert w. Randall; No. 8, Raymond Mich
olson: No. 4, Oliver Nusbaum; No 3,
Ray Mather; No. 6, Bartel and Robe;
No. 7. George Klein: No. 8. o. E. Full
CHAM No. 9, John Clements; No. TO-,
/. E. laval: No. II, John G. Bayer;
No. ~, G. d. Shideler; No. IA. William
Hendricks; No. IS, A. L. jenkins; No
16, George Klute; No. II, A d. Myers;
No. IS DR.. f. H. Mendenhall; No. 49,,
Beaver and Williams of Cincinnati:
No. 20, Lou Tiff; No. q. J. T. Giles;
No. %; O. G. Murray; No. 90, J. H.
Mills
Beaver and Williams of Cincinnati,
travelling men, will not accompany the
trip but will spend the next week fly
ing their banners for Morton park
visited the park yesterday and asked
to be given banners today to adver-
tise along their territory