South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-05-08
COMPLETE PLANS FOR
LAYING CORNERSTONE
Parade in Which School Chill
dren, Police, City Officials
and Others Will Take Part
Will be Feature Saturday.

At a Joint meeting OF the Misha-
waka Business Mems association and
the Mishawaka Chamber OF Progress
held in the Hotel Mishawaka Thurs
day night at which r. NJ. BarrOws pre-
sided a parade formation for Satur-
days demonstration in connection with
the laying OF the cornerstone of the
new pOstOffice was submitted and ap-
proved IL is az follows:
Police. band. postal clerks, city Off
Gals. fire department school children
in floats. Business Mems association,
Chamber OF Progress. lodges and fra
ternal organizations citizens in auto
mobiles. boy scouts.
Copies OF the South Bend papers
and those OF Mishawaka and also 9TH
er documents pertaining to MishawaISa
will be placed in the cornerstone.
A band Of 30 pieces and chorus Of
80 school children will furnish the
music.
James Kennedy and w +. Miller
Will act as narshals on the occasion
and will have a number of aides to
assist them. Judge Ralph F'ieg was
unanimously appointed master Of Ger
emonies and Charles Roy and C. L.
MetZger were added 10 the autom Obile
committee IL was stated that every
available automobile in Mishawaka
would be in the parade and will be re-
served for the children and old people.
The committee on finances reported
that they had been most successful in
raising funds to defray the expenses
Of the band and other items in cOnnec-
ton with the program, and the meet
ing decided that any surplus would be
turned over TO the G.. A r. for Deco
ration day in Mishawaka. The com
mittee on publicity reported through
p g. Lehman that il had several
thousand cards and dodgers. advertis-
ing the event. printed and available
for distribution
j. @. Swanger, tr.. who is one Of the
live boosters of the city. volunteered
20 leave for South Bend tonight to at
tend To the distribution and G. l.. Os-
trander, president of the Business
Mems association, magnanim Ously Of
fered to accompany him. Stanley Nc
1ntosh OF the Mishawaka Trust and
Savings company and G. l.. MetZger.
+. II. Lonstreet and O. +. Lang will
leave Mishawaka early Friday morn
ing IN an automobile filled with litera-
ture pertaining 70 the event. bucket
full OF paste and a brush. They will
bill territory covering over 40 miles.
All the street cars in and out of
South Bend will carry advertising
matter pertaining to Saturdays cele-
oTatiOn, this privilege having been
given to Mishawaka by the Chicago.
South Bend and Northern Indiana
kdiAOdu " 81. hItS hdpH volunteer
ed to go to Elkhart and OSceola in aid
OF the publicity campaign which Mish-
awake is inauguratlng in connection
with its new postcffice.
The city Is even now beginning TO
put on a gala appearance. Bunting is
almost everywhere and on Saturday
Mishawaka will have its best clothes
or and they will do justice to its cit
liens
The fun will commence at o'clock
when the band will play several selec-
tiOns at the corner or Main and Sec
ond strs. Tt vii lthen prOceed To st.
Josephs school. To the high school.
get the pupils in line and march to
the north side Batteli school and then
10 the point OF formation OF the pa
rade. The route Will be through the
principal streets Of the city and thence
10 the new postoffice building at the
corner OF Church and Third SITS.
MesSrs. r. G.. EbeThart. NJ w Mix.
John HerzOg. postmaster; G. L. Os-
trander. T. NJ Barrows and Mayor
Ralph ". Gaylor viii be the orators
Of the occasion. In all Mishawaka
Will do itself proud Saturday.