South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-27
HOOSIER DIXIE HIGHWAY
MEN PLAN CELEBRATION
Automobile Parade in EIkhart
County to be Put on Within
a Month.

ELKHART, Aug 27.-Elkhart is to
witness big automobile parade in
about 90 days if plans Of the Hoosier-
Dixie Highway association are sue
cessfuIy carried out The parade
probably Will start from Greenfield and
gather strength as il nears THIS city,
the terminal point. and it is dcclared
the column may include several hun
dred cars when il reaches Elkn0rt
The cars. according 90 T.. L. Arnold.
one of the associations board of gov
errors. will be filled with women as
well as men tourists.
An effort is also 10 bee made to get
the persons Interested i'm the Detroit
branch of the Lincoln highway TO join
in the celebration with parade from
that direction
This program was determined on
at a meeting OF the governors OF the
Hoosier- Dixie Highway association
held in the Hayes hotel at Warsaw.
All OF the governors were present
The official emblem and marker of
the association was adopted. Il is 20
have "Hoosier' at the top and
Dixie" at the bottom. with the mon
Ogram of the association between the
TWO. The letters are TO be black on
yellow background The design,
which will be copyrighted. was rec
commended by the governors repre-
senung Elkhart, Kosciusko and Wa
bash counties, who were appointed as
d committee for this purpose. The
marking of the route In each county
viii be begun as soon as the stencils
are secured.
II the Bristol road Improvement in
Concord township is completed i'm
time 1t viii be dedicated on the 6ay
OF the automobile parade. A club
has been formed 40 COldWater TO urge
the building OF the Michigan branch
or the highway from COldWater 10
Elkhart as soon as possible. 1t was
announced that assurance has been
given that an Objectionable piece of
road leading into Lafountaine. which
is ON the HOOsler road, Will be inn
proved.
The 18th annual conference OF the
Mennon4re Sunday schools OF Indiana
and Michigan held its first session
with 1900 men and women. repre-
scnuug 20 schools i'm attendance. in
big tent at the corner Of Francis St.
and Indiana av. The tent has a seat
ing capacity OF 1900 and it is ex-
pected that this viii be taxed TO ca
pacity Friday, the closing day. which
is generally the most important day
of the conferences.
I'm referrins To the meeting Thurs
day. Rev. j. IS. Bixler of this city. one
OF the general committee ON arrange
ments. said The attendance is far
beyond our expectations in view of
the fact that majority of our DeO-
pie are ruralites and this is a busy
time or the year for them The Wis
itors are being housed mt the homes
OF members of the local church and
are beiue served with meals i'm me
basement of the church on Prairie st.
Rev Adam EwaId of Neustadt.
Germany who left here last January
20 return 20 Germany after spending
S mOrths in America. has written 20
his brother. Rev. r. Ewald of this
city stating that he has entered the
German Red Cross society and has
been assigned 10 duties at various
points in the interior of the empire.
the letter was written at Koenigs-
burg. Mr.. EWald acts as chaplain
while also engaged i'm the more prac-
teal work of the Red Cross attaches.
He became Wen known 10 a large
number of Elkhartaus during his
visits in this city while he was in
America.
Alleging that his wife Elizabeth
SWartz. is a hahitual drunkard and is
cruel 90 him. Wesley Swartz has filed
suit for divorce in the superior court.