The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-07-03
HAROLD WIRES
NA ATOMS HEAD
FOR ATTITUDE
Leader of Old Trails Associa-
ton Informs President Will
son Work Association Pro-
poses to Do.
ANSWER EXPECTED
ANSWER EXPECTED
Entire Citizenship of Wayne
County Awaits Dawn of
Celebration Boosted BY
Township.

With every detail complete and ev.
cry man, woman and child in Wayne
county awaiting the dawn Of Monday,
July as the opening Of day on
which the county's biggest gathering
Is to be held, leaders of the National
Old Trails Road Association of Wayne
County are looking forward with Gag
erness to an addition to the program.
This Is the expected answer of Presi-
dent Woodrow Wilson to a telegram
sent him today by DR.. I. S. Harold,
asking for an expression from the
chief executive Of the importance of
the work being undertaken by the as
sociation. 1t is also hoped thereby to
secure an indication Of the presidents
attitude toward immediate federal aid
for the improvement of the old trails.
Harold Sends Message,
II the reply is received In time, and
1t is confidently expected. DR.. Harold
viii read it before the audience in
Center,ille at f:45 o'clock Monday
afternoon. A ceremony of respect to
the president will attend the reading.
DR.. Harold's telegram follows:
To His Excellency, Woodrow Wilson,
President of the United States,
Cornish, New Hampshire.
Assembled, Monday. July 5. at Cen.
terville, Ind. the birthplace of In.
diana's great war governor, Oliver P.
Morton, will be hundreds of citizens
of Eastern Indiana, members of the
National Old Trails Roads association
meeting for the purpose OF enlisting
congressional support to a movement
for the improvement of continental
highways, especially the old Nation.
al Road. This highway, as Your Ex-
cellency Is aware, was constructed un.
der an act of congress-. Today 1t still
remains one of our great national
trade arteries, stretching from Mary
land to the Mississippi river, but fed
eral aid for its improvement and main.
tenance is much needed. Interested
as we know you are in the varied
phases of our national development,
one of the most important Of which is
the nationwide roads movement, we
would esteem it a great honor to re-
ceive from you some expression of
opinion as to the work we are so act
lively and enthusiastically engaged in,
to be read at our meeting in Center.
vile, July 8.
Very respectfully,
DIR. l. 8. HAROLD,
President Wayne County Old Trails
Road Association.
Boston and Franklin township dele.
cations will join Wayne township dele.
cations in the parade which will form
at the court house and leave there at
9 o'clock to 60 to Centerville.
Prior to the forming of the parade
the Richmond City band will ride
around the streets of Richmond and
the Whitewater band will play at the
corner of Eighth and Main streets.
The three delegations from the
townships, which start from here, will
move In motorcars to Reidston Farm
where they will await instructions
from Captain Paul Comstock at Cen.
terville.
The line Of march is north to the
old Commons road, west on this road
to the first road west of the Center
ville-Williamsburg pike, south on the
pike to National road and west on
National to Centerville. Everyone is
welcome and wanted to join in parade
which leaves Richmond Omar Whel
an, who has charge of the arrange
ments desired as large a delegation
from this city, to fittingly represent
the community.