The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-06-11


Jackson park. The Center township
delegation th9n turned around it, ban.
ner and flashed the santiment, "Au
Roads Lead to Jackson Park"
An early poll Of the townships show.
ed that sentiment favored Glen Miller
park, but Wayne township delegates
said they would abide BY the decision
Of the meeting and asked that Center
township present it, claims fully to
the association. There was no deter
mined effort to bring the celebration
to the park. On the final roll call.
When Wayne township was called, it
cast its two votes for Jackson park, an
act that brought forth . stirring round
Of applause from the meeting. The
county officers are:
President, DR.. l. 8. Harold. Rich
mond: secretary, J. II. Blose, Center
Vile; treasurer, Lawrence Handl0y;
executive committee: besides the three
officers, win Roller. Clay township;
Claude Kitteruaau, Jackson township.
The Fourth Of July celebration com
mittee consists of Fred Teas. Clarence
Bertsch. G. B. Lundy. Wood Eliason
and James Harris.
The constitution adopted last even
ing gives each township organization
two representatives with right to vote
in the county organization. but per-
mtts the privilege Of the floor to any
member Of a township organization.
The constitution bipds the township
organizations together and leaves To-
cal government aud the handling OF
local affairs solely in the townships.
Constitution Adopted.
The meeting was called to order by
Lawrence Handley, and c. w. Jordan
and L. M. Feeger were elected tempo
rary chairman and secretary, respec-
lively. The constitution was referred
to the following committee which re
ported its adoption: Mark Stevens,
Center; George Murray, jackson; w,
J. Curtis, Franklin; Lewis Hampton,
New Garden, and Robert Beeson, Har'
rison.
Tho publicity committee was in.
structed to order Good Roads buttons
to be sold to members of the orSaniza-
| ton as one means of raising funds.
Lee b. Nusbaum asked for the names
of all the bands in Wayne county that
township organizations will bring to
the celebration. He will order music
| for the event.
/ Claude Kitterman, q jackson town
ship booster, in pressing the claims OF
Jackson; park, argued that too much
attention was being paid to persons
who own automobiles and not enough
to the farmers who must drive horses
to the scene Of the celebration. He
held Richmond was too far east for
| farmers. compelled to drive from
Washington township and other west
ern units.
J. H. Blose, president of the Center
| Township Commercial club, pleaded
! for Centerville, adducing its central
location on the National road, it's rich
fund Of history, its ability to take care
OF the crowd. e. NJ. Haas advocated
Glen Miller park. arguing that farm
ers could easily reach Richmond by
train and interurban. George Balm
ger held the same opinion.
Stevens Settles Issue.
Jesse Stevens practically settled the
issue when he said Jackson park ex
tended from Randolph to Union coun
| ty, said there was a surveyors doubt
whether Glen Miller park was inside
the Indiana line, and in all seriousness
then pointed to the long list of great
| men who came from Center township
He pointed to the names Of Oliver r
Morton, Julien and other prominent
men in Indiana's history during the
Civil war.
| The meeting, last night was pro
phetic OF an enlarged sphere Of &C
tivity for the organization, so dele
gates said. The Fourth Of July cele
bration was regarded merely as an in
cident, while the big purpose--o1
bringing together country and city
was held forth as the supreme pur
pose OF the gathering.
The enthusiasm displayed last even
ing was regarded one of the mos,
gratifying results of the work. A Ions
line of automobiles strung along South
Fourth from Main to- A street indi