South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-04
History of St. Joseph County
as Told at SpringbrOOk
Park Proves a De-
Cided Success.
BAND CONCERT is ONE
OF TODAY'S FEATURES
Music Rendered by Pullman
Organization is AppreCi-
ated-Many Visitors
Are in the City.

Another great crowd greeted to-
DAVIS program Of South Bends cen
tennial celebration Interurbans.
trains and automobiles brought
MANY people into the city during the
morning and the roster or visitors
was increased TO the hundreds 10y
noon.
At O'Clock this afternoon the
floral automobile parade was started.
presenting one of the most attract
i've scenes thus far witnessed m the
professional pageant line. scores
of cars. gayly and attractively dec
Grated were in line and the pro-
cession surpassed anything OF its
nature ever arranged in northern
Indiana, according 10 those who are
in close touch with such events Au-
| tomobile owners have been planning
! for weeks for the parade and the
decorations and novel features ez-
| hibited in the procession indicated
the ecorts that had been put forth
to make the event a success.
Members of the Indiana society
of Chicago journeyed TO South Berd
today 10 view the celebration The
members of the society who were
included in the party we're John T.
McCutcheon. George AIDE, Meredith
Nicholson and several others Of ma
tional prominence
Crowd at Dedication.
There was a large crowd at the
corner OF Colfax av. and y Taylor
81. this morning 20 see and par
ticipate in the dedication Of the
memorial tablet in honor Of the late
SCHUYLER Colfax. vice president OF
the United states. founder Of the
Rebekah degree Of the I. .. O. F.
and a South Bend citizen. Severa-
addresses were delivered by dig
nitaries Of the Rebekah lodge dur
ing the ceremonies which started At
10 O'Clock. while the services Of ded-
ication proved impressive. Previous
to the ceremonies the members OF
the local Rebekah lodge partici-
pated in a. parade through the busi-
ness district and 10 the size Of Mr.
Colfax's old home where the ser
vices were conducted.
Following the automobile parade
this afternoon there will be a con
cert by the Pullman band az the
court house and a portrayal OF DIFF
ferent national dances. This feature
proved attractive Tuesday afternoon
and an even larger crowd Of spec
tators was promised for today. The
concert was scheduled 20 start at
O'Clock.
Pageant Again Tonight
There viii be another presenta-
ton OF the historical pageant az
SpringbrOok park tonight. The
successful manner in which the
pageant moved OF Tuesday might
and the excellent impression left
with the spectators indicated an
even larger attendance tonight The
historical pageant which included q
cast and chorus or more than s. 900
people. relates the principal events
in the county's hist Dry during the
past $50 years.
At O'Clock this afternoon the
high school alumni tea was sched-
uled al the high school auditorium
Elaborate plans had been made Tor
the affair and a large attendance OF
former high school students was eE-
pected. There are many former
high school pupils both as residents
and visitors in the city, and all had
been invited 10 the affair. The tea
is in the nature Of a series Of class
reunions where old classmates may
meet again after years OF separa-
ton.
The streets OF the city were
crowded during the morning. and
at noon many more folks had ar
rived 20 witness the afternoon pro-
gram. Although the restaurants AID
hotels did a capacity business Tues
cay. they were almost overw helmed
today by the great mum Der Of out
of-town folks who were seeking eat
Ing accommodation. thus indicat-
ing the number OF visitors in the
city
Guns Prove Puzzle.
AS is natural there have been
several amusing incidents in con
necti0n with the centennial. the
principal one being the difficulty en-
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