The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-10
GOODRICH NAMES
SEPT. y HEROES
DAY IN INDIANA
Governors Proclamation
Urges All Citizens to do
Homage to Slain Heroes.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Sept. TO-
Governor Goodrich has set apart Sun
day. Sept. %. to be Heroes day in
Indiana.
In proclamation issued yesterday
from his room in st. Vincent's Hospi-
tai the Governor pays tribute to Hoos-
Ter soldiers who have made the high
est sacrifice in the war for preserva-
ton of human liberties.
He urges in the statement that citi-
Gems forget religious creed in union
OF Qualification OF the states dead and
requests that the War Camp Commu-
nifty Service direct arrangements for
meetings simultaneously in every ham.
let, town and city. 1t is the Govern
or's regret that he will not be able to
personally attend the Indianapolis OBJ
servance Of the day.
II could ask no greater honor than
to have active and personal part in
such day." he said. But lam told
that my stay in the hospital will not
be terminated by that date named
However, my heart will be with those
who gather together to do this fitting
homage to our men who have been
slain"
A message from the governor will
be read at every meeting In Indiana.
In all of the demonstrations arranged
by the War Camp Community Service
In Indianapolis he has been an active
participant. In the service flag pa
rade he declined the place Of honor In
the reviewing party to march in line
and carry the flag with star for his
son.
The executive committee for Indi-
ana Of the War Camp Community Ser
vice will hold its first meeting today
at the Hotel SEVERN at luncheon at
1890 p. m. State Chairman Hugh
Nick. Landon has called the commit
teemen together to outline organiza-
ton plans and to arrange for getting
before the people just what the War
Camp Community Service is doing to
keep the fighter fit
The members of the committee are:
Mr.. Landon, chairman: w. II. Nc
Curdy. Evansville; r. w Akin, Sulli-
van; Harry Jewett, New Albany;
Thomas E Davidson, Greensburg;
Herman Huffman. Terre Haute; Ed
ward Paul. Cambridge City; Dale J.
Crittenberger, Anderson; A. M. Rosen-
thai and j. o. Vanier, Indianapolis:
Albert Conradt, Kokomo; DR.. H. E.
Sharrer, Hammond; Col J. L. McCul-
Tough, Marion; Byron Sommers. Fort
Wayne; and Finley Mount, Laporte.
Issues Proclamation.
The Governors proclamation fol-
lows:
1T is fitting and right that high hon.
or and praise be accorded Indiana's
sons who have fallen while facing the
foe In the fight for the worlds freedom.
Their names will be indelibly in
scribed in the glorious history Of the
Hoosier commonwealth. The memory
of their brave deeds will be examples
Of splendid patriotism in generations
yet to come. We stand bowed in COM
mon grief before service flags with
stars Of gold. To the mothers, fathers,
wives of these, our friends, who have
nobly yielded the supreme sacrifice
that the principles of justice and lib
erty may be perpetuated in all ma
tons OF earth, let us give of our trib-
ute and let us share with them the
sorrow born of wars inevitable toll.
Therefore, I, James p Goodrich,
governor of the State of Indiana, do
hereby set apart and proclaim Sunday,
September 20, to be Heroes Day, in
honor Of our heroic dead
e. Let the day be given over to solemn
song and service and ] urge that our
citizens, irrespective. of religious
creed, join in doing homage to our
men who sleep in fields of France and
Flanders.
To the War Camp Community Ser
vice. in which all denominations are
unified for splendid purpose, l give
charge OF this observance. and request
that they so arrange that in every
hamlet, tow and city we may on that
day gl6rify our sons who have so hon
orably died and whose souls will for
ever GO marching on !"