The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-21
TOBACCO men
COMPLETE PLANS
FOR CONVENTION
Blackboard and Murphy to
Speak at All-Day Picnic Fri
day in Eaton.

NS ~ 2AOhs "dl
OF Greenville. and Frank Blackford,
of Eldorado, at an all-day picnic to
be given Friday by the Preble County
Tobacco Growers association on the
county fairgrounds. 1t is probable
talks will be made by other persons,
announces the speakers committee
The speaking will begin at noon
The first attraction on the program
or the morning will be a baseball
game between the high school team
OF Monroe township and the high
school team Of Monroe township and
the high school team of Lanier town
ship, at o'clock, followed by horse
shoe pitching contest.
TWO horse races, in which local
horses will participate, will take place
at 100 o'clock, followed at 8 O'Clock
by baseball game between Eaton's
recently organized team and a team
picked from the tobacco growers The
Eldorado band will furnish music at
the picnic
1t is expected that tobacco growers
throughout the entire Miami valley
VIII be represented at the picnic, as
invitations have been sent out, and
II is expected many from distance
Will be present.
Members of the various branches in
the local county organization have in
sVaded the various sections of the
Miami valley on booster automobile
tours the last few days to arouse in
terest in the picnic and to extend per-
sonal invitations to the growers.
Arrangements have been completed
TO secure a comprehensive survey of
the tobacco situation, not only in
freble county and the Miami valley
nut elsewhere in the country. The
local situation as to condition of to-
oacco on hand and the present grow.
Ing crop will be canvassed through a
registration system.
Growers Will be asked to register at
the entrance gates to the grounds and
10 supply certain desired information
according to recent announcement by
the committee on ARRANGEMENTS for
the picnic.
Booths will be maintained on the
grounds, where any information re-
garding the local county growers as
ISOLATION can be obtained, and where
applications for membership will be
received.
For those who cannot conveniently
bring their dinner or lunch, lunch
stand will be operated on the grounds
Iii ouShouL Tue udS
Teachers Elect Officers.
Following brief business session,
officers for the ensuing year were to
be elected this afternoon by the
Preble County Teachers Institute as
ISOLATION, whose annual institute has
been in progress here since Monday
and which will come to a close Friday
afternoon.
Enrolment Of teachers at the in
stitute reached 12O today, each day
showing a slight increase over the
preceding day.
F. z. Mcclellan, local teacher, re-
turned overseas soldier, addressed the
institute this afternoon and narrated
his experiences in Europe.
An interesting address on the Re
lations of Taxation to the Educational
Problems of Today" was presented
at the morning session by John z.
White, of Chicago.
DIR. Alfred Hall Quest, University of
Cincinnati, and DR.. S. c. Schumacher,
State Normal college, West Chester
Pa, the lecturers for the entire meet
ing, each presented lectures today
DR.. Halls subject for his one lee,
ture was :"Directing Study in the
Grades" He conducted devotional ex.
session and conducted question box
which marked the close of the day s
program.
Dr. Shumakers subjects were:
"The Meaning of a Leaf and THE
Real Purpose of Nature Study
Miss Ruth Scott played two violir
solos as d part of the afternoon pro
gram.
One or more cases Of FLU" are re
ported to exist in Eaton. Walter Am
norman, local barber and returned
overseas soldier. is i'll and is said tt
be afflicted with the disease.
Other cases of illness exist in the
city that closely resemble flu" &C
cording to report, Some physician:
could not be reached TO confirm the
report, while others who were reached
stated they had no flu patients.
Suit Brought Title.
Thomas Wilson, if living. and hi
heirs are named defendants to an &C
ton brought in common pleas cour
by Frank Lombardo for quiet of it'll
to 20 acres of land in jefferson town
shii, in the southeast quarter Of sec
ton 90. Lombardo AYERS the defend
ants claim an estate or some intereS
in the realty averSe to his rights. H,
asks that they be compelled to set VI
their claims.
Rain Spells Concert.
Rain interrupted the weekly open
aid band concert Wednesday evenin!
at the courthouse. after two or thre'
numbers had been presented. TIL
concert had to he called off last weel
on account of rain.
Dr. Benson Appointed.
Local people will be interested il
the announcement that Rev. John G
Benson, D. D., who at one time resided
in Eaton, has been appointed secre
tary OF education and literature in tn
Methodist denomination. with head
quarters in New York. The announce
ment comes from Detroit, Mich, Dr.
Renson's present home. The educa
t'onal and literature department wa
recently created by the church. Dr.
Benson will have charge Of world
wide surveys, compilation and publ
cation of books and pamphlets, collec
ton and distribution OF lantern slide
publicity and other phases OF Meth
odist Episcopal propaganda.
FARM SALE