The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-02-28

building to come under 500 900 by the
township advisory board. The town
ship cannot be bonded for more than
100000 and when bids on the new
school building were opened by Town
ship Trustee William Miller, Thursday
afternoon, the lowest one received was
for $4,000
RECRUITERS ARRIVE
Fifteen members of the First and
eight members of the Sixth division
will arrive in Richmond Sunday or
Monday for the purpose of stimulating
recruiting in the drive for men just
opened by the army, it was announced
by the local recruiting officer Satur-
day. A recruiting party of one officer
and three men, from the medical de-
tachment of the Sixth division, arrived
here saturday.
AWARD PRIZES MONDAY.
The local prizes for army essay con-
tests. written by school children on
Feb. 20, will be awarded Monday after
noon at 4 p. m, in the high school
auditorium, Sergeant Thompson, local
recruiting officer, announced Saturday.
A government moving picture, show
ing A. E. F. reels and army life in
general will precede the awarding of
the prizes. Lieutenant Coyen, of the
First Davision, will give short ad-
dress on the principles of army life.
DR.. EDWARD TO SPEAK
President David M. Edwards of
Earlham College will speak at the
| evening services of the Whitewater
Methodist church Sunday. Life Work
Decision Day" will be observed
CHURCH FACE DEBT
Special services to celebrate the re
moval of the Indebtedness of the
church were held last Sunday at the
First church of Christian Scientists,
between Fourteenth and Fifteenth on
North A.
! ATTEND CONFERENCE
! Secretary Carlander, of the Y. M. c
! A., returned from the annual confer
ence Friday night but returned early
Saturday morning Thomas W. VIII
| son, assistant secretary left for India
| napolis early Saturday He will at
tend the general.secretary conference
| and also the dinner for Y. M. c. A
war-work men that was held at noon
| Saturday.
WILL SING OFFERTORY.
| Mr.. Ralph Hart, vocal student OF
Samuel Carton, head of the depart
ment of music at Earlham college
will sing the offertory at the Second
Presbyterian church Sunday morning
| MISSIONARIES IN INDIA.
Word was received from Bombay
India, by Ross A. Hadley, executive
secretary of the American Friends
board of foreign missions, states tina,
Lewis Moon and the Hoyts, mission
aries on their way to Africa, had ar
rived there and were to go overland
to Monbasa.
| Moses Bailey arrived at Ramallah
Jerusalem, on Jan. 4, and Is taking VI
his work among the boys, according
to word received from there.
VISITS AT LUDLOW FALLS.
| Herman o. Miles, financial director
of the Friends Forward Movement
is spending the week end at his home
in Ludlow Falls. Ohio.
| MAIL QUAKER VIEWS.
| Twelve thousand copies of the For
ward Movement News, a supplemer
tary and smaller edition of the Amer
lean Friend, were mailed to leaders
of the Friends church from headquar
tiers in Richmond Saturday.
YOUNG FRIENDS COME
A delegation of Young Englisl
Friends will arrive in America earl.
this summer to hold a series of pre-
| liminary conferences in advance of tn,
All World Conference of Friends IL
London in August.
ARRIVES WEDNESDAY,.
The. Rev. J. P. Miller, new pastor O