The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-14
Short News Of City
LIBRARY OFFICERS TO MEET

LIBRARY OFFICERS TO MEET
Trustees and officers of the Norris
son-Reeves library, were invited We'd
nesday by William ]. Hamilton, secre-
tary Of the Indiana Library commits
sion. to a meeting Of trustees and IL
brarians of the central states at In
dianapolis on April q,
eoAZ DEMAREE ON TRIAL
Boaz Demaree, member of the no.
torious Demaree gang, of Rushvtlle
and Greensburg, went on trial at Rush
vile Wednesday for robberies at the
two towns. Jesse Demaree has con-
fessed. The gang is thought to have
been implicated in robberies in Wayne
county.
18TH DIVISION MEETS
Ohio and Indiana men, veterans of
the 37th, or Ohio National guard d.
vision, attended a meeting of the di-
vision at Columbus Monday. Colonel
Charles Farnsworth, former comman-
der, was the principal speaker.
POSTPONE MEETING
The next meeting Of the South Side
Improvement association will be held
at the club rooms at 1880, next We'd
nesday night, April 81. The meeting
has been postponed from Tuesday
night until Wednesday night in order
that it will not conflict with the Re-
publican meeting.
kiRMEss ENDS WEDNESDAY
The last night of the X. of P. Kir.
mess at the building on South Eighth
street, Wednesday night, will be feat
ured by dance and other special
| functions. There will be no admission
fee.
cLAWsoN IN MODESTO
Charles Howard Clawson, former
Richmond boy, who is now a painter
of Modesto, Cal, is planning to open
a studio in Modesto. His paintings
and water colors of the San Joaquin
Valley are attracting much attention.
! PAUL MAY ATTEND
Ed o. Paul. of Cambridge City, a
member of the Indiana state Republi-
can advisory committee of so, probably
VIA attend the advisory committee
meeting Thursday. Rudolph Leeds
Richmond member. said Wednesday
he probably would not attend.
BEGIN ROAD WORK
Work was begun Wednesday on the
Liberty-Richmond link of the state
highways system, by Bruce Pullen OF
Liberty, who Is maintenance head in
charge Of the Liberty-Richmond, Con
nersville-Liberty, and Connersville
College Corner links. A state high
way commission army truck, just re
cetved, is being used. Pullen has a
force on the work to grade the roads
this week, but will not lay down the
fresh gravel until next week
!, LUCAS HAVE SON
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Lucas, Of
Washington, D. c., are the parents OF
an eight-and-one-half pound baby boy
which was named Donald Murray Lu
, cas-. Mrs. Lucas was formerly Mis-:
Lucy Ford, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Elmer Ford, 2O22 North E.
: NO c. S. SERVICE TONIGHT
. Because of redecorating work bein.
a done on the interior of the Christian
: Science church, there will be no Wed
nesday night service tonight.
VOLUNTEERS WANT ROOMS
An urgent call for accommodation.
for 100 persons who will attend the
, Student Volunteer convention at Earl
ham, April 16, II and IS, has been sen
out by Raymond Jenkins of Earlham
!, Persons who are willing to rent rooms
, tQr the three nights are urged to cal
jenkins at 301S, Or to see him at hi
. home. 500 National avenue
= TO CONDUCT EXERCISES.
: commencement exercises will b.
conducted by the DR. ]. J. Rae, paste
!, of the First Presbyterian church, a
u the graduation exercises at the Four
= tain City, Lynn, New Madison an
= Carthage high schools. These are t.
. be conducted in the order named o.
!, April II and "a and May 1 and s.
u DR.. Rae will be in Terre Haute, FIR
a on hi Sin Of !,
q X. OF. c. ANNOUNCES PLAY
"The Posie Shoppe," musica
Il comedy in two acts, will be given b
, the Knights of Columbus soon. Thre
l. hundred persons will take part in tn
y cast. The Cincinnati Production Con
pany will have a staff of instructor
here to stage the play.
HELMS TO BUILD HERE
Joseph Helms, farmer, residin
5 south of Centerville, is beginning t
Il wreck the house and clear the groun
d at Sc South Seventeenth street pr
" paratory to erecting an $4,000 bung;
0 low, it was announced Wednesday. NJ
e Helms expects to start building witt
E. in a month.
T.: AID SOCIETY TO MEET.
l. The Aid Society Of the North
d Street Friends church will meet FIR
Il day from to p. m. at the church
1t DELEGATION ATTRACT INTERES
e John H. Johnson and Presidel
d David NJ. Edwards of Earham are i
Ii Cincinnati attending the Rockefelle
n, tour banquet. Word received at tn
Friends Forward Movement headqua
ters Wednesday from J. Elwood Co
,, well known North Carolinian, who
representing the Friends on the Rock
u Teller tour, stated that immense int
III est had met the delegation everywher
e In Kansas City over 10000 reserv
r, tons were made for the evening NEE
10 ing
id FlREMEN INSPECT BUILDINGS
% Assistant state fire marshall ar
local fire chief Ed Miller, visited seve
al buildings in the city Wednesday
ascertain if fire precaution equipmel
- was sufficient.
Is WILLIAMS AT CAPITAL
County superintendent of Schoo