South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-10-03
EXPO OF INDUSTRY
WILL OPEN TONIGHT
WITH BIG PARADE
Many Industries and Crafts to
Enter Floats in Big
Street Event.

Final preparations have been COM
pleted and everything Is in readi-
ness for the grand opening OF the
mammoth Industrial exposition 10 be
held at SpringbroOk park starting
! tonight and continuing every after
noon and nigEt for the rest OF the
week
An Illuminated street parade,
starting at O'Clock will precede
/ the formal opening at the park.
/ Numerous floats representing the
various crafts. industries and bust
ness houses OF the city will be in
line and it is expected at least 1000
will march.
The parade as announced by
I Grand Marshall Martin Roberts,
president Of the local Building
Trades council will form at La
fayette and Monroe sts.. moving
north on Lafayette to Jefferson St.
east on Jefferson 20 Main. north on
Main to Colfax St, east on Colfax 10
Michigan St, south on Michigan 10
South St., TO Lincoln Way TO fair
4 grounds.
Two bands from the local frater-
nal order Of Eagles, together with
Con T. Kennedy Show band, will
furnish the music for the marchers.
forming as fellows.
Order of March.
Grand Marshall Martin Roberts,
Aide Harry Bash and staff platoon
Of police, Mayor Carson with city
and county officials, Eagle band, Di-
rector General Z. A. Blessinger and
staff, Officers Of local trade council
and families, plumbers float and
marchers electrical workers float
and marchers, engineers float and
marchers. sheet metal workers. float
and marchers, South Bend and
Mishawaka painters, float and
marchers, iron workers float and
marchers. cigar makers float and
marchers, garment makers float and
marchers. Eagles band, Union Res
tsurant float, Veterans OF Foreign
Wars float. Heller Furniture COM
pany float, Hoosier Grocery COM
pany float, Nation Grocery company
float, Blue Bird shop float, Con 7
Kennedy band, Con T. Kennedy
shows, Chevrolet Motor company
float, Dodge Motor company float,
Steinhardt Motor company float,
Buick Motor company float.
Mayors Address Tonight.
An effort is being made by exposi-
ton officials to have the mayor and
other city officials deliver addresses
on the days set aside In honor of
Michigan and Indiana cities which
are as follows:
Monday, opening night. will be
known as grand opening night when
Mayor Carson will officially open the
exposition with an address.
Tuesday-IAke County Day. is SET
aside for Hammond, Gary and East
Chicago.
dnesday-Laporte county day
the exposition will honor Laporte
and Michigan City industries.
Thursday-Souther Michigan day
; is set aside for residents of Niles
Berrien Springs, st. Joseph and Ben
ton Harbor, Mich.
F'riday-Elkhart county day will
find the citizens Of Elkhart and
Goshen displaying their wares.
aturday-Closing day will consist
Of joint Mardi Gras day for South
! Bend and Mishawaka.
Exhibits On Display.
Tho various concerns with float.
in the opening night parade will al
so have special exhibits on displa!
at the exposition building Throughout
the week. Plenty Of attra ctions will
? be furnished for the midway by tn,
Con T. Kennedy shows, including
Q midgets, Valli, fire eaters and numer
: Gus other traditional outdoor attrac
tons. The riding devices to have
place on the midway include Noah
Ark, Kansas Cyclone. Ferris Wheel
, Fairy Swings Merry Go-Round, Owe
q the Falls. Seaplanes and the Whip.
! c. w. Curran, president OF tn
q State Building Trades council. vii
= deliver an address on Wednesda,
night followed by short addresses b.
: the executive officers Of the stat
q organization.
, Amusement Plans.
. Carpenters. decorators and artist
:, worked until early morning puttin
= the finishing touches on the man
units Of this great spectacle. TIL
Con T. Kennedy shows reached tn
city last night and were met by
large crew Of men TO assist them Il
2 preparing the midway. With wealth
er permitting electrical displays
aerial feats and fireworks will he'll
entertain during the exposition.
Excursions will be run from out
!, lying sections TO the expositio
- grounds on all electric lines runnin
b, into South Bend. In the event o
~ inclement weather, the parade bile
, for tonight will be postponed unit
g Tuesday night or the following fai
night.