The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-06-15
Eyes of Orphans Shine With Joy
as Elks Giue Goodies and Cheer
Staid Business Men Become Boys Again Dispensing Ic
Cream and Lemonade-Excellent Manners Of
Children Impresses-Patrioc Address

There have been many Flag Day
in Richmond. None, how
ever, exceeded in impressiveness the
one conducted Tuesday night on the
lawn of the Elks club, when the Amer
lean Legion band entertained the
Wernle orphans with a program of
music, and Attorney Will Kelley, Jr.,
delivered an address.
The club annually observes Flag
Day When the committee learned
that the public schools of Richmond
would have all-day outing Wednesday,
ii decided TO entertain the orphans on
Tuesday evening in connection with
the Flag Day observance.
Elks Boys Again.
Believe me, it was some party, too,
said merchant. Never in my life
have | seen a group of so children so
we'll hammered. so nearly dressed and
so appreciative, as the fatherless and
motherless children of that institu-
ton
When the children arrived in trucks,
donated by the National Automatic
Tool company, they were ushered into
the spacious yard, and in few min
utes staid business and professional
men were playing games with them.
During the concert by the American
Legion band, whose members gave
their service free in order that the
orphans might have a good time, the
children we're seated at tables.
Patriotic Service.
When The Star Spangled Banner"
was played the orphans arose and
joined in the song. The large silk
flag was lowered and raised during
the singing of the anthem. An cleo
tric spot light made the colors stand
: out brilliantly.
Attorney kelly's address to the chill
dren was a patriotic appeal that was
warmly received.
When ice cream, cake and lemonade
was served the Wernle boys and
girls proved to former service men
and club members that their capacity
| for delicacies was almost unlimited.
| The committee sent out a foraging
! expedition twice to replenish the
supply of cream and cake.
DO you object if we give them all
! the cake and cream they want?" was
! the query put to superintendent
! Specht. Il am sure the children won't
object, and neither will L. was his
reply.
| A member suggested toy balloons
/ for souvenirs. A supply was rounded
! up. and taken to the gas plant where
! Nimrod Johnson supervised their in
| fation.
! Marking time with the balloons
while the band played. the children
staged one of the prettiest sights that
! has been seen here for many weeks.
! Hundreds of residents stopped on
North Eighth street to watch the frolic
! and share the JOY of the orphans.
! Harry Smith, who dispensed lemon
ade claims he found one boy named
Joey" who had hole in his system.
Il just couldn't fill that little fellow
with enough lemonade. | gave him
six glasses"
Say boy, you're just beginning" in
terrupted Dr. F. S. Anderson, that
boy was my pet, and handed him 16
glasses myself"
Sees Real Happiness.
Il have seen happy children re-
marked the owner of a big wholesale
establishment, but l will never forget
I the expressions VI real, genuine pleas
ure on their faces when we handed
them those balloons l never saw
happiness till I saw those so boys and
girls
How do they do ito" queried an.
other club member You couldn I
hand one of those children a piece of
cake or fill a glass with lemonade with
cut receiving a thank you that came
right out of their hearts. Father and
Mother Specht certainly know how TO
train children. Eighty fatherless and
motherless children. and yet every one