The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-04-15

by Mayor Lawrence A. Handley and
Chief of Police Will Eversman for the
city, the executive committee of the
evangelistic campaign, and an en-
thusiastic crowd, Rev. William Ashley
(Billy) Sunday arrived Saturday to
begin the six weeks revival to be held
in the huge tabernacle on the East
Main Street Friends Meeting house
grounds.
Mr. and Mrs. Sunday arrived from
Winona Lake, Ind, the Sunday home,
over the G. R. and /. on the 3:35 train
from Fort Wayne.
, Uniformed police, which had been
stationed at the Pennsylvania depot
by Chief Eversman, made a path for
Billy and his party throuhg the cheer
ing crowd to the waiting automobiles
which were to take them to the West
colt hotel, the Sunday "home" for the
next six weeks.
Quickly and quietly, but acknowledg-
ing the salutes of the crowd with
| smiles and mods, Mr. Sunday made
| his way to the car.
Demonstrations are matter of fact
! to Billy, and he hurried along the path
! as if anxious to reach his hotel as
easily as possible, to get the rest that
would put him in the best shape for
1 the strenuous six weeks that he had
ahead.
Escorted BY Band.
| The preliminaries were soon over
and escorted by the American Legion
band of Is pieces led by Mcdaniel
the cars containing the Sunday party
the mayor and the chief of police, and
the members of the welcoming com
mittee drove slowly to the Westcott
hotel, followed by a large part of the
crowd.
The committee of uniformed Amer
lean Legion members, designated tc
greet Mr.. Sunday officially on behalf
of the legion, followed their band in
the procession to the hotel
At the hotel the procession dispers
ed quickly. 1t was a spontaneous greet
ing, and with the principal personage
vanished in the hotel, the crowd soor
broke up, leaving only scattering Of
persons near the hotel.
/. Party Drops In.
!. At various times during the after
noon other members of the Evangelis
tic party dropped into town. Alber
Peterson, custodian of the tabernacle
and Robert Matthews, pianist and sec
retary, are driving overland in Peter
sons car, and are expected any time
Homer Rodeheaver. choir director, al
, so may drive to Richmond.
Fred w. Rapp, business manager
who will spend the next two weeks il
preliminary work for the campaign
to be given in Moorestown, Tenn
before returning to Richmond to hear
the mems work, was at the depot Il
see that everything ran without
hitch.
Police Detailed.
Six uniformed police were detailed
by the department to keep order ART
help handle the crowd at the depot
They were assisted by members 0
the evangelistic campaign committee
The crowd, while enthusiastic, wa
; easily handled, and path to the wall
ing cars was easily made.
While the official meeting Of Nj
Sunday was in the hands of the exec,
: tive committee of the Richmond EvaI
gelistic campaign, the demonstrate
at the depot was result of the il
D terest of the organizations which wer
J represented.
The formal welcome of Mr.. Sunda
; to the city will take place Sunda
[ afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the tabe
/ nacle when the different members {
4 the party will be introduced to tn
: public and Mr.. Sunday will preach hi
first sermon.
Meeting Monday
Monday morning at 10:30 o'clock {
J Reid Memorial church Mr.. Sunday wi
: meet the evangelistic committee an
!, any others who care to come. He wi
Il give an informal account of the o
jects and purposes of the campaig
$ This will be the only Monday ta
l during the series, as that day is re
day for the workers.
Mr. Sunday appeared to be in exec
:, lent shape for the campaign. His u
uaI energy was evidenced in his quiC
i movements as he reached the car ar
in posture as he sat in the car on Il
way to the hotel.
II The whole Sunday party is qua
tered at the Westcott hotel, whe
they will live for the next six week
The business office of the party, no
Il ever is at fene tabernacle