The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-27
GIVE BUNDY
PAINTING TO
MRS. ASHER
Other Members of Sunday
Party Recipients of Gifts
From Various Organiza-
tons of City.
1000 ARE PRESENT

JOS FIt6 ] u ~ AN
Another painting by J. E. Bundy
held the center of the stage at the tab
ernacle Friday night, when the bust
ness women presented Mrs. Virginia
Asher, with the picture Autumn
Woodland"
bers of the Sunday party, for the
chorus presented Bob Matthews, Miss
Kinney. and Homer Rodeheaver each
with $40 gold piece
The special delegations were few
in number and made up but a small
part of the 1000 who were present.
About 200 business women, stood
while the picture was presented to
Mrs. Asher, and the Loyal Woman of
the First Christian church, were rep
resented by about so. The Parker
Memorial Sunday school class was
present with %, the Bible class of
the Grace NJ. E. church with Is, while
the bankers of town were represented
by 70.
Nurses AppIauded
Twenty-six nurses in uniform, who
marched in just before the dead line
for seats, received the greatest of ap-
plause, both at that time and when
they arose in their places to be pre-
scented to the audience.
Mr.. Virgil P. Brook. and Mrs.
Blanche Kerr Brook. gospel singers
and writers of Green's Fork, sang one
of their new songs, while Bob Mat
thews and Miss Kinney played one
of their duets on the piano The
number was received by hearty ap-
plause, but the performers would no.
repeat.
The picture which was presented to
Mrs. Asher, was unveiled, and pre-
scented to her by Sarah Copeland, 223
South Fifteenth street, and Ellen Bar
tel, Sc South Fourteenth street, after
the reading of a poem of presentation
by Mrs. W. A. Ellis, in which the ap-
probation of the girls for her work
was stated.
Gives Yell
! AS Mrs. Asher was presented the
! business girls stood and yelled, "One,
two, three, four, five, six, seven.
| eight.
How do we appreciate Mrs. Asher.
| 81 do appreciate this wonderful gift,
/ Mrs. Asher said in answer. 1T has
/ been a real pleasure to have worked
/ with you girls, and l think that you
| have shown a fine spirit in the work
! that you did.
Now l understand" she said, why
/ someone was anxious TO have ne see
J some of Mr.. Bundy's pictures today.
/ But it was so hard to say that | cared
/ for any one the most, when they were
/ all so beautiful"
! Greets Painter
Mr. ROdeheaver. recognizing MIR
Bundy on the platform, asked him
! to stand. and he was given an ovation
by the audience That's the fellow
! that made my picture, too" Sunday
stated as Mr.. Bundy arose. He i'm
mediately hurried across the platform
to shake Mr.. Bundy's hand and say a
few words.
The nurses when called to stand in
delegation received hearty applause
IF | ever fall helplessly and hope
lessly in love, think I'll pick out ons
| with a cap and apron like those
nurses wear" said Rodeheaver. Nov
! tonight is the time for everybody 10
1 get sick"
At that juncture, c. F. Hutchins IN
terrupted Rodeheaver and began I
presentation speech on the part OF
the chorus. At first MI. Rodeheaver
did not understand, and thought thai
il was a matter for him to announce
but the announcement soon set hin
Alright.
Thanks Him for Work
You three have given the chorus
a great deal of help Mr.. Hutchin5
said. and we appreciate it deeply.
would like to call these three sterling
metals to three sterling people, but
the pictures I am presenting will not
: allow the comparison.
And lots of the chorus will be a.
Dayton next fall he added as tht
chorus applauded.
John H Johnson, in announcing tht
purposes of the collection Sunday
Iauded the Sunday party, as an unu
sually capable group. Mr.. Sunda!
r has been blessed in the selection o
: men to carry On his work with hin
! in the campaign. And they are the
= best to be had, or Mr.. Sunday woul'
not have them with him
"A bad start is all right if you ent
right" Mr.. Sunday said. The frs
: three weeks of the campaign wer
slow Then about the fourth weel
! you began to show some life, an,
now you are going so fast you can
not be seen for dust. If l could sta
here until the Fourth of July, yor
/ would finish fine"
Praises RodeheaVer
t Speaking of his party he said
J. There is not a crank one in tn
k bunch, if they were l would not hav
/ them. Rody is the only musical
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