Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 283, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 November 1915 — CENTENNIAL PLANS GOING FORWARD [ARTICLE]

CENTENNIAL PLANS GOING FORWARD

News Letter Issued By Historical Commission Shows Plans Progressing Elsewhere.

The following notes about the centennial observation in Indiana are supplied by the historical coirtmission. Jasper county under the leadership of Prof. Dean wll do its part. See what others are doing: Miss Charity Dye of Be Historical Commission has establisned a most interesting department in the Indianapolis Sunday Star, known as the “Centennial Story Hour.” Each Sunday some one contributes a story of compelling interest in the history of the state, in effective, attractive style. Beginning with Nov. 7, stories have appeared pn “Old Vigo,” “The Corydon Elm,” and “Clark’s Drummer Boy.” Miss Dye will welcome contributions to this department. Wayne county has outlined a plan for county and township celebrations for next year, by which the several townships are to contribute each a unit, or single act play, the collective units to be fitly co-ordinated in the county pageant. One of the best organization meetings yet reported was that of Montgomery county at Crawfordsville. Nearly one hundred people from over the county were in attendance and manifested great enthusiasm. Montgomery is planning a grand pageant as the central feature of its centennial celebration. On Friday, Feb. 4th, centennial celebration exercises will be held in every school district in Harrison coroty. It is the plan of County School Superintendent A. O. DeWeese that on this date the patrons will bring dinner with the children, all spending the day together in the celebration of Indiana’s one hundredth birthday. Mr. DeWeese offers his teachers suggestions for a suitable program for the day. Hats off to County Superintendent DeWeese. May his tribe increase in Indiana.

The Union county centennial committee is holding regular Weekly meetings in planning for a grand centennial celebration. This is approaching the matter in the right spirit. No worthy observance can be gotten up on a few weeks’ notice. The Terre Haute city park board has secured the planting in various parks of hyacinth, crocus, tulips and other bulbs in designs symbolical of the centennial anniversary. These plants will begin to blossom early in the spring and the planting in this manner is part of the general scope of celebration, says the Terre Haute Star, as planned by the centennial committee. , .