Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 97, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 April 1919 — PLAN GIGANTIC CELEBRATION [ARTICLE]

PLAN GIGANTIC CELEBRATION

WELCOME HOME OF INDIANA RAINBOW TROOPS TO BE STATE-WIDE EVENT.

Indianapolis, April 24.—A state wide scope was assured to the Welcome Home celebration which will be given in' Indianapolis in honor of the 150th field artillery, when it was announced Wednesday at the headquarters of the general committee that the mayors of Lafayette, Ft. Wayne and Bloomington had on behalf of their cities waived all rights to demand that the troops stop in those cities for celebrations there, but that all cities would participate in the Indianapolis celebration. It was announced that Harry B. Smith, adjutant-general of Indiana had received assurances from Ft. Wayne and Lafayette that thos cities would recognize the Indianapolis celebration as the one in which they would participate. Bloomington was the first outside city to come to that decision. The assurance that the Wellcome will include the entire state makes the prospect of a tremendous crowd in Indianapolis on the welcome day doubly certain. A complete moving picture record of every detail of the parade and welcome will be made by a corps of moving picture experts. Harry Porter, who is arranging the moving picture features, says at least 5,000 feet of film will be used, and possibly 7,000 feet will be necessary. The moving picture operators will be under the supervision of the Coburn Film company, Indianapolis. One camera will be placed on top of the Monument, and will take a bidseye view down Meridian street as the troops approach the Monument. Two cameras will take moving pictures of the parade from start to finish. A fourth camera will be placed at the welcome arch to record “close up” features, and two cameras will be placed in automobiles for quick service anywhere they are needed. The films will be made a part of the state historical records, and will be placed in the state archives after the celebration. Alexander Taggart, president of the board of safety, who is a member of the committee on arrangements, has ordered ten miles of onehalf inch rope for roping off the parade route. •* This rope will be used at future celebrations. Gilbert H. Hendren, chief examiner of the state board of accounts, at the direction of the state council of defense, has sent letters to all county councils meet not later than Monday and appropriate money for transporting soldiers to and from Indianapolis on Welcome Home day. “You should keep in touch with the chairman of the county council of defense, who has appointed a committee to bring the soldiers to Indianapolis,” wrote Mr. Hendren to the auditors, “and any plans you work out work out with him for the purchase of transportation will be satisfactory. Your county commissioners and county council should meet not later than Monday, so that the county council can make the appropriation and any part of it not expended should revert to the treasury. . . .... “The county commissioners wml be present to co-operate with you, the county council and the chairman of the county council of defense. This department will not question any method adopted which will be most satisfactory to you, provided all claims are finally approved by your board of county commissioners. “The big point is to see that every soldier, sailor and marine attends the Victory day celebration, the greatest event in the history of the state.”