Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 147, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 September 1926 — Page 10

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DEDICATION OF LANIER MANSION SET FOR OCT. 8 Indiana Pioneers Plan for Two-Day Opening Ceremonies. Formal opening of the historic Lanier home at Madifeon is set for Oct. 8-9, with the Indiana Society of Pioneers in charge, it was announced today by State Conservation Director Richard Lieber. Visitors at the dedication will assemble at Clifty Falls Park, near by, spending Oct. 8 at the reser-

Charles McGarvey & Cos. . Plastering Contractors \ x Furring, Lathing and Plastering on The New Chamber of Commerce . Building 2335 Broadway Randolph 1842

We helped to beautify the new Chamber of Commerce Building by installing elevator frames, ornamental stairs and pipe railing.

GEIGER & PETERS Steel, Structural and Ornamental Iron Works Corner Madison Ave., Minnesota St. and Penn. Ry. Phone DR exel 0700 INDIANAPOLIS

Citizens Gas Cos.

ration. That evening an Informal ! gathering will be held at the park I hostelry, with Madison and Jefferson j County residents as guests. Dinner at Inn The program on Oct. 9 includes a I sightseeing trio about Madison and environs during the forenoon, with the formal dedication scheduled for the afternoon. The meeting will close with a dinner at Clifty Inn. All functions will be open to the public, it was announced by Charles N. Thompson of Indianapolis, president. , The Lanier house was the home of J. F. D. Lanlpr, whose benefactions to the State during the Civil War totaled one million dollars. The house Is an outstanding example of the architecture of the early 40s and is excellently preserved. It occupies a site overlooking the Ohio River and Kentucky’s hills beyond. Furniture Recovered Through the assistance of Lanier descendants, most of the original furniture in the house has been re-

Congratulations

THE Citizens Gas Company of Indianapolis congratulates the Chamber of Commerce on the opening of its new home. This auspicious occasion marks the passing of another milestone in the City’s progress, the opening of anew era in which the citizens of this “ No Mean City” will stand as a unit in co-operating with their Chamber in making Indianapolis First. In dedicating itself to the service of the industries and the commerce of the city, the Chamber will serve the community as a whole and vitally affect the welfare of each and every person of the city through its forward looking program. „ / ,1 We feel that all may indeed be sanguine of the future, for in the light of the industrial and commercial achievements of Indianapolis- there is justification for any program looking towa/rd its further development no matter how ambitious it may be. Never boastful, Indianapolis may point with pride to its accomplishments and today dhe products of the industry of its workers rank high in the markets of the world. ' . __ \y ■ Gas, A Mighty Servant, is intimately interwoven in every activity of the city’s life and the progress of the Gas Company is the progress of Indianapolis.

covered. The home recently was reconditioned by the conservation department, In whose custody the house has been placed. Francis Costlgan, Eastern architect, was the designer of the house. He is remembered in Indianapolis as the architect for the Indiana School for the Blind and Christ Church In Monument Circle. BUS EFFECT IS FELT Bu I'nilrd PrrsH KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 25. Passenger traffic on railroads in the Southwest has decreased approximately 50 per cent In the five years ending in 1925, rail officials testified at a hearing on motor bus regulation here. The hearing, held before L. J. Flynn, examiner for the Interstate Commerce Commission, is one of several being held In various parts of the country.

Sand for the New Chamber of Commerce Building Was, Furnished by The STEVENS SAND & GRAVEL CO. We liave just completed'one of the most modern, best equipped sand and gravel plants in the State, located on our own property at Troy Avenue and South Harding Sts., moving from our former location at Morris St. on Eagle Creek. During our ten years of experience serving the retail sand and gravel trade of Indianapolis and vicinity, we have kept stride with the growth and improvement of the city. Our new plant is in line with this progress as, by the erection of new steel storage bins, we have increased our daily delivery capacity to approximately one thousand cubic yards. Our screening and washing methods have also been improved so that our product will go to you as nearly perfect as the best modern equipment can make ifc We are in a position to make delivery within a radius of 15 miles of the city. \ / We solicit your business and await the opportunity of serving you on your future requirements. 1 > CALL BELMONT 4120 AND OUR SERVICE BEGINS STEVENS SAND & GRAVEL CO.

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES .

ISSUES WARNING AGAINST ASPIRIN

Warning against Indiscriminate use of so-called "cure-alls,” such as lodine and aspirin, was voiced today by Dr. William F. King, secretary of the State board of health. "While there are many occasions where the thyroid inland fails to supply the system with the necessary amount of iodine and proper administration of the drug Is beneficial, there is a greater proportion of cases where the ill Is imaginary and misuse of iodine is actually harmful,” Dr. King declared. “Our worst trouble is with people

who don't know when they ar,p well. That fact worries them rrtt>re than anything else. They think they are 111 and immediately seize on some nostrum or other. I know a bridge club that had to adjourn one of its

McCray REFRIGERATOR In the New Chamber of Commerce Furnished and Installed by McCray Refrigerator Cos. 228 E. Ohio St. Phone Main 0468

IT is with sincere pleasure that we take this opportunity to extend our congratulations to the Chamber of Commerce and to the owners of the building. This new building is more than a beautiful product of architectural skill; it .is more than mere plaster,,steel and stone; it is a monument to the civic progress of this great city. With its opening, a brightfeeling of prosperity is ushered in and "there is no more propitious time than now, for thoughtful ones to listen in on the stethoscope over the heart of business; to formulate plans; to gather fresh inspiration; and to arrange new enterprises in the light of their findings.

We Railroadmen’s Building and Savings Association

■ \ \ We Want Indianapolis First But Not a “Boom” that May Later Burst.

weekly meetings because all of its members forgot their aspirin, "Some timqr ago a certfU i man conceived the idea of mixing iodised salt in a pancake flour he proposed to manufacture. By advertising the

INDIANAPOLIS FIRST

was organized by men, engaged in railroad serv-' ice, August 31,1887. The intent and purpose of the organization was to provide a safe place for* its members to accumulate their savings and make loans to its borrowing members, on most reasonable terms, for the purchase and building of homes. _/ / The start was made with fifteen investing members, of which but three now survive. Thir-ty-nine years of service of this institution has done much to make our “No Mean City” a better Indianapolis. From fifteen members at they start to a present membership of over sixtyfour thousand and with assets at December 31, 1887, $5,017.90 to assets of $47,636,064.35 June 30, 1926, indicate what constant and continuous effort has accomplished. Since organization this association has loaned to its borrowing members over ninety million dollars. Its membership constitutes the better class of real American citizens. Does not this showing make Indianapolis First?

wonderful curative powers of iodine in goiter trouble, he fully expected to make a cleaning. Needless to-say,

GEORGE HITZ & COMPANY Commission Merchants 28 S. Delaware St. Lincoln 6311

ALL TERRAZO WORK ; on the New Chamber of Commerce Building Done by * American Art Mosaic & Tile Cos. 915 Peoples Bank Bldg. Lincoln 6871

IN the growth and development of a greater Indianapolis the Chamber of Commerce is the logical organization to take the lead in bringing this abdut. Our Company, standing as it docs for all that makes for civic advancement, is in full accord with the movement to make Indianapolis an even better and greater city than it is now. Visitors to the splendid new home of the Chamber of Commerce cannot but note the effective, adequate lighting effects which give every nook and corner of the building an air of homov cheeriness. Once again we extend congratulations to the Chamber of Commerce and its owners.

_ SEPT, 25, 1926

his notion did not receive the Indorsement* of the board of health,'' Dr. King asserted.