Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 104, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 March 1916 — In the Centennial Spot Light [ARTICLE]

In the Centennial Spot Light

Steuben, the County of One Hundred Lakes, is looking forward to a celebration the latter part of August. ■ ■-. ‘ • Orange county is 100 years old and will do the two-step with Indiana in a big double festival in the week of September 3. The Indiana Historical commission is planning to hold a meeting at South Bend on Friday and Saturday, March 31 and April 1. In a trip hammer, fbur-day campaign, Pd ly 11. C, Grimsley, secretary of the chamber of commerce, Portland recently raised ? 15,000 for a. Woman's Centennial Memorial hospital.

The Bartholomew county centennial organization has started a movement to place a bronze statue of General Joseph Bartholomew, for whc>i the county was named, in the court house yard at Columbus. Hammond is planning a military pageant in connection with the building of a soldier.-*’ monument. The main feature will be the reproduction of the battle of Tippecanoe The Tipton Cha Til her i>f Cnnimprcp gave a successful Tipton productdinner March 21, attended by about 250 men. Consideration was given to centennial interests and the chamber was urged to get behind th<Tipton county auditorium enterprise. Evansville is arranging for a twonight pageant for its celebration of May 11 and 12 in Which over 1 .<*<**' people will participate. The pageant is being written by Mrs. Albion Fellows B; eon Special music is being prepared by a 30-piece orchestra; Vincennes is making ambitious -Tans for a big pageant which will stress the early period of Indiana history in which it played the central p«rt The pageant will be prepared by Geo. S. Cottman, the wellknown Indiana historian. Following up last week's announcement the Chicago polyscope people have presented the scenario for the Indiana history film to the Indiana Historical commission, and after some emendation and additions, it has been approved. The movie army will soon take .Indiana. The D. A IL of Indiana have launched their campaign for the creation and adoption of a state banner as a fitting centennial observance. They point out that all the original thirteen states and some of the others have such which serve as emblems of state pride and loyalty. They have opened a cbm petition in design of an original, appropriate banner, particulars concerning which may be had by addressing Mrs. John N. Carey, 1150 N. Meridian street, Indianapolis. Crawfordsville, the Athens of Indiana, is one of the livest towns of the state in the centennial movement. with L. N. Hines as county chairman. His workers are up to the minute with plans and features, and enthusiasm is high. Reports have been coming in steadily of historic scenes and dramas presented in the schools, of school boy pioneer street parade, of the preparations in progress for the pageant and other things in keeping. The publicity given by the generous and public spirited newspapers of Crawfordsville is highly effective.