Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 April 1916 — In the centennial Spot Light. [ARTICLE]

In the centennial Spot Light.

Starke county is arranging to hold a centennial celebration jointly with the - county educational day sometime in June. • A collection of White county souvenir centennial day programs, made by the school children in connection with ihe county observance day, has been received front Chairman W. 11. Hamelle. Strikingly original and artistic, they speak highly of the work of the White county schools. In Evansville Mrs. Albion Fellows Bacon issues the S. O. S. call for 20 beautiful women to assist in their local celebration. May 10-11. They must be tall, statuesque, graceful and beautiful of form and face. A. pageant illustrating the history of the state from the Mound Builders I down to the Civil war will be given on the first night, and on the second night the story of the state down to the present will be illustrated. Encouraging reports coming in from Mrs. H. HL Thompson and Miss Lulu Miesse of Noblesville announce that the Noblesville schools, the local council of women and churches are all active and arranging plays and exhibits illustrating the country’s growth. This is all preparatory to the centennial celebration that is to be held in September. The entiro history of the county will then be dramatized and presented in pageant form.

The state park movement is rapidly growing. Among other organizations that are actively backing it are the 1). A. R. chapters. The Crawfordsville chapter has just donated $.lO to the cause. Others will follow. The first cash subscription, s2l, came from the alumni of Marshall high school. Their proximity to the Turkey Run region stimulates this sort of a spirit. Hoosier “exiles” in distant cities are also assisting and individual subscriptions to the extent of SI,OOO have been made. J. P. McLaughlin, the local representative of the Selig-Polyscope company announces that patriotic men, women, boys and girls will have an opportunity to assist in the “making” of Indiana history. Many of the 210 scenes to be staged will require over 1,000 people, and the characters must all be real Hoosiera and willing to obey orders. Costumes and make-ups will be furnished by the Selig-Polyscope company. Address all communications to .1. P. McLaughlin, 514 American Central Life Building. Indianapolis. Mrs. Charles Buckley, centennial chairman of Carroll county, reports some interesting incidental features in preparation for the celebration I to be held at Delphi, August 9 to 12. There will be an old-time debate, a spelling school, singing school, a visit from the country doctor, a church service conducted by the old circuit rider, old-time dances in the street in the evening, and a veritable gypsy outfit. Mrs. Buckley will card wool this spring and will have real spinning on the street Stage .each afternoon. There will be an ■ old-time log cabin erected on the i corner of the court yard that the I children may see a real pioneer home. On the porch in front of the cabin on an old stand will he a register in which the hundreds of visitors will be expected to place their (■ names, especially those from a distance. Little children in old-time costume will play about the cabin. ! Men will come in with coon skins to (barter for necessaries. In short | everything possible will be done to , reproduce the real pioneer atmosI phere.