Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 May 1916 — Centennial News Letter. [ARTICLE]

Centennial News Letter.

Ambitious plans are being made for the state celebration of Indiana’s centennial at Indiana’s birthplace, June 2 and 3. A grand pageant will be presented under the direction of state pageant master, W. C. Langdon, which will portray

the beginnings of the state at Corydon. Addresses will be delivered btf Governor Samuel M. Ralston, Father John Cavanaugh, president of Notre Dame university, Congressman Merrill Moores, ex-Vice-President Charles W. Fairbanks, and ex-United States District Attorney Frank C. Daily. Both the Indiana university orchestra and the Purdue university band will furnish music. Folk dances and picturesque drills will be given by Evansville, New Albany and Jeffersonville school children. ... X !l e good old town of Corydon is noted tor its true southern hospitality and it- •.co-

de are making extraordinary preparation to take care ok, the thousands of visitors which, are expected from all over the state.. Madison county is busily prejarii g for a real county celebration to b‘ held .'Jay 25-27. The first day will be a ham--coming arid its festivities wiil take place at. Idle wood park, Pendleton, this old Quaker town; being the first. county seat. An exhibit of pioneer relics will be displayed al! day. Following a basket dinner. County. Chairman John L. i’orkner will make an address, followed by short: talks of a reminiscent nature. The rest of the three days celebration will take place at Anderson and will consist of a great historic and industrial parade on Friday, together with an- inspiring pageant presented by the school children of Anderson. Formal exercises and addresses will take place Saturday afternoon, with a county ath-

letic tournament in the afternoon. El wood will participate, but will later hold a celebration of its own, as will ajso Alexandria. The Huntington county celebration, the first to be held in the state, set a high standard of excellence. Both in preparation and execution j the observance was ideal.. Months! ago ..Chairman J. M. Seudder began i work in the schools in the intloduc--1 ion of Indiana history, thus prepar- i ing the way lor the real civic cole- \ ination. While one day of the week oi observance was given over to out of door celebration in the way of school; spectacles end tableaux, the main feature was the wonderful exhibit held in the court house. It was historic, in its excellent collection of relies, its reproduction of j historic spots in the county, such j as the old Indian trading post, the Wabash and Erie canal, an did stage coach, pioneer cabins and the old leg school house, and in the biographical, historical and descriptive manuscripts on Indiana and htiunI ington county, ft was also edric'a- ' • 'on it in.'contrasting the life and accomplishment r>f' the , pioneer days with the progress' and achievements "f 1910 as shown in the exhibits of the art, science and emit depart- ' •'■nt> of the; schools. And in every .sense it was thoroughly patriotic: and made for civic bet ferment. The i: j * unfingtoh .. centennial observance lv as in thorough keeping with the purpose and ideals of. the, Indiana historical commission arid is well worthy of emulation by the 91 other fouutiea of the state.