Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 May 1916 — Centennial News Letter. [ARTICLE]

Centennial News Letter.

One of the very best places in the slate to line up. in the statewide centennial movement was Brookville. Away last summer County Chairman J. C. Shirk and his committee decided upon the first four days in June as the time of celebration and have been working steadily toward that end. Blanks have been fully matured and an excellent program announced. Thursday, June 1, will be special home coming day, with reunions and speeches by former residents. The

big event of the week will be the splendid drama pageant of Friday, noi-traying 1 2 episodes in the histoi.v of the county. Saturday will see a great parade of floats, depicting the historical, industrial and institutional life of the century. In the afternoon, Governor Samuel M. Ralston will deliver ah address. On Friday and Saturday concerts will be given by Weber Aband pf Cincinnati. A large chorus of trained voices will also furnish music for the various exercise ; . Centennial services, wjll be held h. the churches on Sunday, with a unimi vesper service at whicj the. sermon will be delivered by Dr. J. P. D. John. Ts. roughou t the celebration ah historical exhibit of relics will be made. Historic, picturesque Brookville should greet hundreds of visitors during her observance. No pl;- e in the -late has contributed mory '<> t:.e fame o. Indiana. Associate; v.iti. he: name are four governors o th-.- state, Hammond, Noble, Ray and Wallace, and three o: other state the three supreme judges, Blackford, McKinney and Stephens; Fnited States senators. O, IL Smit;., Hanna and Noble and Jesse B. Thomas. Lew Wallace, J. B, Eads, Gen. B, A. Hackleman and a galaxy of artists. No commitnity has a better right to a fitting centennial obsevance and the citizens of Franklin county deserve much commendation for the way in which they are rising to .the occasion. 5A' she meeting of the Indiana Historical commission held at Bloomington May 17. Mi - met Scudder's design for t;.e Indiana centennial medal was submitted and was accepted by a unanimous vote. On one side is shown the figure of Columbia receiving the beautiful child In di an a in to the sister h ood of state s? while above :he figures 'appears in rather heraldic design the old state house, shaded by the Corydon elm. It is a bca.iiti.ul conception and makes a s’roiij appeal. On the other side appears an artistic reproduction !of the -tate seal. Work will be begun at once on lie dies and the

I medal will probably be out by the ' middle of June. In the meantime • ill announcement will be made as ; to the details of, distribution.: \ I T:.e Plainfield hoys' school pa-, j geant Was a thrilling success.: The i noys fairly threw themselves into i the historic seen- s, carrying lim : : ing through with an abandon f * 1 a as compelling and convincing. it ,i- no longer the Plainfield “fexpeiiIment.” ■■ The girls' school at Clermont as its Contributipn to the programs given for i-.t- eu ertaiument of t;. I delegates io the National Conferee e joi i aim :c and. < oitc; ions,- gave '■a very su< ess;til presentation of the . pageant Tndianu" written bj Miss I Charity Dye. , . - Indiana, has a right to be prom! .<4 tliv . 1< iidid i < iitennial cha ri: i< s t xiribit ii . ; wa- held in: the state pioiisi in <."onnecii<in with the Naf tional Gon:erehce- Of ? i’i.arilie. ami 'corrections. Together with the excellent entertainmen; features proi '•!<.<<!. it w, s highly .educational and in thorough keeping with the centennial spirit. ; Blooiilington was a ruecca last week for the pageant enthusiasts of the state and from the brilliant success Of colorful, spectacular, musical presentation of the past, the pageant idea will be epthueiastically carried all over Indiana.