Junketing party to be here today; Connersville businessmen visit local manufacturers

[Newspaper]

Publication: The Muncie Morning Star

Muncie, IN, United States
vol. 28, no. 23, p. 10, col. 1


JUNKETING PARTY

TO BE HERE TODAY


Connersville Business Men Will

Be Shown Muncie's Indus­trial

Advantages.


WILL TOUR OF THE CITY


Special Car Arriving at 10

O’clock Will Bring the

Visitors Here.

 

The Business Men's club of Connersville will be the guest of the Muncie Commercial Club today, and preparations have been completed to give the visitor a cordial reception and to show them a few of the most interesting points in the best and most prosperous city in eastern Indiana. An all-day program has been arranged for the Connersville party which will Arrive at 10 o’clock this morning in a special car.

The reception committee is composed of the following: Mayor Sherritt, George F. McCulloch, W. A. McNaughton, Charles B. Fudge, Thomas A. Prewitt, V. E. Silverburg, F. D. Haimbaugh, Robert L. Williamson, C. M Kimbrough, Eugene Vatet, Frank L. Gass, Edward Bishop and Roy Zeigler. This committee will have charge of the visitors from the time they arrive until the time of their depar­ture. In entertaining they will be assisted by the various regular com­mittees of the Commercial club.

From the train the party will be escorted over the street car lines to the plants of the Ball Brothers' Glass Manufacturing company, the Indiana Bridge company, Hemingray Glass company and the Broderick and Quinlain Boiler works.

At noon luncheon will be served in the dining room at the Commercial club.

 

TO TOUR CITY IN AUTOS.

 

The afternoon will be spent in tour­ing the city in automobiles. This trip will afford the best view of the city find will include a ride through McCulloch Park. The Connersville club is coming to get some idea of the results that have been brought about by the thrift and energy of Muncie's merchants and manufacturers. The reception committee and every member of the Commercial Club will make all ef­forts to impress the visitors with every advantage afforded by Muncie and demonstrate why Muncie is the best city of the gas belt. After leaving Muncie the Connersville party will vis­it Anderson and Marion.


Keywords:Hemingray
Researcher notes: 
Supplemental information: 
Researcher:Roger Lucas / Bob Stahr
Date completed:September 19, 2023 by: Bob Stahr;