New-York tribune., 1902-08-17
ONEIDA OLD HOME WEEK
PLANS FOR THE CELEBRATION
IN ROME AND OIHER
PLACES.
GOVERNOR ODELL MUCH INTERESTED
A PERMANENT ORGANIZATION
FORMED.
FORMED.
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Rome. y Y AIg 1s.-About year ago there
was started in Oneida County movement toward
the Observance Of an Old Home Week patterning
after the affair which has met with such success
in New-Hampshire. A county meeting was held
and an organization perfected, with vice-presi
dents for ca h town. Six towns have taken up
the proposed plan with will and have arranged
definite programme Of unusual interest for those
who may take this occasion TO renew acquaintance
and visit the scenes of their youth. These towns
are Kirkland Marcy. New-Hartford, Paris, Sang
erfeld and Trenton.
In kirkland is the seat Of the famous old Hamil-
ton College Sangerfield is the summer home Of
William Carey Sanger. Assistant Secretary of War,
and is also the Of the hop raising section Of
the State In Trenton found the beautiful
Trenton Falls among the most picturesque in the
world. About the hills of Paris can be seen the
typical old schoolhOuses in which many of the
great men country received their elementary
education. Marcy and New-Hartford have many
places Of interest, not only TO the former resident
but also TO the casual visitor.
In some of the towns the association at first
planned to he only temporary, has been made
permanent by the adoption of a constitution. and
historians have been elected. whose duty it is TO
gather for preservation all material pertaining TO
the history of their respective towns.
The programmes as arranged by the various
towns are much alike in general outline. and the
following for Sangerfeld. is typical: Saturday
evening August 16. beacon fires on the hiltops;
Sunday religious services. partaking Of the old
style; Wednesday. opening Of the day with a
salute Of cannon and ringing Of bells. followed :
noon by an old fashioned picnic on the village
green: at ! r. m. prayer music, address OF vel
come and response. music. poem, toasts ana ad-
dresses. music. benediction
Kirkland IS 10 have log cabin in the Clinton
village park which is to be Illuminated with IN
candescent lights around the entire square II
was hoped that party of Oneida Indians might
in been
found that there is hardly half dozen OF the
tribe living in this part Of the State
The celebra ton OF the week in this county Tor
the first time has interested two men of prom-
nence Governor Odell and a former Governor OF
SeU-HampshiIe the starting point of the Old
Home Week observance. Ex-State Senator Henry >
Coggeshau. OF watervile, who is at the head OF
the county organization, has received the follow
ing letters, the first from Governor OaeiL ana tle
other from F. ". Rollins
an. glad tc know that arrangements for Old
Home Week observance IN Oneida County are
prosPers6 1romise Of success This bringing to-
5ethe- from all parts Of the Union the sons ana
aT @ans1T and ID 1rotable affair resulting as viii
n the renewal of old friendships and strengthen
i an m IN receipt of your letter of the 24th inst, in
T@sg Filtration for which am greatly obliged
IT is of delight to me to see II taken up IN IN
lots OF good. Il is catching on well IN Massachu-
setts also
x-Senator CoggeshaN, VINO mas peeh dCllNe III
--ornoting the observance of the week, has been
,orineut in the affairs OF the State for more than
a score Of years. serving for eighteen years as
Senator from the Oneida County district de is
vet in the prime or life having been born in ls4S In
1Naterville, where he still lives.
Oneida County has long been famous for the prom
.Dent men who have at times counted their resi-
,5ence within its borders. Among such can be
named the late United States Senators FRANCIS
KEENAN, and Henry A Foster, Russell Sage, Lyman
7 Gage x-Secretary of the Treasury, Attorney
General William II. II. Miller, ex-Postmaster Gen
oral Wilson s Bissell. Secretary Root, and ASSls-
rant Secretary Sanger. Ex-Governor black was
made Mason while living temporarily IN Rome
The presidents Chairmen of the several town
organizations which have been formed are men VINO
are partcularly interested in the history and wei
fare Of their several homes 7. T. Thompson. who
IS chairman of the Kirkland. is the present preSi-
dent of the village Of Clinton. and has served sew
eral terms before. The New-Harford chairman
I = Crah ham, is one of the older residents OF that
town and has been prominent in its councils Tor
wears The Rev. J. p. Wicl1s. a Well known cIer-
I,yrnan and writer. is chairman for Paris.
Senator Coggeshal IS sanguine about the sue
cess of the and says that he Is confident
that another year will witness the observance OF
Old Home Week throughout the Empire state. Inc
movement has excited favorable editorial comment
all over the State and there is good chance OF
the words of the Oneida County president coming