Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-26
BACK TO OLD KENTUCKY
louisville Club Planning Great
Home Coming Week"
THE EXERCISES TO BE ELABORATE

@Weirome," "Eostcr,r "Dnnicl Buone-
and "Greater kentucky. Days VIII
10 Celebrated Next Junr-C1mnces
For Former IScntuclsinns 20 Wiz
Bantlsornc prixcs- Several F,nn,ss
Nin Render Il Fnmou. Song.
Acting upon n suggestion made 20 Il
by young lady born III Kentucky, hut
now living In Colorado, the I.ouisvil.a
Commercial club is 10 have Il '.horae
coming for MI Kentucliians next June
says Louisville special dispatch 20
The New York Globe. The plans "a fur
as HIatured contemplate celebration
much more extensive than any Of tue
homo coUing" weeks ever bc,d in
New Enslnnd, The dates fixed arc
JUNO 1914 ~, md II.
Tie nrst' day VIII be known rs IRE,
"eption and welcome day" Every coux.
IS in the state VIII establish hralounr.
'ers IN The now armory ut I.cuiSvil!n
where registration Of visitors will take
place. This will bc followed by n civic
and military parade. Colonel IIcrrr
Watterson has boon Invited 10 deliver
the chief address OF welcome nul fc-.
mer Governor David Il. Francis uf
Missouri the response. Arnoug many
others invited 10 appear on Tie pro.
sramnc nI'o former Senator's william,
Lindsay and John q. Carlisle OF New
York city. Associate Justice John ".
Harlan of the United States, sun;c;re
court. former Governor TGomns r..
Crittcnden of Missouri and rorincr Vice
President Adlai T.. Stevenson OF Hi.
nOia.
Thursday. June It, IS TO be Foster
Gay in honor OF Stephen Collins Eos
Ter, ;ho author or tho immortal song
MY Old Kentucky Home 1Ae events
or the day VIII include brass banHs
and vocal concerts, it being planned 70
mass several bands to render My OLD
Kentucky Home and have n chorus of
several thousand children ,,crior Eos.
ters memory. rho Commercial ciut,
has arranged with Miss Euti Yundc!.
The Kentucky sculptor, TO make s,ay-
NC OF Foster, TO be unveiled or this
day, 10 lac later placed in The now caD.
5iol al Frankfort. The statue will COST
nhout $4,000 and will be paid ror out n.
contributions by the school children IL
Kentucky.
Friday, June IL, DAuicl Boone Gay.
( Will give both host and CUES, ,bc on.
Dortuaity OF paying tribute 10 the ken
lucky pioneer, rcviving thp states chr.
'test history, tho trials and pr;raticns
of Its rnen ana women I'm The eight.
zenith century. tho fights led by General
George Rogers Clork Eentucklans nj
'he River Raisin. etc. II is expected
That the entire day will he spent in the
parks Of Louisville.
Following the oratoIy thcro will PIC
sivep OLD Fashioned games. in which
prizcs will NC awarded. Other Features
Of the day will include sowing bees,
apple naripcs 3nd corn husl,in.s. tire
day concluding With the Virginia rect
donccd on q platform built inside
Htockadc 10 bold u tbonsapd couples.
The club is now arranging, for the nee
"ssary shocks OF corn and barrels If
apples TO he used in the hliskingS ana
paripgs.
Special. recognition IS IN be paid on
'his day ID all tlie@klndrcd of I;oonl
%ho attend the festivities. 4 hand
some medal viii hr' given tile person
present who can prove the closes; re-
Iationship 10 The great pioneer. ".
rangcncnts have been made with Colo
mel c. c. Diclicl, who has presented
Che city of Louisville with n statue of
Daniel Boone, to have this statue l,l.
yelled on Daniel Boone day. Tho
statue Is being placed IN Il picturcsure