The daily sentinel., 1905-12-29

from kentucky! Don you want 10
come home and see the foll1s2 This
should bring you. Here follows
the music and words, 1.-The sun Shines
Bright on My old Kentucky home"
The Invitation is addressed to the
Absent sons and Daughters of Old
Kentucky" The greeting is date
lined as follows: AT the Falls of
the Ohio River, Just before Christ
mas 1907"
Accompanying the invitation is a
post card for an acceptance there
of. There is also enclosed another
post card asking for names of for
mer Kentuckians.
Acting upon a suggestion made to
it by a young lady born in Kentucky,
but now living in Colorado, the Louis
vile Commercial club is to have this
Homecoming for all Kentuctians next
June. The plans as far as matured,
contemplate a celebration much more
extensive than any of the Home Com
ing weeks ever held in New Eng
land
The first day will be known as Re
ception Day. Every county in the
state will establish headquarters in
the new armory at Louisville where
registration of visitors will take place.
This will be followed by a civic and
military parade. Mr.. Henry Waiter
son has been invited to deliver the
chief address of welcome. and for
mer governor David r. Francis, of
Missouri the response. Among many
others invited to appear on the pro-
gram the Former senators William
Lindsay and John G.. Carlisle of
New York City; Associate Justice
John NJ. Harlan, of the United States
supreme court; Former Governor
Thomas T. Chittenden. of Missouri
and Former Vice President Adlai
Stevenson, of Illinois.
Thursday, June IA, is to be Eos
ter day." in honor of Stephen Collins
Foster the author of the immortal
song, MY Old Kentucky Home" The
events of this day will include brass
bands and vocal concerts, it being
planned to mass several bands and
have them render My Old Kentucky
home" and have a chorus of several
thousand children honor Fosters
memory. The Commercial club has
arranged with Miss Enid Yandell the
noted KENTUCKY sculptor, to make a
statue of Foster to be unveiled on
this day to be later placed in the
new capitol at Frankfort. This statue
Will cost about $4,000 to be paid
for out of contributions by the school
children of Kentucky.
Friday. June. 10. Daniel Boone
day" will give both host and guest
the opportunity of paying tribute to
the earliest history, the trials and
privations of its men and women in
the eighteenth century, The fights
led by Gen George Rogers Clark, Ken
tuckians at the Riven Raisen, ETC.. IL
is expected that the entire day will be
spent in the parks of Louisville. Fol-
lowing the oratory there will be given
old-fashioned games, in which prizes
will be awarded. Other features Of
the day will include sewing bees. APP.
pie parings and corn huskings. the
Reel" danced on a platform, built in
side stockade. to hold a thousand
couples The club is now arranging
for the necessary shocks of corn and
barrels of apples to be used in the
huskings and parings.
Saturday, June 16. has ben set
aside as "Greater Kentucky day"
with barbecues. campfires and the like
day when the speakers can tell
how Kentuckians have assisted in
making the fields of other states more
prolific, the bench and bar of other
states more learned, their press more
profound how Kentuckians have help
ed disclose the hidden mineral treas
ures of other states; and how they
have contributed to advancement
under all conditions