Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-11
IN THE OLD KENTUCKY HOME
what Louisville Proposes to DO for
Visiting Sons and Daughters
of the state,

This is homecoming week for wandering
Kentuckians and Louisville proposes to do
the hospitable act for all who visit the old
home The city has a fund of $50, 900 for en-
tertainments and there win be something
doing every day and night beginning
Wednesday next and running through the
lid of the Sunday following
The first day, June 10. will be given over
to welcoming and registering the guests.
In the new aruiory building in Louisville.
the second largest Of its kind in the United
States, headquarters for each of the 119
counties OF Kentucky will be opened. These
headquarters Will be in charge of a hostess
and a commissioner. named from each
county by Governor ]. c. w. Beckham.
Here the visitors will register and receive
badges showing the county of their birth.
The formal address of welcome will be de-
livered by the Hon, Henry Watterson, edi-
tor of the Courier-Journal and the response
will be made by the Hon. David r. Francis.
formerly governor Of Missouri and the
head of the Louisiana Purchase exposition
Other distinguished Kentuckians who will
be on the program during the week are
Associate Justice John M. Harlan, from
Washington. D. c.. former Vice President
Adlai E. Stevenson of Springfield. ILL.,;
former United States Senators William
Lindsay and John G. Carlisle of New York
City; former Governor Thomas T. Critten-
den of Missouri; Governor f. w. Hoch of
Kansas Senator S. II. Pyles of Washing
ton; Senator Shelby H. Cullom of Illinois;
former Governors of Kentucky Proctor
Knott, Simon Bolivar Buckner William o.
Bradley and Preston II. Leslie, who has
also served Montana. as chief executive in
recent years. In the afternoon magnifi-
cent floral parade of automobiles and car
riages will be given.
The ceremonies. of the second day will
be in honor of the memory Of Stephen Col
Inns Foster. A life-siZe statue of the COM
poser OF Kentuckys cradle song MY Old
Kentucky Home" made by j. L. Roop, the
sculptor, will be unveiled One OF the hon
ored guests will he Mrs. Marion Foster
Welsh of Allegheny. Pa, the only child
of the famous composer. A chorus of 1000
voices will sing MY Old Kentucky Home"
and others Of Fosters' songs.
Daniel Boone, the pioneer. who was
chiefly responsibility for the colonization of
Kentucky, will be honored on Friday
which will be known as Boone day. The
exercises will be typical of the period in
which Boone lived. Following the unveil-
ing of Boone's statue. made by Miss Enid
the city by a wealthy citizen. the visitors
will gather in Cherokee park. Here fort
and stockade. modelled after Boonesboro.
| will be built, and a mimic reproduction
OF an encounter between the settlers and
the Indians will be given The victory
| of the settlers will be celebrated with old
fashioned games, apple parngs sewing
| bees and other simple amusements. A Vir-
| ginia reel will be danced on a platform
built to hold 1000 couples. At night an
allegorical pageant the theme of which
| will be the history of Kentucky, will be
| the center of interest. and is expected
| to prove the most spectacular event OF the
week. Immediately after the parade there
will take place in the armory the biggest
ball of its kind ever held south of the
Ohio river. The dancing floor In the armory
will accommodate nearly 10000 persons.
Kentucky orators and poets will have
their day on Saturday, which will be known
as Greater Kentucky day. An old.
fashioned Kentucky barbecue will be held
in Shawnee park. and here the speakers
will tell of the fame and glory of the Blue
Grass state. An Industrial parade will bt
one of Saturdays features Until we meet
again" will be the spirit OF Sunday, the
closing day of the reunion. At the morning
services at all the churches in the city
the sermons will be preached by former
Kentuckians. In the afternoon open ali
services will be held in three OF the park
and at night yesper services will be helt
at the new armory. The final act of tn,
celebrations will be when 10000 persons
sing together, MY Country. IT'S of Thee.