Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-06
BRED IN OLD KENTUCKY
WANDERERS FROM THE STATE
HAVE BEEN INVITED HOME.
Week of Celebration in June-Call
to "Come and See the
Folks"

Kentucky genius. grace and gentieness;
kentucky's initiative. push and pluck ac-
cording to natives of the soil. have to every
state impaired a wealth of varied achieve
rIents and inestimabie refinement. Every
where popular. brave. truthful, the Ken
tLcklan has left the impress of his forceful
yet lovable manhood in ALL states and all
lands to which he has wandered"
Kentucklans are being called home
Home coming week for all from the
Blue, Grass state will be held i'm Louisville
June 13i to II inclusive at which thousands
of natives who have wandered to other
states and even to foreign shores will an
swer the call issued by Secretary r. Il.
Hughes Ito come home and see The folks.
The invitation Is unique and beautiful
example Of the printers art. The frontis-
piece has a fine likeness OF one of the milf
tary men of the state In the more peaceful
garb of the man of society. He Is standing
before table with the fair matron of the
household by his side. The table Is await
ing the guest and the Kentucktan of the old
school is giving his most graceful bow to
the coming guest. with the question, Are
you from Kentucky2 Don't you want to
come home and see the folks?' The invita-
ton is dated AT the Falls of the Ohio,
Nineteen Hundred and Six" and is address,
ed to- the Absent Sons and Daughters of
Old Kentucky"
Attention is called to Kentucky in June
In Ingram Crockett's THE trumpet vines
are blowing a reveille, a hundreds thou
sand-coral bugles sounding the morning
call of peace. The corn Is being plowed. a
light mist lies on the woods. A little brook
slips under the willows, darkens and dances
out again, laughing IN the sun The wheat
Is nearly ready for harvest. The green
world Is busy, glad, blossom laden The
hedges are bright with butterfly weeds. Ell
ar af1d yNi1 Nyf- COW fhsa nrGya
of the gorge. The cricket heralds midsum-
mer'.
Idea of Homecoming Week
The idea Of Homecoming week was con-
ceived by young lady residing in the
west. and the Louisville Commercial Club
adopted the suggestion. In the last federal
census 1t was shown that more than COO GOO
Kentuckians were living in other states
and the work of procuring the lists of those
who had left their homes in the old Blue
Grass country to assume the battles of life
elsewhere was begun. Later the brotherly
feeling took form in the beautiful and
cheering invitation which lends the feeling
to the Kentuckian away from home that at
ter all the folks have not forgotten him,
but address him In this clear personal way
that brings former recolections troopng to
the vision of the mind In a moment
Louisville Is to be the host city and all
kentuckians will join in the welcome to
TIC iStuiiiitB SoiiS ana daughters. Already
the spirit of good feeling is rampant Col.
Henry Watterson recently talked in a strain
Of brotherly love and commented at length
upon the suggestions made by prominent
ministers OF the state that it would be q
grand idea II Gov. Beckham would DECLARE
general amnesty to those accused of COM
plictty in the assassination of William Goe-
bel. One familiar with the fury of the tenn
pest OF partisan feeling at that time can
well appreciate the brotheriy feeling of
those great democrats who had the nerve
to come forward with the plea for Glenn
ency for Caleb Powers
Spirit Of Brotherly Love.
Thus will be seen the spirit of love for
one another and as is natural with the
Kentuckian, he regrets to make merry
while his brother Is. behind prison bars.
For the Homecoming Gov. Beckham will
appoint a commissioner from every county
In the state, with headquarters for those
who attend, so that they may have no diff
f1culty in finding those with whom sehey de-
sire to renew old acquaintance One OF
the pretty customs that will be In vogue
will be that each commissioner win be as
sisted by hostess in the person of a
favorite daughter of the county Wednes-
day. June ID, will be known as the day OF
reception and welcome. Col Watterson
viii deliver the chief address of welcome.
MT. David X. Francis. former governor OF
Missouri. late president of the Louisiana
purchase exposition, and last, but ever
green In his memory former Kentuckian.
has been asked to make the response. and
will doubtless accept.
Others who will doubtless return to the
state and take part In the program Of the
first day of the celebration viii be former
United States Senator William Lindsay and
John Griffen Carlisle, Secretary of the
Treasury under President Cleveland. both
of whom are now practicing law In New
York city. Mr.. Justice Harlan of the Su-
preme Court of the United States also will
probably be present, az wei, as Col. Thomas
IT. Crittenden. former governor of Mis-
sonri. and Mr.. Preston H. Leslie. who has
served both Kentucky and Montana as
chief executive. Former Vice President
Adlai g. Stevenson of Illinois may attend.
This list will be enlarged from time to
time with the names of other Kentuckians
who. in adopted homes. have marked