The Lamar register., 1906-05-23

From every land and every cline
Kentuckians will turn their steps and
set their faces toward the old home
for the week of June 1917. when
grand reunion of all former residents
of the Blue Grass State will be held
| under the auspices of the Louisville
Commercial Club. Louisville will be
the mecca of the pilgrims and 1t Is
| conservatively estimated that lOO,-
600 visitors will be in the metropolis
of the Blue Grass State during Home
| Coming week.
The suggestion of Homecoming
| week, which came from Miss Louise
Lee Hardin, of Denver, Colo, has led
to one of the greatest gatherings ever
held in the country. Though odd
Home Weeks" have been held in the
New England States for many years,
Kentucky is the first to invite all of
its absent sons and daughters to re-
turn to one city at one time, and it is
| the first which has attempted to Sc
| cure the name and address of every
| former resident of the state. How
| great this task was may be judged
| by the fact that there are now living
in other states and territories over
100000 native born Kentuciians The
Blue Grass State has given OF her
best citizenship to the upbuilding of
other states. Especially in the cen
trail and western parts of the United
States have Kentuckians gone IN
great numbers. Indiana has about
10000, Missouri over $1,000. etc. In
every walk of life. in politics. in law.
have always been in the forefront.
In Lincoln and in Davis, the state
gave both to the North and to the
South the war presidents.
To Missouri she has furnished one
half her governors and many of ner
congressman and senators. The list
might be extended Indefinitely were
all the Kentuckians who have taken
high rank among the distinguished
men of their day named The Breck-
inridges. Clays. Crittendens, Mar
shalls and others have in every gen.
GRAFTON taken prominent part in
the affairs of the state and the IA
ton.
The invitations to attend Home
Coming week have met with enthusi-
astic responses from former Ken
tuckians in every part of the world.
Acceptances numbering about $4,000
have been received from every state
in the Union and from fifteen for
eign countries.
The preparations for the entertain.
ment during Homecoming week
have been made on an elaborate
scale. The citizens of Louisville are
| %.
voted exclusively to this purpose.
Five parades, the unwilling of two
statues, air-ship flights and many
other features have been decided on
The programme for the four days has
been arranged with a view to recall
ing in the most attractive and beauti-
full form the history of the state.
The first day, June IS. will be given
over to welcoming and registering
the guests. In the new armory build
ing in Louisville. the second largest
of its kind in the United States,
which will be the general headquar-
tiers for Homecoming week. head
quarters for each of the 1l9 counties
of Kentucky will be opened. These
headquarters will be in charge of a
hostess and a commissioner named
from each county by Governor j. c.
w. Beckham. Here the visitors will
register and receive badges showing
the county of their birth. The for
NAL address of welcome will be de-
| livered by the Hon. Henry Waiter
| son, editor of the COurier-JOurnal,
and the response will be made by the
Hon. David r.. Francis. formerly gov
ernor of Missouri. and the head of
the Louisiana Purchase exposition.
Other distinguished Kentuckians who
will be on the programme during the
weeks are Associate Justice John NJ.
Harlan from Washington. d. G.. for
mer Vice-President Adlai Il. Steven
son, of Springfield. H.. former United
States Senators VIM. Lindsay and
John G. Carlisle. of New York City;
former Governor Thos. G. Crittenden.
of Missouri; Governor E. w. Hoch, of
Kansas; Senator S. II. Pyle5, OF
Washington; Senator Shelby X. Gull
LON, of Illinois; former governors of
Kentucky Proctor Knott. Simon
Bolivar Buckner. VIM. o. Bradley
and Preston II. Leslie. who has also
served Montana as chief executive
in recent years. In the afternoon
magnificent floral parade of automo-
biles and carriages Will be given and
many handsome prizes will be
awarded.
The ceremonies of the second day
will be in honor of the memory of
Stephen Collins Foster. A life size
statue of the composer of Kentucky's
cradle song. My Old Kentucky
Home" is now being made by J. l..
Roop, the sculptor. and wild be I'M
yelled on that day. One Of the hon