Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 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 it is
conservatively estimated that 1OO.-
900 visitors will be in the metropolis
of the Blue Grass State during Home
Coming week.
The suggestion: Of Home-C Coming
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 "Old
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 Kentuckians. 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 $4,000, etc. III
every walk of life, in politics, in law,
in medicine, in business, Kentuckians
have always been in the forefront.
In Lincoln and in~4Davis, 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 her
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.
the affairs of the state and the ma
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 Home Coming week
have been made on an elaborate
scale. The citizens of Louisville are
raising a fund Of $4,000 to be de-
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 view to recall
ing in the most attractive and beauti
full form the history of the state.
The first day, June 13, will be give1
over to welcoming and registering
the guests. In the new armory build
ing in Louisville, the second larges
of it's kind in the United States
which will be the general headquar
tiers for Home Coming week, head
quarters for each Of the 119 countie'
of Kentucky will be opened. Thes,
headquarters will be in charge of :,
hostess and a commissioner name.
from each county by Governor j.. G
W. Beckham. Here the visitors will
register and receive badges showing
the county of their birth. The fol-
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 TIL
Hon. David r. Francis, formerly gov
ernor of Missouri. and the head q
the Louisiana Purchase exposition
Other distinguished Kentuckians VIII
will be on the programme during til
weeks are Associate Justice John N
Harlan from Washington, D.. c., fol
mer: ice-President Adlai E. Steve1
, son, of Springfield, ILL.,; former Unite
States Senators VIM. Lindsay an
!. John G. Carlisle, Of New York City
. former Governor Thos. G.. Crittende,
/ of Missouri; Governor p. w. Hoch, {
Kansas; Senator s. 81 II. Pyles. (
{ Washington; Senator Shelby r. Gu
i lom, Of Illinois former governors (
]. Kentucky Proctor ls Knott, Simo
i Bolivar Buckner. Win. o. Bradle
\ and Preston Fl. Leslie, who has ais
4 served Montana as chief executiy
& ID recent ears. IN the afternoon
Z magnific floral parade Of autom
g bi1esS and carriages viii be given an
s many handsome prizes will 81
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II The ceremonie Of the second da
81 vii ! be in 4 honor. 81 the memory
/, stephen Collins Foster life 81,
q statue s. the comp poser ofS Kentucky
], cradl son So s. Old Kentucl
!. Home, now being made
: Roop the soul and VIII bel
yelled onzthat day One the Nho