The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-07-23
MORE MONEY IS
NEEDED FOR OUR
OLD HOME WEEK

The Old Home Week executive COM
mittee is greatly In need OF more sub.
scriptions in order to make the ealebra-
ton success Several important feat
ures have been planned but some OF these
will have 10 be abandoned unless more
money is contributed. The committee is
sued the following request this morning
The committee on Old Home Week
have arranged a program for the three
days OF carnival which is expected to ap-
peal 10 all residents and visitors who may
be In Providence during that period. IL
is varied In character and cannot fall TO
interest.
Among the events desired is a row.
ing regatta on the Seekonk river. and in
order 10 make this possible and TO carry
out the remainder OF the program. which
has been widely advertised. more money
is needed. as the city has failed to con-
tribute the amount expected, and the sum
already raised is not sufficient. gen.
eral call TO the public has been thought
best. To this end the committee for Old
Home Week therefore ask for more finan-
cial aid from the people OF Providence.
Contributions OF any sum whatsoever
are earnestly asked for, the same to be
sent TO this paper. The names of all con-
tributors will be published, except those
requesting to the contrary. The time be-
tween now and the beginning OF Old
Home Week festival is so short that the
committee begs a response 10 this appeal
Immediately.
~. HERBERT FOSTER.
Chairman OF Finance Committee.
HENRY A. BARKER.
Chairman OF Publicity Committee"
Unless present indications fail, IL is
probable that Providence will have as
part OF its Old Home Week carnival pro-
gram the most interesting regatta ever
held In New England. IL has been a very
short time since Chairman Marsh OF the
committee on rowing was asked to ar
range for such an event. yet during the
last week he has succeeded I'm obtaining
entries from the principal crews. not
only OF New England. but OF New YorN
city. The visit he made to the Harlem
river on Thursday was crowned with sue
cess and he obtained entries for the
Providence regatta from the celebrated
boat clubs on that river, including the
Harlem, Nassau, Metropolitan, Union,
Bohemian, Wyanoke and Dauntless; also
with a prospect OF the Sawanahacas OF
Brooklyn.
George c. Kelly, who has been an in
fiuential member of the Narragansett
boat club since IL was started, visited
Boston during the past week and secured
entries of eights. fours. doubles and sin
giles from the Union, Mill Stream. JEFF
frey Point and the Riverside, the River
side eight being the champion eight OF
America. He has also crews from the
Wachusetts and the Calumet Boat clubs
of Worcester, and an eight-oared crew
from the Springfield Boat club of Spring
field.
Mr.. Kelly attended the meeting of the
Boston Old Home Week regatta commit
tee and obtained entries from some Of
the clubs which will be represented in the
Boston regatta. The prospects are much
brighter for the regatta upon the Seekonk
river than Boston's for the Charles river,
for the New York crews prefer the hospi-
tally OF Little Rhody to that OF the Hub.
and have expressed a wish to come to
Providence II the event can be arranged.
II can be arranged. and a decided impe-
tus given to this sport on the Seekonk.
which furnishes one OF the most admira-
BILE courses that any OF the great cities Of
America have close to their doors, II the
people of Providence will respond to the
call for contributions which is being
made by the Old Home Week committee.
The high bluffs OF Blackstone park af-
ford a beautiful vantage place for spec
tators Tho boulevard along the river
shore gives opportunity for a throng of
carriages and automobiles and the club
house of the Narragansett Boat club
makes g. very desirable neadqua1terS Tor
the crews participating In these events.
The opposite shores, which the metropoli-
tan park commission intend to add to the
park, furnish a scarcely less desirable
vantage point.
There are several other events OF great
Importance in the Old Home Week pro-
gram which are dependent upon the
special call which the committee is maxi
ing for subscriptions. 1t is desired on
Friday TO arrange a program of matinee
races at Narragansett park, the free use
OF which has been rendered by It's owners.
The committee has promises OF large
number OF entries of the best horses in
New England whose owners win gladly
race them without a demand for the Gus
tomary large purses.
The bowling tournament also Is depend
ent upon this matter OF subscriptions.
Providence, II Is said. Is the greatest
bowling centre in the United States. and
the proprietor of the well-known Wash
OF those alleys in case the cammittee Is
eral OF the teams which have won various
championships have consented to take
part.
OF highly successful program OF much
tionalS events that will rebound to the
Home Week a notable event is the mat
ter of n few hundred dollars. II this
money can be secured before the end of
the week, there will be a program Of
which the city may well be proud.