The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-06-26
MORE OLD HOME
WEEK PLANS
ARE ANNOUNCED

uohs, ksued the Following declaration
this morning:
ITO the Citizens OF Rhode Island who
are Interested in the Unqualified Sue
cess Of Old Home Week:
THE committee on decorations have
drawn up a general scheme which Will
make, IL carried out a most noteworthy
and artistic effect
we are anxious that our decorations
shall be much more artistic and novel
than those that have been used any,
where In any OF the celebrations OF this
khd before held In the country, and this
can be accomplished only by cooperation
on the part Of individual decorators.
The plans the committee have evolved
VIII carry out colonial Ideas and will. for
comparatively small money. make the
principal thoroughfares OF Providence
most attractive.
Already some OF the most prominent
business houses have had sketches pre-
pared by this committee. I'm conformance
with the general scheme. SO far as pos
sible the committee desires TO avoid dec
Grating the streets OF Providence merely
with flags and bunting, and will try 10
introduce features into the decorations
which will be much more attractive than
the promiscuous use OF flags and shields,
Wnich mas become commonplace by their
oft-repeated use.
The committee also wants to confer
with any professional decorators, inter-
ested In the work and through them will
carry out great many OF their ideas,
as we are constantly asked for the names
or reliable firms who can put into effect
the sketches designed.
Artistic effect can be gained and much
money saved TO the various firms, who
wish TO decorate their own buildings, by
conference with this committed as the
ones already designed will give so much
more artistic effect 10 the buildings that
TFna xxi1 lacf 1aaa l.Is l,xr
ferring within.
''The committee will be Mt headquarters
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock to furnish
Ideas to any. one who would like TO get
them, and also talk TO any professional
decorators who would like TO find out In
what way their services may be needed
but we wish to have the citizens bear in
n nd that an Old Home Week for an
Old Colonial State that has always been
famous for the splendid way In which It's
iCe9s have been carried out. we intend
to nave the decorations. as far as we are
permitted TO suggest. as dignihed and as
artistic as they should be. 10 stand for
the best that has been in the past history
OF our city and state.
professional decorators can receive
the endorsement OF the decoration COM
| mittee by proving TO the committee that
they possess an inclination and ability
to carry out its suggestion
(Signed)
col H. ANTHONY DYER,
Chairman OF Decoration Committee
PROGRAM OF SPORTS.
+. r. Roger. chairman OF the sub-com-
mttee on sports, has arranged the fol-
lowing program for water sports on
Thursday Aug 4:
ION Thursday, Aug. /. al p. m. Off tho
club house at Pawtuxet. TO start the
yacht races I'm which we have eight
classes and promise OF 80 entries and -
entries In launches and special classes,
making a feet OF 70 or so boats The boats
will start on the regular course. which II
down the river and back to the stake
boat, twice around At 2 O'Clock there
will be n race for high speed launches.
which starts from the club house In
circular course up the, river and back so
that the race will be visible from both
sides Of the bay during the entire course.
at 2:30 there will be an exhibition OF life
saving by the volunteer life-savinR crew
rescuing a party from capsized boat
midway between the club house and the
Edgewood Bluffs, so that II will be visi-
bie TO thousands OF people who can stand
along the shore.
"At o'clock n race between the four
Naval Reserve crews, starting from the
Washington Park club and finishing at
tho Rhode Island club. The boats will be
towed back to the starting point and 9TH
ers OF the crew started At 3:15 n race
between the l2-oared barges OF the naval
training station at Newport. Of which
we have the promise OF six entries AT
4 o'clock a tug pof-war between 12-oared
barges from Newport At 4:S0 swim
ming match with about Is entries. start
Ing opposite the Edgewood Bluffs and fin-
ishng In front of the club house. At 5
o'clock exhibition of the Hydroplane. At
o'clock also will he started n dinghy
race. OF which we have promise OF lb or
~. This race will be started from the
EGgewood club and finished at the Rhode
Island club.
There will be an intermission OF al.
sports from this time until o'clock,
when from search light at the club
house signals will be given and there will
be an Illumination on all the bonts at
archor and from both sides OF the bay
OF red and green fire. 1T Is proposed 70
deliver to each property owner on the
water front a small amount OF tho fire
and to have the mall lighted at the same
Instant, giving first n red and then n
green and then an alternate OF red and
green This will last about 20 minutes
and at the close there should be bic dis
plny OF fireworks These fireworks should
be burned from n barge provided for
them. anchored in the river at point
one. half mile north OF the club house.
we also wish 10 make requisition
for n band OF music, which should he
disposal during the afternoon and eve
ming hat concerts may he given OF tho
Washirf,; on Park Yacht club at the time
when the races are started from tho
T:dgswood Yacht club at the time when
the dinghy races are started and nj 9TH
ct times I'm front OF the Rhode Island
yacht club and nj n convenient point dur
ing the fireworks The commodores OF the
various yacht clubs will Issue orders 10
the fleets that all points will be dressed
during the day with the colors and with
tho aid OF the red fire and other avail
able means TO decorate their ships at
hight.
PRIZES.
THE estimated cost of this entertain
mert Is as follows: Prizes for the yacht
races. $3.50: prizes for the launches (six
riasses), SO; special prize for Newport ~
foeters. SO: prize for the New Bedford
20 footers. $50: for speed launches. slSo;
exhibition OF life-saving. prize for the
training station crews I'm the barge race.
seO: prizes for the Naval Reserves race.
s25: prizes swimming race SIS; prizes din
rhy race. $40: prizes tug-of-war, SO;
lri2es IIydroplanc s10"
-. d -