Evening journal., 1908-09-30
OLD HOME DAYS
AT GEORGETOWN
Town Will Celebrate in Great
Fashion for These Days,
Commencing Tomorrow
PROGRAM OF EXERCISES

GEORGETOWN. Sept aO.-To all the
former residents Of Georgetown and Of
Sussex county to come home for three
days Is the purpose of Home Coming
Week which will be held for the first
time In Georgetown. tomorrow. Friday
and Saturday With the success that
should come from the work that is be-
ing done on this plan. II is being ar
ranged to hold such an affair there
every year The success of the move
ment of course depends ON the people
and to these the various COMMITTEES are
appealing. Every former resident is
asked TO come home, to renew old ac-
quaintances and TO meet their home
friends. The responses that are pour
ing I'm to the committees of which At
torney Charles l.. Moore IS president,
assures the affair Of success and Il is
estimated that nearly three thousand
people will come from the different states
whore they now live. back to old Della
ware and TO Old Sussex for these first
three days in October The entertain-
ment that is being provided for the three
days IS promised and IL looks as II
Georgetown would have the biggest
time I'm its history The program in
cludes free concerts by the Atlantic city
Municipal eBand with free vaudeville
shows and free moving pictures on
every hand will be booths and small
shows and the Public Square at George
town will look like circus and a
country fair combined. Handsome prizes
are offered for the best dressed parad-
ers, the handsomest decorations, the
best float the best exhibit. the funniest
costume, the best drilled band, the best
played band, the town bringing the
greatest number Of people and a num-
Der OF other features. Masked paraders.
concerts and public illuminations are in
cludcd In the program
THURSDAY, OCTOBER LIST.
10 a. m.--Address.
II a. m.-Concert by McDaniels NIu-
nicipal Band of 40 pieces of Atlantic
City n. J.
t. noon-Dinner.
p. m.--Amusements in Public Square
band concert; vaudeville, etc.
$50 p. m.-Supper.
z p. m.-Illumination Of Public Square.
business houses and dwellings.
s p. m.-Band concert, moving pictures.
vaudeville, masque parade.
II p. m.--Good Night
FRIDAY. OCTOBER I'd.
10 a. m.-Grand parade of Firemen and
Societies and decorated floats; eight
bands Of music.
y noon-Dinner.
p. m.-Concert Of the massed bands
of the county. 200 pieces.
8 p. m.-Amusemnts in Public Square.
band concert, vaudeville etc
$50 p. m.-Supper.
p. m.-lllumination of Public Squares
streets business house and dwellings.
s p. m.-Band concert. moving pictures,
vaudeville. masque parade.
II p. m.-Good Night
SATURDAY. OCTOBER Srd
10 n. Singing by 500 school children
with band OF nifty pieces. conducted by
Baudmaster w. c. Mcdaniel
II a. m.-Awarding of prizes.
~ noon-Dinnor
2 D. m.-Amusemcnt in Public Square,
band concert. vaudeville. etc.
$50 D. m.-Supper.
D. m.-Ilumination of Public Square.
streets. business houses and dwellings.
band concert, moving pictures, vaude-
vile. etc, masque parade.
ii D. m.-Grand Finale.
Arrangements have been made with
the Pennsylvania Railroad wherby there
will be a train leaving Georgetown, at
sos during the Home Coming Week, at
that place This train will connect with
the south bound train at Harrington on
the main line, to Delmar and other
points This will give patrons Of the
affair better opportunity to attend
the occasion and return home every
evening II they so desire.