Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-25
MAKING PLANS FOR
HOMECOMING WEEK
Everything Moving Forward to
That End Now.
Committees Actively '1roning-Out" De
tails for Lancaster's Big Cele-
bration June 29th- July 4th.

The arrangements for Home-Com-
ing Week in Lancaster, June 20
July 4. both inclusive, are beginning
to take definite form. The executive
committee and the various SUBJ
committees acting under its general
direction hold frequent meetings
for the formulation and carrying
forward of plans for the entertain
ment of the city's guests upon that
occasion.
The first essential is the raising
of a sufficient amount of money to
provide suitable decorations and at
tractive amusement features, and
this the finance committee seems to
be accomplishing. 1t will cost lot
of money to do what the committees
are planning to do. For band
music alone $500 has already been
appropriated and it is likely to cost
more than that because 1t is the in
tention to get, in addition to our
own excellent band, one OF state
wide reputation from outside-for
instance one like the V1roqua band,
that has recently been selected as
the official band of the Third Regl-
ment of Wisconsin. Correspondence
is also being had with Dana's Band,
of Lacrosse. and Clauder's Marine
band of Milwaukee.
Another thing that will oe ex-
pens1ve is that of decoration, which
also involves much in the way OF
electrical display aud many plans
for this feature are under consider
alton. The various forms of adver-
Using, aside from the generous
space donated free of charge by the
newspapers, will call for a con-
siderable outlay of cash, but the
business and professional people
are reported as responding literally
and il is expected that $1,000 or
more will be raised including the
amount received from concessions.
1t has been decided that Tuesday,
June 80, shall be devoted to the
exercises of the alumni of the Lan-
caster high school and the arrange
ments for this are in the hands OF
committee of which Harry Carthew
is chairman. 1t IS the purpose OF
the committee, ii possible to secure
Judge orindley, of Lacrosse, who
was principal of our schools from
1874 to 1878, TO deliver an address
in the forenoon. Then there would
be a business session in the after
noon. followed in the evening with
banquet and ball.
Wednesdays program is not vet
decided upon.
Thursday, July 2, will be Wood
man Day, and the local Woodman
Camp, which is very strong, having
a membership of 240, has voted to
make it one of the big events OF the
week. A crack degree team will
be engaged to come here in uniform
and give a public drill; speeches will
be made by prominent speakers OF
state reputation, and prizes Will be
OQ0IGu lOI GDO SCOl POI
of attendance from other camps IN
this vicinity and perhaps for various
other contests. The local camp and
the home coming committee Will
divide the expense of these features.
Tt is expected that not less than
9. 500 Woodmen Will be in the city
that day.
The matter of furnishing accom-
modations in the way of caring for
the city's guests comes in for con-
siderable attention. Aside from
the facilities offered by the several
hotels. restaurants and lunch rooms
and the fact that hundreds will be
cared for by relatives and friends at
private houses, it is realized that
the city will in all proba blllty be
crowded TO its capacity that week
and the providing of sleeping ac-
commodations IN tents supplied
with cots is being discussed. These
would be placed on lawns and
would furnish a unique feature as
well as add to the general holiday
appearance which will prevail all
during the home coming. The
council voted last Tuesday evening
to let the ladies of the w. G. Z. u.
have the use of the up stairs room
in the city hall on homecoming
week as a rest room for ladies' and
for the serving of refreshments
Handsome and attractive station
erv is now being gotten out in the
Herald's job printing department,
which will be supplied free OF
charge to business houses ana
private families to use In their cor
responGence, as an advertisement
of the Homecoming celebration.