Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-06-19
Grants Pass Will Bloom
Next Friday.
ALSO AN AUTO PARADE
To Be the Splen did Event of this
Season-Committees Ap-
pointed.

Inc IdulcS ouAlhuiy VI buc SOmuoI-
cial Club, having formulated plan
for holding Rose and Flower festival
in this city, presented the view to the
executive committee of the CONNER
cial Club yesterday afternoon, with
the result that the Auxiliary was
unanimously guaranteed the hearty
support of the Club in the project.
Accordingly President Calhoun took
immediate stems to further the pro.
ject by instructing Secretary An
drews to prepare list of commit.
tees and take up the matter on behalf
of the club.
The,ladies Auxiliary also through
its president and secretary are max
ing active preparations for the form
ing of committees and the festival
will be held on Friday, June 26th,
under the auspices Of the Commercial
Club and the Ladies Auxiliary.
1t is proposed to hold the exhibition
at the large Coliseum skating rink on
+ street and it has been secured for
the purpose. A decorated automobile
parade will be one of the features of
the festival, ana it is hoped that all
the autos in the city as we'll as the
county, will take part. Ali new
comers to this section are most cor
daily invited to take a part in this
festival. Good music, both iustru.
mental and vocal, as well as short
talks upon the subject of flowers,
lawns, and the planting OF shade tees
will be given. lee cream and other
refreshments will be served.
1t is urgently asked that all those
who are appointed upon the various
committees will take hold and help to
make this festival memorable event
in the history of Grants Pass.
All the merchants are requested to
decorate their show windows suitable
to the occasion. and make some
special discount ON their goods so tnat
people will take the opportunity to
come in from the country and do their
shopping for the Fourth of July
1t is the intention to hold hereafter,
an annual Rose Festival. The net
proceeds of this years festival will be
used by the Ladies Auxiliary as the
starter of fund for besutifying the
Railroad park grounds.
The following committees have
been appointed:
Reception: T. P. Cramer, G. L.
Msngum, Stephen Jewell, A. b.
Gunnell.
Advertising-A. E. VOORHEES,, NJ.
L. Opdyke. O. Clinton Page, P. P.
Proctor and Arthur Oonklin.
Exhibits-H. G. Kinney, Jos. Woke.
E. S. Shank, Frank South, ". G
Hale. Ed s. vanDyke, Geo. Cramer,
G. H. Parker. ]. E. Hair. Isaac Best,
j. G. Riggs.
Entertainment-Jos Moss, u. d.
Norton, DR.. J. c. Smith, r. W.
Clarke. A. T. Marshal.
Music-Dr. W. Walker, Jos. Whar-
ton, Fred Cheshire, Stanton Rowell.
Ed S. VanDyke.
Finance-L. B. Hall, A. G.. Hoogh,
r. L. Coe, DR.. Loughridge. q. ).
Blanchard. A. N. Holman.
Auto Parsde-Roy s. Wilson, +. b.
Olding, Dennis Stovall.
Refreshments-H. c. Sampson, b.
c. Bobzisu, NJ. j. Anderson, Fred
Gumpeit.
General Com ri tee-Al the mem
bers Of the Commercial Club.
Following are the commit ees OF the
Ladies' Auxiliary:
Enterta Nesdsmes h. ID
Norton. g. H. Donnell, r. ID.
O'Neill. ]. A. Wharton. Fl. L. Ap'
drews, A. U. Ba inard, q. E. How
laud CARRIER, B. ". Riggs.
Mesdsmes T. B. Cor
nell, Geo. Parker, W. n. Patillo. Fred
Cheshire, d. J. Baker, Gus Karner,
&. V. Smith. q. Harmeling, A. I.
Marshall, Fuller.
Reception Mesdafnss J. q. Smith,
Stephen Jewell, NJ. c. Findley. J. l..