The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-10-18
ASK Me-" IS THE SIGNAL
THAT WILL WELCOME ALL

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way to Homes. While Committee Of
Five Hundred With Badges will
Civ Every Attention, and the North
Carolinians from Out OF the State
to Be Provided With a Home COM
ers" Badge, the City Being Prepared
TO Show All Attention and Courtesy
10 Fair Week and Home Coming
visitors.
Raleigh is fully ready for the thou
sands on thousands who are to be in
the city during Fair week and Home
Coming Week. Secretary OIds, of he
central committee on Home Cominx
Jubilee and Reunion, has given a
great deal Of are to the matter Of
securing quarters for visitors to Raj
eigh and IN every way to make ppo-
vision for their accommodation and
comfort MI. Robert L Lumsden has.
by the direction OF Secretary Old..
made a canvass OF Raleigh. TO asce1-
tain how many persons can be pro-
vlded with beds, and it is found that
twelve hundred and fifty can thu. be
provided for In private homes. and
one thousand and seventy-nve in ho-
tells and boarding houses. There i.
ample provision to furnish meals and
lunches at all hours for all who are
here during State Fair week and the
big jubilee.
Mr. Lunsden has been put in
charge Of the information booth at the
Union Station and will have four mes
senger boys, who will be prepared TO
take strangers who do not know their
way ABOUT the city, to the quarters to
winch they have been assigned. The
price OF rooms in private homes range
from soc. to 81. 1t may be that some
hoUseholders have yet failed to inform
the bureau that hey can
provide for visitors, and if SO, they
are asked to let his fact be known i'm
nedldtely. The lists Of places where
people can be entertained have been
prepared by streets and the city di-
Flded In two sections, east and west.
Secretary Odds has distributed to
Mayor Wynne and other members OF
tHe general committees the badges
winch are to be worn by five hundred
f>aIelSh people this week, these being
OF white ribbon, with the words "ASK
ME- the badges being fastened bv a
button bearing the North Carolina
state Tag in color. For North Caro-
4lnlans coming from other States in
other words the Home Corners. q sna-
clal badge has been prepared, this be-
ing old gold in color, with the word.
HOME CONFER" These will also be
fastened by a flag button.
Raleigh Will certainly keep omen
house this week. With good weather
very great numbers Of people will be
here and, and every person who has q
spare bed should see that it is placed
at the disposal of the public, through
the secretary OF the general commit
tee at the of Commerce
Rooms, or through Mr.. Lumsden at
the information booth at the Union
station During the State Exposition,
tWenty-six years ago, Raleigh kept
open house in this way, and nothing
contributed more to the success Of
what was unquestionably one of the
most successful minor exposition.
ever held.
the thousands who are coming to
Raleigh need have no hesitation be-
cause of the fear of the lack Of ac-
concentrations. This city is better pre-
pared than ever to care for great
crowds. 1t has the experience of the
past to guide 1t, and this year there
mas been given the closest attention to
the matter OF giving full care and at
'entlon to all who come, and all the
plans have been fully matured.
IaIeigh offers a warm welcome RI
all, and is ready to receive all
to it's Great State Fair and to the add