Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-06-30
Homecoming Week.

The committee of the Village improve
ment Society in charge OF Homecoming
Week for Shepherdstown has sent Out
the following letter to those former resi-
dents of Shepherdstown and Jefferson
county whose names have been secured
in various ways, and will mail to addition
al persons as fast as addresses are fur
nished. The committee requests all OF
our people who are interested to assist in
this good work by handing in lists OF
names, and if there are any who wish to
send the letters of invitation themselves,
they can secure them, with envelopes,
from H. L. Snyder, chairman, or Miss
Mary Pendeton, secretary, to whom
the lists may also be given. The letter
is as follows
ShepherdStoWn is to have home
coming week, and the date set for this
event is September lSt to 9Th, 1910. 1t is
proposed to have week Of peculiar in
terest to all who are interested in Shep-
herdStown and Jefferson county, and we
want your cooperation and your attend
ance. The Village Improvement Society
of Sh epherdstown is in charge OF the al
fair, and the interest already manifested
by Our home people as we'll as by former
residents now living elsewhere leads us
to hope that the proposed celebration
will be most successful and enjoyable.
II is desired to have all Shepherdstown
and Jefferson county folks and all persons
directly or indirectly interested in this
section to be here and have part in the
pleasures of such a reunion. A pro-
gramme for the whole week will be ar
ranged, and interesting exercises will be
held from day to day which shall be par
ticipated in by the distinguished sons and
daughters of the town and county who
have acquired reputation in the various
walks OF life and those whose accom-
plishment, will enable them TO entertain
the mutual friends who we hope will
gather here in great numbers.
We want you to come home once more.
We promise TO have our town at its best
for your reception. We know that the
Valley OF the Shenandoah will have for
you smile OF greeting and good cheer.
We promise you Our most sincere and
hearty welcome. We are sure that you
will enjoy greeting old friends and making
new acquaintance.
We are confident that the celebrat ion
will be one OF the most enjoyable that this
country has ever known, and want you
not only TO enjoy ii yourself, but help
others have the full benefit Of this meeting.
The Morgan's Grove Fair will be held
September 9th to 9th. This is always an
enjoyable event, and many who usually
attend the fair can at the same time enjoy
home coming week. The managers OF the
fair will probably provide especial attrac-
tons, as they are in hearty cooperation
with this movement.
" III lOu DS Will WIN no o'iN NJ
us have your acceptance ofthiS invitation,
so that we can record your name in our
visitors book and keep you posted by
sending you literature from time TO time
as our plans develop. We will be glad TO
have any suggestions from you as to how
this event may be made interesting and
enjoyable. We will be pleased if you
will send us the names OF any of your
friends or acquaintance TO whom we can
extend this same invitation. Write us
and LET us know that you are interested
and that we can expect your cooper
alton and presence. All communications
may be addressed TO H. L. Snyder. chair
man OF the committee, ShepherdStown,
w. Va. COMMITTEE.