The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-09-28

Now that the Home Coming and
Festival Is over. for this year at
least. it may not be amiss to offer
CONGRATULATIONS ON the magnificent
success which attended the efforts
Of the Commercial Club. The affair.
should say, will do more to adj
vertise Plymouth than any mehod
which could have. been devised.
Strangers in the city were simply
astonished at the scope of the en-
tertainment provided for their
de.ectation. There IS absolutely
nothing to be regretted in conncc-
ton with tie celebration: IN fact
the good results which are likely to
accure will undoubtedly give Plym-
outh place among the larger
cities to which it is most deserved
ly entitled.
One thing that struck the visitor.
more forcib:y, perhaps, than any
thing else. was the enthusiasm
which every citizen of the town In
fused into the celebration, and |
think the remarks of Fred c. Palm,
the corn king in the course of his
address were NEST aprop9s. He
reminded his listeners that the
merchants Of Plymouth had nothing
selfish in their efforts to- promote to
successful issue. the Home Com
ing; in fact he said it was most
likely they would have to pay up
any shortage il the accounts, and he
reminded the farmers that it was
their duty to help make up any
deficiency. should there be one.
Tie citizens of the town were In
defatigable in their efforts to make
visitors enjoy every minute of
their stay in the city, and that they
succeeded is evident from the en-
comiums heard among the immense
crowds which lined the streets on all
sides. Another feature which as
been favorably commented upon was
the absence of any crime during
the three days of the celebrations;
in fact not one case of a serious
nature was reported to the police. OF
drunkenness there was comparative
.ly none, and this, in itself, is
high compliment to the city.
The attractions, I'll be bound to
say, have seldom been surpassed in
any city ten times the size of
Plymouth. The Industrial parade
would have done credit to many
big city. 1t went to show that the
merchants and manufacturers had
entered into the spirit Of the oc-
casion with much enthusiasm and
good deal of pleasure and pride.
The aeroplane flights were superb,
and Plymouth is to be congratulate
ed in witnessing three of the best
exhibitions in this line ever given In
this or any other country. In fact
there was not one feature that was
.mediacre: they were all high class
and of an\ interesting order.
/ do not know whether it is the
intention of the Commercial Club to
hold a similar event in the future.
but this L will say, that if the same
energetic body of workers have again
the management in hand, there need
be no worry about the success of
any such undertaking. No doubt.
new ideas have been gained and as
experience teaches. the next event of
the kind should eclipse all their
previous records.
In the meantime, it is to be hop
ed that the advertising gained by
the city in this. the initial attempt
at big things, will be followed by
something Notwithstanding that
will help infuse new life and enter
prise into Plymouth so that il will
gain in popularity as an ideal spot
for the investment of much capital
and everhy. Here success to the
Commercial Club!
w w.