Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-07-19
OLD nosaE WEEK.


~ore Funds NseAsd - Insars Cea-
plses Success.
everything points 70 . successful Old
uou,e week in Ellsworth from Aug. 70
% The only thing that = causing the
uld Home week committee ny woerimsnt
). the matter Of fuDds.
IN. proxram which the committee has
.rr.nged for the entertainment Of old
home folks from abroad and the folks ct
some calls Tor the outlay Of considerable
.,onev. OF course the committee can cur
,.il expenses somewhat, bat mot without
the sacrifice Of some pleasing events on
.rs program, and this Il 10 reluctant to do.
something like @D60 has 20 far been sub.
soribed to the Old Home week fund by
friends at home and abroad. J. A. Cum
r;ugbam, the financial secretary, who has
been soliciting local subscriptions, re-
no-ted Monday night about s27o sub
seribed, with prospects ofabout 800 more.
In addition to the s25 subscriptions re-
norted last week, r. IL. Gould has sub
.cribed s25 and the Bridge Hill branch OF
the Village Improvement society has sent
its check for 80.
The committee would like about $500
more. to insure the complete success OF
the week according to plans laid out.
Thursday Veteran firemen's day -
promises to be one OF the big days OF the
week. Interest In the local hand-tub con-
test will be aroused to something like old
time fever pitch by the presence Of that
famous old champion 'sUnion 81, now the
.wstch City,, OF waltham, Mass. In re-
Spouse to the request OF the Old Home
week committee to allow the swatch
city, to come to Ellsworth and be manned
BY its old crew, the waltham company
has voted favorably. 1t 10 possible good
delegation Of the walthAm company may
come with her.
With old Hunnsman, Union 2, Ticonic
and Dirigo lined up for . squirt, 1t will
seem like old times in Ellsworth.
But the engine contest will not b all.
Bangor and Brewer hose racing teams, be-
tween which thers IL hot rivalry, have
voted to come to Ellsworth ON frsmen's
day of Old Home week, for race on neutral
ground, with an Ellsworth judge and
starter. Conditions have been signed by
the captains Of the two teams, and both
teams are practicing hard for the run. 1t
will be race for blood, and will bring
to Ellsworth many admirers OF the rival
teams.
The race is for US side, with s75 added
by the Ellsworth committee.
These two events alone will make big
day OF firemen's day, and give old
home folks At home q real old-time tice-
mems muster.
The program for the week Is being
gradually brought into shape, minor
changes being made as different events
adjust themselves to others.
The two-sct comedy, ''sweethearts,' y
has been selected to be presented wednes-
day evening, under the direction OF Fred
L. Cooke.
The illuminated parade will take place
Thursday evening, instead OF Friday, as
announced last week, and the concert will
be given Friday evening. Mrs. Mabel
Monaghan Swan and Miss Bertha l.. Giles
will be soprano soloists at the concert. AL
bert c. orchutt, OF Dorchester, Mass,
tenor soloist, has also consented to sing.
Committees for the various events on the
weeks program have been appointed. The
general committee hopes for the hearty
cooperation Of all appointed on these
committees to the end that Ellsworth
may have an Old Home week OF which it
may feel proud.