Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-15


and most successful and 10 to 25-miIe
trip is guaranteed for each flight. On
one of these flights a race will be con-
tested between the aeroplane and a fast
racing auto, the former making the cir
cuit twice to the autos once. Upon one
ar more occasions during the week a
ma ssenger will be carried by the aviator.
Thus It will be seen that Manager
Hanks has arranged to attack the capital
bv land by water and by air at one and
the same time. The result is left for
fatr-minded citizens to contemplate
There will be, in addition to features al
ready mentioned, a number of entertain
ing events entirely new to patrons of
outdoor exhibitions. Everything will be
handled in a manner suited to please the
greatest number, patrons and owners of
the several racing stables impartially
Mr.. Hanks IL able to announce the
on flying machine as follows:
w. Fl. Gannett, Reuel j. Noyes, C. 5.
Hichborn, A. w. Whitney, a. f Parrott
and w. w. Morse.
Several men of national reputation will
be invited and it has beer thought wise
to appoint reception committee, and
the following have been selected; E. c.
Carll G. II. Wilcox, II. NJ. Springer.
:. r. Stilkey, Henry Sturgis.
Chas. f. Downing, c. E. Puring-
ton, w S Malcolm, Geo W. Wadleigh,
f. G. Kinsman. w. p, Perry, c. f. Bill
odeau. Anne Casavant, John II. CO.
gan. w. r Emerson, Frank =. Burns.
G d Haskell, B. NJ. Cross, NJ. S.
Campbell, Harry G. Jones, b. f. Maher,
Alonzo II. Chadbourn, Blaine S. Vlles
E. +. Newbert. Thomas C. Ingraham,
T. L. Stevenson, T.. L. Gedney. j. e.
Church. D. w. Adams, Thomas j.
Lunch. Andrew l.. McFadden. e. NJ.
Mower. Frank f. Tracey. George :.
Bargs, Geo. w. Merrill, w. G. Booth
by, Horace r. Sturgis. Smith S. Ran
dali. Geo. NJ. Ryder, Willis f. Swift
F.. J.. Weber. +. l.. Merrill. A ladies
reception committee will be selected IN
due time, also a number of other com
nIittees including the Boosters com
mittee, which will consist of one or
more members from. every city and
town in Maine.
The duties of this committee will be
to circulate such advertising matter d 5
the management may desire to furnish
and generally proclaim the ilnportanca
that every citizen of their respective
localities shall make it a point to at
tend the greatest outdoor exhibition
Maine has ever witnessed.
Following is the committee on sports
and vaudeville:
Snorts-B. f. Bither. b. f. Folsom,
Hiram Weymouth. Tarl G. Thibodeau,
Treby Johnson Jos. Williamson, j.
Bernard Sheehan, DR. w G.. Thomas.
Geo. Curtis. Frank G. Harrington, DIR.
w. Fl. Harris, DR.. G.. r. Campbell DR.
l.. L. Mann. Joe Humphreys, New
York. James j. Corbett, New York,
Col Charles Bradbury. Belfast, Johnny
Mooney, Boston, =. A. Houlehan. Gar
diner. Charles Towle. Winthrop, DIR. j.
NJ. Somers. Richmond.
Naudevile-Thomas II. Cuddy. Hen
ry W. Morrell. Hobert Harrison, Sam
Harris, New York: Geo. Cohan, New
York; Bert Fiebleman, New York;
Walter Moore. New York.
Special invitations will be extended
to Americas two most prominent pri-
vate citizens. wig: Hon. Theodore
Roosevelt and Hon. W. j. Bryan and it
IS hoped that ono OF both may find it
to accept
In conclusion it appears not out of
place to suggest that the public In
general rise to the Importance of the
great August event and by word and
act 90 all in their power to insure a
success. No stronger evidence of its
brilliant prospects could be furnished
than to mention the attractive induce
ments that have been held out to Man
lger Hanks by committees from three
Of Names largest cities to put the
show IN at their respective cities. Mr.
Hanks, however, loyal to his home city
and her citizens, in spite of the great
handicap that must be apparent, in
sists that Augusta shall have the ad-
of his efforts and asks the
neral support of every resident To the
end that visitors will go away salts
fled that the capital cannot be outdone
by any of her sister cities when il
comes to the matter of entertaining her
guests. \ conservative estimate of the
total attendance for the four DAYS is
approximately 10000 people To figure
out what this means 20 Augusta is NOT
an intricate problem. All the conven-
tions and other gatherings held here
in years have not attracted. altogether.
as many. Aug. to II will surely be
Big Week" for Augusta