Evening journal., 1912-10-14
TAxPAYERs vs.. THE KILLJOY.

nLD Home Week is thing Of the past The six
- days Of heathful revelry and iollity ended.
Our people settled down today TO the sober side Of
commercial and social life The celebration has become
merely another pleasant recollection, Of which, in the
past, they have had too few. We feel that We may
say safely that Wllmngtonians are well pleased with
themselves and that the carnival experience created
such a pleasing effect upon their minds that they
will insist upon another Old Home Week next year
and the following In short, that it shall be
made an annual municipal function. killioA like the
Sunday Star greet the suggestion with alternate
huslies Of pleasure and frowns Of dspleasure. They
may say that the people cannot afford to have week
Of fun and that the citys financial interests Will go
70 wreck If they indulge in such frivolity Our opn-
ion is however that If the question were put a
of the Wilmington Taxpayers tomorrow, nine-enths OF
them would vote to have another Old Home Week
demonstration in 1913
It doubtless is that the money spent this year
for the demonstration might spent for pur
poses Of immediate utility. II might have been
spent to build a sewer; to lay a watermain pave
street BY the token it might be argued that
the man who takes his family to the seashore in Sum-
who indulges in any other expenditure for
recreation might better have used that money to re-
paper or repain his house to cement his cellar In
short the policy urged by the Kjoys, if adopted
would make Of our city State and nation places de-
void Of pleasure and devoted solely to working scrimp
ing and piling up money which never must be used
purchase lighheared laughter and healthful recre
alton The people who contribute the city funds want
ed the celebration. They have enjoyed the fun and
they are perfectly willing to pay the price. AS they
look at it, the fun they and their wives and chill
dren had made the celebration well worth the money
il cost They mood listen to the croaking
of the Kloy They know, as well he, that they
cannot spend money for an Old Home Week celebra-
tion and that money to build sewer or lay
a Waterman. They have taken care of their ceebra-
tion and they will take of the more serious
concerns of municipal and personal life
We believe we speak for nine-tenths Of the peo-
pie of Wilmington when extend TO Councilman
stover Of the Seventh ward sincere congratula-
tion upon enjoying the distinction Of being the father
of Old Home Week. That also is true think, when
we extend congratulations none the less sincere to
Mayor Howell, the City Councimen, the other city
officials and the organizations. corporations firms and
individuals who assisted the Councmen in making
such an unprecedented of the delightful mu-
ncipal function Nor do think that any Whining
tonian will dissent when thank Governor Pennewil
and his staff and the military establishment of our
state for their great assistance in making the cele-
braton what it ought to be
Now that It is over Mayor Howell and the Coun-
cmen should pay whatever bills may be due incident
to the demonstration and dsregarding the complaints
of the Killjoy, settle more to the serious
side Of the citys business. AS view it, when it is
taken into consideration that there five parades
and fireworks demonstration it shows remarkably
good management upon the part OF Councilman Slower
and his associates that no one was hurt except the
Knlioy.