The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-08-02
PRICE Q CENTS
CELEBRATION WELL UNDER
WAY
Report Progress In Diff
ferent Departments of Work
Event is Precedent to Anything
Held in Honesdale.


An enthusiastic meeting of the
executive committee of the Wayne
! County celebration was held on
! Tuesday evening in the city hall with
full board present. w. w. Wood
presided.
Gratifying reports from the differ
ent committees were made. K. Il.
Williams, in charge of the firemen
day part of the celebration, stated
that his committee had secured the
skating rink as headquarters, where
| lunch would be served to the visiting
guests. Arrangements have been
completed with the different hotels
! of the town to serve dinner to the in
vited firemen after the parade on
August 2Sth, firemen's day. The
/ committee reported that three fire
companies have to date accepted in
| vitations to participate in the do
| ings. The committee hope to an
nounce next Tuesday evening a COM
plete list of the various companies
that have expressed a willingness
and desire to be here for the cele-
| bration.
Chairman Charles L. Dunning or
the Automobile parade feature, stat
| ed that plans are being made to
| get no less than $50 automobiles in
! line. An effort to have half of this
number representing one kind OF ma
! chine, in the parade, is now receiv-
ing the committees attention.
c. E. Bates, of the Civic parade
committee, reported favorably. He
stated that several of the oranges OF
the county would parade and strive
to capture a prize. Several fraternal
societies have expressed willingness
to parade, he stated
N. B. Spencer, Privileges, stated
that he heard from several parties
and had made arrangements for
merry-go-rounds, baby and coon
racks, canary bird wheels and the
| like.
The advertising committee, H. G..
Rowland, chairman, reported that his
committee had been advertising the
celebration in every way possible.
using stickers, postcards, posters,
envelopes, etc, to present the mat
ter before the public. He requested
that he receive an additional 800
for advertising purposes, which was
given the committee, making a total
of $3.50 to be used in spreading
printers ink. The committee is
booming the coming event every day.
The music committee, Edward
Short, chairman, stated that he has
made arrangements with F. A.
Jenkins for band concerts.
The committee on finances and So
Letting, w. A. Sluman and John
Erik, chairmen, respectively, stated
that they did not deem it wise to be-
gin to solicit the merchants and
others until the celebration had been
: thoroughly advertised. The solicit
| ,,,pr hnN tnrf11
mence work Immediately.
The executive committee desire
; the merchants and others living in
the residential section of the town
to be liberal with their decorations.
1t will be greatly appreciated by the
committee in charge and will go a
great ways towards making the cele-
; bration success. Everything
points 10 a bigger and better time
, than old home week three years ago
!, , and to make it the anticipated sue
cess all must do their part.
Prizes will be awarded for the
best decorated and most artistic au-
tomobile and in addition to the
above the most artistic and best
decorated machine driven by lady
Other prizes will also be given.
= The invitation post card issued by
the advertising committee can be
secured free of charge at the drue
stores, F. w. Schuerholz's or at IL
G. Rowland's store.
= The next meeting of the executive
y committee will be held on Tuesday
s evening of next week.
e My clearing-sale Panama is off tC
s the business men and others II
= Honesdale who voted TO hold a cele
bration at a town meeting held few
d evenings ago. The movement wal
: started by the Old Home Week com
J, mittee, which is composed of thu
t prominent residents and leading bus
d mess men of the Maple City, anC
Il lacked neither finance or enthusiasm
:, The business men and others, actu
l., ated by a spirit of civic pride, voteC
n their support TO the project becaus
n they are broad-minded and libera
t enough to appreciate the value of al
: Old Home Week celebration, not
alone from the financial returns bu
n for the advertising which the tow
v gets through having several hun
q dred visitors for a few days is wei
S worth the effort. A three-days' cele
a bration will be held in Wayne
x county seat beginning Tuesday, Aug
Il 27, and the committee promises tha
II there will not be a dull momen
d during the three days. Best wishe
for the Maple City boys and ther
O is no doubt that they will make tn
I, celebration grand success.-CaT
> bondale Leader.
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