Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-03-14
TO BE
CELEBRATED
Chamber of Commerce Ac-
cepts Hoquiam Plan With
Reciprocal Proviso
MUST HELP US NEXT YEAR
Grays Harbor Festival to be
on Larger Scale Then
Ever Before

Vote to accept the offer made one
week ago to join with Hoquiam in Il
Grays Harbor celebration of July i
this year, with the understanding
that the celebration be held in All
erdeen in 1914 and that in subsequen
years the towns alternate in holdin%
festivities was made at the meeting
of the Chamber of Commerce lunch
con at the Hotel Washington Tues
day, following an address by p. }.
Mourant, president of the Hoquiar
Commercial club, which gave assuY-
ance that if Aberdeen will supper
l1oquiam in her plan this year, tina
hearty cooperation will be forthconi-
ing in whatever Aberdeen undertake.
in the way of celebration of lndepend.
ence Day next year. The Hoquiar
/ Commercial club took formal &C
ton, ratifying the agreement at its
session Wednesday.
The asserting vote was not gained
until the matter had been given prac-
tically 40 minutes discussion, and I.
motion to table the proposition hao
been made and passed A few words
of explanation served to turn this
favor toward the joint observance OF
the day in Hoquiam.
Elaborate Festivty a Plan.
AS the plan was outlined by Mr.
Mourant, it is the scheme entertained
by the Elks lodge of that city, who
will have charge of the celebration
jointly with the Hoquiam Commercial
club, to hold more elaborate enter
tainment this year than has ever bes
fore been attempted. The idea is to
have a Grays Harbor celebration, no.
only this year, but in each succeedinG
year, because, as Mr. Mourant eX-
planned Grays Harbor is widely
known as a great lumber producing
center, whereas Hoquiam and Aber
deem as cities are not so well known
Advertising of the celebration in All
erdeen next year will be continued
in all publicity given the Hoquiam
this year.
For Good of Both Cities.
Mr.. Mourant, in explaining the views
and purposes of the instigators of the
proposal, stated that he was glad to
be able to affirm that petty jealousies
which may have existed in Hoquiam
concerning Aberdeen are no longer
extant.
Want Industries Represented.
1t is the plan this year to ask log
gers and all men connected with the
timber industry to enter more largely
into the celebration. In other words.
much the same idea is entertained OF
using the logging industry as the
piece de resistance of the celebration
here, as is cattle roping and horse
breaking at the Pendleton Roundup
or roses at the Portland Rose festi-
val. Citizens of Hoquiam have prom
ised to subscribe most literally to
the fund this year, so that there will
be some inducement to participants
! The Elks' lodge has taken hold of the
Hoquiam celebration with permission.
of city authorities, because the city
is relieved of responsibility and ex-
pense. AS Mr. Mourant explained
the lodge conducted the first financ-
ally successful celebration ever hello
in that city two years ago.
Mr.. Mourant outlined the extensive
publicity plan which it is proposed to
carry out in conjunction with the
celebration, and stated that in time
he hoped to see grow from the small
movement an annual show of some
nature such as is the Roundup, only
peculiar to the Harbor and its in
dustries.
c. D. Mcclure, secretary of the
Commercial club, also spoke along the
same lines.
Wolff Speaks for Committee.
George J. Wolff speaking for the
committee appointed to investigate
the matter week ago, said that he
found opinion slightly divided, and
that his attention had been called to
feeling that Hoquiam had broken
faith on previous similar occasions.
He said, however, that he believed the
word Of the Hoquiam men could be
taken in good faith and that if Aber-
deem should support the Hoquian
project faithfully, that the action
would be reciprocated in 1914. A
moton to postpone for another week
was withdrawn when it was shown
that delay was disastrous.
Aberdeen will be asked to prepare
her own special part of the celebra-
ton this year, and doubtless CON-
mittee to arrange for features will bes
appointed at an early date.