The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-04-22
"BOOSTER'S DAY" WEDNESDAY
APRIL 23
HOSE COMPANY NO. 1 WILL GIVE
BALL IN NEW ELEVATOR
PLANT.

Business Places to be Decorated I'm
Honor of Occasion of Opening
Honesdales Biggest Industry
Board of Trade Active.
Wednesday, April 23rd, will be
designated as Boosting Day" in
Honesdale. Upon that date plans
have been completed for one of the
biggest and most enthusiastic times
that this old town has enjoyed.
Everybody is elated over the COM
pletion of Honesdale's important
manufacturing industries-the Cur
ney Electric Elevator Works To
manifest your appreciation of this
large iron-working plant in our
midst, every business house on Main
street and citizens in general
throughout the town, is requested to
decorate the front of his store or
home by displaying flags. This in
dustry, which is. built large enough
to conduct million dollar business,
means prosperity to the town. In
turn every merchant, no matter
what business he or she may be in
terested in will be helped directly
or indirectly. Be patriotic on
boosting Day. Wednesday, April
23, and unfurl "Old Glory to the
opening
the Gurney Electric Elevator Com
by the Honesdale Board of Trade
committee who has charge of the cell
ebration exercises.
There will be about 80 automo-
biles in line to convey the visiting
guests, speakers, town councilmen,
their wives, bank presidents, cash
iers, directors and their respective
wives, lady employees of the office
of the Gurney Electric Elevator COM
pany and invited friends. The fol-
lowing cars have been kindly do
mated for the occasion:
Chairman j. B. Nielsen of the par
ade committee has made plans to
have large turnout. Aside from
the automobiles the following will be
in line:
H. F. Gurney, J. D. Weston, w.
B. Holmes, Frank McKenna, John
McKenna, John Krantz, Chas. e.
Gibbs, E. H. Cortright, 2, E. w. Gam
nell, 2, Eugene Dorfinger, 3, Chaun-
ecy Purdy, A. W. Abrams, P. R. Muir
ray, Mrs, G. S. Purdy, NJ. E. Simons,
G. VIM. Sell, F. w. Kreitner, w. M.
Fowler G. l.. Dunning, John Kimble,
e. d. Pearce, B. H. Dittrich, w. H.
I1dW Nils, u. Il. bdI6S.
Jenkins Boy Band.
Employees and officers Gurney
Electric Elevator Company.
Business Mems Association.
Greater Honesdale Board of
Trade.
Troop No. 1 Of Honesdale Boy
Scouts will act as aide-de-camp to
the automobiles and also assist in
patrol duty.
The owners of cars are requested
to have their machines at the city
hall promptly at 1880 p. m.
The guests, speakers, councilmen,
directors, their wives and others will
be received in the firemen's parlors.
The reception committee will consist
of F. w. Kreitner, president of the
Greater Honesdale Board of Trade,
l.. Blumenthal and Robert Murray,
committee of said organization, to
whom untold credit is due for their
untiring efforts in the matter of
keeping this big industry in Homes
dale; e. B. Galloway, secretary of
the Board of Trade; S. T. Ham,
president of the Business Mems AS
sociation, and N. B. Spencer, secre-
tary of the same. This committee
will escort the guests to and from
the reception room and into the au-
tomobiles.
The public is cordially invited to
join the parade to the Elevator
plant.
At the new machine shop en-
| ployes of the Gurney company will
act as a committee to explain the
workings of the shop and look after
the general inspection. While the
inspection is being made music will
also be dispersed by the Boys band.
Following will be concert and speech
making.
On Thursday evening Mr.. Gurney
has donated the use of the new plant
to Hose Company No. l to conduct
a dance.
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