The Palatka news and advertiser., 1913-05-16
CELEBRATION
Committees
Met Wednesday Night in
Board of Trade Room.

The Board of Trade rooms last
night were scene of very enthn-
siastic meeting of the various COM
mittees appointed to insure a rat
tling glorious Fourth of July cele.
bration for all Palatka and Putnam
county.
The arrangements this year are in
the h2 .vls of the young men. The
various Emmittees are working hard
and arc going to accomplish big re-
suits.
A most attractive program is be-
ing arranged. There will be music
galore by the Palatka Military band,
short speeches from one or two Of
the best public speakers in Putnam
county, magnificent display of fire.
works on the river, display that Is
intended to be one of the most beau
tiful and expensive that has ever
been arranged for in the State.
There will be races of all kinds, and
the committee on this feature are
getting up some big surprises for the
people.
The baseball game will be another
big feature. The Palatka Fire de-
partment will have an exhibition drill
on that day in full uniform, and the
indications are that the superb de-
corations last year will be far ex-
celled this year. Palatka now has a
great many new automobiles and the
parade will be a surprise both in ex-
tent and in beauty. Arrangements
have also been closed for a hydro
plane exhibition on the river. This
feature of itself will be one Of the
most expensive, and the fact that it
is strictly up to date will warrant the
Fourth of July committee in feeling
sure of the largest crowd here to en-
tertain on that date, that Palatka has
ever had.
The advertising committee report
good progress. Arrangements have
oeen made whereby all the merchants
and business men of Palatka will
unite in aiding this committee in their
work of general advertising by issu-
ing invitations or notices on their va
rlouS envelopes so that everybody in
this part of the State will have one
or two notices of Palatka's big day,
and be sure to remember it, This
committee has also made arrange
ments for a great many banners that
will be beautifully painted and will
contain full list of the many enter
tainments that will be pulled off dur
ing the celebration and every rail-
road station, postoffice, as we'll as
other prominent localities will be q
place for the location of one of these
banners.
Every Wednesday night hereafter
at 1870 o'clock the Fourth of July
Committee will meet, and Chairman
II. M. Fearnside wants them to con-
unue the vigorous work that they are
now prosecuting. He is proud of his
committees and invites any citizen
ot Palatka to attend these Wednesday
night meetings at the Board of Trade
rooms.
Let us all get together and make
Palatka's Fourth of July celebration
one that will long be remembered by
all of our citizens and one that will
De remembered for years by those
who come from various parts of the
State.
Palatka is going to spend great
deal of money for this celebration.
1t is not going to be cheap in any
way, but it is going to be big day.
The finance committee are now out
gathering in funds and beyond
doubt will have within a very few
days more than the amount required
to insure day of the greatest pleas
lre for our citizens and all those that
may come within our gates.
Chairman Fearnside lastnight call
ed attention to the fact that on the
last Fourth of July our glorious
American Flag was seen waving in
front OF very few residences. He re-
quests that all members of the COM
and all patriotic citizens this
year take care and see that every
home is furnished with this emblem
Of our grand and glorious country.