South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-16
POPULAR CONTESTS
TO Be EARLY FEATURES
Five Big Contests to Awaken
Interest in Old Week Cele-
bration Committee Gets
Out Circular Letter.

The Business Mems association.
which is responsible for the bringing
10 Mishawaka the J Frank Hatch
shows. who are TO furnish the at
fractions for the coming "Old Home
Week" have hit upon the plan Of con-
Quoting a series OF popularity con-
tests IN conjunction with the carnival,
this form OF amusement proving very
popular all over the country, where
old home weeks and celebrations Of
this kind are held and the business
men have decided to be no exception
10 the rule and as Mishawaka boasts
Of having its share OF popular young
folks IL looks like this feature will
prove popular. There will be a con-
test for the most popular young lady.
most popular school girl, most pop
ular school boy, prettieSt baby under
FIVE years OF age, and the homliest
man in Mishawaka, the prizes are
now on display at the Red Cross drug
store, where names can be entered and
votes can be cast These contests are
open TO residents OF Mishawa..l only
and your name can be entered or be
entered by your friends by casting
one vote. The prizes were furnished
by Vogt, the jeweler. and are well
worth the efforts OF the contestants.
The committee has also provided a
circular letter and envelopes for res
dents TO mail TO their friends and rel
atives out OF the city and to any old
resident OF the city who formerly
lived here so has to advertise the
home coming. Letters and envelopes
can be secured at Pres. Ostrander's
sudio on w Second St at present.
Headquarters for the executive COM
mittee may be secured in the vacant
store building next to the Ostrander
studio and al business will be taken
care of there. 1t will also be used for
the contest headquarters and for a
meeting plac for the different COM
mittees. The following is a copy Of
the circular letter:
Home comings seem 10 be in order
the country over: and Mishawaka, in
keeping with the times, announces a
celebration for the week of September
1.
out celebration will not only include
the return Of citizens Of former years,
but entertainment of many forms. IN
Guiding some OF the highest class at
fractions on the road. The j. Frank
Hatch allied shows will be here with
a combination of many amusement
interests. There will be industrial
parades. automobile parades and
school children's parades. There will
be an exhibition OF products manu-
featured in MishaWaka, which, by the
est concerns of their kind in the
world-the Mishawaka Wooden Man
ufacturing Co., makers of Ball
Band" rubber footwear, and the
Dodge Manufacturing Co, builders or
power transmission machinery.
No expense or effort is being spared
10 make the program for the entire
week as complete as possible. some
thing must and will be doing every
minute OF the day and evening. Mish-
awake has already come into its own
as a city OF power, as a city OF lights,
as a city Of beautiful streets and
beautiful homes, a city with hotel
that is perhaps without equal for &C
commodatiOns in the central states.
IL Is a good place 10 tarry in, espec--
fally at the time when the annual
homecoming will be on.
You can reach Mishawaka by
Northern Indiana interurban lines,
the rGand Trunk steam lines, and
over land by automobile. And talk
ing Of automobiles. there are num-
Der Of good garages here and good
paved streets TO ride upon.
Come with your family and your
friends and we will show you a time
that will live long in your memory.
AIishawaka Business Mems Assn.