The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-06-06
Biggest Red.Letter Day In City's His
tory Scheduled for July 2, 3, and
a.-Aalf Fare Rates 10 BE Granted
oa All Railroads.

Preparations are rapidly maturing
for the big Home Coming Week, which
promises to be the big red-letter event
In the history OF American Fork. Old
time settlers, who have moved away,
gIe already beginning to write to home |
friends telling of the pleasure of com
Ing back once more to spend week
In the scenes and surroundings OF
their early childhood AS the infor-
nation becomes gradually dissent
mated among those who have moved
away that by coming back they win
have the pleasure of meeting all their
old friends. the spirit Of gathering will
take hold and turn their faces Amer
lean FORWARD.
The big committees are all hard at
work and pretty generally have things
well under way. The big work now
10 to get the invitations out. Thou
sands OF them have been printed and
some will be placed In every home In
the city. The people will be asked at
once to mail them TO their absent
friends, and II you need more there
will always be Il stock at Joe Dunk
ley's, the secretary. Don't think that
some one else will do the work, but
soon as you think OF an absent friend
send him a letter and DO 1T NOW.
The committee Is most anxious to
get a complete list OF old timers and
young timers who are out OF town. no
matter how recently their moving
away. Everybody knows OF from one
to Ave hundred of them. When you
. read this sit down and write list
with the addresses of all you can re-
member, and give the list to Joe Dunk
ley, the secretary. IL will be "A big
Job for Joe" to tabulate the names,
but he will have extra help for this
purpose, Every name on your list
will receive copy of the next four
issues Of this paper. We are printing
n number of extra copies of this is
sue for that purpose, DO 1T NOW.
In our next issue we will print a
list of all the. names which have been
handed In up to Tuesday evening. See
that your list is In.
The committee on invitation has al
ready sent invitations to the governor
aud his stan to be present on Cover
nor's Day, and will undoubtedly re-
ceive a favorable reply. Other lead
invited. eg r
The committee on railroad rates has
received assurances of cooperation
from all the railroads. Joe Mander-
field OF the Salt Lake Route sent a
telegram announcing half rates, and
Mr.. Armstrong called In person to
learn OF the committees wishes. He
assured the committee that the Orem
road would do the right thing. In
fact, he proifered TO take the question
up with the Bamberger road and the
Ogden Street Railway people, and
thinks that half rates may be secured
on the combined electric lines from
Brigham City. Ogden, Salt Lake City,
Provo and intermediate points
The committees have all been APP
pointed. 30 that II you have any help
or suggestions to make notify the
chairman or secretary,
Executive Committee--Alma Green
wood, chairman; ]. l.. Dunkley. secre-
tary: Clifford Il. Young. treasurer; Eli
J. Clayson. l.. S. Harrington, Mrs. b.
n. Christensen. Mrs. j. II. Hindley,
Mrs 8. L. Chapman. Each OF these
is chairman Of a subcommittee, a list
OF which follows:
Reception and Entertainment--Eli
j. Clayson, chairman; Maud Christen-
sen. vice chairman; Elijah Cutler, Il.
J. Seastrand, Jane G. Robinson, Ma
lissa Boley, J. W. Storrs. Hans Chris
Jensen. Pearl Bezzant, Sarah S. Chip
man. L. b. Hawkins. n. NJ. Ambrose,
Mary Anderson. Libbie Varney, Jacob
Greenwood. Emma c, Smith, lvey
Steele and W. II. Chapman.
Finanee--L. s. Harrington, chair
man; w! ID. Loveless, p. III. Craven,
j. Il. Seeley. James NJ. Grant, Hyrum
Blackhurst. Jr.. Mark Greene and FL
mer Chapman.
Program and Sports-Clifford Il.
Young. chairman; Il. A. Morgan, b. n.
Christensen, Homer Christensen and
Mark Bezzant.
Advertising. Transportation and In
yitation-J. l., Dunkley. chairman; l..
w. Gaisford. II. H. Hurt and A. o.
Miller
Decoration--Anna c. Hindley, chair
man; j. u. Seeley, John r. Hindley,
Samuel Dean, ST., X. l.. Ashby, John
Hunter. Walter Dewey Axel Bloom
Quist. Ida Chapman. Ann Huggard.
Laura Dunkley. Rose Varney. May NJ.
Halliday, Jean Chapman and Sadie