The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-03-13
BIG CELEBRATION
FIREMEN AND HOME COMING COM
MTTTEES MAKE PLANS TRADES
DISPLAY, AUTOMOBILE and FIRE
MEMS PARADE DE-225 BOYS I'm LINE
-PROGRRM FOR WEEK, PRIZES, &c.

The various committees who are
working for the success Of the Home
Coming Week and the Maryland State
Firemen's Association meet which will
be held here on June 8, 8, 10, II, y,
and 13, are down to business with all
energy.
The weeks program will open on
Sunday when all are invited to at-
tend church services during the day.
Monday will be made day for en-
tertaining the visitors who arrive
with trips around our city and other
attractions which are worthy OF note,.
On Tuesday, June ?, the amusement
committee, composed of 0. ID. Gill
bert Joseph w. Smith, George w.
Babylon, Joseph Il. Matthias, IT. w.
Mather, Jr., and Charles B. Hunter,
have arranged for a trades display,
and rs firms have agreed to take
part in the parade by entering floats
attractively decorated with their in
sigma OF business and setting forth
the opportunities that can be had by
dealing with them, with several bands
of music in line to enliver the affair.
The Eommittee Will also purchase
uniforms for 225 boys who will march
in the trades display and there will
be many other features. There will
also be horse back riders, single
teams and double teams in line, to
which prizes will be offered as fol-
lows: First best saddle mount, $500;
second best, $3.50; first best single
team, $500; second best, $3.50; first
best double team, $500; second best
$3.50. The parade will start at 2
p. m, and will far surpass any pa
rade of it's kind ever attempted in
this city.
On Wednesday, June 10. at 2 y. M,
about 100 decorated automobiles of
different designs will parade the
streets, headed by band riding on
an automobile truck which will be
furnished BY Thomas, Poole G Hun
ter, contractors. An automobile par
ade will be an unusual sight to see
in this city. Every automobile owner
Is requested to take part in the par
ade. To make it a success the COM
mittee will offer the following prizes
for the three most attractive auto
mobiles: First $500, second $1,000
and third $500, and a prize of an
electric horn to the most comica1ly
decorated automobile, donated by
Herr G. Babylon, carriage builders.
While the above Is going on the
fire. companies from all over the
State will be coming in and the pro-
gram will be continued as follows:
Wednesday, June 10, a. m. to 10 p.
10. reception or delegates and visiting
companies. Address of Welcome.
Response. 8 p. m. evening session
of convention.
Thursday, June II, 3 a. 10. second
session OF convention. 1.30 p. m.
grand parade of f1remen. 7.30 p. IN.
band concert. 9 p. m. third conven-
ton.
Friday, June T.. 10 a. "a. Hook and
ladder races. II a. m. 200 yard foot
race, open to all firemen. 1 p. m.
Hose races. p. m. 200 yard foot
race, Carroll county fremen only.
p. 90. Drill contest 730 D. m. Fire
mems ball.
1t is expected that the firelnen's
parade will be the largest ever held
in this State, as there are over 100
companies enrolled as members of
the association, and as this city Is CEN
trally located nearly all expect to be
represented. To make this celebra-
ton success It not only depends
upon the good work of the various
committees, but we must have your
help. Talk about IL to your friends
and have them come here and spend
the week.