Evening journal., 1914-07-15
MAYOR FAVORS
old HOME week
FOR CITY AGAIN
Continued tom Feet Page.

ference Of the Mayor and those pres
ent yesterday will be held Friday af-
-ernoon. It is altogether likely that
Wilmington will have another big
Wcck, like tina. Of two years ago.
with parades. reunions, concerts, and
an elaborate laying of the corner
stone for the new city and county
building, and with excursions from
all parts of Delaware and nearby
States.
Mayor Howell has given much
thought to the homecoming week
idea In suggesting such a celebra-
ton and asking for consideration Of
whether II is advisable, the Mayor
expressed some Of his thoughts on
the subject His idea Is, II the weeks
festival is decided upon, that the men
present yesterday be the nucleus for
a general committee of from fifty to
one hundred men TO be named, repre-
senting City Council, the Chamber Of
Commerce, fraternal and civic or
ganizations and the churches, to ar
range for the homework. 1T should
not be a. one-man affair" said the
Mayor in emphasizing that the cele-
bration should be comprehensive and
all inclusive. The big committee could
be divided into subcommittee, the
Mayor suggested, but the executive
committe, Of which the conferees yes
terday we're to be a part, would be
| the dominating committee after all, in
| conjunction with City Council. In
I response TO a question, Councilman
| Stoyer said the homework two years
| ago cost $4,000. Mayor Howell said
there was no doubt in his mind that
the great body of the people of Will
mington are in favor Of a home-week
| celebration and he felt that City Coun-
ell would give financial support A
suggestion was made that private sub
] scriptions could be gotten that would
reduce the city's share of expense "a
a minimum.
Mayor Howell remarked that the
| home week celebration would be IN
| line with the publicity and trade-at-
tracing campaign which the Chamber
of Commerce and merchants have
been conducting for the past two
years. and he believed that the city
/ generally not only would be bene-
| hted, but that the merchants would
profit by a homecoming week, with
! its possibility Of special bargain days
| like Dollar Day" and other features
/ 10 draw home folks as we'll as visitors
/ to the stores. Mayor Howell thought
! IL would he better to have such 9
! celebration in October, and separate
from the state Fair. He thought FAN
Week would give an excellent oppor-
tunitv 10 boost "Home Week" to the
visitors.
The Mayor also spoke of the posi-
bilitv of having the cOrnerstone-lay
ing for the new city and county
building fixed for home week, 81
there could be an elaborate ceremony
i'm connection with u.
All present personally expressed
themselves IN favor of home weel
celebration, but it was decided L
get a line on the sentiment Of Cit
Council, the Chamber OF Commerce
the merchants and manufacturers
and the public generally before de
Gliding definitely whether or not I
have a celebration That decision
probably will be made on Friday af
ternoon. During the discussion yes
terday afternoon. several Of thos
present spoke against the soliciting
Of advertisements for an "officia
program" they deeming II much bet
ter to dispense with such a solicita
tion, II was suggested that man
merchants and hotel men would rath
er contribute 10 the general fun
than to pay for a program "ad"