The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-05-30
Hundreds Of Former American Fork
Residents to Return the First Week
In AUTHORIZATIONS Being Made
for Their Entertainment and Big
Celebration.

Now for the biggest celebration in
the history OF American Fork. At the
mass meetings held last Saturday and
Tuesday nights In the City Hall 1t was
voted unanimously to hold a Home
Coming Week" the first week In July
There Is but one more month and to
keep up the city's reputation for sue
cessful celebrations and open-hearted
hospitality 1t will require the united
effort OF every citizen
The mass meetings discussed dates
and finally decided on July 2. 3. 4 and
as being the time when the celebra-
ton should be in active operation. The
three days preceding july 2 will be
consumed In getting the visitors To-
Gated In their stopping places and in
renewing old acquaintances. The cele-
bration proper will commence on
Thursday and reach its climax on Sat
urday, Independence Day. Sunday
will be "Go-to-Meeting Day" when old
time sermons will be preached in all
the churches.
The mass meeting after some dis
cussion decided to leave the selection
Of committee to the city council.
The council met Thursday and select
ed the following.
DR. p. NJ. Kelly, c. Il. Young, Alma
Greenwood, II. j. Clayson. l.. S. Har-
rington, Mrs. John X. Hindley, Mrs
Verne n. Christensen and Mrs. Will
lam Chapman.
Upon the shoulders OF these
LII -
taking the initiative in the big festivi-
ties.
Their first work will be to enlist
lot OF other prominent citizens under
the different subcommittee that will
be required. ihe advertising end will
have to be taken care of at once. There
are probably $500 former residents of
American Fork who are scattered In
other lands. They will all want to
come back for visit, and most of
them will come back II told of the
big welcome that will await their com
Ing. Invitations must be gotten out at
once, so that these former residents
can make arrangements to leave their
summer work for period of week
or ten days. II Will be a big Job TO
get the names OF all who have moved
away
THIS Is FOR YOU: Soon as you
read this article sit down and write
out q list of every former resident who
haa at any time made his home In
American Fork. Send the names. to-
gether with their addresses, to either
this paper or the chairman of the COM
mittee. Not only will they be tab
ulated and receive invitations and let
I. httt NO W
put them on our subscription list
free Of charge-and they will receive
a copy OF this paper each week till
after the celebration is over, telling
all about the arrangements that are
being made at home for their enter
tainment
There will be lot OF other work
necessary. Railroad rates will have
10 be secured 40 that at least half
fares may be provided. Something
will be doing every day, so live COM
mittees on sports and amusements will
be necessary.
There will probably be 1000 visitors
so that preparations will have to be
made for giving them shelter and en-
tertainment This will be no small
Job Prominent men, such as Governor
5pry, President Smith and others, will
be invited and invitations should be
sent them at once. so that they will
not have made prior engagements. The
financial will not be a small end OF
the game Every business man should
donate literally; $500 or 5000 will be
required, but II will be worth II all,
and more, too.
The committee, realizing the hur-
culean task before II. will be willing
TO accept suggestions and help from
every one. so II you are not placed on
q committee don't think you are not
expected to work, but take of your
coat anyway and get into the game
The committees will welcome both
your suggestions and your help.
We hope in our next issue to be
able TO give a more detailed account
OF the proposed program and TO print
long list Of names which our readers
will send in