The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-12-08
Municipal Christmas Tree.


In order TO bring all the people OF
Richmond together to enjoy the Christ
mas cheer, the Woman's Club plans to
have a great tree erected in some con
venient Splace, brilliantly lighted with
electricity. beautifully decorated. and
N MUSICAL programs Including carols and
chroruses by all the children of the city,
as we'll as pageants. story telling, etc.,
etc. The tree will be lighted every
evening, from Christmas eve till New
Years eve The programs as now
planned will be given on Christmas
morning at nine o'clock. on the evening
of Christmas day, and on the evening
OF New Years day.
AT the invitation of the Woman's
Club. representatives of the various
churches. schools, fraternal orders,
commercial clubs, and business enter
prises met at the court house on the
night of November the twenty ninth and
organized with the following officers
and committees:
Mr.. r. r. Burnam, chsirman; Mr.. d
w Bridges, secretary; Mr.. Elmer
Deatherage, treasurer
Committee on Finance.
Mr.. Elmer Deatherage. Mr.. McCreary
Summons. Mr.. b. G. Nunnelly. Mr. J. E.
sexton. Mr.. B. Juett
COMMITTEE on Safety
Mayor Rice. Mr. D. F. Powers, Mr.
Claude sDevore. Mr. William Maupin,
Mr.. James Potts.
Committee on Lighting.
Mr.. L. B. Harrington. Mr.. Rober,
Ramsey.
Committee on Publicity.
Miss Helen Bennett, Miss Edna Stra
der
Committee on Decoration.
Mrs. r. R. Burnam, Mrs. II. NJ Blsn-
ton, Mrs. Pattie Miller Hume, Mrs. A
z Denny, Mrs, NJ C Kellogg, Mrs. R.
J. Mckee, Mrs. Warfield. Bennett. Mrs.
B. l.. Middleton, Miss Maude Gibson,
! Mr.. ]. A. Mershon, Mr.. B. G. Nunnelly,
Mr.. T @. Vaughn. Mrs. H B. Hanger.
Mrs. Lanra Blanton and Mrs Harvey
Chenault.
Committee on Music.
Prof. J. G. Koch. Mrs. g. W. Pickles,
Miss Julia NJ. Springer, Miss jamie
Caperlon. Miss NJ Eva Wright, Miss
Mary Traynor, Miss Matte Elder, Mr..
Percy Reid. Mr. Alex Bowles, Miss
Brownie Telford.
Committee on Pageantry.
Mr.. Roscoe Gilmore Stott, Miss Lu-
cia Burnam, Mr. R. G. Stockton.
DR.. r. L. Telford, Mr.. D. w. Bridges,
Mrs. A. r. Burnam.
Committee on Original Matter.
(siory telling, etc.)
Mrs. James Caperton, Mrs. E. T.
4 Burnam, Rev. NJ. S. Clark, Rev. E. B
Btrnes, Rev. J. K. Reynolds, Mrs Mary
Dean.
Committee on Church Charities.
Mrs. J. NJ. Poyntz, Mrs. James Burn
sides, Mrs. T. T. Covington, Mrs. r. j
Mckee, Mrs. A. r. Denny. Mrs Henry
Rice. Mrs. NJ. c. Kellogg, Mrs. J. a
Burke.
Executive Committee.
/ Mr. r r Burnam, Mr.. ID. w. Bridges
Mr.. Elmer Deaiherage, Mr.. Rober
Ramsey, Mr.. Sam Rice, Mrs. Chas
a. Keith. Mss Helen Bennett, Mis-:
Edna Shrader, Mrs. G. Crabbe, Mrs
r. E. TurIey.
1t is expected that the chairman o
each commitIee will call meeting al
1nce, and arrange the details of tn,
work assigned TO the committee, so a
to be ready to report to the Executiv,
Committee at an early call of its chair
man.
The idea of Municipal Christina!
free originated in the larger cities, ha
been worked out in various ways, ant
has proven of great interest and pleas
are wherever tried. Perhaps Richmon,
is the first town of its size to attempt thi
enterprise. but the talent with which
the city is furnished. there is no reason
why the cooperation of all>the forces o
the city should not make this Munich
oal Christmas Tree great success.
r. r. Burnam. Chairman
ID. W. Bridges, Secretary