The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-08-17
G. L. Meyer, Claude d. Speak
and c. NJ. Freeman Will
Develop Project.
CAPE-JACKSON PLAN
TO "SWAP" CHILDREN
Carter Will Bury Hammer in
Chaffee Labor Day Parade,
September 4.

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chronicles of the city as one of its
most brilliant spectacles, may be re-
vived, modernized and made more at
tractive by the Commercial Club as a
downtown entertainment feature for
fair week.
Geo. L. Meyer, Claude D. Speak and
Chris NJ. Freeman last night were
named by President Sam N. Carter as
special committee to make the ar
engagements for whatever entertain
ment the club will provide for fair
week and the discussion of the parade
at the club meeting last night indicates
strongly that the parade idea will be
carried out.
According to tentative plans, the
club will endeavOr to raise $1,000 with
which to finance the parade. If the
remainder of the business interests of
the city will contribute 5000 toward
the feature, the Fair Association
The saloon men already have de-
clared they will raise $3.50 for the
fund and the remaining $3.50 will have
to be obtained from other business
men. The parade last year cost APP
proximately $1,000. Much of the tai
ent that was exhibited on the floats
was donated and the men who carried
torches in the procession were paid at
the rate of so cents night.
The costumes were furnished by
professional house in st. Louis that
stands ready to put on another parade
for the Cape with the same support as
that last fall.
The parade last fall was one of the
chief attractions at fair week, and
thousands of persons lined the streets
as tho procession went by. Many from
out of town came to the Cape especial
ly to see the parade.
1t is anticipated that the definite az
ton of the club will be outlined within
stands ready to contribute 500 for
the event, A. NJ. Tmsley announced at
the meeting of the club last night.
short time after the special commit
tee has had an opportunity to MAKE
its investigation.
The club also accepted an invitation
from Chaffee to attend the Labor Day
celebration there September 4, when
a large pageant will be held. The Cape
Girardeau delegation will have place
in the pageant, when President Sam
M. Carter of the Commercial Club, at
the Chaffee suggestion. will march
with large maui over his shoulder.
This will be buried at the end of the
parade with proper ceremonies.
Members of the club also virtually
made arrangements to organize auto
mobile owners in the Cape Thursday
this week and "swap" children with
Jackson for an afternoon.
At the Jackson Homecomers' cele-
hration a feature of the program
Thursday will be rural school con-
test in the way of attendance. APP
proximately 1000 rural school children
are expected to be in Jackson on that |
day to take part in the school pageant |
when the contest will be staged.
AS an entertainment feature for the |
"kiddies" the Jackson Homecomers' |
Committee last night decided to try to |
give all of them an automobile trip |
to the Cape, tour over the city and
return to Jackson. An appeal for
more cars was sent to the Cape. Jack
son contributed so as its quota of cars
to the event, and Cape business men or
owners are asked to aid in the move
with their machines.
f. J. Deal last night suggested that
the Cape men load their machines and
take the Cape Girardeau children
to Homecomers. Leave them in Jack
son while the Jackson crowd makes the
Cape tour and then pick up the Cape
Riddles" on the return to Jackson
and bring them back home.
All who wish to take part in the
move are requested to report to secr--
:ary of the Commercial Club, Martin,
Or Butcher Sporting, of the Jackson
Committee.
A proposition for financing a -four
mill manufacturing plant made by Lee
L. Albert last night was referred to
he Executive Committee of the club.
Those who attended the meeting
asst night were: Robert Vogelsang,
lee L, Albert, George J.. Never, w. !