The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-05-11
CITIZENS ENDORSE
HOMECOMING idea
MASS MEETING UNANIMOUSLY
DECLARES THE PROJECT
A SPLENDID ONE.
WORKING Committee NAMED
GOVERNORS TO HAVE CHARGE
OF PUBLICITY, ETC, OF AT
TRACING WANDERERS
(Charles A. Kusba)

The suggestion of the Herald that
County Fair Week this fall also be
made Homecoming Week was endors-
ed with a whoop at the mass meeting
of citizens in the Commercial Club
rooms on Monday night. 1t was not
an extraordinarily large gathering but
it was representative of every class
of citizenship and everyone carried
his neighbor's proxy. What the meet
ing lacked in numbers it made UP in
enthusiasm. There was not dissent
ing voice in the assemblage, all were
in favor of the idea, and everyone said
his neighbors felt the same way. The
upshot is that Sank Centre will have
Fair and Homecoming Week next
September that will make the entire
Northwest sit up and take notice.
Concrete and working organization
was perfected by the naming of a
steering committee of seven who will
have charge of publicity and other
ways and means of bringing our
wanderers" back home. This COM
mittee is comprised of Mayor Henne-
mann, President Hillerud and Secre-
tary Strebel of the fair association,
4, President Cooper and Secretary Conk-
lin of the Commercial Club, Asa M.
Wallace, editor of the Herald. and
Charles A. Kusba. They are empow-
cred to ask aid wherever and when
ever needed and Mayor Hennemann as
chairman declared all members of the
committee would always be glad to re-
ceive suggestions. The committee will
get together for organization in a few
days to start the ball rolling.
Mayor Hennemann presided at the
mass meeting and was thanked on
either side by Messrs Hillerud and
Cooper. The mayor first called on
Mr.. Wallace to explain the idea of
Homecoming week, Mr.. Wallace re-
spending in happy yet clear-cut man
ner, painting wildly what it meant to
Sank Centre to have hundreds and
perhaps thousands of former Sank
Centreites return here at fair time.
Supt. Aygarn of the public schools
expressed pleasure that the dedication
of the new Junior Grade High school
building had been suggested as fea-
ture of the weeks celebration and was
backed by J. A. Caughren, member of
the school board, that the entire board
was in favor of dedicating the new
institution during the week.
President Cooper of the Commercial
Club waxed enthusiastic and express
ed the opinion that practically every
family in the city would have from
one to three visitors in their homes
during the week if the movement was
properly worked up.
w. o. P. Hilsdale suggested some
neat form of invitation which could
be sent to wanderers" an idea which
met with unanimous approval. D. E.
Bradley suggested the compiling of a
list of all former residents and this
met with big favor as an aid to the
publicity committee. F. F. Fischer
and others suggested ideas for en-
blazoning the fact that Sank Centre is
to have a homecoming week on all
envelopes and stationery sent out of
the city.
Secretary Strebel of the fair asso-
citation pointed out that publicity was
the big thing, to send out newspapers,
post cards and other attractive liter
ature until inconsistencies would be en-
gendered in the person at whom it was
directed. He argued that it was alb
solutely necessary to keep pegging
away along the same line all summer
if necessary. 1t was on the sugges-
ton of Strebel that the governing
committee was named.
Harry Sinclair Lewis gave relish
ingly clever talk from the standpoint