The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-08-24
EXPECT WIDE
PUBLICITY FOR
WOODMEN SHOW
local Fraternal Orders Plan to
Advertise Kennewick Among
Two Million People
PARADE Is THE BIG FEATURE
Novel Contest To Be Conducted to
Select Uncle Sam and Goddess
of Liberty

With each succeeding day new at
fractions have been added and new
features have been worked out for the
Modern Woodmen and Royal Neigh
bor celebration, September a and 5,
until it promises to be one of the best
affairs of the kind ever given in the
county. Not only do the plans con-
template the amusement of the crowds
that will attend but the committee
expects to derive some valuable pub
,icity for Kennewick. Arrangements
have been made with the publishers of
the national magazines of the two
orders for the publication of a write
ND of the celebration together with
full page illustrations of the parade.
These magazines have two million
readers in the u. S. and Canada. The
committee plans not only to secure
photographs of the parade but to
catch it with Capt. S. v. Winslow's
moving picture machine.
One of the features of the parade
will be large combination arch and
stage to be erected across Second
street at Yakima. The parade will
proceed thru the arch up Second street
to Pacific and down Third and back to
Second. While the parade is on Third
q curtain will be lowered in the arch
and stage set for patriotic tab
leau, the central figure of which will
be Uncle Sam and the Goddess Of Lib
erty. Participants in the parade will
take up positions on Second street
east of the converted arch from which
the speaking exercises of the day y'will
be held. The speakers will be Mayor
L. E. Johnson and one representative
from each of the two fraternal orders.
Plans are being made to have all Of
the school children ride in the parade
in automobiles which are to be CEN
trail feature of; the photographs to be
reproduced in the fraternal publica-
tions. The committee is now busy
listing cars for this purpose and au-
tomobile owners who are willing to
take part in the parade are requested
to leave their names with either M.
w. Mattecheck, Archie Copeland or
John Penn.
A novel idea has been worked out
by the committee for the selection of
Uncle Sam and the Goddess Of Lib
erty. Several of the candidates for
county Offices, not adverse toa a little
free publicity, have agreed to enter
the race for Uncle Sam. Their names
will be placed in hat and drawn by
lot by number of young ladies, one
OF whom will be the Goddess.
After the names have been drawn it
then remains for each young lady to
get busy after votes for her candi-
date. Voting will be conducted by the
sale of official badges which are to be
sold for rs cents each. The young
lady who succeeds in electing Uncle
Sam will be rewarded with the honor
OF representing the Goddess of Lib
erty.
The Pasco band has been engaged
to furnish music for the celebration
and the open-air dances given the af-
ternoon of the Fourth and the eve
nings of the Fourth and Fifth. The
band will also furnish music for one
OF the two dances to be given next
week.
The coming celebration has greatly
stimulated interest in the Modern
Woodmen order and large class Of
candidates will be initiated during the
celebration. Twenty applications fol
membership were voted upon at the
lodges regular meeting Tuesday
night and several other applications
Will probably be secured within the
next few days.