The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-08
DOVER'S WELCOME TO
HER SOLDIERS GREAT
SUCCESSEvERY way
Hundreds Gather on Streets Of Beau
tIful Little City Saturday Evening
Dawn Of a New Day For
Dover Is Seen.

The beautiful and historic little city
of Dover did honor to the service men
from its section of Mason county In
most successful manner on Saturday
evening The celebration was the
first entertainment arranged by the
newly organized Dover Community
Club and the measure of success with
which they met demonstrates to the
outsider that the Dover Community
Club is going to do things.
The main business section of the
city was lighted with electric lights
and in front of the Knights of Pythias
building platform had been erected
for the band and the speakers. The
only active Boy Scouts organization
in the whole of Mason county was very
much In evidence. The youngsters,
clad in their Scout uniforms, were
handy men running all kinds Of err
rands and several of them had been
called to the assistance of the police
department and were directing traf-
fic at the main street intersections
with the ability of veterans. All Of
Dover was out and many of the coun'
try neighbors had come in to assist II
honoring the men who had fought.
Mr.. Herbert Klinker, the hustlinf
and efficient editor Of the Mason Coun
ty news, was Master of Ceremonie'
and the whole program moved off well
The first speaker Of the evening wa
Hon. c. D. Newell, a great favorite il
the Dover neighborhood. Judge New
ell spoke on the Community Club ant
the community spirit which 1t created
He told the good people Of Dover tina
no spot in Mason county had beeI
more favored by nature than was thei
beautiful Ohio river bottom and urget
them to cooperation assuring then
that through cooperation their tow
could come into its own
Hon. H. C. Curran. in his usual en-
thusiastic manner, addressed the sol
diers Of that section. He praised then
for the service they had rendered an,
pied with them that they keep fit an,
move soldidly against the enemy o
their community and every other com
munity in mufti as they had so gal
lantly moved against the enemy II
khaki.
Mr.. Albert Thomas "a very brillian
young Dover man, Just back from
overseas, replied to Mr. Curran's ad
dress in behalf of the soldiers of Do
yer. He pledged the support of tn
young men to everything good for tn
advancement Of the community an
his talk was heartily applauded.
County Agent Kirk explained tn
workings of the Mason County FarI
Bureau in most forceful way.
Prof. John Hurst Adams, presider
of the live Minerva Community Clul
and others were called from the al
dience to address the people and a
gave very interesting talks.
The women of the Community Clu
served ice cream and cake and so
drinks in the lower floor of tn
Knights Of Pythias building and mad
i! quite a neat sum for the Club. A
refreshments were absolutely free I
all soldiers in attendance.
The meeting was wonderful su,
cess and demonstrates that the pei
pie of Dover can do big things whe
they get together. Through the d.
yer Community Club, the other Sc,
tions Of the county are now expectin
big things from Dover.
Our Boys Band was heard for ii
first time by many people in that SCI
ton and they were agreeably SUI
prised. as they are everywhere whe
the band Is first heard. AS alway
it made a great big hit with the pee
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