The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-09-05
HOMECOMING DATE
IS FINALLY SETTLED
WILL BE HELD WE'D,
NESDAY, SEPTEMBER IL
Grand Picnic Supper Will Be A
Feature, With Speakers, Floats,
Music, Etc.

MUSIC, ETC.
After attending many meetings and
setting many dates tentatively the
committee in charge OF the home
coming celebration have decided that
it will be held on Wednesday, Sept.
II. This date was decided upon for
two reasons-one was that the cele-
bration will not interfere with the
usual Saturday trade, but the main
reason seems to be that DR.. Wise per-
sonally and otherwise, guaranteed the
weather for this day.
AS stated last week the committees
met on Wednesday and named Sept
70 as the date. On Monday of this
week another meeting was held and
the 17th was declared as final. 1t is
hoped that all of Medina's soldier and
sailor boys will be home by this time.
The home coming celebration is for
the entire county, although residents
OF Medina and the four adjoining
townships-York Lafayette and Mont
vile and Medina are the special
guests The committee wishes it dis
tinctly understood that the celebration
belongs as much to each of these
townships as it does to the village.
A meeting was held Wednesday
evening OF this week and tentative
program was drawn up. Final action
and arrangement of details will be
decided at meeting of all the chair
men and those in charge of floats
which will be held in the town hall
this evening.
Judge N. H. Mcclure has been Sc
lected as president of the day, and
the exercises will start at 1 o'clock
with parade Of soldiers of the last
three wars, under the leadership of S.
S. Oatman. These men will also act
as special bodyguard to the speaker
of the day who has not yet been Sc
lected. Hon. Ralph Cole, of Findlay,
wired the committee that he would
be unable to attend and an effort is
now under way to get ex-Ambassador
Sharp, Of Elyria.
The speakers stand will be located
on the pave on the east side of the
square This will also serve as an
orchestra stand in the evening. %
| After the parade will come the
principal address Of the day. This
will be followed by music by an or
chestra, quartets and by soloists.
Next will come an hour Of all kinds
of sports under the direction of DR.,
Wise. Prizes have been raised for
the winners and lively time is as
sured.
The big feature of the day, how
ever, will be the community picnic
supper. Tables will be arranged on
the park and every man, woman and
child in the village and four town
ships is asked-yes, even ordered-to
bring a picnic supper with them.
This food will be dumped without
ceremony on the tables and one may
eat wherever he sees fit. The COM
mittee has made arrangements where
by every one will be supplied with
piping hot coffee, free of charge.
In the evening parade, consisting
of about twenty well-decorated floats,
school children, town organizations,
Boy and Girl Scouts, Camp Fire Girls,
new American citizens, carnival char
acters, etc., will be held. This will
be regular carnival night and prizes
will be given for the best costumes.
The parade will move past the judges
stand and L. E. Carver, P. C. Bigelow
and w. C. Smith will make the selec-
tions.
The evening entertainment will close
at late hour with dancing on the
east side of the square. The pave
ment will be washed and good or
chestra will furnish music.
Two new committees were appointed
this week-Neal Kellogg, Joe Seymour
and John Moore on invitations, while
A. E. Young will arrange for the
various stands.
Much work has been required in
formulating the plans and much en-
ergy must still be expended, but Me-
dina has set herself task, the full
fillment of which will surpass all ex-
pectations. Arrange your plans to be
here.