The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-01
ENORMOUS
WAS THE THRONG IN LANCASTER LAST
THURSDAY.
ARMY TANK AND MUSIC
THRILL THE SPECTATORS.
SOLDIER BOYS HEARTY WELCOME
SOLDIER BOYS GIVEN HEARTY WELCOME.


recall as having seen larger crowd
than was IN Lancaster last Thursday.
TO welcome home the soldier boys of
Garrard county and to witness the
opening of the Victory Liberty Loan.
Although the program was late in
getting started it was carried out 20
the letter, AS stated it would be IN
last wc,k Ks issue Of the Record nw-
ini. to ? littlG misunderstanding the
aeroulnne did not arrive Until two
O'Clock. br. It's tarlin - was more
than overlooked by the sp'endid eN-
mhit,ou az Lieutenant Charles r.
Skow. who thrilled the vast throng
with uis ,c-dives, tell sbin. AMI
looping theloops for more than an
hour, directly over the public square
and IN plain view Of the Thousands
that packed the streets
When he passed over the town he
went directly to the landing field
which had already been prepared AMI
marked out for him or the farm of
Mr.. \. L. Brown, two miles Soutf o.
the town on the Stanford road.
The field was easily located he
told representative of the Record,
and was very complimentary of the
arrangements of the signals. which
had been prepared previously by Il
committee named for this purpose.
Several thousand people focked to
the field to see the landing and to
view the machine at close range and
these were also given the opportunity
OF a close inspection, by the kindness
Of leut Show and his mechanician,
Mr.. {, O. Bates. 1t was a revelation
to some of them for many had never
seen an aeroplane before.
After replenishing with gasoline
and oil, which had previously been
provided, Lieutenant Skow flew over
the city for nearly an hour
The United States Army Tank and
crew pulled INTO the city from Mich
olasville n few minutes before twelve.
To many this was the most interest
inr exhibit and but for the enormous
crowd 1t could have shown to better
advantage. Ii was expected to have
It cNlub'tsd on Lexington Street. but
that thorouGhfare was so crowdc,
wltn autos out pas. me schcol bald
ing. It could only he shown OF nc
Tublr square.
T., ';tn;len ~ in charge shonrl
".rry courtesy TO t''e gazing AMI in
tcr'G,' l'Ve rLo,'t and all ,r,,c..
'ncrss'ves gont'rmen in :ery serse
the ord. TlCe IN charc" were
Capt, W. C. Owens. president of the
Owen Tire and Rubbcc Company, Of
Cleveland, Ohio. l.. 5. Clements.
Lieut.. Ganivan. Sergeant Goodrich
and Private Townsiey.
They all remained over night and
left for Stanford early Friday morn
ing. leaving behind them the best
wishes and thanks OF a well pleased
public,
The Kentucky University Band.
containing twenty men, furnished
some delightful music. heading the
parade of several hundred soldiers
and added materially to the pleasure
of the day.
The pleasure of feeding the sol
dlers was carried out generously by
the local members Of the Req Cross.
ample provisions being served, both
and methodically. The
address Of welcome was made by
Juage l.. l.. Walker. who did ii in his
own eloquent way. his address being
made from the steps Of the park. as
TIE court house wcuid not Deeih to
hold the crowd that listened to his
.plcndt remarks.
Or ". a. Glpield also addressed |
the people, but unfortunately, when |
about half through his talk, the aero
plane pas ed over and of course the |
crowds attention was Immediately |
diverted
Taking il all in all il was great
Jay for Lancaster and Garrard |
county and one that will be long re-