The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-06-26
SOLDIERS p|CNICAT
BEECnWOOD PARK
on FOURTH Of JULY
Committees Selected and Movement
For Big Anniversary Celebration
II Put on FOOt-EverybOdy
Should Come to Maysville
July Fourth.

Plans for the greatest Fourth OF
July Celebration in the history of Ma
son county were practically complet-
ed at a meeting Of the Directors Of the
Maysville Chamber Of Commerce, City
officials, members of the Executive
Committee of the Mason County Sol
diers' and Sailors Association and Of
ficials of the Settlement Club held at
the Chamber of Commerce building on
Wednesday evening.
The meeting was very enthusiastic
one and the twenty odd persons in at
tendance determined to make the ma
tons holiday this year real big par
ty for the returned soldier boys of Ma
son county and all the adjoining coun-
ties who might desire to attend. The
meeting will be held at Beechwood
Park and instead of a talk fest as has
been the case for many years, the cele-
bration will be just one big party last
ing all day and into the evening. The
Casino will be opened all afternoon
and evening for free dancing and first
class music will be furnished.
A committee has also been appoint
ed to furnish plenty to eat for the SOL
diers and their visitors. At present
this committee expects to have big
supply of real burgoo as well as 9TH
er good things to eat and plenty of
| free lemonade as we'll as ice water to
drink. -----.
The colored soldiers are to be hon
ored as we'll and Prof. Humphries, of
the Maysville colored schools. is on
the executive committee representing
the colored citizens. 1t is proposed to
have one of the big tobacco ware
houses fitted up as a dance hall for
them and they too, will have gener-
Gus supply of the good things to eat
and drink as well as good music.
The Maysville Boys Band will give
concerts at Beechwood Park and at the
warehouse where the colored people
Twill hold their big celebration.
The Maysville Gun Club is arrans-
ing for a big gun shoot at their
grounds east Of the city and hand
some prizes will be offered in the var
ious events.
In order to finance such big cele-
bration 1t will require about $1,000
and a finance committee has been ap
pointed and the members are busy to-
day taking subscriptions for enough
money to finance the deal.
Although everyone Is expected to at
tend and have a great big time the
affair is to be party in honor Of the
soldier boys of Mason county and those
at the head of the movement are very
anxious that not returned soldier in
Mason county miss the big party.
The Executive committee is as fol-
lows: Mayor Russell, chairman; s.
P. Browning, A. L. Merz. John Eitel.
A. l. Merz, the Entertainment Com
mittee; N. s. Calhoun, Musical Com
mittee; Prof. Humphries, Colored Sol
der Committee.
N. s. Calhoun as Chairman Of the
Musical Committee, and has appointed
the following men as assistants: :
Judge Purnell, ]. B. Russell, F. l..
Hendrickson and A. l.. Glascock.
John w. Ethel, Chairman of
the Banquet Committee, will have the
following workers: Mrs. Eugene
Merz, Mrs. F. H. Clark. Mrs. Eneas
Myall, Miss Zoryada Cochran, Miss
Lucy Baldwin, Henry Rasp. George
Dodson, Mrs. Elmer Downing. Mrs.
M. C. Kirk, Mrs. M. H. e. French. Mrs.
C. 8. Burgess, Mrs. Charles Hancock,
Mrs. Charles Owens, Mrs. M. H. Davis,
Mrs. J. C. Browning. Mrs. Jennie Zeig-
Ter, Mrs. William Kackley, Mrs. Frank
Peed, Mrs. Richard Holten, Mrs. Arch
Dillon.
A. L. Merz, Chairman of the Enter
tainment and Grounds Committee has
appointed the following assistants.
First ward. Robert Cochran; Second
ward, William Smith; Third ward.
Ross Owens; Fourth ward. c. T.
Brown: Fifth ward. George Frank;
Sixth ward. James Simons; Washing
ton, John Claybrook; Mayslick. r. L.
Turner and Alfred Peed; Sardis, All.
Dillon; Murphysville. r. T. Watson:
Germantown, Dan Lloyd, Fernleaf.
James Graybill: Minerva, Frank
Gather; Dover, ]. Z. Anderson; Or
angeburg. DR.. VIM Hord; Dieterich.
J. B. Wood; PlumviIIe. George Tur-
nlpseed: Helena, June Clerk: Lewis
burg. A. X. Marshall: Plugtown. Les
lie Chamberlain; Hilltop. John r.
Downing.
Frank L. HendFickson and W. l..
Trsxel-wilI have charge Of the drinks
and win have plenty Of Ice cold liquid
on hand free for the soldiers.
The psrsonnsl Of these various con-
nittses assures everyone that the bis
eslsbrstion viii b . wonderful sue-
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