The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-07-03
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All plans are now complete for the
big Fourth of July welcome to the
soldiers and sailors of Mason county
to be held here on the Fourth of July.
No trouble or expense has been spared
to make the celebration show the
gratitude of the people for the SOL
diers and sailors service and to show
them how proud the county is of the
splendid record they have made.
The force of the Maysville Tele-
phone Company Thursday morning
strung across the main streets large
banners bearing the words welcome
To Our Boys" while the business men
began the decorating of their places
of business and citizens began to hang
out flags on their residences. 1t is
thought that Maysville will be in gala
attire by noon on the Fourth and that
the men in khaki will be able to see
the spirit of the big celebration.
The program as published in yester'
days Public Ledger will be carried
! out in all its details and the big cele'
bration will be on when the monster
automobile parade leaves Bridge ant
Third streets promptly at 2 o'clock II
the afternoon. All along the line o
| march the streets are expected to b'
crowded by the people coming to tow
| for the day and Immediately upon th
parade reaching Beechwood park th
| festivities will begin at that place ant
! will continue without dull momen
until early the next morning.
Arrangements have been made b.
the management of the Washingto
and Gem thesters to have two moVin
picture men in Maysville for the da
to take movies of the county's bigges
celebration. The parade will be pic
tured as we'll as the crowds and stunt
at the park and after developmen
these popular show houses. Everyon
wants to be certain to get in the NOV
les and then see themselves throug
the machine at the theater in fe'
weeks.
| The uniforms promised the Maysvill
Boys Band for the Fourth of Jul
arrived this morning and the ban
will make its first appearance in un
form in the big parade. The youDs'
ters have been practising on ii
march and will march in the parat
instead of being hauled in automobile
as was at first planned.
No detail of the big celebration hi
been overlooked by the various con
mittee and everything is ready
move off smoothly during the enti
I day.
. Although the celebration prop
does not begin until after the hour,
is expected that the country peop
will begin coming to town In Il
morning and 1t Is expected that q
city will be filled to overfiowing
noon.
Every person coming Is urged
bring a basket lunch. The baske
will be checked free at the park al
will be kept carefully until time I
the evening meal. Every one is urg
to make use of the checking room as
is being furnished at some expense
the committee.
Everyone will want to stay until
ter the firing of the fireworks whi
will take place between 9 and
o'clock at Beechwood for the VIII
people and at the foot of CONNER
street for the colored.
The big parade will be formed
five divisions as follows:
Division A-For decorated cars OF
form line on Bridge street. c.
Brown in charge.
Division B-Forms line on PIT
street. H. P. Purnell in charge.
Division C-Forms on Fourth
tween Plum and Limestone. C.
Brown in charge.
Division D-Forms on Upper Lin
stone. T. M. Russell in charge.
Division E-Forms on Lower Lin
stone. Chief H. A. Ort in charge.
All participants are supposed to
mort In line on or before 1 O'clock