Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1920-01-16
DEDICATION
Of Dixie Highw way

Charles R. Hall, of the Chicago
Motor club, arrived in Chatta.
no"ga 'Frieay afternoon to con.
fer with V. d. L. Robinson, of
the Dixie Highway ASSOCIATION,
concerning the Chicago clubs
participation in the the dedica.
ton OF the eastern or western
division of the Dixie highwa, in
the fall of 1920.
Chicago automobilist are very
enthuiastic over the opening of
one of these divisions and they
are planning to attend the ex.
ercises in large numbers. There
are at present 1000 mbers of
the Chicago Automobile club. In
addition to this the Chicago
Boosters club is very much in.
terested in the event. Mayor
!-'issss-fs'sr7,-or cNicsg0, and Gov.
Lowden, of Illinois. have both
given their consent to attend the
gathering and make the proposed
automobile trip on the route that
is completed by that time.
DEDICATION NEXT SEPTEMBER.
1t is the plan of the Dixie high
way officials to have the dedica.
ton exercises some time 10 the
early part of Septesnber, 1920,
and dedicate the division that is
completed by that time. A COM
mittee from the association will
60 over both routes about thirty
days before the exercises and
determine which one is in the
best condition and In this way
decide which shall be dedicated.
If Doth the eastern and western
divisions are completed by this
time and are in good condition,
a loop will be made over both
routes and both divisions will
be dedicated.
| Members of automobile clubs
throughout every state which
the Dixie highway traverses will
be organized Tor the occasion,
and at a given time automobiles
from the different points will
start out over the Dixie high
way, going over the division
that Is to be dedicated. and a
big meeting will be held at some
place in Kentucky or Tennessee.
200 CHICAGO CARS TO COME.
| In speaking further of Chica-
COS part in the program Mr..
Hall said, when in the city Fri
day. that the Chicago people
have already pledged Zoo cars.
In addition to the governor of
Illinois and the mayor of Chicago,
a number OF prominent officials
have expressed their willingness
to go on the trip. The United
States government has assured
them of the use of at least three
government trucks. with wire
less telephone and telegraphic
equipment. They have also
made arrangements with large
tent concern to make provisions
at the various places where they
are to stop each night ID estab-
lish regular tent city. They
will furnish tents, cots and all
necessary equipment. Mr.. Hall
also said that they have ar
ranged for a rather unique plan
for the management of the trip.
A mayor and board of aldor-
uen will be elected each day
and placed in charge of all ar
engagements. Health officers will
be appointed and everything will
be run after the same plan as a
city government. They have ar
ranged to set apart one day dur.
ing which the ladies' will be
placed in complete charge. Many
other special features are being
worked out by the clu b.
Mr.. Robinson declared that the
Dixie Highway association is
planning to make this event the
biggest that has ever taken place
in the history of the Dixie high
way. 1t is to be symbolic OF the
bringing together Of the north
and south, as the travellers from
both these points will meet at a
given point and have big cele.
bration. Ii it is held in Ken
lucky. an old-fashioned Kentucky
barbecue will be a feature of the
big gathering.