Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1920-06-16
Commercial Club
Outlines Plans for
LocaIDeveIopment

ers readily to the auto camp in
the park. Another need that
would be of great benefit to camp
ers in the park would be an open
fire place, Mrs. Elmore stated.
She thought the plan. was feas-
ible and asked that the club take
immediate action in the matter.
Camp Fire
|. +. Vining, one of the COM
mittee on auto camp, explained
what could be done in placing a
fireplace at the camp grounds and
told how the forest rangers built
them. He advocated a fireplace
l2 feet wide, made of cObble-
stones, semi-circular in shape and
outlined the construction so as
to make the place absolutely safe.
Mr.. Vining said il Ashland had
campfire OF this description the
news would travel. far and wide
and would be great advertise
ment for Ashland and be a means
OF bringing an increased number
CT tourists to the city. He sug-
gested that the Campfire Girls
and Boy Scouts have charge of the
campfire in the park after the
fireplace was constructed, and
that the fire be kept up during
the tourist season. Entertain
ments could be given by the Girls
and Scouts and others to provide
funds TO buy fuel with for the
fire. The cost OF the fireplace,
Mr.. Vining stated, would be in the
neighborlfood Of 500, and he
suggested that each one of the
school children contribute a cob
lie stone for its building. As a
starter for the fireplace Mr.. Vining
said he had received a check from
a friend in New York city for $50
to be donated to the fireplace
fund. Before closing his re-
marks on the subject OF auto
camp Mr.. Vining said that one
OF the park board had suggested
that a man be employed to give
data and information to campers
and new comers regarding this
section, and he said he thought it
would be good advertising prop
ositiOn for the city and club.
A ROusing Fourth of July
L. r. Staples, chairman of the
Fourth of July committee, re-
ported that considerable progress
was being made, but asked for
more help as the work was too
much for the present force. He
said that program is being
worked out that will provide for
something interesting every min
ute of the three days of the cele-
bration; that there will not be a
dull moment during the entire
time. He promised the best Gel
ebration Ashland has had in many
years. He asked that the club
meet tonight to consider ways
and means to provide more money
for his committee to properly car
ry out the celebration plans.
c. A. Edwards stated that the
program for Sunday, July 4,
would be of a most interesting
character and of a patriotic ma
ture. Bishop o. Shepard has been
secured for that day. The bishop
is a very celebrated man in church
circles, Mr.. Edward stated, and
those who hear him will be amply
repaid. Efforts are being made
to secure Ex-Ambassador Gerard
for Sunday afternoon, and the
pI aspects are very favorable now
of his being able to be here, Mr..
Edwards said
One OF the patriotic features
of the Sunday program will be
the unveiling by Bishop Shepard
of bronze tablet in the park in
memory of the soldiers and sail
ors who went from here to the
world war. The legion will have
charge of this part Of the pro-
gram. Sacred concert by the
band, singing of old songs by the
audience and evangelistic ser
vices in the Chautauqua taberna-
Gle will round out program that
all should boost for and attend,
Mr.. Edwards admonished his au-
dlence. h
Music Program
The need of brass band for
Ashland was strongly urged upon
the club by II. G. Enders Jr.,
chairman of the committee on
music. He said his committee had
outlined program for securing
music for the fourth and the sum-
mer months. One or two good
quartets were being considered as
a desirable adjunct to the musi-
cal program, but the principal
need in the music line was a good
brass band made up of musicians
from Ashland. The present Val
ley band is composed of musicians |
from Ashland, Medford, Jackson .
willie and other points in the
county, Mr.. Enders said. In Or
der to provide music for summer /
concerts in this city during the I
coming four months it will be I
recessary 10 raise a sufficient fund 1