The Holly chieftain., 1920-04-01
COME ON FOLKS,
DAIRY DAY,APR. 5
Ais Ready for Holly's An.
nual Show.
JOY MORTON TO BE ONE
OF PROMINENT GUESTS


Elm Tree To BE Planted by School
Children in Memory Of His Faith.
Or, Late J. Sterling Morton, An
thor Of Arbor Day.
Next Thursday, April 8th-that's
Holly Dairy Day-the fourth an
nual.
OF course, you're all going to be
here, for it's the one big day in all
the year with the dairymen and
farmers of the Holly District. This
annual celebration is fostered by
the Holly Cow Club and the Holly
Commercial Club. U
Everything is in readiness for
this great annual event except
putting on the decorations the
night before the big event; and
the ladies of the Holly Civic Club,
who always look after the prepare
ton of the big chicken dinner, which
is one of the splendid features of
Dairy Day, have prepared to feed
at least 200 people, besides what
the restaurants and hotels will
The cattle and horse exhibit
promises to eclipse all the shows
OF past years. This feature is fur
ther augmented this year by q
poultry exhibit, and the poultry
folks have promised some fine
birds, even If it is not the season
of the year for q .poultry show. The
s premium lists for the poultry d.
vision are now out.
Wonderly's band and orchestra,
sButiplenasMtea by various musical
5Fseketchee ana novelties Of the Wertz
sand Whether show which viii be
here al next week guarantees plan
nv Of music both day and evening.
The Black and White ball in
the evening which Is the annual
social function of the lower valley.
will be held in the old armOry, in
stead of the new Jones garage as
originally planned. The armory
floor is now being repaired for
dancing and the building will be
hastily decorated for. the occasion
in black and white, typifying the
Holstein COW.
At meeting of all the various
committees last Thursday night q
report from each indicated every.
thing in fine shape the only excep-
ton being the announcement that
the Jones garage could not be had
for the ball.
Among the prominent visitors
from out of town on Dairy Day will
be Mr.. Joy Morton, and at the sug-
gestion of j. A. Pierce, arrange
ments have been made for the High
school to plant an elm tree on the
school grounds Wednesday, the day
preceding Dairy Day, in honor of
Mr.. Morton and as q tribute to the
memory of his illustrious father,
the late j. Sterling Morton, who
was the author of Arbor Day.
1t is planned to have Mr.. Morton
deliver an appropriate short ad.
dress at the planting of this tree.
Mr.. Morton who is an extensive
breeder Of pure bred Holstein
diary cows and also heavy stock
holder in the Arkansas Valley Sug-
ar Beet & Irrigated Land Co., will
be a guest of the city the greater
part of next week, arriving here
Tuesday night.
which will be of special interest to
the children will be large Ameri.
can buffalo which will be brought
here from Lamar. Though buffalo
used to roam this country in the
early 70's in great herds the specie
has become almost extinct and
many of the children of this section
have never seen one OF. these ma
tive beasts which served the pio-
neer for food.
II the weather is favorable Dairy
Day Major George Puflea, the old
est and most efficient air pilot in
America, will be here with Cur
tbs aeroplane to carry passengers
throughout the day.
In conclusion may The Chieftain
suggest that every Hollyite consid-
er It not only a privilege and pleas
ure but duty to act as commit
tee of one all day and evening to
assist in seeing that every visitor
has a pleasant time while here on
Dairy Day. Make it point to see
that every one Is made happy and
comfortable so far as possible.
O. H. Montgomery Very III.
n II Montpomery- who has been