The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-06-30
VETERAN RECALLS HISTORIC
CORN FESTIVAL IN YORK

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i big eyes and a frien ';y feeling toward
nv scheme at once. "But", said |,
"this is not all; we will solicit pres
ents of the Medina business men, and
perhaps buy some articles, and adver-
tise that everyone that buys ticket
to the corn festival at 25c shall have
present, ranging from small article
up to the value of several times the
price of the ticket, and in return for
their donations we will place their
displays individually on the stage pla-
carded with the firm name and busi-
ness. For example: Eph. Brenner's
display; and beneath the card will be
his donation, etc.; thus people can see
lust what the dono- gives. We will
arrange big numbers on the back OF
each ticket corresponding to record
in Our books, so it will be impossible
for any one, even members of the
committee, to know what a person
will get before hand. The supper to
be held another building" When
the scheme was all before the commit
tee, they agreed at once that the festi-
val was good scheme, but doubted
the advisability of soliciting presents.
To this I urged that to take out that
feature might spell failure to the
scheme, and if we went into it, it
must be to win. In short, after dis
cussing the matter while they voted
that | should go to Medina and try
out my pet scheme, as they called
it, tho they evidently had no faith in
it. But with the belief in my heart
that it would be looked upon as a
good scheme for us and not bad one
for them, jumped the morning train
, for Medina.
The first man to whom | explained
, our plan, said: "Well, now that ought
r to be winner. | am in it," said he,
$ as he looked over his shelves, what
= do you want"
f This man proved good leader, and
: he was placed at the head Of my list
f of donors. One after another busl,
d ness man was interviewed on the sub
n iect during the forenoon all OF whom
h readily consented to get in the bant
d wagon, which was now causing quit
o a commotion amongst them, and whel
If | sat down to my lunch at noon time
+, | figured up roughly and found l ha
at on my list nearly $50 worth of pres
S: ents already donated. Success
P. Well, it spelled something like tha
~ and-wel1, | rather pitied my taln'
n, hearted brother committeeman out
er York who were evidently thinkin
IF, how Porter would fal ldown on h
e. lob. The afternoons work was eas
for full particulars had got noise
IL, around to The extent that some dea
as ers had their presents already select
he and all | had to- 10 in some cases "
lie, to copy the is. ard take the aove
lat tising copy. Allow me to short
ley the story by saying that | report
ss, to the committee at our meeting tn
5 evening with list of presents
approximate value Of which was
ary excess of $l22, and my brother CO
he mitteemen were no longer doubte
ork but enthusiastic workers, and the nj
ars. days work in Medina was finished
me, fore noon, as | had little, explal
cit ton to make. No, there was no f;
ers ing over each other to get on the
in but it was close to it, and many don
we of the day before added t1 their
ck- and when the list was totalled, it
hen ured something over $500.
'ar Plans now went forward with
und rush. Committees of old and yo,
ave ladies were appointed to see that tn
did was an abundance of old and I
ome dishes made from corn products, v
be- plenty of corn coffee; also young
en- dies were appointed as walters, v
but instructions to dress in novel &C
ain trimmed costumes. And let us
TAX right here that whcn supper was
so nounced it was worth quarter
any look into the d:n.nr hall and see
tables loaded with corn goodies,
to the long line Of cute walters bedec
what in their corn costumes, ready to 81
at the various stomach-t;i:er; now re-
a and plenty of that rich-looking, y
1t 70 yum-smelling, coin coffee.
stag Display racks for the presents
'llied cred the whole of the large stag
nest. the town hall and were placed
"a to raised ortion so that all could be
mich from the front of the stage as the
y we crowd passed in line. Records