The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1922-09-01
THE BOOSTER TRIP AN UN-
QUALIFIED SUCCESS

takably on the features of all who
participated in the second annual
invasion of the county precincts by
tn Bourbon Boosters" who left
Paris at an early hour Wednesday
morning for round-the-country
swing in a trade-boosting jaunt.
Forty-five gayly decorated ma
chimes, filled with enthusiastic
boosters" and their friends, both
young and old, assembled in front of
the court house at 7:45 Wednesday
morning. After short concert on
the plaza by the Boys Band from
the Odd Fellows Home at Lexington,
the motorcade was formed in line of
invasion, with Grand Marshal Ru-
dolph Davis in charge, and, getting
we'll under way, left the city in a
blaze of enthusiasm.
The first stop was made at Hutch
'ison, where small crowd had gath
cred in anticipation of the visit A
short talk was made by I. w. Bush,
Paris representative of the LeXing-
ton Herald, and souvenirs were dis
tributed to the spectators by the
Paris merchants. The band render
ed a number of selections, and after
good-byes the motorcade moved on
to the next stop, Clintonville, where
Prof. Lee Kirkpatrick, superintend-
ent of the Paris City Schools, was
the principal speaker. The same
program was followed out there,
and the 'cade went on to North Mid
dletown, where a genuine welcome
awaited the Boosters" DR.. Lot r.
Henry delivered ali address of well
come, which was responded to by
Sheriff M. Peale Collier, on behalf
of the Boosters. Here souvenirs
were distributed and a musical pro-
gram rendered by the band At Lit
tie Rock a good-sized crowd greeted
the visitors. Prof. B. M Roberts, of
Little Rock Consolidated School,
gave the address of welcome, to
which response was made by VIM. o.
Hinton, of Paris.
From Little Rock the visitors
journeyed to Millersburg, the larg-
est town on the route, outside of
Paris, and here a hearty welcome
was extended by the largest crowd
seen on the trip. Millersburg was
the Mecca to which the tourists had
been trecking, like an oasis in the
desert, with visions of good things
to eat, hearty hospitality and
feeling of "You are very welcome"
radioing through the atmosphere.
The Presbyterian people of the COM
munity, especially, were all thae.
that hospitality could mean in the
English language, and the boosters
were made to feel perfectly at home.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
church had prepared a most appetite
ing luncheon, which was served on
the grounds of the Millersburg Mil
itary Institute. VIM. D. Mcintyre,
Mayor of Millersburg, was the
"Roxie Davis" of that city when it
came to being everywhere at once
and seeing that everything went on
in good style, and that no one was
sighted. The boosters were
greeted here with an address of
welcome delivered by Col. w. R.
Nelson, Superintendent of the Insti-
tute, to which reply was made in a
most eloquent speech by Virgil
Chapman, Jr., of Paris.
Leaving Millersburg with genu-
inc regret the party motored to Rud-
dies Mills, where Attorney Raymond
Cornell addressed the crowd. At
Shawhan Harold Harris, secretary
of the Paris Commercial Club, was
the speaker. DR.. M. H. Daley at
Jacksonville, and M. Peale Collier
at Centreville. Then the boosters, !"
tired, dusty and happy, motored
back to the starting point, where,
after musical program by the Boys
Band, the motorcade disbanded and
the second annual excursion" OF
the trade-boosters passed into his
tory.