The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-09-01
PROGRAMS OF
TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY, GOOD
Military Day and Educa-
tional Day Made Up of
Interesting Features.
Tuesday, Military Day.

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military parade led by Col Jay II.
Nothup and Capt J. w Yates on
! horseback following the band. The
former was In uniform and Mr.. Yates
! had across his shoulders a quilt into
which a Confederate flag had been
worked. There were five old soldiers
Of the Civil war ON horseback and
others followed In automobiles the
blue and the grey side by side.
Next In the procession came Span
| ism American veterans and then some
'of the World war men. Bringing up
the rear was the State cavalry troop
OF this county, commanded by Capt, |
Fred See.
As far as we could get their names
the following Civil war veterans were |
in the march:
Col Northup, J, w. Yates, H. E.
Ferguson. Geo. Keggs, Bob Chaffln, on
horseback.
| S. F. Reynolds, Marion Stone Maj. |
Burchett, J. C. L. Moore Wiley G.
Prater DIR. J. f. Hatten, Jno. T. Jones, |
Hi Allison (colored), r. C. Roberts. |
VIM. Carey Jess Maynard Tom Pigg, |
Mat ELAN, Jed Davis, Captain Blank
enship, r. A. Mckee.
The Poppy Day appeal by Fred NJ,
| vinson and NJ. S. Burns was made to
the crowd that assembled after the
] narade Girls had been through the
streets selling poppies. This fund is
for building a university at Washing
ton as a memorial to the soldiers OF
the World war and the quota for each
county all over the United States is
one dollar for every soldier sent out.
Lawrence sent 4s1
Afternoon there was baseball game
between the leans and fats. The leans
4 played the fats to death in two in
nings and quit. The score was dis
graceful.
The Cavalry troop gave machine
gun demonstration at Lick creek at
$3.50. Then there was an airplane
flight.
In the evening the band concert
brought out large crowd who great
ly enjoyed the music. Mrs. L. S. john
son and Mrs. Sullivan sang an old
song very beautifully from the speak
ers stand. by request of number Of
Ipeople. After the concert Miss Pau
line Funk. of Chicago. sang In the NJ.
T.. Church South, some songs compos-
ed by herself One was written espec-
tally for this occasion and 1t is pub
iished in this issue of the NEWS. AL
so, she sang lullaby. Both were beau
ttifuiiy rendered. Sine POSSESSES d good
soprano voice and It is well cultivated.
Miss Funk writes the music and the
words and then sings the songs. a re-
markable combination OF talents. The
songs given Tuesday evening were
very beautiful Miss Jeanne Adams
played her accompaniment. Miss Funk
is the talented daughter of Mrs. Mel
va Gartin Funk. a native of Lawrence
county, sister of the John p. Gartin,
, whom we have loaned to Ashland for
. awhile.
June waid, an oil man formerly of
Martha, but now in Illinois, drew the
! 800 set OF wicker furniture Tuesday
evening.
Wednesday, Educational Day.
After an enjoyable band concert
from 10 to 10.40, Hon. George Colvin
State Superintendent of Schools, was
introduced by Supt. Dock Jordan to
the large crowd assembled in front of
the court house He spoke for a little
, more .han an hour in his vigorous and
impressive way, dealing with the pres
ent disturbed conditions first and then
launching into the subject nearest his
characterization 1t was a great
speech. He denounced in the most
scathing terms the practice of mixing
politics with school matters. He plead
ed for better schools and for higher
standard all the way through Ken
tuclys educational affairs. His speech
; was pitched upon a high plane. His
audience was very liberal in applause