The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-07-21
HOME COMING WEEK
AND COUNTY FAIR
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ternal order Day; Thursday Aug. 81
Day; Friday. Sept. /, and
Sept. 2, County Fair Days;
sunday, Sept. 3, Church Day. The
directors Tor these days are working
out programs which will be published
at an early date in booklet form for
'H Brass Band.
The directors of Music are arrang-
ing to have a brass band all week;
have in contemplation the band from
|. o. o. F. Orphans Home, among
others.
Base Ball.
A schedule of games for Base Ball
will be worked out by the Directors OF
Athletics. A grand stand, the largest
in the Valley, was erected last week
the base ball grounds near Foun-
tain Park in the Point and these
grounds will be used for athletic
sports during Home Coming Week. Its
building was made possible thru an
generously entered into
~ the Louisa and Fort Gay Bridge Co.
I division of tolls on attendance OF
ball games and a committee OF guar
lntors. The labor performed by Lou
sa fans, free of charge, and the Cen
ennial Association wishes here 10 ex-
END its thanks therefor to the follow
ing, who We're present and faithfully
worked on the grand stand; Ed Brown,
Arb Weaver, Pat Brown Charles
. To al. /
Lewis Dick Wilson, Claud Wilson,
Roscoe Baker, Arlie Cain, Curtis Ev-
ans, Sur Blankenship, Homer Bayes,
w. B, Tavenner, Ham Allison, Jim
Heston, Adm See, George MCGUIRE
Burgess Carter, Ed. Land, and Law
renee EndIcott.
Street Decorations.
Directors of Street Decorations are
purchasing materials required for dec
lrating the streets of Louisa and pri-
vate properties during Home Coming
Week. In the meantime banners an
the event have been stretch
ID across the principal streets and
facing the C. & o. railroad trains;
and to all the boys who helped in this
work, the management Is duly CRATE
full
Program Books.
"A thirty-six page program book and
will be issued. This book
was made possible by the advertise
ment of local merchants. This neat
little booklet will contain the program
for each day OF the entire week, in
gliding Sunday; will give the person.
mel Of the organization and other wall
liable information. A copy will be
mailed to all persons who have once
resided in Lawrence county and re-
moved to other sections of the coun-
try, conditioned that the names of all
such persons are furnished the Direc-
tor of Publicity. In addition, copies
will be furnished to attendants at the
County Fair and visitors at Louisa
during Home Coming Week, SO long
is they last. The edition is 5000 cop
.es, and we are promised these by July
18th. Names of former residents have
been coming in rather slowly and we
want here to urge our citizens inter
ssted in helping to get the folks back
the Importance of sending in these
at once, blanks for which may
be had at every postoffice in the
county. a
Historical Exhibit.
This will be assembled in the City
and will consist of old pho
daguerrotypes, heirlooms,
quaint and old-fashioned livery OF the
ong ago and other objects OF interest.
It will be the duty of these directors
10 locate and get the loan of these
exhibits and take care of them and
safely return them after the show Is
over. Be assured that these exhibits
will be carefully handled and will not
be misplaced, Waterman will guard
them at night, and Directors Of His
.oric Exhibits will have charge of them
Turing the daytime, have them open
Tor inspection by all visitors. 1t Is
expected that this feature of the Cen
tenniai will be both interesting and
attractive, especially so to visitors our
long absent from the county
who have come back to see us, II is
realized that while these exhibits will
not have great Intrinsic value. they
will, because of the sentiment and
antiquity connected Herewith, be
priceless; and donors of these exhibits
ire assured that every precaution will
De taken to insure their safe return.
Automobiles Given Away.
The funds to defray the expenses Of
he celebration are to be raised by sale
If tickets of admission to all holders
o all games and all historic exhibits,
tic. Tickets will sell for s1.00 each,
and to the holder of lucky numbers
will be given a prize on the evening OF
Zach day during the week. Sunday ex-
,epted. The prizes for the first four
nights have not yet been determined
Ipon, but on Friday night a Ford
Touring Car will be given away and
On Saturday night Studebaker Six
will be given away. These cars are
here and have been purchased and will
be on exhibition from now until given
away. The tickets have been printed
and are now in hands of the members
Of the Committee on Ticket Sales and
a great many of these tickets have
been sold. Any person desir-
ing or willing to sell tickets whose