The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-16
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Committees Named to Be IN
Charge of Mercer County's
Gala July Celebration.
Especial to The Argus.)

Especial TO The Argus.)
Aledo, May 16.-Officers and
committees representing the fif-
teen townships have been selected
TO be in charge of the county
Fourth of July celebration TO be
held at the local fair grounds and
are planning the affair TO be the
largest celebration of its kind ever
SPONSORED here.
One of the greatest attractions
will be the fireworks display at
night. The committee in charge Of
this feature is obtaining the dis
play from one of the largea. manu-
featuring concerns producing night
amusements. 1t will be entirely
different from anything of its kind
used, in the county before.
The races will be the main at
traction in the afternoon as the
purses offered are of sufficient
value to call many fast horses to
the event. In horse racing there
will be pacing. trotting and run
ming races besides a gents drive
and finishing with a mule race. 1t
is also being planned to have mo-
tor cycle and bicycle racing. For
boys there will be prizes offered
in so, 100, and 220-yard dashes.
For the old boys a horseshoe pitch
ing contest is being arranged.
Program of Sports.
A meeting of the committee on
sports has been called for Thurs
day, May 25, and it is expected they
will decide on many additional fea-
lures, including ball games, etc.
Bids from various large bands in
the district are being received at
the secretarys office. Several
bands will be selected so that mu-
sic may be had at all times and IN
alirparts of the grounds.
1t is the plan of the officials to
make a day typical of Thursday OF
fair week and they hope to have
10000 people on the grounds. The
affair is being sponsored by the
Mercer county agricultural society
of which every legal voter in the
county is a member and allowed to
vote at its meetings. AS the sue
cess of the venture rests with the
people of the county and cannot be
claimed by one community Of
~
their share toward making the da!
one of the greatest in the histor.
OF the county. The proceeds OBJ
tanned will go to the society Il
help defray the loss sustained a
the fair last year because of raiT
and because of the burning of sew
eral buildings which had to be re
placed.
Mothers may bring their children
afdsleave them at the play ground
u which will be in charge of q com
III petent lady, where they will re
. ceive as good attention as though
they were at home in the back yard
The parcel and clothes checking
booth will be run the same as OF
fair day and concessions maintain
ed as usual. Though the day turn:
out to be rainy, those who attent
will need have no fears of mud, al
steps have been taken to entirely d.
away with this handicap. The com
mittee in charge of music ant
speakers are in touch with severa
well-known orators and amuse
ments OF this kind will not be lack
ing...
A large number of concession
have already been sold. All of tn,
dining halls will be in use, so tina
those who do not care to brinl
picnic baskets and spend the da!
will be provided for With goot
weather, and the great variety o
amusements there is no reason VIII.
the attendance should not reacl
the. 10000 mark.
Committees Named.
Following is listed each membeI
from the various townships in the
county that form the managing
committee: Guy Bradford, Rich
land Grove; Leslie Turner, Millers
burg; r. Z. Bloomer, Keithsburg,
Milo Sheets. Duncan; w. N. Hun,
ter, Suez; George Sackfield. Pre-,
emption; Ward l.. Candor, Ohio
Grove; August Hurlmel, Greene;
Henry A. Nelson. Rivoli: Roy Har-
rison, Abingdon; Ray Newcomer
North Henderson: Fred ID. Moi
Sit, Perryton; John p. Carlson
Eliza; Paul Prouty. New Boston
Due to a resignation, the Mercer