Milford chronicle., 1924-06-06
COOLIDGE WILL Be
INVITED TO DELAWARE
President And Other Prominent
Citizens Are Asked To Attend
Boulevard Festivities.
AFFAIR WEDNESDAY, JULY 2
Committees Will Be Organized In
Every Town To Aid In Put
ting Celebration Across.

The Executive Committee of the
State Highway Commission having to
do with the celebration of the formal
acceptance of the du POnt State
Highway, met in the Office of Cover
nor Denney at Dover on Monday and
discussed the plans for the celebra-
tion to take place on Wednesday, July
,, on Dover Green. The exercises will
begin at o'clock in the afternoon.
Invitations to attend the celebra-
tiOn will be extended to the President
of the United States and his Cabinet,
the Governors of the several states
and Delaware's Congressional repre-
sentatiVes.
There will be one or more speakers
of national prominence who will be
among the guests to be entertained
by Governor Denney on the day of
the celebration.
Edward d. Prince, of Wilmington,
formerly of Milford, has been made
director in charge of the affair and
will make trips through the State to
organize the several towns for the
proper observance of the day. Z
The local committees in the towns
of the State will receive a specially
printed memorial sheet of paper,
properly designed, to receive the sig
natures of all persons who desire to
express their appreciation of the du
POnt road. This sheet will be in the
hands of the local committees within
a few days. At the signing of the sheet
if any one desires to make a small
contribution to the expenses incident
with the celebration, such will be
thankfully received.
About June 80, these sheets will be
collected and bound in books to be
presented to General T. Coleman du
Pont on the day of the formal accep- |
tance of the du POnt Road by the
State. July 2 has been selected so
that it will not interfere or conflict
with any local celebration on July 4.
Director E. D. Prince started on his
trips through the State on Tuesday,
and consulted with the committee ap-
pointed, who have been invited by
Governor Denney, chairman of the
committee to cooperate in the affair.
ReOuests will be made that build
ings be decorated in Dover and along |
the entire route of the Highway
Arches serving as Courts OF Honor
will likely be erected in prominent
places in Dover on the day of the Gel
ebratiOn.
Each town will be asked to appoint
a young woman to represent tnaI
town at the celebration, each young
woman wearing a streamer with the
name Of the town and to present a
bouquet of flowers to General du
Pont as the token of appreciation. A
snecial stand will be erected close TO
the speakers stand for the young Ia
dies.
Owners of automobiles will also be
requested to decorate their machines
in coming to the celebration.
An invitation to participate in the
celebration was extended members OF
the Delaware Automobile Association
Monday night by Colonel George A.
Elliott, who is a member of the COM
mittee in charge of arranging the Gel
ebratiOn. The invitation was unanl-
mously accepted.
According to Colonel Elliott the
is making every endeavor
10 make the occasion one of the nnest
aver held in the State City and State h
,ficiaIs and many distinguished a
guests are expected to attend. General
In Pont will be presented with a sill r
-er plaque, upon which will be en- q
yraved map of the State Of Della a
ware. with the du POnt Highway trac- r
ID in bold outline with gold. Il