The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-07
KENTUCKIANS GO
 TO BLUE ! GRASS
Homecoming Drew Them By Thousands From
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And the maJ0f ealu 70 tnS cOiOue1~- but that's no way to start story now adsys about a reunion of former Ken tuckians. The country being dry and all that, the majory jnst naturally wouldn't say it. But he might make certain signs which the colonel might lot misunderstood, and them
 But whether the 4aa5r and the colonel did or did not de wNat the read CT may suppose they did, tliA major and tue eolonel--and their wives and chil- dren and grandchi hildren-vgot together the week of June 15; s0mg 50,O00 of them, from the four corners of the uni verse and points between, and cele- brated. Once KentHckian, always a Kentuckian, and though one from the blue grass may wander te the far places Ee never ceases hoping that some day he'll get back to the old home of memo Iies and traditions. @sE
 This year is the sesquicentennial of the first permanent settlerient by white men in Kentucky. In 1T74 James liar rod and other pioneers, trOp Nirgmla and Pennsylvania huiitsaI hks5|
 hill near where the town of Harrods- burg now stands-the safn4 bill, by the way, on which Abraham EiAcoln lived Cs boy good many years later. The fort became the base of operations by which the vast northwest territory was Eaved to the United States. At great mass meeting and historical pageant at the opening of Home Coming Week" stakes were driven to mark the outlines of monument to honor theSznemory of those who laid the foundations of the etate. e. St5s II
 Louisville, but littleo yotfnger- than Harpodsburg, was official host and cen ter of the homecoming activities and the scene of pageant and Ha6nster in dustriaI parade depicting the growth of the state and the number gaAd variety of its resources. Aboat ten thousand former residents of Kentucky registered at headquarters in the city, but it was estimated that at least four times that many visited their old homes without going to Louisville. -. ssy .-sx ,
 The home-owners ranged In age from less than 1 year old to more than 90. Mrs. Henrietta Jenkins, born in Ken lucky April IA, 1884, registered from St. Louis and J. Henry Fupk of Alvin, Texas, was only few nlolsths younger. Both received prizes. Arthur F. Shuey, born in Louisville JulgsA last year was carried back by his mother from New Orleans for the eefeBf&tion. P, He was given a prize as the. youngest home conner. The longest ava sSprize went to Charles S. Mossop of Newark, N. J., T4 years old. It was his first visit to the state in 60 years. Charles A. Egg gleton, one of the first to register, was credited with travelling the longest distance. He came from Dakar, Sene- gal, Africa. The largest homecoming family was that of Mrs. May Peyeler of Louisville. Fifty three 0f her rela- tives from out of the 1jstat9 gathered with her in reunion. The party in cluded nine children, twenty grandchil- dren and ten great-grandchildren. The prize list was long one and provided for almost everything in which anyone might be different from his fellow home- corners.
 Recalls City's IpfaAcy .
 Thursday night was ssS0eiety Night, , with a queen, and grand ball and everything. The parade and pageant the afternoon before carried Louisville back to the days of Boone and George Rogers Clark, two of whose descendants N were guests of the city. One of the personages in the parade was Russell M Cunningham, S2 years old, the only surviving member of Louisville's first volunteer fire department, dating back before 1858. He were hlk old fireman $ uniform and rode on Ea rawn and operated "engine" of the period just in front of a piece of equipment that was the Hast word" in fire fighting equip- ment.
 Bardstown, the one time home of Stephen c. Foster, author of the song My Old Kentucky Home" came in for its share of attention. Aside from its . interest in connection with the famous song. Bardstown had birthday anniyer- sary to celebrate. Virginians, and Penn sylyanians camped there 149 years ago this month and made preparations for a permanent colony that came over the AIleahenies q little later. Wednesday WAS Bardstown's big day. Thousands of visitors gathered there and the day was given over to speechmaking, sing ing My Old Kentucky Home" singly and in choruses, barbecue feasts and other diversions dear to the Kentucky heart. Burgoo, as nearly like the old fashioned kind as it is possible to make in thesa- Yolsteadian dAyssssEas one or fine features of every 6anqsst-