Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1952-11-20
>Sesqui' Plan
Celebration
on JuIy4

SOuiity SCSAOASSAAsSAAo A&S>
utive Committee met at Hos
mer's in Burton on Friday,
November 18th; meeting called
to order by Chairman Eppley
Mr.. Eppley showed a book,
"Ohio, An Empire Within An
Empire" which had been sent
for the use of our committee
by the State Sesquicentennial
Commission and it was decided
to place it in the Chardon
Library where it will be avail
able to anyone interested.
Mr.. Eppley reported that he
had talked to Mr.. Garner, the
publicity director of the Alum
mum Company of America and
he is very enthusiastic about
our plans to honor Charles
Hall. Mr.. Garner went to see
the site at Thompson and dis
cussed the possibility of erect
ing a memorial Of mined baux-
ite, jewel finished on one side
with bas relief of Charles
Hall and having the Sesqui-
centennial emblem on the other
side. He also said they could
furnish aluminium chain and
posts for protection of the me-
mortal. He expects to give ii
advertising that will attract
national attention. Mr.. Eppley
has written neighboring county
sesqui chairmen in an attempt
to clear our tentative date
July 4th) for this event of
competition for attendance.
Mr.. Derthick suggested the
possibility of interesting the
Ohio Bell Telephone Company
in investigating Burton's having
had the first or one of the first
telephone lines or exchanges
in this part of the country
Mr.. Shanower was asked to
search for clippings or other
material about this and Mr.
Derthick will contact Ohio Bell
In addition to using the
County Band for music, Mr.
Shanower suggested the use o1
an old time chorus in costume
it was decided that Mr.. Eppley
would contact the MiddlefielC
music club and Mrs. Davidson
the Chardon group about the
possibility of their working out
program of this sort.
A committee - Mrs. Patter'
son, chairman, with Mr.. Scho
field and Mr.. Denton-was Sc
up to direct a contest for ;
design for a Geauga County
Flag. The contest is to rur
from January first to Februar.
fourteenth and is open to any
one in Geauga County will
final approval of the desigl
left to the Sesqui Committee
The award is to be a certificate
and the original flag which
will be presented to the winner
at the flag raising on Marcl
28th during the Maple Festival
It was decided to abandon ou
original plan to sponsor
county motto contest in con
nection with the one for a flal
design. Mr.. Barnes was directet
to contact all Geauga patriot,
organizations about the posi-
bility of purchasing and pre-
senting Ohio or County flag
to Scouts, schools, etc.
September 9Th was chosen a
the day to be designated &c
auga County Day for the Ohi'
Sesquicentennial and will b.
celebrated at the Geauga Coun
ty Fair with a parade represen
tative of all Geauga Count.
with its many varied interest
and activities. Geauga Count.
Fair, started in 1928, is th
oldest continuous Fair in OH,
and a search is to be made fo
old advertising tickets or an
nouncements for a display. Al
Fair advertising next year viii
feature the Sesqui theme.
| Our treasurer reported tina
we had received the sum o
ninety dollars in contribution
for the use of our committe,
fCo,t;ruad m, na~a fam,