The billboard (Aug 1911)

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5& X ti e B i ll b o a r d AUGUST 26, 1911. CELEBRATIONS ARKANSAS. INryettevIHe—Washington County Home-Coming. COLORADO. ttlray—B. P. O. Elks Reunion. Sept. 14-10. W. EL Sbeadon. Rot 2fi». Denver. Colo: FLORIDA. Jacksonville—Celebration. Dec. 4-10. Col. Thomas J. L. Browo. mgr., Seminole Hotel. Jacksonville, Via. Key West—Grand Celebration. Dec. 30-Jan. 12. Col. Took. J. L. Brown, Dir. Gen., Key West. n*. Tampa—Great Prosperity Celebration. Feb. S- >'.: 36. Col. Taos. J. L. Brown, pres. GEORGIA. Oolombos—Eagles Festival. Oct. 8-14. J. S. iLxruois Atwood—Acwood Fall Festival. Sept. 5 7. B. . C. "Sine, secy, Barry—TrI-Goanty Fall Festival 4 Exposition. Sept. 18-28. Cnas. A. Penny, Gen. mgr. Beaiostowii— Bearastown 21si Annual" tree Fish Fry * Carnival. August 21-28. , John Cole- snan, cor. State A Second st. BanvllKs—nome-Comlng. Sept. 11-14. E. P. - • McNichol, managing: secy. Roopeston—State Firemen's Ann. Tournament. Sept. 5-7. Robt. F. Cooper, Chairman Con :■ cession Committee. avntsenvine—Independent Field Trial Clnb Meet- ing. Nov. 6. S. H. SocweU, secy., 1620 Park Ave., Indianapolis. Ind. Ires dale—Iveadale Field Day and Home-Coming '•' Aaan. Sept. 10-20. T.~ W. Sehnltz. secy. loTtngton—ijovington Home-Coming Assn. Aug. 39-81. A. Hoots, mgr. concessions. Marshall—Tall Festival ft Horse Show. Sept. 21-23. H. M. Janney, secy. sfetcalf—Home-Comlng. Aug. 35-28. O. E. Glide, secy. Hoble—Third Annual Paw Wow. Aug. 23-26. R- H. Daggy, secy. Farla—Home-Coming. Sept.. 28-29. Sandoval—Old Soldiers' Reunion. Aug. 29- Bent- 1. N. D. Watts, chairman concessions, ■berrard. Soldiers ft Sailors' Reunion. Sept. 13-14. Geo. M. Bell, chairman of prlv. com. UTDlAhTA Browns town—16th Annual Soldiers' Reunion ft Home-Comlng. Sept. 20-22. D. B. Vance, ■eey. ■renavUle—Home Coming, Fall Festival and German Day. Week of Sept. 24. Snenabarg—Home Coming Jubilee, auspices Ragles and Business Hen. Sept. 11-18. Clyde A. Stags, secy. Indianapolis—National Hasting of the X. O. P. Aagnst 20-26. J. L. Nicholson, mgr. com.. Grown Theatre. 021 Indiana are. tat Grange—La Grange Co. farm Product! Show ft Corn School Week. Oct. 2-6. Robt. M. Waddell. secy. Hllroy—Mllroy Fall Festival. Oct.. 5-7. J. H. SpUman. chairman. Horth Judson—North . Tudson After Harvest Ju- bilee. Oct. 5-T. E. R- Wolf, chairman en- tertainment committee. Earth. Vernon—.wm Vernon Fall Festival. Sept. -28-30. C. R. Wanner, secy. Plymouth—Home-Comlng ft Fall Festival. Sept ' ' 31-28. Washington—Second Annual Fall Festival ft Home-Comlng. Sept. 24-30. S. D. Hovey, Wfnstow—26th Annual Reunion of the Old Sol- dier! of Pike Co. Aug. 30-Sept. 1. John A. Stephens, corresponding secy. IOWA Ackley—Sauerkraut Day. Aug. 81. . H. A. Carstens* chairman. Garden uauuen Grove Old Settlers* Re- anion. Sept. 7-8. J. I*. Still, secy, ■nam ton—Fall Festival, under auspices of Commercial Club. Sept. 18-15. I. O. Has- ■aallla—Crawford Co. Home-coming. gept. 6-8. IfechanlesvUle—Annual Field Day. Sept. 14. Add. Fred Sturges, MechanleavUle. Ia. atoravla—Fall Festival ft Farmers' Instttnte. Sept. 14-18. C. X. HcFatrldge. secy. Arkansas City—G. A. R. Reunion. Seat. 5-9. Write E. 8. Hunt, Box 86. Atchison—(Forest Park) Protective Aaan. Meet. Ass. 8JL Atchison—(Forest Park) Taft Day & Waggener Celebration. Sept. 37. Baxter Springs— Interstate Reunion Aaan. Aug. 28-tSepr 2. Cbns. I.. Smith, mgr. Horten—Bis Celebration. Sept. 18-20. Ad- dress secy, celebration committee. Humboldt—Anniversary Celebration. Sept. 18- 33. Chan. H. Sebaffner. secy. Kansas City—(Carnival Park) Great Kansas Gala Week. Sept. 4-10. Will Flrstenberger, gen. mgr., 726 Minnesota ave. Osage City. Osage Co. Old Settlers* Aaan. Aug. 34-38. X. L Growther. secy., 806 Market at. Pittsburg—Reunion. Aug. 21-27. J as. M. a dams nriv mgr.. «ni W 5th at Republic—Harvest Home Festival. Sept. 23-93. Wamego—Kansas State Firemen's Tournament ft FaJI Festival. Sept. 26-28. R- C. Hubburd, K KEKTTJCKT. Fallerton—Soldiers of All Ware Reunion. Aug. 33-26. Frank M. Griffin, secy, •nyaon—8. A. R. Reunion. Aug. 23-26. John F. Hubbard, secy, •(ave HH1—G. A. R. Reunion. Sept. 8-9. Col. 8. V Bowak. I*. Box IW» Bait rjck—G. A. R. Reunion. Aug. 24-28. MICHIGAN. . Weldman—Weldman Day. auspices Business Men. Aug. 26. Wil l Scha nppner. secy. JCTS8I8SIPFI HattJasbarg—Prosperity Celebration; Oct 1. Horst I*. Blxler. secy.. Commercial Club. MISSOURI Fairfax—Fairfax Fall Festivities. Sept. 18-18. A. L. Center, secy. ■_ •rant City—Old Soldiers* Reunion. Verbeck Park, Aug. 29-S ept. 1 . F. P. Houser. secy, arf ypw a mra Cambridge—G. A. B. Reunion. Aug. 21-26. Onube— Knlgbta of the. Ak-Sar-Ben Fan Fes- tival. Sept. 37-Oct. 7. ■ H. J; - Penfold. secy.. 171T DonaOaa st_ .., ■.. BV TOSS. Ktagston—Old Boys Reunion. Aug. 28-Sept. 4. Write Henry Meyerhott, 1402 Broadway, New York City. Little Falls—Centennial & Home Week. Sept. 2-6. Address L. U. Lynt, Little Falls, N. \\ Sntera—Harvest Home Week. Sept. 30-20. H.i Williams, secy. Stnnfordvllle—12.MH Itegt. Vet. Assn. "Reunion. Oct. 19. D. Brown, secy., 11 Conklln si.. l'ooghkeepsle, N. Y. NORTH CAROLINA calelgh—Home-Comlne Jubilee. Oct. 16-21. Jos. E. Pogne, secy. OHIO. Arlington—Rome-Cominc ft Carnival Assn. Oct. 5-7. R. F. Wise. secy. Ashtabula—Ashtabula Co. Centennial Home- Comlng. Week Sept. 4. J. L. Smith, chair- ■ man. '■■■['. Berea.—Home-Comlne Week. Sept. 18-23. Ad- dress O. R. Stone. Berea. O. tryau—YYeeK's juuuee o. Home-Comlng Aug. 29-Sept. 2. A. L. Gebhard. secy. dellalre—Fall Festival & Home-Comlng. aus pices- Bellaire Progressive Assn. Oct 4 7. Edw. D. Meek, secy. Cincinnati—25th Annual Festival. Silver Jubilee A Home-Comlng of the Coney Island fiarves; Home ft St. Carnival. Aug. 20-28. J. K. Girard, amusement mgr.. Coney Island, Cin clnnatl, Ohio. Defiance—Fall Festival. Week Sept. 18. R W. Wortman. secy. Fern Bank (suburb of Cincinnati)—Fernhank Dam Celebration. Week Sept. 4. Address Fernbank Dam Celebration Assn., Sinton Ho- tel, Cincinnati, O. Lodl—Lodi Centennial ft Home-Comlng. Sept. 7-9. J. F. Smltb. secy. OKLAHOMA. Perry—Old Settlers' Homecoming Reunion. Sept. 15-16. E. W. Jones, secy. Tahlequah—Old Soldiers ft Settlers' Reunion. Sept. 26-80. Gus H. Tincb, secy. OREGON. Astoria—Astoria Centennial Celebration. Aug. 10-Sept. 9. Astoria Centennial Committee, Elks' Building. . PENNSYLVANIA. Philadelphia—Business Men's Fall Jubilee. Sept. 11-16. Address N. M. Stanley, 5909 Market st. Sewlckley—Sewickley-Corsopolis Bridge Celebra- tion. Sept. 18-23. J. Walters. Chairman. York—Pennsvlvania State Firemen's Assn. Meet- nut. Week Sept. 4. Address Ed. C. Elcnel- scrger, care Elks No. 213. York, Pa, TENNESSEE Memphis—Blue A Gray Reunion. Sept. 28-60. W. O. Duttllnzer, chairman. VERMONT. Rutland—Old-Home Week. Sept. 4-9. Clement. Chairman. VIRGINIA Roanoke—B. P. O. Elks' Assn. of Va. 26-27. W. C. Godsey. Petersburg, Va. Shadwell—National Beagle Club of America Field Trials. Nov. 9. Chas. R. Stevensfo. secy., 106 Market st., Camden. N. J. WEST VIRGINIA. Blnefleld—B. P. O. Elks' Reunion Assn of W. Va. Sept. 12-14. Address Jay Reefer, Clarks- burg, W. Va. WYOMING Cheyenne—Frontier Days Celebration. Aug. 23- 26. P. W. Sept. R ACE MEETS ILLINOIS . Casey—Aug. 17-19. R. B. Fltzpatrick, secy. NEBRASKA Nebraska City—Nebraska City Rices. Aug. 23-34. Labor Day Celebrations TT.TTW nTg Cewanee—Trades ft Labor Assembly Labor Day Celebration. T. R- Davis, secy. Streater—Labor Day Celebration. Write Taos. . Kelly, 362 B. Main sr., Streater, Hi. INDIANA Ukhart—Labor Day-Celebration. F. E. Waters, secy. IOWA rttnmwa—Labor Day Celebration. Under ana pices Clerks Union No. 379. O. P. Dalin, secy.. Albla, la. KANSAS West Mineral—Labor Day ft Coal Carnival. Sept. 4-6. Write J. E. Gallagher, .secy. ' KENTUCKY La tenia—Labor Day Celebration. Address 3. Redman, 514 Madison ave..: Covington. Ky. HEW YORE Gloveravllle—Labor Day Celebration. Write B. M. Colt, G. P. A, G. J. ft O. R. B., Glovera- vllle, N. Y. OHIO. ikron—Labor Union. G. W. Thomas. secy- Labor Day Committee, 134 S. Broadway. Sew London—Labor Day Celebration. I. L. Hun. secy. ftelby—Labor Day Celebration. F. H. Oran- OKLAHOMA McAlester—Labor Day Celebration. Address B. E. Tabler. McAlester, Okla. PENNSYLVANIA Carentum—Labor Day Celebration * Firemen's Gala Week. Sept. 4-9. Address Harry B. Skillen, Tarentum. Pa. TEXAS Amarlllo— (Glenwood Park) Labor Day Celebra- tion. VERMONT Rutland—Central Trades ft Labor Council La- bor Day Celebration. Write W. K. Fams- werth. Rutland. Vt, "WANTED—For Young Buffalo Show, Gent Trombone and Lady . Snare Drummer for band. HENRY KERN, Band Director, Shelbyvllle. Ind., Aug. 23: Columbus 24; RuabvlUe 26; Newcastle 26; Wabash 28. PICNICS ILLINOIS Augusta—Sixteenth Annual Farmers' Picnic. Aug. 29. Fred W. Pitney, secy. • uuiiuuuu—Hauuuuuu 1'lcule AaauclatiOn. AO .- irust 23-26. J. R. South, secy. Kansas—Harvest Home Picnic. Sept. 6-8. H. > W. Morris, secy-treas. Ramsey—Big Woodmen Picnic. Aug. 29-31. H. G. Morrison, secy. Rankin—Modern Woodmen Picnic. Aug. 31. Address J. H. Davis. Rankin. 111. . Windsor—Harvest Home Picnic. Aug. 81. Ad- dress Dr. Donaran, Windsor, 111. > INDIANA. Vlongo—Citizens & Soldiers' Picnic. Sept. 2. A. M. Keefer. secy. KANSAS. Sparks—Sparks 14tu Annual Picnic ft Fair. Aug. 23-27. Address P. V. Miller, Sparks, Kan. - MISSOURI Montrose—Montrose Picnic ft Stock Assn. Sent. 12-14. J. I. Stroup, secy. NEBRASKA Valentine—Fraternal Picnic ft Corn Show. Sept. 6-9. D. McBeod. secy. ■NEW JERSEY. Union HID. (Schutxen Park)—PlattdeutscH Volks* Feat. Aug. 20-27. Sam S. Weill, mgr. concessions. NEW YORK. Livonia—Livingstone Co. Picnic. Aug. 28-Sept. 3. E. B, Bolles. mgr. OKLAHOMA. Pryor—Picnic. Aug. 24-26. W. T. WhI taker, our. PENNSYLVANIA Elwood City—Merchants' and Manufacturers' Outing. Aug. 26. F. E. Poister, secy. Miscellaneous Events M2S80TJBL Skldmore—Skidmore Pumpkin Show. Oct, 8 6. R. A Walker, secy. MEW JERSEY Morrlstown—Seventeenth Annual Flower Show. Under anaplces of Morris Co. Gardeners i Florists' Society. Oct. 27-29. Edw. Reagan, secy. WISCONSIN Milwaukee—Milwaukee Indastrlal Bbow. Aure pices of M. ft M. Assn. Sept. 2-12, Milwaukee— International Dairy Show. Oct. 10-18. F. A. Cannon, secy. FOR SALE, OPERA HOUSE HATTIESBURG. MISS, Located next to new Govt. Postofflce building, good for legitimate in winter: vaudeville In summer. Reason for selling: Have other bust- ness interests. Address MORT L. BIXLER, Owner. DEVIL FISH Two fine specimens, real thing; $18 and 820; extra large. BUD ROSE, 113 N. Broad St., West Hazleton, Pa. NOTICE If composers of popular music or lyric writ- ers will address us we will make them an unusually attractive proposition. THE PROGRESSIVE MUSIC PUB. CO., 825 Car- lisle Building, Cincinnati, Ohio. LABOR DAY PICNICS Get your free attractions. Shows of every description, and anything In the Amusement line from the R.J.WEBER THEATRICAL AGENCY, 709 Pine Street, - - - - ST. LOUIS, MO. Wire us if disappointed on your act. We always have plenty of acts on hand. WANTED—AT ONCE—FOR MUSICAL COMEDY STOCK CO. Comedians and Straight Man, Prima Donna and Soubrette; 6 Ponies that can sing and dance. Principals must be able to read lines and be quick study. Prefer ad lib. artists. State all first letter. Photos will be retnrned. Good wardrobe essential. Address J AS. O. CLANCY, oare Tho Billboard, Cincinnati, Ohio. Wanted-Riders Without stock, and Acts suitable for stage, for balance of this season and next. Address FRANK A. BOBBINS, as per route. Wanted -- For Fair Grounds Talkers, Ballyhoo Acta, Ventriloquist. Sister Acts, Ladies for Chores, black-face Comedian. Alae Freaks for Pit Shows of every description. Woman Cook, Canvasmen. Long season; money sure. WK. H. SMITH, Bon Ton Shows, S21 Herkimer Street, Buffalo, V. T. —ROLL TICKETS— " THE BIO TICKET AT THE SMALL PRICE " Your own special ticket, any printing, any colors, accurately numbered, evwrr roB guaranteed. SPECIAL PRICES FOR THE BIG ROLL TIC KETT. ^ 6,000—S1.25 20,000—$4.60 60,000—« 7.60 10,000— 2.60 26,000— 6.60 100,000— 10.00 Prompt shipment. Cash with the order. COUPON TICKETS, 6.000—12.60. 1x2 STOCK TICKETS—SIX CENTS. Get the BiunpIetK^ NATIONAL TICKET CO.. Shsmoktn, Pmnn. WE OFFER A MONSTER JOB OF JEWELRY THESE ARE BDLLY GOODS FOR STREETMEM I Beauty Pin Sets Collar Buttons Scarf Pins Brooches Cuff Buttons Links and Levers 3-po. Link Sets Over 25,000 gross In this lot. Value and satisfaction positively guaranteed. To give long dis- tance customers equal chnnce with local buyers, we put up these goods properly Drosortloned is tots of 10 and 25 gross, and sell them that way only. prop«i >»« lot No. 1 contains 10 gross, assorted. I Lot No. 2 contains 25 cross Per lot »10.00| Per lot . .. N. SHURE CO., Wholesale Jewelry, Madison and Franklin-Streets, - - . CHICAGO- Privilege Men, Attention! The Hocking Fair and Home-Coming, Logan, Ohio, September 20, 21, 22, 23, is going to be a bonanza for you. We waut an up-to-date Ferris Wheel and Alerry-go-Round, also other privileges. Let us hear from you at once. F. A. K0PPE, Secretary, No. 30 N. Spring St., Logan, Ohio.