The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-02-21
Denison In 1899.

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early for us to begin to plan to meet the
obligations and opportunities of the
coming months. By the Way Denison
acquits herself this year, she will be
judged for many years to come. Aside
from the building of the new railroads
and the consequent large number of
workingmen who will be stationed here
Denison will be the scene of number
of notable gatherings during the year.
Among these are the following:
In April, grand celebration of the
founding of fellowship. This
meeting embraces the lodges from sew
\ eral counties and will bring from 800 to
500 guests.
d In May the celebration of Memorial
!, Day, which should be observed as usual
] in a manner belitting the best town in
western Iowa, and the home of so many
Y prominent people in Grand Army and
!. allied cilcles:-
|! In June, the Intercollegiate oratoIical
\ contest which will bring many students
y who will compare our college and our
\ city with their own. Later in the same
\ month will come the reunion OF the
. Western Iowa Veterans Association.
This reunion will call together the old
y soldiers of number of counties, they
Y should entertain the old defenders
j royalty. These events together with
\ the high school and college commence
Il ments will make June IA busy month.
The Glorious Fourth must receive its
x share OF attention.. Denison is getting
}. too large to lie. the day go by unnoticed
\! and our celebration should be the
!. largest and best of all the country
y round.
" About this time the new railroads
y should endeavor to have excursions rur
NJ here SO that people may become better
K acquainted with our city.
+. In September comes the great event
q of the year, the General Des Moine.
Y; Conference of the Methodist church
IN This will be large affair and although
" we have entertained the conference,
M once before successfully, we know tina
~ it will be severe test of our hospital
W ity and resources.
~ Later, the Fair must not be neglect
~. ed. With the new roads it will be mucl
lN! easier to draw large crowds and tn
wy fail should be great success.
" Before another year rolls round W
I,1.,1
GV with us and they should be made to fee
IC that Denison is a good place to visi
mi and that our welcome is just as war;
lS| whether they come for trade or fo
hN pleasure
~, 10y 1t with thus be seen that Denison is t
3st be quite a convention town this yea
sy and it behooves us all to get ready t
. pnt our shoulders to the wheel.
How may this be done? The frs
~, thing and one which every one can d
~ is to institute a general cleaning u
- this spring. Put your house in goo
order, give it a fresh coat OF paint, Il
up the fences, clear out the rubbish
- see that the lawn and the trees get
~ good start for the summer. AS u ger
= tleman said to us last week, "Deniso
- is remarkable in that it has no povert
.. row. no old shacks. implanted and III
kept" We have many small house
bat they are we'll kept and neat, not tn
se homes of the hopeless and helpless, bu
he the neat cottages OF growing, prosper
II Gus, healthy labor. Let us keep tn
10 record clean and when our visitor
e. come, let them see a model city il
is cleanliness and beauty and order
a Every man cannot have large house
to but he can have neat house and
IL well kept lawn.
In the next place let us work tcgethe
Il. in every one of these gatherings. ID,
II not say, won't help the Odd Fellows
r. | will do my share for the Veteran
= meeting or the Conference. Put you
=. hand in your pocket for the Odd Eel
w. lows it they ask it and they will he'll
= :, you when it comes your turn to be tn
- immediate host.
g A band is an important feature in al
: celebrations, Denison has fine on
:, and it should be encouraged in ever
al4way. We believe the Buys are willin
~ to do their share if Denison does hers
There is also talk OF large choru
club, this also should be encouraged
th AS to the necessity of organization tn
ill REVIEW has already presented tina
liz subject to the merchants of Denlso1
or we feel that we have done our duty i
~ this regard and can only urge again til
an Importance of concerted action in th
nd many things which concern our bus
ne ness men.
an These are the responsibilities an
Sc duties imposed upon us and in til
IN words of President mckinley let it b
ca a trust from which we will not finch.
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