Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-05-23
DEBORAH TO CELEBRATE
AND IN REGULAR DEBORAH STYLE
A ROusing Celebration, to Equal if not
Excel Ingalls, Day, Being
Arrang d For.

1t is scarcely more than necessary to-
announce tnat Decorah will celebrate
the Fourth of July this year. It's for
mer record Of celebrations and gals
days is fair criterion that this years.
twentieth century jubilee will be q
grand event, and that it will attract
visitors from all northeastern Iowa, as
did our celebration three years ago.
A mass meeting of business men was.
held in the Solberg building on Friday
evening to consider the question. A..
X. Bailey was selected chairman and
II. ]. Green secretary. After general
discussion as to attractions, expense.
etc., a motion to celebrate was enthusil
astically carried, and committee Of
general supervision and arrangements
IF the event, with power to appoint
subcommittee, etc., consisting of X.
/. Haugen, Ben Bear, A. N. Vanc !, c.
j. Weiser, J. j. Marsh, A. F. Anundsen
and H. c. Hjerleftl was appointed
This committe met on Saturday mora
ing and organized by elected Ben Bear
chairman and X. l. Haugen secretary +.
The following committees were ap~
pointed:
FINANCE-J. J. Marsh, Ben Bear, H.
c. Hjerleid, G. N. Goddard.
MUsIc-H. ]. Green, B. o. Marsh, B.
II. Adams.
SPORTs-E. j. Curtin, G. F. Baker,
Dan Shea, F. w. Haase, l.. A.
Marsh, Henry Linde, Ed Bear.
FIRE WoRKs-A. N. Vance, G. H.
Baker, M. A. Harmon.
INvITATIoN-A. X. Bailey, G. G. Cou-
tant, Iver Larsen, Prof. L. S. Reque
DECORATIONs-Geo. w. Adams, c. N
Goddard, HI. j. Hutchinson.
1t IS the desire of the people of Decor
ah to make this celebration an event
long to be remembered by the people Of
this section. A speaker of nationaE
reputation will be secured, and the day
will be filled with program of amuse-
ments from sunrise till midnighe. The
grand display of fireworks of three
years ago will be remembered as one of
the greatest attractions of the day, andE
it will be excelled this year. Among
the list OF speakers from whom one
will be secured if possible are Hon.
Knute Nelson, Igniatius Donneliy, Gen-
Gordon, VIM. Mason, j. p. Dolliver.
Robt. Cousins, d. B. Henderson and
others.
There will be plenty of good music
by the best bands in Iowa, and sports-
of every nature, which will be announ-
ced later.
Decorah invites the people of north
eastern Iowa to join with her i'm MAX
ing this the grandest celebration ever
known in this vicinity. Let every
family within fifty miles arrange to be-
with us on this natal day, and we Will
entertain you as royalty as we are able.
to do. 1t will take money to do 50, bubr
the patriotic, enterprising business mens
of our city will subscribe literally for
the entertainment of their guests on
that day.
LATER-The committee has .beeIg
successful in its attempt to engage
Ignatius Donnelly, Minnesota's peer
less orator. Mr.. Doanelly has -
national reputation as one of the
greatest rators of the country, aud We
believe that we could secure no one
who would give US better grafton, or
attract greater number of people,
The committee and the city of Decorab
feel highly elated in their success in
securing Mr.. Donnelly.