Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-06-04
LOOK FOR Big CROWDS
Maccabees OF the City Anticipate
Attendance Of Over 5000
Picnic Visitors.
Six Excursion Trains to Be Run
Into the City..seven Bands
Expected.
Program OF the Afternoon Events
and the Prizes for Same
..City News.


day one of the largest picnic gatherings I
ever attempted or held in iowa. II will I
be the first of similar annual gatherings 1
10 be held by the Macoabees OF the state |
The arrangements for the affair have
been very thorough and the members OF
the committee could have cone no more
than they have to MAKE The day sue
cessful from every point OF view. From
present Indications, based on reports
from all of the camps that ars to send
delegations, it is thought that on picnic
day there will be over 5000 visitors In
the city, which will include delegations
from Maccabee camps in al parts of the
state. Six excursion trains viii be run
INTO the city, two on the Great Western,
one on the Northwestern aud three on
the Iowa Central. The Great Westerns
trains will be from both directions, one
starting at C,elwein and the other at Des
Moines The Northwestern special is
from Dies aIoines, and VIII bear the rep
tesentatives of both capital city tents
Those on the Central will start from OF
4 d., Vt
train from the north VIII be virtually
TWO. as several coaches, starting at Iowa
Fails. are to be attached to the train at
f.ldora. The excursionists from Ottum-
wa Will run thru without any chang:
whatever, traffic Arrangements having
made with the Milwaukee to that effect.
1t is expected that the Visiting deie-
fgations Will have with them SIN bands,
l5Otturnwa, which heads the OtfnnlNa
ldeiegation Of between 500 and 800; tbs
New Sharon X O. T. NJ band, with the.
New Sharon tent and Visitors, Lao m
humber. also bands from Mason Gig,
Iowa Falls and Des Moincs, ASIDE from
| the Industrial School bald, Of fiflora,
| which is TO come on the saHe train With
]. The t.idorsi AIaccabess. Toe strong. Bail
teams eight in number, are to accom-
pany the delegations from Ottumwa
oskaloosa. New sharon. .sekley, Hamp
ton. f.ltlora Iows Falls and .anes. the
delegation from Cskaloosa is. estimated
| at 200. that of I)es Moinss anywhere
from 300 10 900: Mason city, seventy
five; Ackley $50: Hampton. SEVENTH
live; Iowa Falls, l25: with delegations
unestiniatec from Charles Guy, Clear
=
Il City and intervening points between Dies
4 Moines and Oeiwein on the Great West
ern.
Two Important personascs in national
Maccabee circles 70 be present at the
lricnic are Maj n. S. Boynton, of Port
i Huron Mich. the father OF the order;
and Gen. W. H. sletzer. Of Cleveland,
O., adjutant general of the uniform
i tank OF the aIaecabees OF the United
States.
4 Ii is expected that the business men OF
the city Will decorate their places ei
business in honor OF The visitors Tn
eolofs Of the order are black, white and
red. and bunting Of those eolors. ar
4 ranged artistically, VIII be appropriate
The list Of prizes. donated by business
: men for the events on picnic day al
Finkle's Park. are. as follows
L Base Ball Games-F'ive innings
winners of first games % play for cham
! aionship--ro winners Of FIRST games. bos
Of cigars to each. by j A. Rails and j
A. Tallman; winner OF Championship
game. paper naehe vail decoration
I;rown & Caveit.
9 Mile Bicycle Race-First gents
umbrella, Whtton & Nh,tehead see.
cnd, pair of bicycle shoes. Ingleelue &
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