Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-05-23
Grand Union Celebration

Grand Union Celebration
At Florenceville, Iowa, June 18th.
1902, to which Miss Perry. County
Superintendent Howard invites yo ctr
SUGGESTIONS: :.
That all schools, of Howard and
Fillmore within driving distance
attend.
Each school should be drawn bv
four horses, the team and wagon to
be decorated according to the taste of
the teacher and pupils. Small schools
should till out their load with the
young people in its district.
Each school should be accompanied
by separate wagon to carry their
lunch, three boards one. foot wide and
stakes, and committee to erect their
table immediately on their arrival at
the grounds.
1t would be we'll for each school IN
have banner or some device, with
the name and number of their school
Inscribed, also have mounted
marshall to aid the teacher and look
after the pleasure and welfare of the
school and act in unison with the
marshals of the ground. No. person
should consent to act in any capacity
on this occasion unless they feel it to
be pleasure to themselves and some
thing OF an honor, and not favor
they confer.
To distinguish themselves, all
officers should wear a scarf over the
right shoulder, knotted at the left
hip and fall as low as the knee, to be
of any color or fabric the wearer
chooses.
DR.. Plummer, of Granger, will be
Officer of the Day with staff Of lady
and gentlemen equestrians; Job
barrow, of Albion, will occupy the
chair and announce the programme;
Hon. L. S. ST. John will be Chief
Marshal Of the ground assisted by
Messrs. Del Horton, Monte Ried,
Hooker Serfling, f. L. Damon and
the school marshals.
Mr.. Geo. Michel, on a fine mount
Will command a squad of boys on ga:ly
caparisoned ponies whose duty it will
be to conduct the drivers of all the
four horse teams to the barns assigned
them and to show private teams
where they will be allowed to hitch in
the grove. Supervisor VIM. Keune,
of Albion, assisted by ]. A. Fox and
A. A. Bigalk will be marshals at the
bridge and see that it is not blocked
or overloaded.
PROGRAMME:
The parade will form on the streets
south and east of j. T. Drummond's
store in Florenceville.
1t will move at 10 O'Clock a. m.
sharp led by DR.. Plummer and staff,
and the Saratoga Band followed by all
the schools with banners flying, and
any party of gaily bedecked four horse
teams will be assigned a place In this
grand pageant.
The route will be across the state
line, thence north to the Granger
school grounds, then west and return
south on main street, cross the state
line and back to the Hosford House,
IN Florenceville, where the schools
Will alight and march in body the
remainder of the short distance to
TO the grounds where short pro-
gramme in which all schools may take
part and the Superintendents of
Howard and Fillmore If present will
be invited and expected to give brief
address, after which dinner will be
served.
The afternoon will be devoted to a
band concert and an impromptu pro-
gramme consisting of songs, music,
Rotations and ride on the merry
go-round if one can be procured, and
at $3.50 p. m., the exercises will close
with the song, America, in which
all are asked to join. Let all schools
endeavor to be promptly on time for
the parade and insist on. the parents
of pupils being present. /:
Granger will be the best point for
spectators with teams to assemble and
view the parade.
Nine schools have already expressed
a willingness and desire to attend,
and should the weather and all things
prove favorable it is to be hoped that
at least twenty-five schools will be
and give the children of this
section a glorious holiday. Granger
and vicinity furnishes the Saratoga