Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-23
ottumwa Will be Gorgeously Dec.
Grated Roosevelt Day.
ROUTE OF THE DRIVE IS CHANGED
Special Invitations Will Be Sent to
Thirty-four Men to Be Guests of
Reception comnittee-Low Railroad
Rates.

VIII dpUGdT DplOTG eIT6Sl-
dent Roosevelt and his party in blaze
of glory next Tuesday evening when
the nations chief executive visits OF
tumwa. Electric lights. big and little
will be used in decorating the stores
and residences along the line Of his
drive, and all the way light as bright
as that Of day will enable him to see
the blocks of splendid stores OF which
Ottumwa boasts. as well as a small
part of her residence district. At
meeting of the general committee in
charge of the arrangement for Roose-
welt day, held at the Wapello club yes
terday afternoon the committee on
decorations reported that it has sever
al portraits of the President. which
will be furnished the business men
for decorations. The committee asks
that everyone along the line of march
decorate their stores and residences.
The President will start on his drive
shortly before dark but by the time he
reaches the business portion OF the
city, it will be nearly if not quite dark
and the electric lights will, if used to
advantage make the way as light
as day and enable the President to
see the people and the people to see
the President.
Route Of Drive Changed.
The committee on arrangements
held special meeting last evening and
arranged several matters. leaving now
practically the only thing to be set
tied the seating of the several mem
bers of the reception committee in the
carriages during the parade The most
important action taken by the commit
tee was to change the route of the
drive about the city, this being neces-
sary on account of the fact that the
one formerly chosen would have been
too long. The route as arranged last
evening and the one which will I'M
doubleday be followed is:
| Formation on Washington street.
East on Main street to Court, north
on Court, around the city park to
Third street on the east side of the
park, east to Market street, south TO
Second, east to Jefferson, south to
Main and west on Main street to the
tent which will be located on the va
cant lot just north of the Union de-
| pot
The parade will be led by mounted
| policemen and officers on foot, togeth-
er with Company G, /. N. G.. will
guard the Presidents carriage. The
! Fifty-fourth regimental band and
Schwabkey's union band will furnish
the music, and following the Presi.
| dents carriage will be ten or twelve
carriages in which will ride the mem.
bers of the reception committee.
| GVae&eg IF tbo ~
The reception committee will today
or tomorrow send invitations to thirty.
four men, the majority of them resi-
dents of Ottumwa, who will be invited
to sit on the platform during the Pres
ident's address as guests of the com.
mittee. They are:
i A. H. Hamilton, d. A. La Force. G.
W. Dickens, George Haw, c. M. Myers
s. B. Evans, r H. Moore, John A Wag
ner, Z. G. Moon, S. A. Spilman, NJ. B
Hutchinson, l. w. Fowler, A. G. Steck
I. H. Hammond, James Hamilton, c. j
Eckfelt, F. w. CRUDE, G. W. Messen
ger A. W. Johnson, w. D. Elliott, 10
seph Dain, Rev.John O'Farrell, G Camp
bell Janney, Henry Phillips, Walter T
Hall, George B. Simmons, Frank Nc
1ntire, Ira Myers, DR.. A. q. Craig, Rev
4 M. Jameson, John w. Lewis, w. w
i Epps, Phil H. Waterman of Hiteman
Judge Robert Sloan of Keosauqua.
Provides for Old Soldiers.
| The committee has made arrange
ments for caring for the old soldiers
who wish to see and hear Presiden
Roosevelt. All old soldiers not onl.
residing in Ottumwa, but those who
come from elsewhere will be giver
!, tickets of admission to the tent ant
will be furnished seats near the plat
, form These tickets are now in thu
hands of w. R. Warren, city clerk, il
his Office on the second floor of thu
city hall
To Receive Governor.
Il Governor A. B. Cummins will arriv
! in the city on a special train abou
fifteen minutes in advance of the arriv
al of President Roosevelts train, o
J, at about o'clock The committee tt
receive him was appointed yesterda.
!, afternoon and is as follows:
]. 7. Hackworth. j. ]. Smith, Samue
i Mahon, J. H. Morrell and w. ]. Done
Ian.
Music During Day.