Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-05-24
N. W. A. DAY NEXT WEEK
NOR THEASTERN IOWA PICNIC HERE
Annual Picnic in DecOrah Next Week
Thursday Will Attract Thousands of
WOOdmen and Others From a
Hundred Miles About.

Preparations are progressing rapidly
for the big picnic of the Modern
Woodmen OF America in Decorah next
week Thursday, June 1st. This is the
annual picnic of the Northeastern
Iowa NJ. w. A. Picnic Association,
which covers the third and fourth
congressional districts and part of
the fifth. When the invitation was
extended to the picnic at Clear Lake
last year to come to Decorah, it was
accepted with the feeling that this
city could attract more people than
any other in the district and that the
big crowds that would come here
would be royalty entertained. A
similar event here six years ago
brought what was estimated at the
largest crowd ever in the city. the
estimates reaching as high as 10000
people, From the returns already re-
ceived to the advertising, there is
ever indication of as many this time.
The prizes have been raised to 500
for the band contest, 800 for the
Foresters' drill contest, and s35 for
the Royal Neighbors' drill contest,
and several teams will be here in
uniform to compete. 1t is expected
that bands will be here from Charles
City, Floyd, New Hampton, Mason
City, Elkader, Waukon, West Union
and Oelwein, with drill teams from
these cities and several other places.
There will also be Royal Neighbors
teams, Cadies) in uniform and in fact
everything points to large crowd
and fine days program.
The presence of Head Consul A.
R. Talbot of Lincoln, Neb., and
other Head Camp officers will be
drawing. card, and there will be many
who will want to see the fast ball
game between Dubuque and Lacrosse.
Excursion trains will be run from the
west from Clear Lake, from the north
from Austin, from the east from Prairie
du Chen and Elkader, and from the
south from Cedar Rapids, and ar
rangements made for train service for
towns off these lines.
With the many special attractions,
with several new towns joining the
association, and with everything in
dicating great day for Woodcratt,
Decorah may expect to entertain
great many people from this and
adjoining counties next week Thurs
day.
The decorating of the city has already
commenced under the supervision of
a professional decorator, and will be
more elaborate and extensive than
anything ever seen here.
We reprint the program so far as ar
ranged, there being several attractions
under negotiation. so that the COM
plete program cannot be announced
until the latter part of the week:
PROGRAM.
Marshall of the Day-L.L. Caldwell,
assisted by G. 0. Maltby and A. l..
Abbey, with twenty-five Others on
horseback.
8 to IL a. m.-Arrival of Excursion
Trains and Reception at stations.
IL 100 am. Grand Woodman Parade
to City Park. Parade forms ON
Washington street, south of Broad
way.
IL 80 a. m.-Muslc.
Address of Welcome-Mayor f. w.
Daubney.
Response-Col. A. L. Sortor. Min
nneapolis, Mimi.
l2 TO p. m.-Dinner.
100 p.m.-Grand Bowery Dance
opens.
80 p. m. Exercises at city park.
Music.
Address-H Head Consul A. r. Talbot,
Lincoln. Neb.
Address-Head Auditor John ID.
Denison, Clarion, Iowa.
Music.
Address-Hon. c. II. McNider,
Mason City. Iowa.
Address-Mrs Irene G.. Bentley, Oel-
vein, Iowa.
80 p. m, Business Meeting of
Association, Grand Opera House.
3 :00p. m. -Exemplitication of Secret
Work, Grand Opera House.
3 30 p. m.- Base Ball, La Crosse
VS.. Dubuque.
1 900 p. M. Prize Drill. Foresters'
Teams, 800 in prizes.
80 p. m.-Prize Drill. Royal
Neighbors' Teams. $50 in prizes.
3 90 p. m.-Prize Band Contest,
800 in prizes.
80 p. m. Balloon Ascension and
Parachute Jump, City Park.
q 100 p. m.-Supper.
6 80 p. m. m.-Open Air Band Concert.
Z: 90 to 500 p. m.-Departure of
Excursion Trains.
NS p. m. Theatre at Grand Opera
House.
s 80 p. m.-Grand Woodmen Ball,
Steyer's Opera House.