Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-09-12
.FRAIERNAL
MEET FRIDAY
ARRANGEMENTS ARE COMPLETE
FOR Sig GATHERING OF FRA
TERNAL ORDERS AND UNION.
EXTENSIVE PROGRAM
Parade Will start From City Park at
9 o'clock and Proceed to West End
Fair Grounds-Horse Races, Tug Of
War, Base Ball Game, OK Supper.

Almost every fraternal order and
union In the city Of Ottumwa and the
surrounding section of Southeastern
Iowa will be represented in the big
fraternal meet and barbecue to be
held Friday, September 10. ALI ar
|rangements have been completed for
the event by the various committees
appointed and all indications point
Ito a gigantic gathering Of union and
fraternal members
Request to Business Men.
A request, under the names of [. D.
Foster, Joseph Dain and j. H. Cremer,
members Of the committee, has been
issued to the business men of the city
to arrange their business in such a
way as to permit their employees to at
tend the meet. Heads of business
houses and factories are urged to take
part themselves in the parade, and
decorate their places of business in
honor of the day.
Program
! An extensive program has been ar.
ranged by the committee having this
feature Of the day in hand. 1t Is IS
follows:
1 900 a. m.-Grand street parade will
be formed under direction Of mar
shall OF the day, ]. H. Cremer. at the
city park, front resting on Third
street Parade will be as follows:
No. Uncle Sam on horseback.
No. Band.
No. 3-Float bearing little girls,
each with sash aud banner Of the or
der she represents. and the goddess of
liberty Float will be accompanied by
ten officers John Fullmer, committee
man in charge of this float.
No president of the Day Major
Samuel Mahon. city fathers and bust
ness men in carriages City police
|patrol, fire wagons, etc.
No. Carriages bearing distin-
guished guests of the various orders.
VIII these guests kindly mingle to
gether and not bunch by orders. 1t Is
or emblem of any order be upon any
Of these carriages. However, carriages
should be decorated with national and
fraternal colors.
i No 6-Uniform ranks under their
proper officers. No banners.
No.7-Band.
No. 8-F'raternal float on which all
lodge banners will be displayed Els
SAShStSsASS OiAt
each order represented.
No. 9-Members of all fratern1l
bodies, labor organizations, etc, with
out reference to lodge to which they
belong, afoot. Members are request
ed to wear the badges of their order.
No. 10-Glee club.
No. 11-Program at half-mile track.
On arrival Of parade at the half
mile track, West End, review of uni
form rank and drill teams. three com
petitive prizes. Brigadier-General
John W. Geiger, U. R., w. 0. W.. in
command. Fraternal speech if time
will permit.
1900 m.-Grand free barbecue,
roast OK sandwich.
100 p. m-Prize baby contest, five
prizes. Prize for largest fraternal
family.
1:45 p. nl-Horse races.
First Class Entries.
Besse-R A. Rainbow.
Acme-James Speer.
Brownie-F. G.. Stevens.
George Fry.
Second Class Entries.
Happy W-George Whitfield.
Nick Carter-Joseph Dain.
Oral George Cloyd.
Third Class Entries.
2:3o PAGERS; 2:25 trotters.
Leora D-J. L. King.
Thomas Wilkes-L. A. Meeker.
: Tommy Lindsay-Joseph Dain.
P. e. Leinhauser, starting Judge.
Tug of war.
Baseball game.
Supper at restaurant on the
rounds.
7:15 p. m-Fraternal speech, ora
ors to be announced
!, Public initiation into the order o
High Rollers.
of the city, left this morning for Nor
rell, Neb., for an extended visit will