Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-06-27
MONDAY, JUNE % RECEPTION DAY.

MONDAY, JUNE 29-RECEPTIoN DAY.
Reception committees Will meet all
incoming trains and see that all vlsl-
tors find accommodations.
Base Ball Game at 2:30-Lancaster
VS. Galena
TUESDAY, JUNE 30-ALCNINI DAY.
At2 o. m. there will be an alumni
parade, starting at Reeds opera
house and marching to the high school
grounds, where at three o'clock Prof.
Chas. L. Harper, speaker of the day,
will deliver an address, followed by
business meeting of the Alumni Socie-
ty. At six o'clock p. m. the Alumni
banquet will be held at Reeds opera
house, followed by a reception in the
rooms of the Country Club, adjoining.
Base Ball Game at 11:00-Lancaster
VS. Galena.
At noon of this day there will be
grand basket picnic. the largest ever
held in southwestern Wisconsin, on
the high school campus. 1t will be
grand intermingllng of young and old.
citizens and former citizens of the
county and will be an occasion long
to be remembered. The Home-Com-
ing Band of go pieces will give band
concert on the picnic grounds from 1
to o'clock.
Base Ball Game at 11:OO-Lsncaster
VS. Gary, Ind.
THURSDAY, JULY 2-MODERN wooDMAN
DAY.
There will be q tremendous attend
ance on this day of the members of
this fourishing order. Every Wood
man in southwestern Wisconsin should
be present. At 10 q. m. reception COM
mittees will meet visiting delegations
at trains and at 1880 there will be a
grand Woodman street parade with
famous uniformed degree teams in the
liue. At ! o'clock there will be an adj
dress by Major Atkinson, of Chicago.
At 3 p. m. the following program of
contests and sports will begin: Tug
of war by teams composed of Wood
men only, 1st prize SO. End prize s.;
foot race, 100 I'd. dash. So and 50; sack
race, So and 8; fat mans race, s. and
81; pole vault, s. and 50; high jump,
s. and g; broad jump, So and 81; relay
race, 81 and So. In addition there will
be given the following prizes: 81 each
to the tallest, shortest, heaviest light
Woodman having the largest number
of children present So; to the camp
having the largest number of Wood
man in parade, Lancaster excepted)
s.; for the bes. float in parade $40; for
the best float in parade, outside of
Lancaster, S1o; for the best Royal
Neighbors float SO; to the camp of
the Royal Neighbors Lancaster ex-
cepted,) having the greatest number
of members present, So.
Woodmen are requested to register
upon arrival at NJ. w. A. headquarters.
The Cuba City band will assist IN
making Thursday the greatest Wood
man day on record
Base Ball Game at 11:O0-Lancaster
VS. Gary, Ind.
FRIDAY, JULY sold SETTLER DAY.
Speech by Hon. J. w. Murphy, mem
Der of congress for this district. He
will speak upon general home topics
and particularly upon the subject of
LAND PATENTS, just now of especial
| interest to people of this county.
Old settlers will get together in the
historical room in the court house.
Grand free street attractions and
band concerts.
Base Ball Game at Loo Lancaster
vs. Plattevi1le.
SATURDAY, JULY 4-INDEPENDENCE DAY.
Old time celebration, industrial
parade, sports and games. Music by
Lancaster and Livingston cornet
bands. GRAND ILLUMINATED
PARADE inthe evening. Thousands
will attend
Base Ball Game at / p.Am.-Lancas-
ter VS.. Highland.