Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-06-10
WHOLE JOYOUS WEEK
IN CARNIVAL Of FUN
Homecoming Week and Fourth
of July Celebration.
Program of Southwestern Wisconsin,
Greatest Amusement Event allan
caster June 29th July 4th.

near that Lancaster's big home
coming cele bration the latter por
ton of June and first part of July,
towit, June 29th July 4th, both in
elusive, winding up Saturday with
an old fashioned Fourth of July eel
ebration, is to be no ordinary event,
but one of the biggest things OF the
kind this section has ever had.
There will be a street carnival with
all of the desirable features pertain
inc to such amusements; high
school alumni day with banquet,
reception, speeches and reunion OF
our graduates of this and other
years. There will be genuine
home coming of those who In the
past have called Grant county home
but who now are scattered all over
the country. There will be one OF
the biggest Modern Woodmen
events that fraternity has seen IN
this section. There will be a beautl-
fully bedecked and illuminated
town, with bands galore, with
shows, parades, games, sports and
contests in short solid week of
fun.
One company is under contract to
bring a vaudeville show, electric
theatre. dog and pony show, glass
blowers shew, illusion show, oUt
door trapeze performance etc., and
from other sources will come other
shows, merry go-roHnd and the us
ual line Of other amHsements.
Above all it is the purpose of the
committees in charge to keep the
affair free from Towdyism, vulgar
ity, gambling and graft. Follow
ing is the program, so far as ar
ranged:
Monday, June ,29-Recsption Day.
Reception committees wild meet all
incoming trains and see tssat all visit
ors find accommodations
Tuesday, June S0-Aaumni Day
Ate p. m. there will 7ss an alumni
parade, starting at Reed 5 opera house
and marching to the high schooa
grounds, where at three O'Clock Prof
Chas. L. Harper, speaker of the dag
will deliver an address. followed 10y
a business meeting OF the Alumni
Society. At six o'G3eck p M the
Alumni banquet will hs. held at Reed s
opera house, followed by reception
in the rooms of the Country Club,
adjoining.
Wednesday, July 7-HOme- Coming
Day. AT noon of this day there will
be a grand basket picnic, the largest
ever held in southwestern Wisconsin,
on the high school campus. 1t will
be a grand inteTningling of young
and old, citizens and former citizens
of the county and will be an. occasion
long to be remembered The Home
Coming Band OF 60 pieaes will give
a band concert on the picnic grounds
from 1 to O'Clock. Special trains
from the east and south will arrive in
Lancaster at about 10 80 a. m, and
leave ON the return trip at about s ?.
m.
Thursday, JsERy 2-Woodanan Day.
There will be tremendous attend
ance on this day of the members OF
this tiourishing 0Gder. Every Wood
man IN southwestern Wisconsin should
he present. At 1G a. IN. reception
committees will meet visiting delega-
tions at trains and at 1880 there will
be a grand Woodman street parade
with famous uniformed degree teams
in the line. At o'clock there wi3l
tbe an address by Major Atkinson, OF
Chicago At p. IN. the following
program of contests and sports will
begin: Tug Of war by teams COM
posed of Woodlnen only, 1st prize SO,
I'd prize So; foot race, 100 I'd. dash,
So and -; sack race, So and 81; fat
mans race 50 and 50 pole vault 50 and
81; high jump, So and s.; broad jump,
So and 50; relay race, s. and 50. In
addition there will be given the fol-
lowing prizes: 81 each to the talleSt,
shortest. heaviest. lightest and Oldest
Woodman; to the Woodman having
the largest number of children present,
So; to the camp having the largest
number of Woodmen in parade, Lam.
caster excepted) So; for the best float
in parade $40; for the best float in
parade, outside of Lancaster, $10 for
the best Royal Neighbors float SO; to
the camp of the Royal Neighbors Lam
caster excepted, having the greatest
number of members present, So.
Woodmen are requested to register
upon arrival at NJ. ". A. headquar-
tiers. The Cuba City band will assist
in making Thursday the greatest