The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-07-15
'HOME COMING WEEK.
Oskaloosa Will Have Great Cele-
bration In September.

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energy by the Commercial Club and
all committees have now been an
nounced # Jt3 /
The celebration will be open Mon
day, with a big Labor Day Celebration
under the auspices OF the Oskaloosa
Trades Assembly. At night the big
fireworks display at the ball park will
include mammoth portrait in fire of
Pres. John II. White, OF District No
10, and also Niagara Falls" 20 feet
high and 100 feet long.
On Tuesday the Mahaska County
Old Settlers Association will have
| charge of the Executive Committee
| meets next Saturday to formulate a
program. The big night display will
include Chief Mahaska," huge por-
trait in fire of the famous statute.
Wednesday will be Home Coming
| Day." when all the sons and daughters
of Proud Mahaska, who now or ever
have lived here, will have a big reun-
ion. The Thirty-third Iowa reunion
| will also commence on this date. At
night the fireworks will include the
beautiful figure in fire of the &. A. r.
badge, large portrait of Major John
F. Lacey, also in fire, and the MAN.
moth fire picture of Mahaska's most
beautiful young lady. who is sheD
The Thirty-third reunion closes on
Friday and it will thus be seen that
it will be big week.
The following committees have bee,
chosen: .
| General Committee-Van p. Witten-
myer, J. F. Cubberley and H. w. Gar
ner.
Finance-Fred f. Green, j. E.
Brookes, NJ. j. Cruzen and l.. E. Cor
| lett.
Program and Advertising-G. W.
Shockley, Phil Hoffman,, Sam Walton
and II. S. Rosecrans.
COncessions-Chris Winter, Chas.
Munroe, VIM. Campfield and Jake
Seibert.
| Grounds. Lights and Seats-H. W.
Garner Chas. Pike and Chas. Howar
Decorations. F. Cubberley, Art
Openheimer, Louis Longwell and
Frang Shoemake.
Reconsideration. True, C. r. Lee
Leo Baldauf and Harry Davis.
In addition to these soliciting com
mittees have been selected to secure
the necessary guarantee and they will
begin work soon. There are 10 Of
these committees comprising three
members each and are as follows:
Carroll Sawyer, Will Mcdonald and
| Chas. Schurtz..
Geo. True, j. r. McGregor and w.
J. O'Brien. ..- ...
J. f. hamilton, Carl Johnson and
Tim Fritch..
Sam Walton, Mr.. Bentley and How
ard Harold
Chas. Brookes, Grin Schee and Jas
X. Black.
Dennis Ragen, Jack Milligan and
| Harry Browneller.
Chas. Howard, j. S. Lobensteln and
Geo. Harris.
Jno. Blakeslee, A. J. Augustine and
Richard Hoffman.
Gee. Kalbach, Chas. Hoffman, and
VIM. Beadle.
Leo Baldaui, VIM. Beckman and
EldOn Currier.
| Fireworks at Night.
| The Oskaloosa Commercial Club
held a special meeting Tuesday morn
ing and ratified the action of the spec
ial committee consisting of Messrs.
Wittenmeyer, Garner and Cubberly in
reference to the appearance here next
September of the Pains Fire Works
Company in three big night displays
of their celebrated fire pieces. The
Pain people are, the acknowledged
leaders in this line in the world. They
have furnished the fire works displays
for the eXpOsitions in the United
States, big inaugural fetes, and, in
fact, they have no competition in this
line. The celebration will open on
Monday, September 9th, in bic
Labor Day demonstration which will
be under the charge of the Oskaloosa
Trades Assembly. There will be par
AIDES and speeches and at night one
of the big Pain spectacles. Tuesday
is Old Settlers Day, and the program
will be under the charge of the Ma.
haska County Old Settlers Associa
ton. In the afternoon at the close OF
the association meeting the CONNER.
cial Club will take charge of the pro-
gram and will have something espec'
tally interesting to the people. AT
night again Pains spectular produc'
tions will be put on at the ball park
Wednesday, September Sth, will be
the homecoming day, although, OF
course; we hope that all of the old
residents of Mahaska will get back in
time to start in with us on Monday
At night the Pain spectacle will close
in a great program. The programs
will cost the Commercial Club and
the Iowa Brigade Band about three
thousand dollars. The day programs
will be entirely free, but at the night
speetacles at the ball park an admis
sion fee will be charged. In addition
to this, commencing on Wednesday
the 33rd Iowa Regiment which went
out from Oskaloosa will begin a three
days reunion, closing on Friday the
10th The fire works display will be