Willmar tribune., 1909-06-30
THE FIFTH
AT WuLMAR.
The Arrangements PROGRESSING
For The Celebration at the
New City Park.

New City Park.
Preparations for the exercises at
the new city park are progressing
nicely except in the matter of VOL
untary contributions. These have
been rather slow, and as the Com
mercial Club Committee will not
incur any obligation in the matte
unless the wherewithal to pay with
is in sight, some of the best fea-
lures proposed will have to be cut
out unless there is more general
response from this date on. Lists
have been left at the following
places, and this morning they
showed contributions as follows:
Tribune Office, .$4.OO
Carlson Bros. & Frost's, :. .2.75
Elftsrum & Co. 80
A. E. Mossberg's, ..9.75
Kandiyohi County Bank, :. 100
First National Bank, $50
E. Christenson's, .......... ITO
Total, $22.6O.
No great sum is asked from any
one person, and it ought to be
worth something to everyone to
provide chance for an outing for
the children and others who cannot
leave the city on that date and for
a nice display of fireworks in the
evening. If you have not yet given
your contribution call in at one of
the places named and put down
some amount. The names of all
contributors will be printed in our
next issue.
Remember this is not the Com
mercial Clubs or the City's cele-
bration; it is YOURS. Remember,
too, that it is for the children.
You surely want YOUR children to
have a good time, and if you
haven't any of your own you ought
to remember anyway how thoroly
you enjoyed the little pleasures
that somebody provided for you
when you was a youngster. It
ought not to be necessary to give
up any Of the features which the
committee is arranging for, just
because of a lack of funds. See to
that YOUR name is put down TO-
DAY for little something. Then
remind your friends and neighbors
that the club is trying to arrange
for safe and sane celebration and
that it needs funds. Everybody
wants a safe and sane celebration.
Well, here's the chance. Let US
all pull together to make it a grand
success.
The park grounds will be cleared
so that they may be used by the
public, beginning Sunday. On
Monday the people generally are in
vited to picnic at the lake. Several
church organizations will have their
children's outing at the park or on
the neighboring islands on the lake.
Refreshments may be purchased at
the park both Sunday and Monday.
The general program will not
take place until three o'clock Mon
day. This will include speeches by
Lieut.. Martin E. Tew and Hon.
Elias Rachie.. Secretary Gilbert of
the Commercial Club and Mayor
Peterson, singing by a male sextet,
and band concerts. Free lemonade
will be served to the children, and
games and swings for the latter
will be provided. 1t is expected
that the crowd will remain at the
park until the time for the fire.
works. These will be sent up from
a barge in the lake. If the contri-
buttons received warrant it. it is
planned to have scenic feature in
connection with the fireworks.
The barge would be rigged out as a
battle-ship and would engage a fort
to be erected on the opposite PENN
sula. The last thing on the pro-
gram will be an immense bon fire
from the hill where the liberty
pole will be erected. 1t is also ex-
pected that national salute will
be fired at proper intervals. Out
|side of these features, which will
be under the strict supervision of
competent men at safe distances.
there will be no shooting of any
kind and no fire-crackers or pistols
allowed on the park grounds.
A printed program giving neces-
sary details will be distributed
, Monday. The Commercial Club
Committee has now provided the
opportunity and it is up to the pub
lie of Willmar to encourage the
committee, the members of which
, are freely giving their time and
effort to make this occasion an en-
joyable one.
. Have you got your name on the
list?
Isn't it worth little effort and
a little money to give the young.
=, sters safe and sane celebration?
Of course, you say. Well, then
don't forget to help them get it by
putting down your name for q little
J. contribution. You ought to be
: mighty glad somebody is pushing