Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-09-28
Ottumwa Citizens and Visit
ors Will Pay Respects to
Nations Chief Here Fri
day Afternoon and Night.
PARADE OF AUTOS
WILL BE LENGTHY
Distinguished Guests VIII
Find City in Gala Attire
and Ottumwa Hospitality
Shown at it's Best.

Taft. and the company Of national.
state, district and county oficials
come to Ottumwa Friday. September
20. they will be given reception that
will be marked with degree OF pa
triotism and hospitality that will ling
er for a long time in the memory OF
the guests. The committees In charge
of the Taft day celebration have re-
ceived assurances on every hand
that the citizens of Ottumwa regard
less Of party afflliation will assist In
every way possible in giving the preSi-
dent q spontaneous and hearty recep-
ton From the time President Taft
alights from his special train at the
Union depot at 3:45 o'clock Friday
until he boards his special at the JET.
ferson street station at $3.50 o'clock,
he will be given continued ovation by
the Ottumwa crowds.
The Taft day celebration will mark
an epoch In the annals Of Ottumwa.
The Commercial association members
| and others have entered into the plan
Of showing ottumwa at Its best. and
there Is not one Of the workers who
IAEOA0. tAnt Will l0AOkt<tSt &NO W.
stacles to the perfect carrying out OF
the arrangements have thus far been
met and none are expected. The Co
operation OF all Ottumwans is neces.
sary, however, to avoid any hitch In
the arrangements. Some Of the things
required OF citizens and visitors In OF
tumwa Friday is to keep clear OF the
streets over which the president ana
party will pass In order not to impede
the progress OF the procession. Tho
secret service men demand that the
streets be clear Of vehicles and pedes-
trians from curb to curb, and the COM
mittee Is sure that the spectators Will
comply with this order.
Committee to Welcome TAFT.
The special committee OF ten Ot.
tumwans who will first welcome the
president and party to the city was
selected last night. The committee 10
headed by Mayor S. H. Harper. and
with him will be F. W. Simmons, M.
McNett. Samuel Mahon, Rev. Father
James Foley, DR.. T. w. jeffrey, j. J. +
Smith and w. r. Daum. Immediately
following the preliminary greeting to
the distinguished guests, President
Taft, Secretary Hills. Major "A. w,
Butt and James Sloan will be seated In
the presidents automobile. Cars for
the remaining members OF the presi-
dents party will also be filed quickly
and the procession over the city will
start at once. Preceding the presi-
dents automobile will be the cars OF
Sheriff william e. Knox and Chief OF
Police Joseph Beeman. Following
the presidents car will come the
presidents party and the state, district
and county officials and others in or
der named.
Company G will be stationed at the
Union depot to keep Washington
street open during the arrival OF the
presidents special and the seating OF
the visitors in the waiting autos. A
special detachment Of six mounted
guardsmen will also be used in the
parade. Immediately after the pro.
cessiOn starts east on Main street, the
guardsmen will move to the ball park.
where police duty will also be the or.
der.
The Fifty.fourth regiment band will
give program Of numbers at the ball
park duri 3 the procession OF the
presidents party.
The presidents car will be driven
by Lee Van Patten. q licensed chauf.
feur.
Must BE In Cars.
All persons holding tickets to ride IN
the autos during the parade Friday af-
ternoon are urged by the general ar
rangements committee to be-seated in
their cars by 3:15 p. m. in order to be
in readiness when the parade moves.
The train will arrive short time after
that hour and 1t IS imperative that all
be in readiness as the president and
governor with their parties will be
seated and the parade moving within
two minutes after the arrival OF the
special train. All person holding tick
cts emitting them to ride in autos, will
find the cars to which they are assign
ed bearing the numbers that CORES
pond to the numbers on their cards.
These cars will be located ON Main
street west of Washington street. All
are urged to bear this order in mind
and by complying will aid materially
in the successful carrying out Of the ar
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