The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-07-10
PELLA PREPARES
FOR BIG PICNIC
GREAT WHITE WAY ANNUAL
EVENT THERE JULY "a.
GREATEST EVER HELD IN IOWA
Citizens viii Open Their Homes To
Receive visitors-Pienty of En-
tertainment viii Be Provided
by Committee and Citizens.

Pella, July 9.-Pella citizens are
making preparations for one of the
greatest good roads demonstrations
ever held in Iowa when the Great
White, Way association holds it's an
nual picnic in that town on July "a.
According to the plans announced by
the committee appointed to take
charge of the event, business men
and other residents of Pella will turn
over the town to the White Pole road
Enthusiasts.
The Pella Commercial club is co.
Operating with the committee and
will furnish much of the entertain
mentS for the event. The business
men have provided a big appropria-
ton for entertainment and a commit
tee has been appointed to spend the
fund. Arrangements have been clos
ed with the Western Vaudeville as
sociation for a series of vaudeville
stunts, including cabaret entertain
ment. For the benefit OF those who
drive long distances to the picnic and
ARRIVE in Pella the evening preceding
the picnic, there will be plenty Of
vaudeville and other entertainment
that night.
Early in the morning on July "a the
Festivities will commence and there
will be plenty of activity during the
entire day. The Pella band of thirty
| five pieces will be on continual duty.
Groet's male chorus of sixty voices
will aid in the entertainment. Vaude-
vile performances will be held dur
ing the afternoon and evening. An
orchestra also will be pressed into
service. A general meeting of the
association and unique automobile
contests will be held during the af-
ternoon. There will be ball game
betweel Pella and Oskaloosa. One
of the most important features of all
Great White Way picnics in the past
has been the chicken dinner and the
big feed will not be neglected this
year. ..,.s,. Il ~ s
To spread the news of the picnic to
the towns along the route and to ex.
| tend a personal invitation to White
Pole enthusiasts, two parties of Pella
business men will cover the Great
White Way this week in autos. One
car will travel east from Pella to
Davenport and the other party will
go west to Council Bluffs. Posters,
Announcing the program of the event,
will be placed in every town. 1t is
expected to start this tour tomorrow
morning. The members of the party
travelling west will be G. A. Stout, l..
F. Bosquet H. P Van Corp and P. Fl.
Kuyper Those going east will be G.
Waechter. L. N. Vanderlinden. Joe
AFaassen and w. H. Fowler
An evidence of the treatment that
will be received by the visitors at
! Pella is the manner in which the resi-
dents of the live little city are pre-.
Iparing TO entertain their guests in
! their homes. w. H. Fowler announc-
ed that more than 100 citizens of the
! town have offered to entertain in
their homes during the night .preced-
| ing the picnic any of the White Way
enthusiasts who arrive in Pella dur
! ing the evening preceding the picnic.
Several thousand road enthusiasts
and hundreds of autos are expected in
Pella for the event, which is the
fourth annual picnic of the associa-
ton. At Lewis, last year more than
two hundred automobiles were on the
grounds. At that time the White
Pole road included only the distance
from Council Bluffs to Des Moines.
This year the route has been extend
ed across the state and the member
ship of the organization has nearly
been doubled aud a much larger at
tendance is assured for the picnic.
Don P. Mcclure of Oskaloosa is
1.-THE chairman of the committee in
Icharge of the picnic. The other
members are A. Lenocker OF Oakland
and w. H. Fowler of Pella.