Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-22
oTTUMWA COURIER TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER %, 1914
ANNUAL REUNION
T0BE HOMECOMING
JEFFERSON COUNTY OLD SET
TIERS PLANNING BIG DAY
OCTOBER 1.

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union of the Jefferson county old set
tiers association which is to be held
in Fairfield on Thursday, Oct. 1, bids
fairs to outshine any previous record
of the association, and last year it was
thought that with the Buffalo barbecue
which was provided that the climax
was reached.
With nearly $1,000 to spend on en-
tertainment the various committees
this year have arranged for one of the
biggest days ever held in Jefferson
county. Unique invitations in the
form of post card picture of Fairfield
in 1910 will be sent out to former
residents and friends and this years
celebration will be in all respects a
first class Homecoming event.
The following program has been an
nounced for the day:
500 a. m-Establishment of mill
tary> camp, where soldiers meals will
be cooked and all the features of camp
life exhibited throughout the day.
900 a. m.-Band concerts in city
park.
$3.50 a. m.-Annual business meet
ing of association. Reports Of COM
mittees; election of officers, etc.
Street amusements.
1880 a. m.-Old settlers day agricul-
tural and industrial parade.
Chief marshall. T. Davies.
Fairfield band with fifty pieces,
Provisional battalion, Iowa National
Guard in command Of Major John F.
Ready, Captain William s. Smith Of
Company M, and Captain Hout of Com
pany D Of Washington.
Fairfield fire department in charge
of Chief Charles Lewis.
miss Fairfield" and escort.
Township agricultural and emblem
attic floats.
Unkrich's boys band. with thirty
pieces.
Decorated carriages.
Horseback riders.
Old soldiers drum corps.
Merchants floats.
Jefferson county hospital ambul-
ance.
1900 m.-Picnic dinner in city and
court house parks.
100 p. m.-Ceremony of guard
band
1870 p. Mold settlers, annual pro
gram in the city park.
Call to order by the president
William Louden.
Music by the bands.
Grafton Of the day
Presentation Of buffalo head to the
Fairfield public library by e. R.
Smith.
Acceptance for library board-By
Librarian H. M. Dysart.
Reading Of prize poems-By poet
laureate
Installation Of officers.
Street ,amusements.
Boys scrimmage for silver dollar
buried in sack of -four on elevated
platform at northwest corner Of
square.
Boys blackberry pie eating contest
on elevated platform at southeast cor
ner of square.
500 p. m.-Educational parade
Chief Marshal j. T. Davies.
Fairfield band.
Parsons college and academy with
colors.
Pleasant Plain academy with colors.
Fairfield high school with colors.
Libertyville high school with colors.
Batavia high school with colors.
Rural schools competing for prize of
$25.
Unkrich's boys band.
Fairfield grade schools.
$3.50 p. m.-Old fashioned singing
school, led by J. T. Davies, on elevated
platform at northeast corner Of the
square.
Skilled automobile driving contests.
North side of square-Crushing rub
Der balloons.
East side of square-Ball and flower
pot test.
South side of square station
test.
West side Of uare-Balancing on
,eeter board
Prizes for the best
4:15 p. m.-Grand battalion demon
by provisional battalion, l. N.
g. in command of Major j. F. Ready