The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-09-03
CLIO HOME COMING
DREW BIG CROWDS
PROGRAM ONE OF THE BEST EVER
SEEN HERE
Best of Order Prevailed and Everyone
Seemed Bent Only on Having
Grand Good Time


considered from every standpoint,
maintained the reputation of the village
for enterprise and hospitality, Every
item on the program was carried out,
every item was a good one and every
one seemed to have good time. Thus
the ideal of home coming time was
completely realized. The attendance on
both days was very large and on Thurs
day probably reached 1000, estimated
to be the largest number ever present
at home coming.
Wednesday forenoon the main arti-
Gle of amusement was furnished by the
water battle, which was carried out
between two teams selected from
among members of the fire department,
Elmer Neeley and John Coffin being
opposed by Harvey Boden and Earl
Blackstone. The boys turned the heavy
streams of water on each other with
out mercy, and were completely soaked,
to the great amusement of the crowd.
Finally, Boden and Blackstone were
given more than they could stand and
the other boys were declared the win
ners.
In the afternoon President H. F. Bo-
dine made an apt and thoughtful ad-
dress of welcome in which he urged
that the good feeling and fellowship
which were so manifest at home COM
ing be applied to all of the affairs of
life all through the year. Col. j. S.
Parker found it impossible to be in
Clio and therefore his speech was not
given.
The Acknowledgement Company gave
some good exhibitions of lariat throw
ing and cowboy life in the west, and L.
Kennedy performed some interesting
stunts as a juggler and strong man.
The great VanNorman gave several
hair raising exhibitions on pedaling a
big wooden sphere to the top of the
spiral tower and return and did it with
nerve and grace that pleased the
crowd. In the evening fireworks were
added to this spectacle.
Riley, the balloonist, was all to the
good and his ascensions were perhaps
the finest ever seen here. Mrs. Riley
made pretty ascension, Thursday af-
ternoon. and as an illustration of nerve
it is said she had just gotten out of a
hospital following an accident in max
ing an ascension.
The ball game, Wednesday after
noon, was not of the best, the score be-
ing 10 to 16 in favor of Saginaw as
against Clio. The game Thursday af-
ternoon, between Flint and Millington,
was pretty good game, the score
standing to 8 in favor of Flint.
Home corners were given an extra
thrill, Thursday afternoon, when the
whistle blew and the fire department
made quick run to the Bank corner,
where the hose was coupled to the hy-
drant and big fire that had been
kindled in pile of boxes was quickly
extinguished. This was good practice
and the boys made good showing.
A very pleasing feature of home COM
ing was the appearance of the Mt.
Morris band, consisting of fifteen
pieces. which was neatly uniformed and
played delightful music throughout both
days. The Mt. Morris boys are splen-
did fellows, their town has every rea-
son to be proud of them, and Clio can
congratulate herself on being able to
engage them for home coming.
Thus the fifth annual home coming
passes into history. 1t was pleasant
and successful affair and the committee
having it in charge are to be congratu-
lated and thanked for the able manner
in which the arrangements were car
ried out. OF course there will be a
home coming next year and it will be a
good one, as most things are that are
undertaken in Clio.