The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-07-06
HOME COMING.

The homecoming was big success.
Ideal weather bright but not too
warm, all the four days was an impor-
tant factor. The town was surely in
"gala attire" as the mayor requested.
There were not noticeably many
guests in the city Saturday or Sunday
but Monday the increase in the street
crowds was noticeable and Monday
evening the down town streets were
crowded with residents and visitors.
The sight seeing automobile tour
for guests was carried out successfully
Monday afternoon. In the evening
there WAS reception for home comers
at the Orpheum. City Attorney Harry
Kelley presided and presented the ma
yor who gave a felicitous welcoming
speech. This was responded to by A.
j. Schmitz of Milwaukee who gave an
eloquent talk, extolling the pioneeas
and the foreign born settlers OF Mani
towoc County and touching with feel
ing upon the old home ties.
Judge Carl Runge, of Milwaukee
being called upon responded with some
typical inspiring remarks h t
brought rounds of applause. There
was vocal music by Miss Mathilda
Schmidt and Prof Franklin Horst
meier and music by the Urban orches-
ira. A bevy of misses were kept busy
at the punch bowl and the crowd didn't
begin to break up till nearly eleven
o'clock. Tuesday afternoon the big
parade was put on. 1t was without
doubt the most pretentious thing OF the
kind eyer attempted in the city. The
floats of the Schuette and Torrison
stores and the EIks not to mention sew
eral of the industrial concerns were
worthy of special mention. Here and
there in the line were clown stunts
that kept the Youngsters in laughter.
The German Club of Chicago arrived
on the steamer South American at 3
p. M. and were taken sight seeing in
automobiles.
In the evening there was one of the
best displays of fireworks ever seen in
the city and dances at the Opera House
and Orpheum theater.
All day Monday and Tuesday there
were "comic" stunts on Sth streets,
clown policemen, Charley Chaplins and
the like, and the evening and the earn
ival spirit with confetti.
Sunday afternoon the down town
sidewalks were crowded with people
ana the driveways with automobiles.
Special police impressed for corner
traffic duty had their hands full with
their unusual duties.
The line of march was:
The Fire Chief, Fire Truck, Chemi-
cal Wagon, House No. l; Fire engine,
house No. =; truck, house No. /; hose
truck, house No /; fire engine, house
No. /; hose cart house No. 2; the com
mittee in autos; George Kennedy on
horse; Officers Christensen, Bull,
Wetenkamp and Peterson; Marine
band; B. z. O. e. Foral float; Elk
members on foot Manitowoc Ship
building Co., industrial; Shipbuilding
company men; Manitowoc Boiler
works Co., industrial; men in line:
the Manitowoc Drnm corps; Eagles.
Drill team; Eagle members on foot;
Boy Scouts of America, troop No. 3;
Boy Scouts, troop No. 2; school chill
dren; Daughters Of the G.. A. r.; Mac
cabees; clowns; Reformed Church
band; visiting atuo; visiting auto;
George Bros, industrial; The Herlad,
floral; O. Torrison Co., floral; DR..
Gehbe auto; j. G, Donohue auto; Louis
Schuette auto; Kuuz auto; Schuette
Bros. Co., floral; Kneipp Malt, indus
trial; Vogelsang Furniture Co.;
Schreihart Brewing Co.; Aluminium
Goods Mfg. Co.: Wisconsin Business
college; VIM. Rathsack & Sons Co.;
Holstein Breeders Co.; The Kunz &
Bleser Co.; visiting auto; Palace
Steam Laundry; Kielmeier auto;
clowns; Oriental Mills; Rudolph, the
florist; Indian Motorcycle Co.; North
ern Wisconsin Produce Co.; Frank i.
Kercher; Murphy Construction Co.;
A. M. Richter & Sons Co.. Theodore
Schmidtman Sons Co.; Smally Mig.
Co.; Orpheum theatre; Worel-Stangel
Co.; j. G. johnson; Arthur Schuetze
Mfg. Co.; Manitowoc County Dairy
Industrial Advancement association;
Womens Relief corps; American
Seating Co.; Western Express Co..
Dominique Schmidt; Schwantes Mfg;
Co.; Water works sprinklers, clowns,
clownsh appearing autos with clowns
as occupants.
PRIZES IN FLORAL FLOATS.
Elks, first prize.
J. G. nonohue, second prize.
Schuette Bros. Co., third prize.
q. Torrison ca fourth IN priza