Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-15
Celebration Today Bids Fair
to Outstrip Anything Of /
Kind Attempted Here
CITY ABLAZE WITH
NATIONAL COLORS'
Business Houses and Homes
Decorated; Big Parade to
Be Feature Of Day

Never perhaps In the history of ot,
tumwa has there been 80 general y
display OF the national colors - 81 -
be seen all about the city today. FlAg
days first general celebration here -
fraught with wholesome spirit OF pot.
rlousm In which old and young, lar9o
and small, and Of all colors, races onds
creeds, have merged as . unit to homer
the nations flag. Final preparations
for the parade that is to be one OF the
big features Of the day and perhaps IL
most interesting because everyone ~
urged to take part, were completed a&
a meeting OF the marshal and aides "
the Commercial club Tuesday night.
Early this morning one might have
seen almost every business house n:
the city decorated and many or the
residences as well. Throughout The.
morning there were hundreds Of date,
and quantity Of bunting sold BY the
various stores to persons and nrma
that had delayed until today in getting
their supplies of decoration materials.
Commercial trucks, autos and delivery
wagons were decked out in dags ana
everywhere Old Glory was In evis
dence. Scarcely person especially ol
the male gender but carried small
nag in the lapel Of his coat.
Like Fourth Of July.
The general aspect OF the city to4av
is that Of the Fourth OF July save fQ4I
the awful din OF the cannon crACk4enI
that ushers in the nations birthdGN
and remains throughout the Aayy1
Peace and quiet reign today, but tho
display Of flags and bunting outstriptos
any effort of q similar nature eyerE
made here on independence day.
All look forward to the afterhoonl
festivities. The thousands that are tos
march are arranging to be on. hand Atl
perfected Tuesday night by the m1Fss
shall and his assistants carry out asi
arranged, Ottumwa's first real celebra-
tion OF Flag day will probably be 9 fofeI
runner of an annual affair and VIII
easily be the biggest patriotic demon
stration ever held here.
Parade at Four o'cioek.
The mammoth parade In which ma
and women, boys and girls. peoDleS
from every walk of life, business, pro
fessional, industrial, fraternal nd
school organizations and bodies una&sl
tached will make up the marching -.
tions. There will be decorated doat6
and autos, the national guard, @. -.
veterans, sons Of veterans, 6panten
American war veterans. various cs1et
corps, etc, as part Of the magni1cent
pageant. The parade forming u The
vicinity OF the Adams school beg3ne
moving at o'clock.
a# Weather 10 Ideal.
Never has the weather man - -;
mirably satisfied a community - 10
day. June in It's most attractive mood
is helping to make the celebrations OK
Flag day all that the patriotic promot.l
ers could desire. F1eecy clouds dottod
the blue sky during the morning md
the sun was Just hot enough to ~
June like. Everywhere the air o.
gaiety is prevalent and nature seeme
to smile down on the Stars and 6trdlee
in favor, giving her sanction To- tho
patriotic impulse that inspires the -
servance so dear to the true American.
Large numbers from the country and
nearby places have been coming M
Ottumwa during. the day to witness
and participate in the celebration.