The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-19
PARADE AND BANQUET
DANCING ALSO LISTED
CITY WILL BE DRESSED UP
FINE FOR OCCASION
Young Ladies to Sell Flags So That All
May Be Provided With Old Glory and
Wave Them On Day of Home. Coming
OF Militia Lads: Supper Is One of
Features of Program

Plans are we'll under way for the
reception of Company II upon its
return TO Mankato, and a meeting of
the chairmen of the different COM
mittees in charge was held this
morning in the Commercial club
OF the general committee. Each
chairman had a good outline of the
work of his committee, and one of
the biggest celebrations ever held in
Mankato is in prospect.
L. l.. Champln, chairman of the
decorating committee, stated this
morning that stands would be placed
along Front street, in front of the
principal business places, where for
several days before the arrival of
the house company young ladies of
the Choral society would sell flags,
and it is hoped that everyone will
avail themselves of an opportunity
TO purchase a flag for the great day
of the home coming. The slogan will
be Everybody Have a Flag
The business men have agreed to
decorate their places Of business,
GRATED with flags and bunting. The
armory especially will be patriotical
ly decorated with the stars and
stripes. and will present a beautiful
appearance, and the Heinrich hotel
where the banquet will be held will
be nicely decorated.
Whistles Will Blow.
AS previously stated in The Free
Press, the arrival of the train bear
ing Company Fl will be heralded all
over the city, in order that everyone
may have time to go to the depot to
see the company boys come home.
Thirty minutes before the train ar
rives the fire whistle will blow a
number of short blasts, and all fac.
tory whistles will Join in the chorus
of blasts which will announce the
coming of the military train. When
the train arrives IN the city all the
church bells will ring and all the
whistles will blow for about fifteen
minutes, the fire whistle to give no.
tice of the trains arrival. A big
parade will be the feature of the day.
attorney ]. Z. Regan. chairman of
he parade committee. stated this
informing that the line of march would
,e up Main street to Third street,
,outh to Liberty street, thence to
Front street, north TO Washington
street, then to Second street, and
then to the armory. The parade
will be headed by the city police,
mounted on riding horses, and Colon
ell George Mead will be officer of the
day In the line of march will be
fife and drum corps, the city Off
Gals, old soldiers, the Sandon band,
the men of Company II who have
returned and visiting companies, a
float of the Mankato Curling club,
Commercial college students, num-
bering about 700 young people, the
Lake Crystal band, the high school
cadets in uniform, the students of
the high school and the normal
school, and he MankatO fire. depart
ment. Mrs. H. A. Patterson, chair
man of the banquet committee, stat
ed. this morning that a light lunch
would be served at the armOry to the
home comp; ny, upon their arrival at
the conclusion of the parade.
Gayly Decorated Armory.
When the parade reaches the gay
" decorated armory, the returning
soldiers will be appropriately well
coined by the Mankato Choral society
and Orpheus club which will sing
..The Star Spangled Banner" as they
pass into the armory. During the
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