The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-07-05
THE BIG CELEBRATION.
Everything in Readiness to Amuse
and Entertainment the Crowds
Coming to Leon the Fourth.

Everything i'm Readiness to Amuse
and Entertainment the Crowds
Coming to Leon the Fourth.
At the time The. Reporter went to
press Tuesday evening, everything
was in readiness for the big celebra-
tion.on the Fourth. Stands were be-
| ing erected on the streets, business
houses were being decorated, the
lmerry-gO-rOund was all ready to
start and reports from all parts OF
the county indicated that one OF the
biggest crowds ever seen in Leon
would be here tomorrow
There will be plenty of good mu-
sic, the Leon X. of P. band, the Gar
den Grove band, and martial band
having been secured for the day.
Hon. H. X. Evans, OF Corydon, and
Senator Saunders, OF Council Bluffs,
will be the speakers OF the day.
bration, the Red Cross taking a
prominent part in the program and
parade. One of the biggest things
ever attempted is to have all the men
who registered for army service
march in the big parade, which starts
from the Warner ball park at 1880.
There, will be no display OF fire
weraT we are fUl Waiting tme un We oRf whp the
Kaiser, and the other is that they
might scare the thousands of autos
which will be in Leon. There will
however, be amusements OF various
kinds, contests, etc., which will
amuse and please the big crowd.
One of the big features and most
novel and amusing will be the water
fire department at $3.50 o'clock.
The following is the schedule OF
events for the day:
Salute at SunElse.
500 a. M, Band concert, band
stand in public square.
o 800 An, a; m, Shooting otn Gnn match c2ed Red
Cross J. benefit, nt,zos Leon Gun cluo
$3.50 a. m, Baby conference, Red
Cross tent.
1O:3O a. M, Grand parade, formed
at Warmers Park.
1900 o'clock noon: Band concert,
songs by Brodie, public square.
1880 2. M, Patriotic y program
Senator Saunders, songs by Brodie:
contest, in front of Ford garage.
2:OO D. M, Tug of war, in front OF
$500 D. M, Potato race, free for
all, east side OF square.
1890 p. m. Base ball game, Axes
Park. Davis City VS.. Leon.
$40 2; IN M ,na Water dn; fight Leon vol
Brodie.
public square.
The order of the parade is: Leon
band leading 1900 Decatur. county
boys who registered on June 9th, the
boys from each township following
their banner. The registration boys
Spanish American War Veterans,
who will follow in automobiles.
Women of the Red Cross from the
various Chapters followed by the Red
Cross floats and automobiles.
Boy Scouts led by Boy Scout Mar
tial band.
! Agricultural floats.
Garden Grove band
Commercial and trade floats.
Decorated automobiles.
| Jazz band.
The following is a list OF the spec
! ial prizes which are to be awarded:
A prize Of $1,000 will be given to
the boys of the township which has
the largest per cent OF the boys VINO
registered on June 5th in the line OF
march. The townships will take their
places III tHe pai oue ia
order.
A prize of $500 for the most ar.
tistic Red Cross float or decorated
car from the Decatur County Chapter
or Branch Chapter.
A frs prize of $500 and sec
ond rrize of $1,000 for the best agrl-
cultural float in the parade.
! A first prize OF $500 and a sec
ond prize of $1,000 for the best com
mercial mel or trades float in the parade.
A prize of $1,000 for the most ar
tistically decorated automobile in the
A prize of 500 box of cigars for
the winning S-man tug-of-war team;
one team from each township to De
made up of registration boys.
| "a prize OF $500 cash for the win
A prize of $500 cash and the po-
| tatoes used for the winner OF the po-
A prize of $1,000 will be given for
the best decorated business mouse
in Leon.
A baby health conference will be
held in the Red Cross tent on the
/, public square.
| The following are the prizes to DC
awarded, in two classes:
| Glass From months to ! year
Class From / year to 2 years.
All mothers wishing babies enter.
ed will give names to Mrs. G. II
Mitchell.
At a Mothers Relief Tent in con.
nection with the Red Cross Tent
babies will be cared for at the rate
of Is cents an hour by competent
nurses. -,
Any child, suffering from either in.
fectious or contagious diseases viii
not be allowed to enter either the
contest or Relief tent.
A Strange Funeral Party for Cflari
ton.
strange funeral party passed
through Leon Monday evening abou