The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-15
OF INTEREST TO WOMEN
Great Patriotic Celebration
to Mark Montana State Fair
Annual Show to Be Marked
by Demonstrations Of
Loyalty.

Helena. Sept. (Special.)--Th
patriotic organizations of Montana, the
state authorities and the state fair
management have united in planning
one OF the greatest patriotic demon
STATIONS in the history Of Montan at
the state fair grounds on Wednesday.
September 20.
The program for the day Is now be-
ing arranged and efforts are being
made to secure as speakers on that oc-
casion Former President Theodore
Roosevelt. United States Senator r. J..
Walsh, Former Ambassador to Ger
many James w. Gerard and others.
Governor Stewart will be invited to
preside and every patriotic society in
Montana will be urged to come to
Helena to participate.
An important feature in the patriotic
program will be demonstrations and
lectures on food conservation, to be
given by experts from the United
States department of agriculture and
Montana State college. In the accom-
panying picture is shown the official
uniform of the food lecturers
It is probable that a large part Of
still be in the state upon that date and
there is possibility that the entire
regiment will still be here on that oc-
casion. In that event efforts will be
made to secure the presence at the
fair grounds Of the entire regiment and
the Second Montana band.
Farewell for Soldiers.
Invitations will be sent to the thou
sands of relatives and friends of the
soldier boys in all parts Of Montana
To come to Helena on that occasion and
bid the soldier boys farewell before
they leave for the front A parade a
the fair grounds will be a part of the
days program. Special trains on tho
morning Of Patriotic day will be ar
ranged from Butte and Anaconda.
from Great Falls. from Missoula. and
from Bozeman and Livingston.
The musical features of the day will
he along patriotic lines and from early
morning until late in the evening ii is
proposed to have the stirring sounds OF
Dixie the "Star SpanGled Banner -
America" and scores of other soul in =
spring patriotic airs resounding
through the grounds to help enliven
the occasion
Half Acre Of War.
Secretary Skinner has just COM
pleted arrangements for an exhibit
that promises to be the most popular
and hold the center of interest of all
who attend the fair
A half acre at the fair grounds has
hnav~ oe,;1
constructed a miniature of the war
fields of Europe with the first and
second line entertainments. the con-
Meeting trenches. the barbed wire en-
tanglements and everything just as the
boys will find it on their arrival at the
front in France.
a similar exhibit at the Spokane fair
which has just closed was the center
OF tremendous crowds from the start
to the finish of the fair.
The bags similar to the sand bags
used as protection in the trench
warfare will be placed In position and
there will be an expert or experts ia
explain every feature OF the modern
warfare.
Wants More War Exhibits.
Secretary Skinner expects to secure
also an exhibit that will include tor
pedoes and war exhibits in connection
with this.
Those who attend the fair will have
an opportunity to see and understand
trench warfare of these modern days
an altogether different proposition
from the old methods of fighting.
Secretary Skinner has also arranged
with Rev. Mr.. Thomas of the Central
Presbyterian church of Butte to bring
his crack company of boy scouts Ia
the fair. The boys will camp within
the grounds, give exhibition drills, and
will also aid in ushering and othe,
work.