Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-08-17
Stevens County and West Central
Minnesota Will Show State
Where This Section Stands
M. J. BOWLING, ORATOR
Monster Parade of Decorated Auto
mobiles from G. N. Depot to Farm
School Campus

A monster patriotic rally and anti
sf dition meeting will be held at Nor
r13 next Sunday afternoon, and not
only NORRIS and Stevens county but
all this section of West Central Min
nesOta will show where it stands in
opposition to the seditiOuS meetings
held elsewhere in the state, and in
emphatic and whole-hearted loyalty
to the nation in this hour of test and
trial.
Arrangements were outlined at
the meeting of the Norris CONNER
cial Club last Thursday evening and
committees appointed to complete
the details.
This great patriotic demonstra-
tion will begin with a monster auto
mobile parade, and every owner of
an auto is invited to decorate his
car with the national colors and join
the parade. 1t will form at the
Great Northern depot at 2 p. m. and
proceed thru the business section
to the farm school campus, where
the exercises will be held. The Nor
render patriotic airs during the af-
ternOOn.
At the farm school, great out
door meeting will be held. Judge
S. A. Flaherty will preside and will
make an Introductory address. The
Morris Male Quartet will render sew
eral selections and will lead in the
ator of the day will be the Hon. NJ.
J. Bowling of Olivia, well-known as
one of the most able and eloquent
orators in the state. He will set
forth in no uncertain terms the just
ness of Americas position in the
present conflict, and give expression
to those patriotic impulses which
prompt the great body of American
citizens in spite of the unworthy
and seditious utterances that have
be made in certain other portions
of the state. Other speakers will
be heard also and resolutions VOicing
the sentiment Of the people of this
section will be presented to the meet
ing for adoption.
At the meeting last Thursday eve
ming, the following committees were
appointed and have been at work
this week.
Programme. w. Geenty, Paul
Spooner, Rev. H. Nobbs, P. E. Miller.
Advertising and Boosting g-Paul
Spooner, Robert Adams, G. w. Geen-
ty, J. J. Gaffney.
Publicity-P. E. Miller, c. A. Lee,
J. C. Morrison.
ResOlutiOns-Paul SpOOner.
Parade-C. B. Sylvander, C. G.
Jennings, J. J. McCanney, T. J,
Mangan.
Ground Arrangements A
Dushek, G. w. Beise, P. E. Miller.
Following is the detailed program
of the meeting as arranged.
Selection by the Band
Selection -----------------Male Quartet
Chairman's Introductory Remarks
..------------Judg Flaherty
MIR. F. w Murphy of Wheaton
Selection Male Quartet
Address Observation-Disclosures
Hon. M. J. Bowling of Olivia
Resolutions Presented ---------.----
----..-------.----.----.Mr Paul Spoone1
SINGING AmeriCa----------- ------------Aud1enCe
Selection by the Band
Norris was the first city in the
state to announce such patriotic
rally to combat the disloyal and sed
itiOus meetings held at certain Other
cities of the state, and to set the
tide of public opinion in favor OF
publicly expressing the patriotic anc
loyal sentiments of the people of the
state. For that reason the whole
state will look to Morris next Sun
day to~have the largest and most en-
thusiastic gathering ever held here
and the larger area that is represent
ed the greater will be it's influence
For that reason, not only all thu
people of Norris and Stevens count!
are invited to be here, but also al
many as possible from all this sec
tion of West Central Minnesota.
Robert Adams, who has been yer!
busy extending invitations to th'
surrounding towns and counties to b.
here next Sunday, reports that h
has met with encouraging success
and that there is much enthusiasm
for the meeting in surrounding town
and that some of them will not Onl.
send a large delegation, but will SEM
their band also.
Hugh J. Hughes of Minneapolis