The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-27
MERCHANTS TO give
AN AT HOME"
MADISON BUSINESS MEN SET
APART GALA DAY.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER II
BARBECUE, MUSIC AND MASKED
BALL ON THE NEW PAVE
MENT FEATURES OF
THE FROLIC.

The committee on preliminary ar
rangements and investigation of
costs for the big day given by the
merchants of Madison as an at home
to the citizens of Lake county, met
this morning before a specially sum-
moned meeting of the Merchants as
ISOLATION, and made their report.
The committee, consisting of l.. H.
Blagen, j. G. Schultz and Frank Peck,
made estimates or various provisions
for the affair, subject to the amend
ment and suggestion of the member
ship at large.
They want 600 pounds of roast
beef. 5000 buns, 100 pounds of cot
fee, 100 pounds of sugar, a barrel
of pickles, $500 doughnuts. guam
titles of cream and sloughs of gravy,
a good band and one or more or
chestras. They also want Daddy"
Wickham to undertake the manage
ment of cooking and serving and
good weather. With a few other
things that is nearly all, except that
if this should not be enough they
will get more. At this time they have
authorized the expenditure of $500 to
make the thing go.
Judging by the sound of many
talking at once and no n listening,
the meeting was a bowling, smoking
success. All the men appeared IN
thusiastic, especially after it was sug-
gested that the dancing, which is TO
attraction, be declared a masked ball
The older members perked up right
considerable. So the entertainment
committee, later to be appointed was
instructed to give the mask feature
their favorable consideration.
The celebration of the completion
of the paving is to begin during the
afternoon of October II. There will
be bands and orchestras on the
streets. Later in the afternoon the
barbecued beef will be served along
with the rest of the collation.. Visit
ors are requested TO bring with them
their W knives, forks and spoons,
as there is a noticeable disposition on
the part of these weapons to stray
away from the rightful. owners. and
not return. The feed will be served
from booths along the street side al
convenient places, not yet determin-
ed. The stores will remain open dur
ing the day and evening, not to try
to sell anything, but, as was urged
when closing vas suggested, that
those who are chilled or tired may
or rest-remember, il is the mer.
chants who are entertaining, not sell
Ting.
Dancing will begin late in the aft
ernoon. 1t is not probable hat there
will be much of that before evening
but in the event it should be desired
the opportunity will be presented
There will be n portion of the
street set apart for those who mask
and another for those who do not
Mask costumes will be urged, but
face mask will answer for the mas
querade part. 1t is also suggested
that there be the masked Crane
march in this connection.
By motion and vote it was decided
that the chair, Mr.. Sutton, appoin
the four committees decided upon
The work being of some considera
ton, the meeting was adjourned.
The following committees wer
evolved:
Supplies-F. c. Smith, H. j. Nun
no, N. Bjornstad, Frank Peck.
Soliciting. F. Runchey, j. c
Schultz. Thos. Walden, j. A. John
son. Jesse Mackay. E. l.. Peck, N
Bjornstad. G. j.. Warfield.
Entertainment and Arrangement
IL. H. Blagen, j. c. Ryan, f. l.
Kelley, Marcus Aus, A. C. Floe. Nor
man Porter. Jas. Slack. A. H. Os
born, Percy Scudder, Geo. Beck.
Advertising-G. w. Clemens, F. l.
Mease, w. j. Mulvey.
The merchants of Madison are IL
earnest about this thing, and nov
that it is started. will go any length
to make it a success. They feel tina
they have been mighty well treated
and are willing to spend part of thu
money kept at home" for something
for the people who made it possible
for them to keep part Of 1t at home
1t is wholly and earnestly an enter
tainment for the people, given abso
lutely without strings of expectation
of financial return, by the merchant
of the city of Madison, who are prout
to show a fine town with as fine az
initial piece of new paving as an.
city in the country.