The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-15
MONSTER PARADE.
MANKATO FITTINGLY CELEBRA.
TES WORLD WAR END
Business Places were Closed
and Entire Community Joins
in Festivities


of Liberty November, II, 1918. In
the annals Of Mankato the page de-
voted to the day will be one bright
golden memory that can never be
forgotten. From the earliest morn
ing hour, when the whistles and bells
announced the glad tidings of the
end of the world war, Mankato seeth-
ed with excitement. Business and
all cares connected Herewith were
forgotten, and every one joined
their efforts toward a grand
celebration. Throughout the city
and North Markato business places
and homes were decorated with flags
and bunting, and from his first smil-
ing peep over the bluffs Old Sol
grinned on the merry makers and
voushafed a pleasant day. business
places were closed at noon, and plans
for big parade were rapidly made
| People thrOnge" the streets with all
sorts of horns, bells and other noise
makers, and automobiles and trucks
hlled with hilarious. merry makers
whirled up and down Front street,
regardless of imminent danger to life
and limb. But luck was with the
crowd and there were no bad acct
dents to mar the festivities.
At about 2:30 o'clock the parade
began to form at the armory, and
shortly before three o'clock it start
ed coming down Second street to
main street and thence down to Front
street, where the people had con-
gregated to witness it.
Chief of Police Edward Ario, veter-
an of the Spanish American war, led
the triumphal procession. Colonel A.
G. Lewis of the Fifth regiment, and
Lieutenant Edgar Owen were next
in line, and were followed by Council
men A. G. Lack, Gus. Eichsteadt,
and Mic Peterson, of the city coun-
Gil; then came the representatives of
the Mankato police force in uniform.
Officers Olaf Lundberg, Bell and Thil-
gen, followed by the Fifth regiment
band, led by First Sergeant Louis
Dodds, drum major. Following the COL
ors came detachment of A Company,
National guards, in charge of Captain
Roy. Allison, with First Lieutenant
Van Ness and Second Lieutenant
Wilbur Taylor. Captain Bud Cain of
the Machine Gun company and Cap
tain Fred Otto of the Supply com
pany were with their respective
charges. The Red Cross hospital
supply float handsomely decorated
and occupied by Red Cross members.
and was followed by the Fifth regi-
ment Supply company The medical
corps was IN charge of Major G. A.
Dahl. Major J. R. Snow and his
company of home guards marched
in line and were followed by the
colors, after which marched Cong
ressman F. F. Ellsworth, Mayor L. L.
Champlin, and Councilman Chris
Steiner. The Mankato fire depart
ment followed in full force. as did
also the Dukes Addition Fire COM
pany Then came Lieutenant Frank
Hurd, who arrived in Mankato yes
terday from France, in charge of
gigantic American flag, bourne by
large group of Mankato business
men. w. D. Willard of the First Ma
tional bank, and chairman of the
patriotic drives in Blue Earth coun-
ty, marched in line with his bank
ing force. G. M. Palmer, chairman
of the Red Cross, Mankato chapter
of Blue Earth county, with his wife
and party of Red Cross members,
followed in Mr. Palmer's car, after
which came innumerable automobiles
and trucks, representing the business
places, followed by citizens in auto
mobiles and on foot Even the am
bulance was in line, and the hated
kaiser was hanging at least twice
IN the parade, one float, that of the
Hayes Lucas Lumber company con-
tanning an effigy of the world enemy
hanging from the gallows, and al
float of the Endicott company also
displayed an effigy of Wilhelm hung
by the throat until he was dead
North Mankato was well repre-
Sented in the parade, and formed an
important part of the procession.
The North Mankato Ere department
made a fine showing and was followed
by long line of automobiles oc-
cupied by North Mankato citizens.
After passing the length of the
business part of Front street the
parade doubled and returned on the
other side of the street, marching to
the corner of Front and Main streets.
where the band played the "Star
Spangled Banner" and everyone
saluted the colors.
The parade was over an hour pas
sing a given point, and all cars NOV
ed close together. there being no de-
lays in the march.