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

Glorious indeed was the great day
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 Tery one joined
their efforts toward grand
celebration. Throughout the city
and North Markat, business places
and homes were decorated with flags
and bunting, and flpm his first smil-
ing peep over the blufS Old Sol
Srinncd on the merry makers and
voushafed a pleasar day. Business
places were closed i noon, and plans
! for big parade wire rapidly made.
, People thrOnge' tho streets with all
sorts OF horns, bells and other noise
makers. and autmoiles and trucks
filed with hilarious merry makers
whirled uD and down Front street,
regardless of immin9t danger to life
and limb But luck was with The
crowd and there wee no bad acct
dents to mar the fdtivities.
At about 2:30 o'cpck the parade
began TO form at III armory. and
shortly before three o'clock it start
ed, coming down Second street to
main street and theme down to Front
street. where the Hople had con-
gregated TO witness
Chief of Police EdSrd Ario, veter-
an of the Spanish Al erican war, led
the triumphal process on. Colonel A.
G. Lewis Of the Fifth regiment, and
Lieutenant Edgar Oen We're next
in line, and were follGed by Council
men A. G. Lack, qs. EichsteaGt,
and Mic Peterson, ofthe city coun-
Gil; then came the REPRESENTATIVES Of
the Mankato police ftce in uniform,
) Officers Olaf Lundberd Bell and Thi-
gen. followed by theFifth regiment
band. led by First lergeant Louis
Dcdds, drum major. Flowing the col
ors came a detachmes of A Company.
I. National guards, in clrge of Captain
Roy Allison, with Est Lieutenant
Van Ness and Seed Lieutenant
Wilbur Taylor. CAPITA Bud Cain of
the Machine Gun conbny and Cap
tain Fred Otto of the Supply COM
> pany were with tlir respective
charges. The Red ross hospital
supply float handsomly decorated
and occupied by Red Pss members,
and was followed by N Fifth ren;;-.
ment Supply company. SNe medical
corps was in charge of tajor G.. A.
Dahl. Major J. r. Snt and his
company Of home guarS matched
9 in line and were followh by the
colors, after which mar he'd long
rcssman F. F. Ellsworth, MayorL. L.
y ChampIin, and Council nan 'hris.
e Steiner The Mankato fre dpart-
o ment followed in Iull f0ce, a. did
= also the Dukes Addition Fire .om-
- pany. Then came sLieuthnant rank
Hurd, who arrived in MankatEes
20 terday from France, in charger d
Il gigantic American flag. tourney a
- large group of Mankato brness
= men. w. D. Willard of the Fir$Na
. tional bank, and chairman o. the
: patriotic drives in Blue Earth 'un-
. ~, marched in line with his nix
% inT force c. NJ. Palmer, ChSnan
< Of the Red Cross, Mankato cpter
: of Blue Earth county, with hisife
4 ard party of Red Cross meRrs,
o followed in Mr.. Palmer's cartier
"a which came innumerable autoniles
M
X places, followed by citizens in to-
v mobiles and on foot. Even then-
a hulance was in line, and the ted
nd kaiser" was hanging at least ice
tS in the parade, one float, that che
Hayes Lucas Lumber company.n-
tanning an effigy of the world ny
hanging from the gallows, al a
feat of the Endicott company SO
displayed an effisy of Wilhelm ne
by the throat until he was deaf
North Mankato was well le-
n r"ntcd in the parade, and forman
important part Of the procen.
ST. The North MankatO Ere deparnt
ns made fine showing and was fold
10 by long line of automobiles
lot cunied by North Mankato citi2e
'aS After passing the length ole
ter business part of Front streetie
'py parade doubled and returned one
ole other side of the street. marchllo
Dor the corner of Front and Main SITS.
raj where the band played the ri
yer Spargled Banner" and evee
rye ealuted the colorS.
vas The parade was over an hour
nee sing a given point. and all cars :
TN cd close together there being n +
lor lays in the march.
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