Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-20
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
WILL HAVE CHARGE
OF PARADE
ADJ. GEN. TO SPEAK
STORES AND SCHOOLS WILL BE
ASKED TO CLOSE FOR cENTEN.
NAL CELEBRATION.

Arrangements are being made to try
to bring Adjutant General Dickson to
Ottawa TO be the speaker of the day
for the Ottawa centennial celebration
on Dec. 3. and an effort will be made
to have ali the stores in the city close
for at least one-haf day in order lhat
their owners and employees may join
in the celebration.
At a meeting OF the Ottawa cen.
tennial organization yesterday after,
noon In the court house plans were
completed for centennial day, which
will be held on the one hundredth
anniversary of the entrance OF Illinois
into the Union.
The big street parade, which will
be held right after noon, will be in
charge OF the Chamber of Commerce,
which has asked Attorney Robert Carr
to act as parade marshal. All organi-
cations and schools in the city will
take part.
The parade win form in the husi
ness district and proceed 10 the Ottawa
avenue colonnade, where short cere.
mony Will be held and the colonnade
will be unveiled and dedicated. From
Ottawa avenue the parade will pass
to the Boat Club grounds, where the
sun dial will be unveiled and pre-
sented from Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Griggs, who presented the sun dial tc
mark the spot where Abraham Lin
coin was mustered ont OF service il
the Balckhawk war, to the city. anu
last the ID. A. Il. fountain in the
armory grounds will be presented tC
tho state.
At the close of the parade a meet
ing will be held at the high school
with Adjutant General Dickson a.
speaker of the day.
AT the meeting yesterday, upon tn,
motion of G. A. Crowden, it was de
clded to ask Mayor Bradford to issu,
a proclamation setting aside the AFTER
noon OF Dec. ) rs holiday.
Treasurer's Report.
Mrs Charles f. Hook, as treasurer
made her report OF the Centennia
monument, showing that the amour
Of money subscribed from people II,
Ing outside the City of Ottawa to hel
erect the coionnade in memory of tn
pioneer settlers Of La Sale Count
was $2,295. The amount contribute
by the people Of Ottawa was $142 81
bringing the total to $3,037.50. G
this amount approximately 50, 300 ha
been expended to erect the colonnadt
get the ground in shape, cut down
tree and to have the electric ligl
wires leading to the colonnade place
under the pavement
More than 300 names of pioneer re
idents have been placed on the M
mortal list by the people who erecte
the colonnade in their memory, an
money has been sent from amo
every state In the Union.
Mrs. Hook read some very interes
ing letters from people who had co
tributed, commencing this work.
secretary's Report.
Mrs. Clarence Griggs, the secretal
of the committee, gave a report
their work from the time of the fir
meeting early last spring up to Il
present She told how the ladies h;
wanted to erect the colonnade. he
they had set out to raise the fund
and how they had received mo
money than they needed
The colonnade was erected by {
Chicago Architectural Company al
is Just like the one erected OF .
lake front in Chicago, only this on
only seventeen feet high while t
Chicago structure Is thirty-three ft
In height.