The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-06-19
NEARLY COM.
PLETED FOR FOURTH OF
JULY.
Celebration Will be Big Affair with
the Whole County Taking
Part in 1t.
The committees for the big G.

The committees for the big county
wide Fourth of July celebration to
be held in Leon, are haru at work
and the day promises to be one OF
the biggest affairs of the kind ever
held in southern Iowa. Arrange
bands and many other features and
good clean attractions to assist in
amusing the big crowds that are
sure to be here On that big day.
Every feature of the big day will
be clean and entertaining. In the
morning memorial services for the
boys who lost their lives in the
great world war, will be held. The
big parade in which the soldier boys
of the county who have returned
from service, will participate, will
also take place in the morning. The
soldiers Of the county are making
arrangements to assist with the
program throughout the day and ev-
ening. The celebration is a county
wide affair in which the people Of
the, entire, county are taking part
tire county are furnishing the funds.
Among the features that have al
ready been arranged is sparring
match by local boys which is sure
to make a lot of amusement. There
is also to be water fight between
two teams selected from the mem
bers OF, the fire department. The
Main street with hose connections to
water plugs and will direct the big
streams Of water at each other un-
til one side is vanuuished. Louis
Elwell and Frank Farquhar form
the committee that is arranging the
big water fight.
nT The adaosinn day VIII be pn nshered Ged in BY
Elwell and L. H. Riddle are in
charge of this feature. There are
to be three prizes, s25, SIS and $40
for the three best decorated auto
mobiles that drive in the parade on
that morning. Arrangements are
also being made to have contest
for agricultural floats in the parade.
be a ball game. The base bali COM
mittee are J. w. Hurst, Of Leon;
Fred Bone, of Grand River; Henry
Denio, Of Lamont; Ralph Grenawalt,
of Garden Grove, and Ralph Rum
ley, of near Van Vert. That COM
mittee is arranging to have two
strong teams cross bats during the
afternoon. A grand prize of $50 in
cash is to be given to the winning
team and the gate receipts will be
divided between the two teams, 60
per cent to the winners and 40 per
cent to the losers.
Negotiations are under way in
conjunction with the Fourth of
July committee at Osceola, to Sc
cure an airplane to make flights that
day at both towns. Nothing def
mite has been done as regards this
feature but we hope to be able to
annos1re next week that the ar
rangements for the flying machine
has been completed and that it will
sure be here. The soldier boys will
have charge of the evening program.
In addition to the four brass
bands there will be marshal band
and other musical features.
The committee on concessions is
F. A. Townsend, G. NJ. Axes and J.
w. Hurst. The committee on parade
is Jas. +. Harvey. Joe Culp. Elmer
Harris and Fred Epperley. The COM
mittee on decoration is G. B. Price,
Ed Farquhar and Lester Hutchin-
son: Committee on sparing match.
J. w.. Hurst, Ralph McGinnis and
Jas. Alldredge.
w. H. Shields has beep made
general chairman to take the place
of V. R. McGinnis who is i'll.
1t will be big day for the whole
county, The celebration is a county,
wide affair and everybody is boost
ing for the success of the biggest
gathering ever held in southern
Iowa.