The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-11-03
HAMMOND
FIXES Up FOR
NEXT MONDAY
Program Committee AnnOuN-
Ces Partial List of
Entertainment.

Something which should De different
but which would be little bigger and
better than anything attempted in this
part of the country was the dominatins
idea Of the program committee yester-
day when il laet TO arrange the details
Of Hammonds big home coming cele-
bration in honor Of her returned soldiers.
sailors and marines. The result IS
program calculated to show the whole
hearted manner ia which Hammond wel-
comes her raan back from the service.
The committee. Of which DR.. H. z
Sharrer IS chairman met Sunday at ths
Chamber II Commerce and Outlined the
events Of the DAY. The celebration
starts promptly at 2:00 O'Clock when the
big parade begins its march. At $3.50
o'clock the parade is scheduled 70 reach
Harrison Park
With massed bands and lead By
chorus of hundreds of voices the crowd
win s-ng probably two patriotic an
thcms. after which Mayor Brown VIII
oficiail.- extend the welcome of ths
! city Of Hammond 70 the soldiers in a
nve-minute speech. He viii be followed
by Rev Passc't Of the NJ F. church
who VIII welcome the new veterans IN
I behalf Of the civil War and spanish
/ War Veterans
( Following the speaking the boys vii
4 then be entertained BIZ the huts OF the
various wor aervicc organizations, which
I viii be erected in the park In thess
/ the ladies' IF the city viii serve food
and refreshments in abundance. During
/ this part Of the program thro viii hs
| band concerts and continuous singing
uutil GOO O'Clock
The crowd viii reassemble al the
park at 80 O'Clock for the fireworks
display. which vii be the finest exhibit
I ton. of its kind ever seen in this
region. Tire park VIII be spccfa1fy
ilighted for the occasion. In addition
10 the usual line of pyrotechnics. the
+ company has prepared number of
wonderful set pieces especially for tn
celebration one set protrays Uncle
i SaS welcoming home his boys in Slaki
and sailor blue Another shows the
Statue af Liberty while 2 third is
mammoth portrait of General Pershins
y The most stupenduous 81 all Will r.
Il tile re-enacfing Of the daring stunt of
the British II stopping UP zeebrusse
4 harbor 4 complete naval battle IS
shown with guns on shore and battle
ships takinE part Parts Of ships are
I Cl4 tANdN dttl 4Lilt-l- dit utoNii NJ aL4'
sunk IN the realistic scene
The crowd VIII then adjourn 70 the
downtown business district. where dane
I .ng. carnival. frolic and vaudeville wiz
! hold forth Omen house viii be CON
Quoted al The Masonic Temple Eks Club
knights Of Pythias han by the Brother
hood OF Railway Clerks Chamber Of
Commerce by the Rooster Club and their
Auxiliary. and by the knights Of Colum
bus a. iheir hal IN all Of these places
there ssn be splendid music and dane
ing Tho soldiers uniform will admlt
him and his lady All citizens arc urgea
- participate il these functions which
VIII he free Other halls may be added
later.
At some of these places arrangements
nave already been made to serve cider
doughnuts snd coffee At an Of the
halls fnterspersed through the pro
grams during the evening there VIII b.
special vaudeville numbers to add 70 the
amusement