Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-08
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS or
THREE WARS TO Dc GUESTS
At SHOW.
SPECIAL PATRIOTIC
PROGRAM ARRANGED
Nate e. Kendall, Of Abba, to Be Prin.
oipai Speaker - Prssidsnt's Peace
Band to Give Special Concert
Other Interesting Features Of Enter.
tsirment TO Be Provided Fer Day.

Tuesday, Sept, o. will be soldiers
and sailors day at the Marchall county
fair. on that day soldiers of the
civil war. together with their wives or
widowo: Spanish American war vet
Grams, and veterans fthe world war,
who saw service In France in training
camps, on the high seas or in the air,
will be guests Of the tair association
and will be entitled to admission to
the grounds and grandstands free at
any time during the day or evening.
Soldiers living in any county in Iowa
will receive a hearty welcome and will
be entitled to all privileges. a special
program has been arranged and the
association hopes to make this the
largest gathering of soldiers, sailors
and marines that has been known In
this county since 1851.
Nate e. Kendall, Of Abba republican
candidate for governor. has been Sc
cured to deliver an address. which will
feature the special program to be given
at II in the forenoon. The address Of
welcome on behalf Of the fair associa-
ton will be delivered by President T.
p. Low and Senator w. H. Arney will
welcome the veterans on behalf Of the
county. President Wilson's Peace
band will provide special music for the
program and the quartet and drill
team accompanying the band also will
participate in the program. This band,
which accompanied the president on
his first trip to Paris, will play thru
out the fair A fife and drum corps
also has been secured for the day.
Other Attractions Probable.
Should the state meeting O fthe Am
September 1t Is hoped that the date be
so arranged as to include Sept. 8. In
that event the gathering will be of un-
usual interest and the soldiers and
sailors day at the fair undoubtedly
would be the biggest day ever known
in the history Of the fair association.
The fair association will ask Frank
Lewis Click Post, America Legion. OF
this city, and other posts thruout the
county to put on drills or such other
features as they may wish.
The full program Of harness races
and vaudeville will be given in the
afternoon, and the usual program, in
Guiding the band concert and vaude-
vile in the evening: One of the feat
ured attractions Of the afternoon is to
be the balloon ascension and para
chute drop by Lucille Baldwin Bel
mond. probably the best known woman
baloonist in the world.
The association desires to make it
clear that veterans day is mot for
Marshall county alone. Veterans Of the
three was from small counties in Iowa
are entitled to the privileges extended
on Sept. 9.
Fair Grounds Improved.
The main part of the fair grounds
has been thoroughly cleaned, weeds
have been cut and burned, trees have
been trimmed and many removed to
increase the space for concessioners.
and other improvements have been
made. The work of cleaning and re-
pairing buildings. including all roofs,
will commence next week. An addi-
tional sanitary drinking fountain Is to
be installed and the east entrance for
vehicles is to be enlarged to provide
a double driveway for automobiles.
New wire chicken and pet stock
coops will be installed. making the
cooping uniform, which will add great
" to the attractiveness of the poul-
try show.
Big Baby Beef Show.
Forty-five baby beeves are being fed
for the Marshall County Baby Beef
Club show. and about twenty fat bar
rows will be shown. making this feat
ure about double the size Of the show
in 1918.
The baby beeves and barrows are
being prepared for exhibition by boys
and girls under 10 years Of age.
The futurity and promotion shows
for Duroc Jersey and Poland China
pigs have closed with twenty eight
entries in the two. more than one-half
OF the entries being from new exhibit
ors.