The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-09-26
sen and Lieutenant Fred Parker,
both Of Amtoy.
The Patriotic Pageant.

lie moSt pedutlluI SpcCtdCic VI thS
day was the patriotic pageant, which
took place about two o'clock, and in
which the business men of Amboy
had a prominent part, each place
having been invited to furnish a float
for the parade.
Major j. E. Merrill, who had gen.
eral charge of the home coming cele-
bration, led the procession, riding on
handsome horse, and attended by
a group of aides, all on horseback
and Tearing large flags. Sandon's
band furnished martial music for the
parade, and were followed by the
company of returned service men in
uniform. An amateur Charlie Chap
lin was to be seen ambling along be-
hind the marchers, and many patrio-
tically decorated automobiles, contain
ing prominent citizens, were also in
line. The floats were many and
beautiful, including tableaux of
thrilling and interesting incidents OF
the war; One float represented a
group of Yankees capturing a Ger
man machine gun nest, and was a
popular tableaux, enthusiastically ap-
plauded. The Red Cross and Home
service float were especially pretty,
and big service flag, carried by
twelve young ladies gowned in white,
was also an. imposing sight.
Grand Army Veterans.
A group of citizens on foot, carry
ing flags was followed by an automo-
bile carrying the Grand Army Vet
Grams of 81. These veterans are w.
III. Perrin, Loren Smith, David Keen
an, Albert Anderson, and S. S. Doty.
The float occupied by the marines
attracted much admiring attention.
1t was designed by Roland Burgess
and the returned service men taking
part were Roland Burgess, Fletcher
Jones, Merton Otterstein, Earl Brush
and Charles Brush. In the line of
march were the Boy Scouts, Girls
Scouts, Junior Red Cross girls, and
floats and group of representatives
from the loyal nearby towns.
The Great Display.
Products of the farm community,
and livestock were exhibited in a
novel way by floats in the parade.
The Shelby Farmers club furnished
an attractive float, and there was a
pretty Red Cross float containing a
group of young women gowned in
white, and drawn by handsome
span of black horses, the reins being
managed by Uncle Sam himself. The
Shelby Junior children, the Pleasant
Grove section, Willow Creek Red
Cross, First National Bank float.
GODDESS of Liberty and attendants,
float Of all nations. Salvation ARM
float, school girls in white. Farmer
cites, Vernon Center school, Jackson
Lake school, Kinney school Pleasant
View school, Tow Hill school, and
many others, passed in review, ana
the Sterling Drum Corps furnished
stirring music as it passed in an au-
tomobile. The w. G. T. u, float was
followed by humorous group repre-
senting the funeral of Old John Bar
ley Corn, and was followed by
America" triumphant in hand
some >fioat furnished by the Amboy
Garage. Other important floats were
furnished by Day & Geisem, Mullins
& Day, Amboy Mill, Lakeside Dairy,
II. T. NJ. s., Jackson Lake, Farmers
club and the G. w. Chamberlain live
stock float, containing a bevy Of
small white pigs, other attractive
features were provided by the consoli-
dated school bus, Willow Creek &
Sherman Telephone company, T. o..
Torgerson Drug store, the Welcome"
float, farm produce floats, Zenk gar
age, Star theatre, aviation school,
Amboy provision and Livestock
company and Amboy Fire depart
ment. The Amboy clown band also
furnished music and made a hit with
the crowd. The long parade was
viewed with interest and enthusiasm
by the crowds congregated along the
street, and applause and admiring
comments greeted each separate.
group of the pageant, From one of
the floats a flag waved, which con-
tanned thirteen stars, one for each of
the original colonies. This flag was
made by the mother of Jud. Marsh,
when she was little girl.
The home coming celebration was
a big success, in spite of the fact
that it was postponed one day on ac-
count of bad wheather. 1t had teen
advertised in a novel way, circulars
announcing the event having been
distributed over the country by air.
planes.
List of the Men.
Following is list of the men from
Amooy and vicinity who served their
country during the war:
Clifford AXt, Carl Apitz, Walter
Ahrens. Alfred Amundson, Otto Bo-
ness, Benjamin Busse. Samuel Bus
Sc Alfred Blansham, Roland Bur-
CESS, Charles Boeck. Fay Buckmist-
er, John Boesh, Arthur Broas, Earl
Brush, Claude Cornell, Barney Croo
man, Rolla Crusen, Ray Douglas,
Lester Day, Clark Day, Alvah Day,
Edwin Dukershein, Fayette Elliott,
Gunnar Eidbo. Charles Fisk, Arthur
Fuller, Claude Fowler. Carl Grass,
Charles Grover, Ray Gilbert, Sievert
Gilbertson, Louis Gilbertson, Leonard
Huffman. Harold Huber. Henry Hol-
comb, Kenneth Hennings, Herman
Hochschildt. Russell Huber, Olaf Har-
oldsen. Halvor Olson, Carl Johnson,
Oscar Johnson, John Juergens, Will
liam lobe, Fletcher Jones, Bert Jen-
nings. Ckilled in action) Erwin Kali
hel. Hugo Kientz. Louis Krause. All
vim Larsen, August Larson, Fred Lar.
son. Charles Looney Paul Latin
Emil Miller, Willard Merrill, Robert