The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-09-17
READY FOR THE
HOMECOMING HOLIDAY
MADISON WILL TOMORROW BE
THE HOST OF SOLDIERS, SAIL
ORS AND MARINES

With the exception of flying flag
to the breeze and giving Egan avenue
the patriotic holiday appearance
through placing bunting along store
fronts and across the city's main
thoroughfare, all of which will be ac-
complished early tomorrow morning,
all preparations for the great home
coming event, scheduled for Thurs
day, are now practically complete and
the citizens of Madison only await
the coming of new dawn and the
arrival by train and auto the stream
of soldiers and visitors that are sure
to arrive to participate in what prom
ises to be one of the greatest patriotic
celebrations ever attempted in Lake
county. Word from country districts
and from the villages and towns
throughout the county gives the as
surance that "all are coming to Mad
ison on Thursday" Their coming
means no disappointment for the eel
ebration committee has done it's work
both speedily and effectively. They
have rounded out a program of en-
tertainment for the thousands who
will take the time to come in and
greet well and treat well the SOL
diers, sailors and nurses from train
ing camps, hospitals and battle 1
fields.
Over eight hundred enlisted men
went out of Lake county into the
service of their country, and of those,
nine made the sacrificial gift of their
lives on the altar of war, the dead
liest contest in human history. To-
morrow we make public recognition
of their services by calling them to-
gether and showing them every pos
sible courtesy. The fine cordial
spirit we demonstrate will do much
to help them forget for time the
horrible grimness of war, as many
of them know it.
Today the electricians of the city
were busy stringing lines of multi
colored light bulbs across Egan ave-
nue. which, after the conclusion OF
the day program, will show the city
in a glow of electrical radiance for
the evenings entertainment These.
together with the brilliant lights
along the white way will set off
the avenue very prettily after dark.
Aviator Bradbury will make his
flights from the fair grounds, since
that point offers the greatest clear,
smooth space for ascents and for
alighting. What the Lieutenant does
in the air with his plane is sure to
astonish and thrill all spectators.
Not alone is this one of the great fea-
lures of tomorrow's celebration. The
ball game between Winfred and the
local Safety First teams, two swift
organizations, will match the aerial
stunts in point of interest. Then
there's the merry-go-round, the great
big fun machine, and free for all.
The recently organized Eugene
McKibbin post of the American
Legion, now thoroughly organized,
have laid their plans for special hos
pitality and good cheer for all SOL
diers attending the celebration. All
soldiers now visiting in the county
and not regularly enlisted Lake coun-
tv bows are cordially invited to join
in and receive the welcome accorded
all by the citizens of Madison.
The weather man appears conoe-
scending enough to bless us with
prospects of fine day for the Dig
event. The roads are good and all
of them will lead to Madison tomor-
rom.
The program in full will be found
on this page.