Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-07
WEST OTTAWA ASSN.
GIVEN OUTLINE OF.
HOME COMING FETE.
DR.. w. r. WEESE ADDRESSES
LAST NIGHTS MEETING ON OF
TAWA'S PLANS FOR BIGGEST
DAY IN CITYS HISTORY.

Association will furnish a living flag.
composed of about $50 young women
dressed in red, white and blue. in the
Fourth of July parade which will be
held in honor of Company c The re.
furnish this flag as their feature of
the parade was made last evening at
the meeting Of the organization by
Or. w. f. Weese, president of the par
INT organization for the reception of
Company c.
DIR. Weese thanked the people of the
organization who had volunteered to
aid in the reception Of Company c and
explained the plans for the celebra-
ton. He explained how committee
was planning to go 10 Camp Grant
TO notify the Ottawa people when the
company would arrive home, and Of
the small reception and escort that
would be formed at the depot to es-
cort the boys of Ottawa's own through
The loop. On the evening of this day
there is to be a street parade, made
up Of the people of the city who turn
out to welcome the boys and to show
them the appreciation of their work
overseas. He went into the details of
the plans for the Fourth of July cele-
bration. which have been published
previously in the columns of this pa
per and told of the stucco arch which
Is to be erected in honor Of the sol
diers who are still in overseas service
md OF those who were killed in action.
A communication received yester-
day from the brother of Col. Clipper
fed informed DIR. Weese that Col
Chipperfeld would land in the United
States about May 20, so the members
of the company can be expected any
time from the 18th to She Goth. They
will arrive in Ottawa about June |.
Besides DR. Wcese's talk Victory
Loan address was given by Lieut.. f
r. Bradford, who begged the people
to purchase bonds in order that the
James f. Farrell of the Ottawa
Chamber of Commerce made fine
talk. congra- ulating the people Of the
vest section of the city on their or
ANIMATION, and predicted that the City
Of Ottawa would grow to be a town Of
$4,000 inside of ten years
Lieut.. Howard Morley who recently
returned home from overseas. after
pending months on the firing line
was called upon by the president OF
he organization. ester J. Koran, for
~ talk. This was Lieut. Morley's first |
ak before an Ottawa audience. and |
il was thoroughly appreciated. He |
explained the various gas attacks, the |
in which the Huns sent the
'as over. and the way the different
asses affected the soldiers. Some OF
he gases. be declared, would hang
1ver the ground poisonous enough t
make the men extremely ILL., for eight
r ten days
Lieut.. Morley told of the fighting
his division. the 26th New England
had gone through. He fought in the
Verdun sector. Chateau Thierry, st.
Mihiel, Troyon and the Argonne for
ret, mentioning briefly the fighting al
III of these places. AT the close Of
MS talk he answered questions that
we're asked him by the audience.
Preceding the talks a musical pro
cram was furnished which was greatly
,nioyed. A chorus of eighth grade
pupils sang several songs; John Hoi |
md the high school orchestra fur
lished several numbers; William
lwanzig gave two readings; Jay :
}uffner sang a group of songs tina;
"a rricd the house by storm. and ilar-
Id and Fred Lawrence and Leroy
Strong gave a sailor dance, dressed in
ackie costumes, which was enthu
siastically applauded.
The bylaws of the parent organiza
ion were read and adopted and 2
committee composed of
.Irs. A. f. Blackburn Max Mecken
took, Mrs Jacob Christman, Mrs,
ohm Hart and Miss Katherine Feehar
vas appointed by the chairman tC
omnate officers for the permanent
rganization.
A committee composed of Lieut.
Toward Morley. Miss Laura Eustis I
Iiss Irna Metzger, John Lowe, Ed
rard Claus, Miss Katherine Twohey
nd Mrs. Thomas Belrose was ap
onted to make arrangements for the
wing flag for the Fourth of July pa {
ado.
The following resolutions, which y
rere unanimously adopted, were OF
red by Lieut. Howard Morley:
Whereas, The West ottawa Civic
nd Welfare Association wishes to go J
n record as profering its co-opera, {
on to the Chamber of Commerce and {
10 parent organization for the recep
on of Company; and, )
Whereas, This association wishes :
, aid in activities of fitting cclcbra
on of the Fourth of July; therefore.
q il
Resolved. That this association ;
ledge its support and cooperation ,
the Chamber of Commerce and the (,
aren't organization for the reception +,
: Company G.; be it further :
Resolved, That as a part of the pa +
lotto undertaking of this associa- y
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