Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-24
WEST SIDE CIVIC.
ASSN. HOLDS FIRST.
ANNUAL ELECTION
L. j. HORAN CHOSEN PRESIDENT
FINE TALKS ARE DELIVERED
URGING PEOPLE TO GET BE.
HIND JULY 4 CELEBRATION.


Lester J. Horan was elected presi-
| dent of the West Ottawa Civic and
Welfare Association last evening at
| the first election Of officers OF the per-
manent association. Mr. H0ran has
been serving as chairman of the tenn
! poIary association. The other officers
elected follow:
First vice presdent-A. E. Black
burn.
Second vice president-Mrs. Fred
Haeberle
Third vice president Dennis Far
rell.
Secretary Charles Jaeger
Treasurer-Mr W. f. Carr.
The attendance at the meeting was
somewhat smaller than those held be.
fore the election, when an effort was
being made by the West Ottawa citi
zens to put across their own candi
dates.
Plans were made for the staging Of
the human flag in the July 4 parade.
This flag will be composed of 1888
Young women, dressed in white skirts.
red, white and blue capes, and small
hats or caps of the same material
from which their capes are made.
Mrs Edward r. Claus was appointed
chairman Of the committee to plan
~ IL mt
in the flag.
Lieut. Harry +. Kelly, who returned
\ from France early last fall, delivered
fine talk He explained he pre-
fered not to speak of cOOties. barbed
wire, rats, trenches, and launched
into a stirring patriotic address on
the three celebrations Ottawa is going
to have in the near future First the
return Of Company c, "Ottawas own.
He paid a tribute to the braves OF this
company, saying that no military or
. ganiZatiOn ever had a cleaner or more
honorable record than Company c,
and that they We're not seeking hero
worshp-that only the men who had
never seen service wanted hero wOr
ship He urged the people of the city
to get back of them, and to give them
their old jobs, and let them know they
were glad to see them home.
The second celebration was DecOra'
tion day, which would be sad, sol
emn occasion this year, a day of more
tender significance than ever before
on account of the war, and the differ
ent spirit the people of the United
States came out of the war with than
they had ever had before ii started.
The third celebration was on July
4. which would not he a time for
tears. but for the greatest jollification
ever held in Ottawa. He spoke of the
hope that each and every Ottawa sol
, dier would be in the lien of march in
uniform. of the flag the West Ottawa
people were planning, and begged each
person in the city to give their un
divided support to this days cclcbra
, ton.
Father CaSmir Miller made an ad
dress which was much enjoyed lie
: explained his reasons for never speak
ing at gatherings otherwise than
those of a religious nature, and told
how he had happened to accept the
= invitation to speak before the people
of his own section of the city. HC
, called attention to the fact that he
had been in charge of St Francis par
: ish for the past seven years, and dur
, ing that time he had been exceed
inglv thankful that his parish was sit
Y uatcd in the west part of the city. He
traced the development of the Wcs
7 side of town during the past sever
q years and declared the people Of tina
section were moro progressive thar
residents of any other part,
g He paid an especially natterng trt
y butte to the men who went overseas a,
d part of Company c, but said whel
they were called "Ottawa's own i
was as unit and MOI as a soldier in
dividually, explaining that the sol
diprs who came home in groups of NV,
! or three were rcyereuCed and honorei
Just as much by the people Of Ottaw
n as the men who were in Ottawa
\ own
is He gave statistics which Shove
a, that approximately 72o young me
g. from Ottawa entered the army durin
le the war. Or this number approx
g matelv 24N or 33 1-3 per cent, wer
IS from West Ottawa. He called after
g ton to the fact that the West Ottaw
Sc people should be foremost in IN
Fourth of July celebration. an
should not let any other people lea
Or them in contributing to the fnanci'
end or in the work of staging tn