Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-11-14
WAUSEON HAS
CELEBRATION
Armistice Day Observed in Wauseon
Spectacular Parade, Pageant
and Entertainment by Teachers
and Pupils of Schools

November Eleventh was celebrated
IN nne style by the people of Wan
seon last Tuesday and people from,
the surrounding country who came
IN to witness the parade and naoeant
expressed themselves as pleased far
beyond their expectations with what
they saw. Business places in Wan
seon were closed during the after
noon and the Stars and Strines and
red white and blue bunting were in
evidence in all business buildings
and emany of the residences of the
town. '1ie
The celebration in Wauseon had
It's inception so far as we can learn.
IN at least two separate groups of
people: The program Committee OF
the Woman's Club, who planned an
evening program in conjunction with
other clubs and societies and appoint
ed Miss Jessie Wolcott and Mrs.
lrma Perry as the committee of ar
rangements, and the teachers of
the schools who also planned to make
the day memorable one for tbe
pupils of the schools and for the
people of the community as well.
All those who worked to carry ont
the plans are worthy of credit and
commendation for the result was a
success IN every way an object les
son IN Americanism that will leave
an impression upon the minds of
young and old alike The ekneral
theme OF the parade was the history
OF Fulton County's progress from
the days of the Indians down to the
present and was admirably arranged
and carried out. At least 29 floats
appeared in the parade and each of
them had some special significance.
| The Boy Scout Band which ALWAYS
fills the hearts of the people of this
community with pride, did some good
playing on the line of march which
began at the intersection of Oak and
: Fulton Streets, moving south on Full
ton Street to South Park, around the
park and countermarching north on
Fuiton Street to the starting point.
The Girl Scouts made a fine showing
as escort for the procession follow
ing the Boy Scout Band. Pupils of
High School and. the grades repr.-
sented the Indian period. with first
/ class limitations of Indian chiefs.
braves, squaws and papooses: walk
ing, mounted and riding on an Indian
float. The coming of the early set
!, tiers of the county December 1886
was represented by a prairie
schooner and this in turn by the old
! fashioned "Deestrict School, s'husk-
ing bee" and then the men and
women from other lands coming with
> their bundles, packs and bags to find
a home in the Northwestern Ohio.
] The "49 ers" and next the Civil War
Veterans and ssCivil = War sweet
hearts; the real thing this time and
no. imitation. The first railroad train
!. through Wauseon, the first base ball
game in 1870 and other floats de-
picting the events of the middle
agesP in the county history. The
churches in this period of develop
ment.
/, The fire truck carrying the Mayor
and members of the fire fighting uni
form seemed to usher the later and
modern periods.
:. Time and space will not permit OF
t a detailed description of thebalance
S of the long parade, the high lights
were the foates of the Wauseor
: Hospital, James Lekas Candy Kit
Y chen, L. S. Williams restaurant
Mathews and Winzeler, World War
}. Red Cross, Betsy Ross Girls. Wo
: mans Club, Tuesday Club, Shakes
neare Club, W. C. T. u, D. A. R.
The Press, Lady Macabees and one
n other lady's organization that we
failed to identity: The Camp Fir
Girls, The Farm Bureau, process
sion of eight farm tractors, headel
hv Mr. David Morningstar of tn,
Ford Sales Company and six of then
driven NV young ladies. The Ions
! line of Wauseon school pupils from
y the first grade to the High Schoo
n each wearing a placard announcins
I the school work in which they ar
II engaged; the Modern Rural School
= Domestic Science in the schools, tn
:. Airplane, etc. etc.
h The pageant which was to hav
+ been held in North Park, but on ac
,s count of weather conditions was Civ
~ en- in the High School Auditorium
J. represented episodes in the histor
u Of the county from the past to tn
70 present. The auditorium was pack
ed and the pageant was repeated fo
70 the benefit of those who were unabl
70 to get in the first time-nother in
dication of Wauseon's need of a
al auditorium and community buildin
n The schools made a splendid show
re ing in this pageant as they did 8
as the entertainment in the evenin
1e when seven periods in the life of tn
If nation were very attractively pre-
" sented by the pupils of the school
is under the direction of the teachers
an It certainly was day long to /
or remembered in Wauseon and th
To precedent for an Armistice Day cell
N bration in this place each year hs
n been established.
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