The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-09-19
HOMECOMING WE'D. :
BRINGS REJo|cII|
PUBLIC SQUARE AND BUSINESS
HOUSES TASTILY DECORATE
Parade One Of The Most INSTRUCTIVE
and Entertaining Ever Attempted
Big Crowds.

Public Square was handsomely
decorated for the occasion, at anearly
hour. Chinese lanterns and electric
lights were festooned in groups and
scattered from corner to corner. Four
booths had been erected at the four
points Of the compass, each handsome
ly decorated. At the southeast corner
booth was decorated with the Italian
colors and occupied by the Methodist
ladies.
At the northeast corner decorations
were of U. S. colors and presided over
by the Congregational and Church Of
Christ ladies.
At the northwest corner the decora-
tions were English with the Episco
palian ladies in charge.
At the southwest the decorations
were Belgian and French and the Bap-
tist and Catholic ladies in charoA.
1t had been planned that booth
erected near the center of the Square
should be decorated with the French
colors, and the Catholic ladies put in
charge, but instructions were not re-
ceived until too late so the Catholic
ladies joined the Baptist in the Belgian
booth.
People from the country began to
arrive early and by l o'clock, the time
scheduled for the parade to move,
there was large number of people
gathered in the Square to witness the
start. The parade formed at the SOUTH
east corner of. the Square, moved west
and circled the first block abutting
the Square on the west, on around the
Square to. the reviewing stand at the
southwest corner of the Square. The
line of procession was made up as fol
lows:
Marshall of the day, S. S. Oatman.
Young ladies on horseback.
Young men on horseback.
Committee composed of Judge F.
@. Phillips, Judge H. H. Mcclure, J.
y w, Seymour, and the speaker Of the
day, Thos. ii. Hogsett, OF Cleveland.
Medina Band.
Veterans Of the Civil War.
Marines Of the World War.
Veterans Of the World War.
Judge Mcclure acted as president of
the day and introduced the speaker
in a few well chosen words.
Mr.. Hogsett first voiced praise for
the men who died in France, then
eulogized the men who fought and
returned. He cited the fact that their
work was not yet done, that even in
our own enlightened country there was
danger from Bolshevikism unless. our
soldiers and sailors were alert and led
the fight against that insiduous evil
In closing he pronounced the man OF
men who would profit through politi-
cal Misrepresentation as worse than
Bolshevists, and said he regretted that
there were men in his profession
lawyers-who had shown themselves
willing to do SO.
He appealed to the soldiers to get
behind any movement for the better
ment of government and business con-
ditions, and expressed his firm belief
that all our soldiers and best citizens
! would be strong enough and wise
enough to combat this evil.
The audience voted thanks to Mr.
Hogsett for his address.
AT the close Mrs. Bigelow sang
"When Pershing's Men Came March
I ing Into Picardy." AS an encore she
4 sang, "Oh Boy, Have You Heard the
News" W.
After the adjournment of the au.
dience an orchestra composed of local
musicians rendered several selections
that were well received.
At o'clock the program of sports
was called. The first number was g
foot race for boys of Is and under
Glen Dougherty winning first prize
and J. B. Lentz second.
Peanut race for girls, Florence Nc.
Millen winning first and Lucille Huff.
man second.
Nickle scramble, boys under i
years and under, John Horkey secur
ing four as the greater number.
Foot race, sweepstakes, Dwight
Bricker first, and Glen Dougherty
\ second.
Foot race, soldiers, 10 yard dash
Edmund Gibbs first, and Fred Bohley
second.
Handicap race, foot bearing sec
ond boy on back and swapping load a
\ the turn post, VIM. Scheelaus ant
Jack Miller first and George Roebacl
! and Vigil Brooks second.
Kicking contest, ladies, Miss Fanni,
Walton first and Miss Clara Heis'
I second.
Bicycle race, three times around th'
Square, Abner Nichols first and Harris
Hange second.
Pie-eating contest, Norman Abbot
first and ROLAND Hoff second.
Tug of war-Lafayette VS.. soldiers
won by Lafayette. Second pull, La
fayette VS.. Medina Fire department
won by Fire department.
The sports were followed by ,
basket supper, i'm the Square, Il
which all soldiers were invited. Ere
coffee was served to all visitors.
AT s. o'clock the Medina band gav
q concert in the Square.
At z o'clock there was parade o
floats, school children, soldiers, fire
men, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, wit
n music by the band. The parade wa
aa follows:
Marshal--S. S. Oatman.
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