Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-09-03
SOLDIERS BIG
DAY TOMORROW
DecOrah is ready to Entertain the
Soldiers and Sailors of Winne-
shiek County With Great
Program Tomorrow
THE CITY is
GAILY DECORATED
Every Soldier and Sailor in the
County is Invited to Appear in
~ Their Uniforms Tomorrow.
The Day Will be Theirs

Tomorrow, Thursday, Sept. 4
promises to be one of the biggest
days Decorah has ever known when
the big Winneshiek County Home
Coming Celebration and Service Flag
Dedication takes place here.
The city is being decorated today
in grand style with flags and BUN.
ing and presents very pretty appear
ance. An expert decorator from
Cedar Rapids has been in the city
several days working on the decora-
tions.
TIE big parade will form at $3.50
in the morning on East Water street,
and will go west to the Adams Seed
co. corner, then one block south to
Main street, then two blocks east to
Catholic church corner, then south
to Broadway and west to the City
Park. The program opens at 11:15
at the park, with music by the Os-
sian concert Band, followed by
song, "Old Glory" by the Winneshiek
County Singers Association. The
Service Flag will then be dedicated
by DR.. F. w. Conover, followed by
singing "The Star Spangled Ban
ner." At twelve o'clock dinner will
be served the soldiers and sailors
and music during the dinner will be
furnished by the Calmar Concert
Band. At 1900 o'clock the address
of the day will be given by Hon. NJ.
F. Heaiy, of Ft. Dodge. It is request
led that everybody remain at the
|. Park during the speech. This request
is made ITO, all soldiers and sailors
and, others.
When thes head Of the column
reaches DR.. Conover's residence on
Broadway they will open ranks aud
the part of the parade in the rear
will march through. All Of the parade
will go to the city park with the ex-
ception of the floats AMI private
cars. They disband just as soon as
they have gone through the column
of soldiers
Veterans Of. the civil war are re-
quested to be at the Grand Army
hall at $3.50 To lake cars for the
parade.
In the afternoon big program will
take place at the fair grounds. At
2:SO boxing contest between four
well known boxers will take place.
Tae boxers are Tommy CALDWELL, OF
Cedar Rapids and Battling Moore of
Camp Dodge and Spider Kurth of
Waterloo and Eddie Cuhuny of Sioux
City.
At $3.50 big base ball game be-
tween West Union and Decorah will
take place.
Other amusements will take place
also. Ats o'clock supper will be
served the soldiers and sailors on the
east front Of the court house square.
At Z o'clock the American Legion
will be organized and it is requested
that soldiers and sailors will meet
in the large court room for this pur.
| pose.
At 1880 band concert by the De-
corah Merchants Band followed at
S:30'by dancing on the pavemen.
with music by the Calmar Concert
Band. At $3.50 another big dance for
the soldiers and sailors will take
place at Haugen's hall with music
by Helwig's orchestra
/ The Red Cross and Community
Rest Room will be open all day to
visitors and it is especially request.
ed that Gold Star mothers and SOL
diers widows will go there to meet
the reception committee who have
arranged for their comforts.
! The Elks lodge on Main stree. will
be open to all soldiers and sailors
and all are requested to visit it and
make themselves at home,
| The grand stand at the fair
grounds will be reserved for soldiers
and sailors and their ladies', gold
star mothers and soldiers widows.
Remember the program is free TO
all.
/ The Star and Lyric theatres will
! be open afternoon and evening and
cordial invitation is extended TO
soldiers and sailors by the manas -rs
iof the two theatres to attend the
movies without any charge.
Who remembers when good lunch
cost fifteen cents and dinner cost
'a- quarter?