The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-07-04
EVENTS FOR FOURTH
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and word to the wise in such a
case should be sufficient.
PROGRAM FOR THE DAY.
The program for the Fourth. az
revised, rs as follows;
At 10 to II a. M. band concerts on
Front street,.
At 1c:so to II q. M, Fire depart
nent exhibition, Front. and jackson.
At II a. m.,. Airplane flight over
the city. ~
At II to noon, Dayliohti fireworks
At 1:45 p. m. Airpiane fight al
fair grounds.
At 2 p. m, Address of welcome by
Mayor Watters,s Community sing led
by Miss Mansfield, Address by Con-
gresham Ellsworth. Ks
At $3.50 to 4 p. M. ball game.
At 4 to 4:45 p. m. Automobile races
5 p. n, Airplane fight.
At 5 to 8 p. M, Band concerts
down town.
At 6 p. m, Banquet to returned
men.
At 1880 p. m, Airplane flight.
At 7:30 to 8 p. m, Band concerts.
At to p. m, Pageant and par
AIDE.
At to $3.50 p. M, Fireworks dis.
play at the fair grounds.
At 10:30 to 1880 a. m, Dancing or
Hickory street pavement.
THE BIG PAGEANT.
The pageant will form on Cherry
and Jackson streets, and the line Of
march, as now planned, will be dowr
Second to Washington. down Wash.
ington to Front, down Front to Rv-
ron, up Byron and Lincoln to Broad
down Broad to Main. Somewhere or
road the returned men will opeI
ranks and the pageant will pass il
review in front of them.
The banquet to the returned meI
will be served in the following places:
Congregational church dining room
Swedish Lutheran church dining
room, $50; German Lutheran church
dining room. $50; Lady, Eagles lodge
Richards hall, 200, 1t is very likely
that one or two other places will be
included in the list when it is com
pleted. While a good many hun
dreds of. acceptances have been re-
ceived from the returned men, to the
Invitations sent them. there will be
great many present who failed tC
get the formal invitations, but whose
presence is desired just the same
No matter how many come, there will
be, a good,l square meal awaiting
] every one of the boys.
TRANSPORT. THE SOLDIERS.
/ People from all over the country
and adjacent territory are requested
to see that all returned soldiers get
transported to the city. If there is
vacant, seat in the car. invite a
returned service man to fill it. Sol
diers.' sailors. marines. ayiators, Red
Cross nurses, YIN. C. A. workers
and all others who, we're in service
during the war are cordially invited.
they are urgedNt be present They
are requested to wear their uniforms,
so that the various courtesies: may
ne extended to- them. They will
have free transportation to and from
the fair. grounds by automobile and
street car, and into the moving pic
ture theatres afternoon and evening.
Nothing win be too good for them.
They will be the guests of the cit
liens of MankatO.
The Fifth Infantry orchestra will
play during the community sing at
the far grounds.
All auto owners who are willing to
help II transport the. boys to and from
the far grounds are asked to notify
Theo6cre Williams, chairman of the
committee on this feature.
Civil War Veterans. of Blue Earth
county and Belgrade are asked to be
at the /. O.. O. F. building at 1880
p. M. to ride in the parade, and are
asked to wear their uniforms if they
have them. Automobiles will be
furnished in which the veterans will
ride in the parade.