Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-09-01
COME TODECORAH
next monday
Big Farm Bureau Picnic at City
Park, Speeches. Music, Base
Ball and Other >Amusements
WINONA MINI. PLAYS
DEBORAH AT FAIR GROUNDS
United States Senator w. s. Kenyon
Will Address the People at
HAS at the City Park

Monday, Sept. 6, Labor Day, bids
fair to be one Of the biggest days in
Decorah in years, as on that date
the first annual Farm Bureau picnic
under the auspices of the Winnie
shiek County Farm Bureau Associa.
tion in cooperation with the city OF
Decorah and the Decorah base ball
team will be held. The program will
be held at the City Park and at the
fair grounds. The program will open
at eleven o'clock in the forenoon at
the City Park with music by the De-
corah Merchants Band. followed at
11:45 by an address by Hon. w. s.
Kenyon, United States senator from
Iowa. Mr.. Kenyon is one of the bert
speakers in the United States today,
and also one Of the best posted, and
it will be worth great deal to hear
him discuss some of the important
topics and issues Of the day.
After the address at 1915 a pic
mic dinner will be held Oh the
grounds. Coffee will be furnished
free of charge by the farm bureau,
but visitors must bring their own
dishes, cream and sugar. ...s.
In the afternoon the Merchants
Band will open the program at one
O'Clock and at 1:15 the address of
welcome will be given by County
Attorney J. A. Nelson, with the re-
sronse by VIM. Headington, president
Of the Farm Bureau. -'E
At 1:40 an address will be given
by Miss Emma E. Sparks and at
2:10sthe band will render another
| program. ss -. .,. s-e.
The address of the afternoon will
lie given by C. w. Hunt, president of
the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation.
At $3.50 o'clock a fast base bail
game will be played at the fair
grounds between Winona, MINI. and
Decorah, and it promises to be one
of the very best games Of the year.
and one that the crowd will want 10
see.
| A small admission of 35 cents,
/ which includes war tax, will be
charged for the ball game. With the
large crowd expected here on Labor
Day, We believe several thousand
people will witness the game. Both
teams will have strong lineup.
The famous Sorleins will be in De-
corah's lineup, and other crack
players, in fact one of the best line
ups Decorah has had this season.
The ball season is drawing to a
close, SO everybody will want to see
this game.
Plan now on being in Decorah
rext Monday and let's make the first
Winneshiek County Farm Bureau
Picnic the grand success it should
re. The Farm Bureau Is one of the
great and important organizations in
the world today, and is growing
stronger every day.
The visitors will find Decorah's
beautiful City Park a most inviting
place to enjoy picnic. music and
speeches. The business houses will
close in the afternoon and our citi.
zens will join with the Farm Bureau
members in making the day one
long to be remembered. Remem be:
this is no one mans program, it's for
everybody in the county. and every
visitor from outside is cordially vel
coined to come and enjoy the day
here. Plan your work now and have
everything Fixed up, so that you can
be in Decorah next Monday, Sept. G
The people of this county can wei,
feel proud. as our Winneshiek Coun.
ty Farm Buerau booth at the state
fair at Des Moines took the fra
trriZe for the Mort hern district