The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-06-23
GRAND CELEBRATION
ON At LAKE TODAY
AMERICAN LEGION'S YANKEE
DOODLE DAY" DRAWS THOU
SANDS FROM SURROUNDING
COUNTRY.

Yankee Doodle Day" at Lake
+ Madison is proving to be the biggest
thing ever attempted in this county.
Not since soldiers rally day have SO
many thousands come by rail and
auto such long distances to enjoy
program of real amusement.
Business places had not much
more than opened today when the
city began filling up with country
I people and with folks from Sioux
Falls, Dell Rapids, Brookings, Flan
dreau, Egan, Ramona, Winfred,
! Nunda. Rutland, Chester and a doz-
/ en- or more other cities in and towns
( in this part of the state. The great
parade, being announced for nine
O'Clock attracted the crowds early
and among the visitors were hun
dreds of eX-service men all clad in
army uniform.
June 23 opened an ideal day for
/ the big celebration program at the
/ lake and thither streamed a solid
line of autos along about noon for
/ the days great dOings given by the
! local American Legion, the commit
tees of which organization began rea-
lizing early in the day that their ef-
forts were being crowned with sue
cess.
Down at the lake all is ready for
the days great program of speaking
and sports. Nothing has been over
looked that provides for peoples
amusement and comfort With the
chautauqua grounds packed and ac-
cidents liable at any time the local
Red Cross have an equipment ready
for any emergency. Down there are
the tents, the merry-go-round and
hundred forms of amusement for
young or old.
The morning part of the Yankee
Doodle Day" program took place up
town, the initial public event being
a mamoth procession of beautifully
decorated floats, representing the
predominant lines of business in Ma
olson.
Heading the half hundred autos in
line was American Legion Comman-
der, Carl f. Porter, and an escort or
+ /
the municipal band in a well dec
Grated car. The order of line was as
follows RexalI store, E. II. ID. Nrey-
ems store, Rensch Hardware, Da-
kota Telephone company, Corbln
garage, the Farm Bureau, Porter
Bros. store, r. j. Baxter Implement
Co. A. w. Bachmayer Lumber Co.,
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cotah Oil Co., Laughlin's garage
1 Parker Auto Co., Browns garage,
Regan's store, Kohler's pharmacy
Methodist church, Yields Flower
shop, Kramer Clothing Co., Busy
/ Bee Cleaners, Standard Oil Co., Nal
lory Studio, a second band, Fitzger-
aid Hardware Co., Lake County Ma
tional bank, Kerstein Bros. repair
shop. New Madison Hospital, Hasvold
Coffee House, Dakota garage, A. Z.
Schroeder's Nash cars, i. l.. Bleder-
staedt, Busy Bee Barber shop,
Slack's grocery, Paulis Dry Goods
store, Sentinel, Shoe Hospital, Sut-
ton Clothing Store, Miss Morse, Edd
place. Robertson Construction COM
pany. Edmonds grocery, Rennei
; green house, w. T. Stearn's store, Il
p Grinager and Sons, Nick BJorn'
: stad. The Madison Daily Leader
Hexom and Sons, Carl Nellis Delco
systems, D, j. Mitterling's Piano
| House an da dozen more too mum
! erous to mention. Some of the
floats were exquisitely fitted out ano
: made an excellent showing. Perhaps
/ the one prepared by Robt. Paulls
) was easily first in point of artistic
2 decoration. Porter Bros. was q
/ close second. All of them showed
that much work had been done foi
the interest of the big parade thai
passed up Egan avenue in front OF
walks lined with spectators. In the
line of march also was a group ol
? ex-seryice men in uniform. These re-
ceived cheers and applause as they
, marched by.
The Aberdeen baseball team en-
gagged the local ball players at th'
park this forenoon. The grandstane
: was packed and the bleachers were
? filled too.
. One of the big features al the hk'
= this afternoon is aerial circus. Al
airplane driver is billed to perform
) some thrilling feats in true acroba
style.
: Attorney George j. Danforth ad
dresses the ex-service men, and thei
l friends at the auditorium this after
L noon.
d Today's program of water sports
g boxing, boat races, swimming race
g and other contests is considered tn
: best line of amusements ever at
tempted at the lake.