The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-10-26
Entire Hobo Day Program
of Events Announced Here

Every minute Fllled from
Early to Late; Evening
Program a New Feature
This Year.
Everybody, even the weather man,
is doing his best to make Hobo day a
perfect celebration. 1t is apparent
that the early estimates of the crowds
coming here Saturday will be greatly
exceeded and it is probable that nearly
5000 people will throng Brookings
from early to late taking in every bit
of the big program which has been ar
ranged. For the benefit of our read
ers we are giving every detail Of in
formation hat is obtainable concern
ing the Hobo day program in this col
umn.
The first and one of the biggest
events of the day is the Hobo day
parade in which the students, faculty
members and alumni will march along
with our or more bands. The parade
will leave the campus at 1890 going
south on Medary avenue to Third.
west on Third to Main, north on Main
to Eighth, back south on Main to
Third. AS parade moves south on
Main the stunts will drop out into the
middle of the street on the block be-
tween Kendall's and the P~Ostoffice.
While the stunts are being put on the
floats will again go north from Third
to Eighth on Main. After the stunts
are through the cheer leaders will
lead in the college yells. The parade
will break up on Eighth.
The whistle will blow as usual as
the signal for housewives to put out
their lunches for the hoboes, following
the parade at about noon. The hoboes
will then scatter over town and beg
handouts from kindly disposed ma
irons OF the city who each year pre-
pare handy little lunches in paper
sacks. After the handouts have been
given away the housewife hangs a tin
can on the door to indicate to other
hoboes hat the place has already been
visited. While the students are thus
engaged the visitors will go to the
college grove where they will be serv-
ed with a free barbecue lunch OF roast
OK, potatoes, buns and coffee by the
Brookings fire department. The fire
boys have made special arrangements
to handle a much larger crowd than
last year and with greater speed. State
college alumni will have their lunch
con at noon in the college dormitory.
The gates to the athletic Held will
open at lis. Music by the bands and
stunts by the students will begin at
100 p. m The three candidates for
governor, W. III. McMaster, Alice Lor-
raine DAILY and Louis N. Grill will
speak at 2:l5. AT 2:30 p. m. the big
football game between the University
Of South Dakota and State college will
begin. Special amusement will be
provided between halves.
After the game the greenhouse at
the college will be the center of at
traction where the great chrysanthe-
mum show is being held. This is free
to the public and will be open all day
to visitors. Ten thousand of the most
beautiful chrysanthemums will be on
display, a sight that no one will want
TO miss.
A special feature has been added to
the ogr this year i'm an evening
program in the college auditorium at
7:30. The first hour OF the program
will be taken up with musical num-
bers by the college orchestra and a
radio program broadcasted by the
Sioux Falls Argus-Leader including all
Of the football scores of the day. This
will be followed by a two act play pro-
duced by college talent. The closing
part Of the program will be a variety
OF musical and classical numbers by
the best Of the college talent. For
those who desire to dance, the big
Hobo day ball will be held in the
armory from $3.50 to midnight.
For all those desiring rooming &C
commOdations, special provision has
been made. The headquarters for all
rooming information will be at the
two Bookings hotels. Each hotel will
have a list Of all available rooms in
the city and committees in charge
will be on hand to direct the visitors
to these rooms.
State college alumni viii have a con-
siderable share IN The program. They
will have their own aiunni band in
the parade and all of the alumni will
march in the parade following their
band. At noon all alumni. both visit
ors and resident alumni will eat lunch
con at the college dormitory.
Rest rooms for visitors will be pro-
vided in the G.. A. r. Hall and in the
basement Of the Presbyterian church.
Motion pictures will be made Of
the entire Hobo day celebration Sat-
urday as has been the custom in years
past and these pictures will be shown
in leading theatres all Oyar the coun-