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Patriots Turn Out To See Navy SpecialGreat interest is ‘being centered in the coming of the navy special to this city tomorrow for a twenly-four hour stop-over. The special is scheduled to arrive here about noon tomorrow and will come in over the traction lines.Chairman Fosfcett is in charge of this affaix» and he has arranged withSuperintendent Howie of the city street car lines to have the cars belonging to the special stationed on Third street • between Broadway and North, where they will remain, during their stay here. Superintendent Howie will arrange to route his North | Side cars during the time, and the itracks will be left entirely free foruse of the special,■ The program which will be given m connection with the coming of the special, will be held in Court park Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock. The twenty-seven piece naval band accompanying the special will give a concert in the park. Mayor Earns will cancel the weekly band concert at Spencer park so it will give every man, ■woman and child in Logansport and all Cass county an opportunity to hear the band and Eee the wonderful navy exhibits, which are on three flatcars, and each one displays the many weapons of wars now used onthe seas. A torpedo boat destroyer,' submarine and an. eagle bo*t: ax other subsea craft will-be exhibit* The special car also carries sever cannon hurling a three-pound she These will be loaded with blank* u discharged-at different tinea.Accompanying the special are-two tyy-seven members of the -Jack band, twenty-one jackie*. two. o fleers and several speakers, who wi give addresses tomorrow * evezdn that will be at great Interest to ever one. -■••...•■ • —Ensign H. D. Childs i« in charge « this special. Tk© main purpose « the visit is to.acquaint the people « the country more claariy with - U doings of. the United SUtea navy.. ; is also one of the' purposes of ti tour to courage enlistment* in ti navy. The special comes here’froi Peru and goes to Lafayette- after1visit here. J;.- Chairman Foakett desires the . rc cep Cion committee named - seven days ago to meet at Court park at-o’clock tomorrow to make the jriaftox welcome to our city and to let tbea know that we are proud to have-the* with .uk.This special js one of the srealec demonstrations of the kind In tfc United States.
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Logansport Pharos Reporter
Logansport, Indiana, US
Sat, Aug 17, 1918
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