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THE T*AENTHUSIASTICWas the Citizens Meeting at the Council Chamber.Further Preparations Made for the Reception of Our Soldior Boys.Alarm Will Be Sounded Two Hours Before Their Arrival by Water WorksWhi8tle-Arrangementof Details.vge:Great, will be the demonstration in honor of our soldiers now en route Mntlhomo. The citizens' committee, at. „... *the council chamber last night, satisfactorily arranged the details of thebig day. The ex-members of Co. Ji were recognized as the loaders and . will have charge of the arrangements. (A committee representing the fraternal societies of the city met in the engineer’s cilice bolero the regular meeting in the council chamber and arranged for all the fraternal organ-1* izations to turu out in one body, with u the Uniformed Bank K. of I5.‘in the lead and the I. O. O. F. Militant bringing up the rear, making a fraternal division.Tiiis plan was very satisfactory to the committee and the Grand Marshal was instructed bo give them a'place in the parade. Each member of this division will wear a small American llag In the lapel of his coat { I to show that he belongs to tbis division aud be is area ruembci of some fraternal society. They will assemble at the 1. O. O. F. hall, Fifth aud Court streets, at least one hour before the arrival of Co. II. The two uuiformed bodies are requested to get together two hours , before the arrival of the train. II. IC. Bratt will be the division captain and will repot t to and be under the direction of the Grand Marshal of the day. This body will be several hundred strong and will make an impos ing appearance.; Hetiry Scott was present in behalf of the colored citizens and asked for a place for two hundred in the parade. Jle was directed to perfect his organization and report to the Grand Marshal, who would give them a good place.The Grand Marshal reported that he had heard from the G. A. B, the public schools as a body, and tiie secret societies of the city and that all would turn out, in their full strengbli and he given positions in the parade. He will todav send out• i . r .... . . *
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Portsmouth Daily Times
Portsmouth, Ohio, US
Wed, Nov 02, 1898
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