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SPEEDING DEPARTING SOLDIERS.Will Be Guests of Honor at Community Singing at the Grand Opera HouseTo-morrow Evening. ■When the committee on arrangements for tin* National Week of Song determined «»u February *22d tin* date for tin- evening of Community Singing, then* w a - no intimation a* to just when tin* government would call tb«* next inert1 ment lt;f troops. Since the arrangement* were competed the government ha* called tor the entrainment of men on Saturdav, Kebruarv 23d. This neeesvi-*.■ ■ J\W'title* their being in l)lt;*corali and ready to go on Friday evening, the 22d. At the meeting of the Commercial Club la-t wc«k a committee was appointed to make arrangement* for some form of entertainment for them men. It lias ieen decided to make them the guest* of honor at the lt;raikl (|H*ra Houm* tomorrow evening and peeial reservationswill be made for them, The larger part of the program is composed of patriotic music and will be e*|ecial)y appropriate under the circumstances. City Attor-rev .1. A. Nelson will make a farewell iaddres* tlt; the 1h»v and they will Ik* presented with comfort kits.The official* in New York, who are sponsor* for the National Week of slt;ng. have made a special request that ‘‘America he sung at eight oYloek on the evening of WashingtonV birthday. This request will \w observed to-morrow evening and you should be in your seats promptly at 7:45 in order to participate in this song. The singing will he lead by Luther (VdWe band, who will oecu-flpr - ■py seats on the stage, and Prof, C. A.Sperati will direct the tinging. Remember that an admission of ten cents will 1»* charged to eovej1 expenses, and whatever Mirplus remains will 1h* donated to lX‘eorah hospital.
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Decorah Republican
Decorah, Iowa, US
Thu, Feb 21, 1918
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