Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 198, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 August 1915 — OLD SETTLERS’ AND SOLDIERS’ CELEBRATION [ARTICLE]

OLD SETTLERS’ AND SOLDIERS’ CELEBRATION

KANKAKEE FAIR BETB ABIDE SEPT. 7TH—BIQ REUNION. Old Settlers and Old Soldiers of Kankakee county and adjacent counties will be tendered a large reception by the Kankakee Inter-State Fair at Its grounds on Tuesdays September 7th. It is expected that last year’s attendance of 1,000 will be surpassed, and unprecedented preparations are under way to show the old ft good time. In the morning of this day there will be a Reunion of Old Settlers and Old Soldiers, where each one will be given a handsome Souvenir Badge. Speeches and an address of welcome will feature the program. From there the elderly guests will be escorted to the big grand stand where an entire section of the best seats will be reserved for them. From here it will be possible to witness the full program of races, free circus and horse show. All Invited. This invitation is cordially extended to the Old Settlers and Old Soldiers of Kankakee, Will, Grundy, Livingston, Ford and Iroquois counties In Illinois, and Newton and Lake counties, Indiana. All people In these counties who are 65 yeiurs of age or over, and have residedjJn*ohe of them in or before 1865 are entitled to a free ticket of admission as Old Settlers; and all who fought In the War of the Rebellion should come as Old Soldiers. A letter to Len. Small, Secretary, Kankakee, Illinois, will bring a ticket to every Old Settler and Old Soldier who applies. All are Invited, and all should write.