Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 138, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 June 1919 — MONTICELLO PLANS MONSTER CELEBRATION FOR FOURTH; [ARTICLE]

MONTICELLO PLANS MONSTER CELEBRATION FOR FOURTH;

Plans for a monster “Welcome Home” celebration to be held July 4th, for thp soldiers who represented White county in the world war are being completed by the Red Men’s lodge, of Monticello, who have the celebration in charge. Between eight and nine hundred men entered the service from this county and some lie buried on the fields of Flanders, where poppies grow; others are back home, permanently crippled; some have ened minds and bodies; some have come back safe and well. White county has been very fortunate in her losses during the war and every man, woman and child in the county should feel a deep interest in every soldier who has returned; every man, woman and child should show their respect for those who have made the supreme sacrifice and who have been wounded while in theiT country’s service; every woman and child should remember those from White county who are still in foreign fields awaiting anxiously the time when they may return to their native land. The “Welcome Home” celebration, although given under the auspices of the Red Men’s lodge, should be “our” celebration and every citizen in the county should do his part to make it a success. Let’s give them a royal welcome and show in a small measure our appreciation of them. An invitation is extended to every soldier in the county to attend the celebration. The War (Mothers, who have continually worked for the weL fare of their sons, are still standing by them and on July Fourth, with the assistance of the Red Men, will serve a big,dinner free to all "soldiers who attend. Those who went from Carroll county with organizations from White county are ails© invited and urged to attend.,