The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. [46], No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 27, 1918 Page: 5 of 8
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THE ROCKDALE REPORTER. Thuradav june 27,
1918
Page Five
A Great Union Celebration
Thursday, July 4th
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Penn Camp Grounds
{The Old Camp Meeting Grounds, Near San Gabriel)
Your National Government, through your President, Woodrow Wilson, the most famed President that ever
lived, has made the request of the American Nation that this July 4th be fittingly and properly observed. To this
framer??vIn. vfn/fnfoCted tOJ°in 3 great Uni°n 2athering °f a11 citizens at the above Camp Ground
on iflUKoUAI, JULY 4, 1918. ......
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A bundance of Shade - Plenty Ice Water
The grounds are all being cleaned and comfortably arranged to
care for the largest crowd ever assembled in Matchless Milam
Patriotic Speeches - Soul Stirring Music
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The most talented orators that can be obtained will speak
morning and afternoon. Lots of good Brass Band Music all
day. Besides there will be many other attractions and com-
forts for old and young. Bring the children-don’t leave them
at home-because this is a day they will remember to old age.
Big Old Fashion Basket Picnic Dinner
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Invite all your friends from everywhere, and all bring well
filled baskets, filled with good old country style eatin’; such as
can only be cooked by the famous house-wives of our country.
Of course town folks will take big baskets too, but they just
can’t cook like our good country women. Dinner will be
spread together on one long table. OH, MY\
Let Nothing Keep You A way On This Day
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This is a call to celebrate by the Greatest Government, and the
Greatest President the world has ever known. It is a pleasant
duty you owe yourself, your friends and the Nation. Show
your appreciation of living under the gloi ions flag, of the Red,
the White and the Blue. *•* ':_
Remember the Day-Remember the Place. Penn Camp Ground, July 4th. All
business houses will be closed in Rockdale, Thorndale and elsewhere on this day
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Cooke, John Esten. The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. [46], No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 27, 1918, newspaper, June 27, 1918; Rockdale, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth742080/m1/5/?q=%22thurber+%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library.