4/12/1917. All of the boys in the Waverly high school class of 1917 enlisted in the army or navy during WWI before graduation and left Waverly after this parade to give them a "fitting farewell." The Independent Republican reported that 1,500 people took part in the parade, including the enlistees, an 86-piece band, veterans of the Civil War, the firemen in uniform, the ladies of the W.R.C., and about a thousand enthusiastic youngsters from the Wartburg Seminary, the local public schools, and the Lutheran parochial school. An estimated 5,000 viewed the parade. More photos of the parade and enlistees can be found in this collection.
Location: East Bremer between 2nd and 4th looking northeast. The cupola of the courthouse is seen behind the CGW depot which then had a roof larger than today. the tree at the left was destroyed when Penney's built on the site in 1930. It was then one of the few remaining trees that had been part of the forest that covered the east side of the river when the town was platted. Additional photographs and resources can be found at the Waverly Public Library on the local and family history page http://www.waverlyia.com/public-library/research/local-and-family-history-collection.aspx Accession No. _91L0012
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4/12/1917. All of the boys in the Waverly high school class of 1917 enlisted in the army or navy during WWI before graduation and left Waverly after this parade to give them a "fitting farewell." The Independent Republican reported that 1,500 people took part in the parade, including the enlistees, an 86-piece band, veterans of the Civil War, the firemen in uniform, the ladies of the W.R.C., and about a thousand enthusiastic youngsters from the Wartburg Seminary, the local public schools, and the Lutheran parochial school. An estimated 5,000 viewed the parade. More photos of the parade and enlistees can be found in this collection.
Location: East Bremer between 2nd and 4th looking northeast. The cupola of the courthouse is seen behind the CGW depot which then had a roof larger than today. the tree at the left was destroyed when Penney's built on the site in 1930. It was then one of the few remaining trees that had been part of the forest that covered the east side of the river when the town was platted. Additional photographs and resources can be found at the Waverly Public Library on the local and family history page http://www.waverlyia.com/public-library/research/local-and-family-history-collection.aspx Accession No. _91L0012