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# This was a day to remember, a day that would long stand out as the "greatest" whenever any one mentioned Twin Cities coopâ€" eration. Kitchener reacted magnaminâ€" ovly and designated the day as "Waterloo Day", and the smaller community did themselves proud. It came about during the eity of Kitchener‘s Old Boy‘s Reunion. A parad was being planned, and, Waterloo decided that they would like to show their "big" brother community a little "family" co operation. They decided to parâ€" ticipate in the parade. It was Waterloo Day in more sense than one, and the excel lent display made by the smaller municipality elicited enthusiastic praise from the thousands who thronged the Iime of march. The various floats showed much ingenuity and thought and there was sufficient of the comâ€" interest on the part of citizens generally. The Waterloo section of the parade was led by an automobile in . which were seated Prime Minister Mackenzie King, W. D. Euler, W. G. Weichel, MPP, Maâ€" yor William Henderson Sr. of Waterloo and Mayor Nicholas Asmussen of Kitchener. Between the two communities, a gigantsc parade evolved that was termed the greatest ever seen in the Twin Cities. A wholesale an# retail manuâ€" facturers parade through Kitchâ€" ener drew 233 exhibits, 87 of Their car was followed by four horses, the Waterloo Band which played in "truly spirited fashion," members of Waterloo council on a truck, Miss Waterloo and the other floats. Miss W:terloo, personified by Miss Ruth Bohlender, sat in state in a golden coach with driâ€" veâ€" and footman, a pretty picture of oldâ€"time grace and dignity. Ba. .r‘s Ltd elaborate float conâ€" sisting of a graceful boat draped in red, white and blue, upon which were oarr: nged bales and rolls of shoday womr the grand sweepstakes prize in the parade. Oldâ€"time methods of agriculâ€" ture were shown in use of the flail in threshing grain, the H. A. Glcisser showed a comâ€" pletely »quipped bathroom and the float displayed by Kuntz Beverages showed alluringly fillâ€" ed bott.es ju:* out of reach of the thirsy crowd. A novel and interesting float was that of the Globe Furniâ€" ture Co., which depicted the little red schoolhouse filled with pupils alternately busy and idle at their de ks. Oldâ€"time methods of agriculâ€" ture were shown in use of the flail in threshing grain, the archaic method. being â€"followed up by the most upâ€"toâ€"date exhibit of agricultural machines turned out by the Waterloo Manufacturâ€" ing Company. The Waterloo Glove Manufact uring Co. displayed a sample that would have filted Hercules or the statue of Liberty as well as smaller sizes. Waterloo‘s first brick manufactory was shown in the display of the Bechtcl Brick Co. Reitzel‘s Ltd. gave a very perâ€" tinent supggostion to the unmarâ€" ried in the slogan, "You get the bride and we‘ll supply the house." A very conterded looking briâ€" dal couple gave "every evidence" AUGUST 5, 1925 The Day Kitchener Designated Waterloo Day council of Kitchener bid you hearty welcome to our city on this feastive occasion. The Kitchener Band led the second section of the long parâ€" ade. Many of the exhibits in this lineup had figured in previous processions, the newspaper acâ€" count sid. Aiter the parade members of Kitchéener council feted Waterloo officials at a luncheon at the Hofbrau Cabaret, Queen Street South. Mayor Asmussen presentâ€" ed Mayor Henderson with this illuminated address: "To the mayor, council and citâ€" izens of Waterloo: From far and wide your sons and daughters, as well as ours, have come to visit the homes of their childhood. We have a comâ€" moxr history, common interests, a The Waterloo Upholstering Ltd. showed an attractive living room with open fireplace while the Doe.ing Co. gave a fine exâ€" hibit of upâ€"t2â€"date travelling bags, trunks and so on. A "contented cow" of Holstein extraction appropriately alluded to as the "foster mother of the world," followed by a hay rack filled with jolly boys and girls, advertised â€" the output of the Snydér Farm Dairy. knight who stood protectively over a mother and her child. of being satisfied with what the company had done for them. The Dominion Life Assurance Co. gave an artistic interpretaâ€" tion of the value of insurance o e people. tentions emp~asize the bonds *"For this one week we are reâ€" solved to forge. the problems of the present and the prospects for the future and to live only in the past. ‘"We ask you to be boys and girls with us again, and to visit back and forth with us as you used to do in th. lJong ago. _ ‘"Now and always you are welâ€" come in Kitchener." The address was signed by the mayor on bel alf of the citizens of Kitchener. In his reply, Mayor Henderson said it was the happiest mome: of his life and that there was no reason why the two communiâ€" ties shouidn‘t get along fine. Mr. Weicael, MPP, emphasized the magnificence of the parade which he said, had never been equalled anywhere. He regretted the fact that no preparations had been made for having the parade filmed for preâ€" sentation _ in _ moving _ picture houses. An eaitorial in the Record of Aug. 5, 1925 lauded Waterloo for showing as deep a concetn in the success of the reunion as Kitchener itself The setting part of a definite day as part of the officral proâ€" gram was acrely a tribute to the smaller â€" municipality‘s coâ€"operaâ€" tior in . common cause. "This is ‘ ‘aterloo Day and the iwin borough is having its fling It‘s a grand and glorious fecling in which we are all sharing. Coal may be scarce and taxes high, but what‘s the difference as long as we‘re ha py," the editorial conâ€" cluded. 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