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Show COUNCILMEN LABOR TO DECORATE STREET The members of the City Council showed commendable patriotism this morning: by laboring in a body to assist as-sist the employees of the departments in the decorating of Main street from South Temple to Third South, from. South Temple to Third South Although the Councilmen disclaim any knowledge of professional decora-Ing, decora-Ing, their efforts rapidly changed the appearance of the street With ladders, lad-ders, hammers and nails they went from pole to pole along the center df the street and arranged clusters of flags at a height of about twelve feet above the ground. When they had concluded their patriotic labor late in the afternoon th three blocks on Main street were greatly improved in appearance. ap-pearance. Merchants and professional men occupying oc-cupying stores and offices became enthused en-thused as they watched the Council-men, Council-men, and as a result many a flag and piece of bunting made its appearance on the fronts of buildings that might otherwise have remained bare of decorations. |