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Show Anniversary or the Danish Flag Is To Be Celebrated With a program of music and sports, the Danish people of Utah will celebrate cele-brate tomorrow the 700th anniversary of the Danish flag, the oldest flag in the world. The outing will be held at Lagoon and people from all parts of the state are expected to assemble there. The address of welcome will be delivered de-livered by President H. M. H. Lund and there will be speeches in regard tu the Danish flag by Andrew Jensen of the State Historical society and by F. F. Samuelson on the constitution of Denmark. Several musical numbers will be given. The program of sports will be as follows: fol-lows: Races for children Boys from 6 to X years, boys from 9 to 12 years; boys from 13 to 16 years; girls from 6 to S years; girls from 9 to 12 years. Races for adults. Young ladles (unmarried), (un-married), married ladies (free lor all); men (free for all); fat men; old men (over 50 years.) Sack race for boys Peanut scramble for children to 6 years. Doughnut eating contest for boys I and girls. Boat race for men. Boat race for ladies Swimming contest for men. Swimming contest for ladies Tug of war between lodges of the' Danish Brotherhood members. Wrestling content between the Dan ' ish champion, Jens Runckel, and vol-! untary opponents. WOMEN'S TENNIS TOURNAMENT. PHILADELPHIA, June 17. Play in the women's national tennis tourna ment was expected lo reach the t'lird round today, two matches in the second sec-ond round of singles havinc been Com-1 pieted yesterday. All of the ravorites, including Miss Molla Bjurst.Hit, tho title holder; Mrs George Wightman,' Miss Eleanor CJoss and Miss Marion Zinderstein, survived the opening day's, play. Miss BjurMedt won two matches I yesterday, advancing to the third round Play in the woman's championship, doubles started today with ;i long 'ist 1 of entries Miss Goss and Miss Zind- !' erstein are the title holders. aiievi 71 GOLFERS ON FIELD. ST. LOUIS, June 17. Over a precipi- frti tous fairway and the undulating green of Sunset Hill Country club, 71 golfers played 18 holes loday in the second Jakj a round of the western amateur golf litbei championship After luncheon the I life ii best C2 scores started match play with jtj,t an 18 hole round, reducing the survlv- :Ke ors at nightfall to sixteen men whe Brunei will contest at 36 holes tomorrow The weather is hot and clear and tho course is fast. ujj hiiV. |