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Show PRICE AND COUNTYTOWNS HAVE CELEBRATIONS 1 The "Price Peace Powwow," as hurriedly arranged by a com-i com-i inilti'c consisting of C. It. Mnrcuscn, W. F. Olson and Prof. Orsor Ryan, Inst Monday, was all that the patriotic citizenship or Pncv could desire. Mayor Wootton declared jrliolitlu)' tt take effect at noon, and there was a unanimous rcsiio'iiso to it. Throughout the clay, from 12 o'clock noon to 12 o'clock midnight, cannon ho'imcd a salute at intervals of fifteen minutes. At jl'o'eiot k In the afternoon after-noon a huge parade several blocks m Icngtbf headed by Mci'shuls or the Day Carlos Gundcrson and Orcnn Ryan, and tho Price band, marched tho length or Main street; made up or lady flagbfnrors, Red Cross organizations and gaily decorated automobiles. The spirit or the day was prevalent everywhere. In the evening a big openair patriotic deiuonstinlion was held on the schoolhousc square. Gathered around a huge bonfire wore twelve to firteon hundred people. Carl U. Marcuson acted as master of ceremonies, and an appropriate program of band .nutic, singing and speeches and the like was carried out. Tho Liberty band honor nag, with Its beautiful four bars and three stars, tolling the story or how Price went "over the top" three to one, was presented to the city government by Carl It. Mnrcuscn. The service flag, with its hundred and fifty-uino stars, told what this community did towards supplying at national army. Tills presentation was accepted in behalf of tho city by George A. Wootton, mayor. The complete program follows: Community singing under direction of A. iiergeuer; peace prayer, Rev. Ralph C. Jones, pastor or the Methodist church: 'Fathers or the Hoys Over Thore," A. W. Horsloy; "Mothors or the Roys Over There," Mrs. C. II. Stovensor; "Keep the Home Firos Hurning," Misses jqxi Wootton and Lolls llrynpr nnd A. Rergener; "The Home Guard," Dr. II. II. Gootxmann; "When the Hoys Come Home," short talk, Mrs. Matt Gllmour. From 10 o'clock to midnight, "Give the Kaiser Hell." About the same program as the' one at Price was carried out in all tho communitios and camps or Carbon county. It was a holiday everywhere. |