| Show all fail 6 j patriotic speech sony song buic millie sports pageant and great fireworks of patriotic fcc l cr make up a aday day vor the glorious fourth was observed in ric richfield Richlie litfield ld with true patriotic fervor and tile the committee in charge is entitled to much uch credit for the general e excellence xcell ence of the day days 1 S program the day was ushered in with the usual cannonading canno which for noise nas as rather hither unusual as tile the stirred tile the during many of the early hours As the sun peeped over the eastern castern peaks old glory was flung to the breeze and the tones of the grand old anthem tile the star spangled banner floated out over the city from the brasses and woodwinds wood winds of 0 the band for an all hour or more music continued on page four NATIONS C ALLY continued from page 0 one was discoursed at various points of the city and the citizens were aroused to the importance of the nations birthday the next feature was the exercises at the courthouse the steps were utilized as ab a platform and james M peterson was chairman and right well did he perform his duties the band opened the proceedings with a selection and bishop H J hansen was chaplain mrs leslie poulson was in splendid voice and gave a fine rendition of the stal stai spangled banner the band playing ng a nicely balanced accompaniment mrs poulson gave to the old ever new anthem a fervor and patriotism that was truly inspiring H E deal beal the orator gave a fine example of america in his well chosen and beautifully rounded periods as he drew a word picture of the glories of america past and present mrs Calla ways girls chorus never appeared to better advantage than in its rendition of stars and stripes forever sousas dousas wonderful march in a vocal setting and here again the band appeared to advantage in its accompaniment this was a real gem as the fresh clear young voices voice s swelled and receded in a paean of patriotic gladness another selection by the band ended the exercises and the great crowd filed out of the courthouse yard loud in their praises of the excellent eve ellent program athletic events the committee on sports hati a full program prepared and this commenced at 2 12 at tho the cites most recent acquisition the natatorium this place was chosen because of the aquatic contests provided by the committee the events and winners were boys 50 yard dash clash rex clavson Lav son yard free for all leo beutler mens 50 yard race joe yard relay east vs west east wins leo beutler bentler glen beutler joe Rasmus ben and carl ramsay pony race gilbert parker girls sliming race jasmine perry sNi sliming ming race jasmine perry boys sliming race rex lawson mens sliming race R mattsson ladies diving contest doma I 1 mens diving divine contest rex bl bean ean tug of war married men T vs single men the former with deronda carl ramsay joe frank christensen earl hansen russ hansen as the team there was much amusement in the contests particularly the last one when the single men were pulled into the plunge main street was aglow with light a as twilight gave way to darkness seats had been arranged in front of the federal building for spectators and the pageant prepared by mrs vern blomquist was presented the pageant was a representation of the early struggle between england and america ending in the signing of the declaration of independence probably it could have been aed i ap with the music of 1776 by fife and drum but it was interesting as it was N as the fireworks started out tine line great rockets shed showers of stars I 1 and roman candles candies added color and scintillations that were beautiful but suddenly entered unheralded and unannounced an andy gump j climax and the fireworks scattered themselves promiscuous and variously I 1 throughout the crowd A large pinwheel was being essayed and it balked at dolar dolac any pin wheeling wheelin g A storm of sparr sparks entered the I 1 lox ox whore where reposed ill all the he fireworks s then came pandemonium people in the foreground made haste to remove themselves from the spots they had bad occupied while those in the background who could not see what happened thought it a new nev way albeit an unusual not to say alarming way to display such pe pesky sky things as rockets running wild among thel the populace rop ulace cliff nelson was in charge A less nervy individual would have heat it from the tiring zone but cliff stood his ground while rockets and other offensives tore through his apparel and ruined an otherwise perfectly good suit snit of clothes when all the fireworks were gone except a few inoffensive but stubborn pin pinwheels wheels the crowd dispersed the show was good while it lasted and it lasted long enough for the kind of show it was the dance at the anona anoda ended a perfect day of patriotic verve and excitement and people retired happy though tired |
