Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-07-04
The Celebration TODAY


All of the arrangements for the cell
ebration to-day are complete, and il the
weather will permit, the affair will be
the most enjoyable one in the history
of the county.
At 10 o'clock the cornet band will
call the crowd together on Main street
when the procession will be formed and
the march TO the grove taken up. If
the streets will permit, the procession
will start from the square opposite
Thompson 4 Co. store. A. r. Nc
Kinney is grand marshal, and he will
lead the procession.
AZ the grove, after music by the band
the assemblage will be called to order
by 7. a. McNcal, when the regular
programme will be carried out, as pub
lished below, as far as possible.
All persons from a distance or out
side of town are requested to make their
wants known to any of the COMMITTEE
men, and every attention will be paid
them.
The character Of the sports will de-
pend in measure on what the crowd
calls for. There will be several pre-
Tniums offered, and full particulars will
be given OH the grounds.
Immediately after dinner n platform
free dance will be started, with DIR. G.
L. Rigg in charge, and this will con-
tinue until night.
In the evening dance will occur at
Thompson-Little hall, and that a gen.
eral rush may not occur every gentle
man admitted to the hall, whether he
dances or not, will he charged one dol
lar.
AS soon as dark comes the pyrotech-
mic display will occur, under the direc
ton of a committee, ON Kansas avenue
east.
The ladies of the Christian church
will have a supper spread from o'clock
in the evening until midnight in court
house hall.
PROGRAMME:
!. Formation of procession on Main street,
Marshal on horseback-Cornet band-Thirty-
eight little girls representing theI states head
cd by the Goddess OF Liberty-Civic orders
Citizens on foot aad in carriages.
2. Arrival at the grounds-Opening prayer by
Elder Quick.
3. Music by the band, followed by National
air by the d little girls.
4. Reading the Declaratian of Independence
by Miss Jessie O'Bryan.
S. Song, America.
6. Address by T. A. McNeal, editor Of the Med
icine Lodge Cresset
Z. Song, American Flag.
s. Music by the cornet band aud a song, Pic
Me Glee.
g. Address by VIM. Garrison, of Sharon
10. Song, starSpangled Banner.
II. Address by I'M. Martin.
Il. Drill OF the Amateur Broom Brigade of
30 little girls.
- Song. Gle, and music by band.
10. Dinner, with Rev. J. o. Hazelton, editor of
the Hazelton Express. Master OF Ceremonies.
&c Glee.
10. Address by z. Sample.
u. Red white and Blue.
Is. Address by Rev. Gillian.
10. Music by hand.
%. Sports, including Potato Races. Sack IA
ces, wheelbarrow Racse, Climbing the Lubri.
Gated Pole, Feats In Hoping and Ticing Cattle
and Fancy Horsemanship-fore each OF which
exercise there will be n valuable prize to
the successful winner.
q. After dark there viii be grand display OF
fireworks, including more than n thousand
pieces. and all the modern inventions in pyro-
technics.
Morris: A platform dance viii no running in
the grove during the afternoon. and a grand
bnll will no gfven nm fown NJ ni0hf All ad-
dresses are limited tn - minutes. Aarshals
win preserve perfect order.
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