Great Falls tribune., 1889-07-06
ORATORY AND SPORT.
GRAFTON BY j. B. LESLIE
AT THE GROVE.
Great Falls Celebrates the Fourth with Be
coming Gayety-A Base Ball
Match and Racing-Ths
Arion Ball.

The Fourth dawned bright and clet
in Great Falls. Tt was welcomed wit
banners and the joyous greetings {
| young people who hailed the holiday at a
early hour with patriotic enthusian
i There was fusilade Of fire crackers al
along the line from Prospect hill to til
Missouri, announcing that here as we'll a
elsewhere boys exe,cise the time honore
/ privilege of exploding fire works t
their hearts content on the gloriou
/ Fourth.
| The warm sun Indicated that the da,
1 would be hot-a dog day. But trop1ca
heat could not repress the ardor of or
! people. At the appointed time the Pic
i neer Hook and Ladder company, the wal
veterans Of the Grand Army and the
I Arion society with its fine German f1as
4 assembled at the engine house anc
4 formed into line. At the head we're Rev
! ] Reid. Mayor Fairfield, Judge Race
and j. B. Leslie in a carriage The civic
procession accompanied by citizens in
carriages and on horseback made tha
round of the town enabling tile people OF
/ First and Second avenues sonth as wall
as those on Central avenue Ia see tha va+
Grams with the starry flag, the fire laddies
lin their scarlet uniform; the fire cart and
ladders adorned with bunting; the Arion
society with its tri-colored flap. and the
long line Of carriages and wagons with
groups Of happy faces. The Park theatre
Eband walked with martial tread and. d;s.
coursed sweet music as the procession
moved through the streets and thence n
The lower grove where platform
adorned with bunting had been nrenared
for tie exercises. The general effect
here was nleasino n me extrama ,rha
broad Missouri glistening in the sun. the
national colors in which ina nlatfor,o
WAS embowered. the large assam mhl,ao ~
beonle in front and lonv linz of yahic,es
iormed altogether i nictnraso,,a con,h;,
dation worthy Of the day and of the oc.
casion. 1t recalled those simnla cele-
brations in the early davs Of tha rannh-
Ii which did 40 much 10 cher1sh ,ova for
6enocratlc institutions and foster the
freedom which the patriots of ,76 had
Won with their swords Indoa R.oa
Who was president Of the dav ~ the .h
ence Of Charles Wegner called on Rev
Reid ia Oman tba ayaroias u,,+b mo,
Ehich he did impressivelv the entire
hdience standing reyerent1v
Judge Race then said. Another vaar
d rolled by. Again va celehrate tho
urth OF July. This means we do
nor 70 tile 90 men who 113 years ago,
pciared the united colonies" to be .sfree
Id independent states" This maant for
baroic ,a, - I'M
aas,,a - 80 - ''iao o'.ne sesen years
at'tuous warfare against powerful
Ptlon. Of the perils aud the sacrifices
fhich that involved, the comrades of the
rand Arn,v who hano +,al- u
,at 'lit'isoiSus eiio
un. ana ouroen OF war can tell you,
Applause. 1t is proper as a great
tatesman said that this day should he
seehratad With +bo boo,n,ng - oo,,,aa
m sst..., s - e'nnon'
~ naslohal sports ana patrlouc oratory
~ order that the young may derive in
pration and that the old nav look back
nan an ,,nhu>l,o o,.;oa % ,,;,,a,,a.,
pen sotlos = @nni sei 9ai
s' laulant Win hallowed memories ana
elled with patriotic pride. Applause.[
will now introduce as the orator of the
av NJ, - = 80 ss,:s = ~ ~ = - = - -
Hat land nf d;st;nn,;s,oa a,.tona 80
NJ. ien, una.o. . eAAe4
sou eta1esheh-hople old hentucky.
applause.
Mr. I,asl;o +ho,, sno,,o 80 fo,,ona
80 'po'Ao s'9 iotto"s'
Mr Chairman, ladies' and gentlemen:
There are occasions, which, on account of
heir great significance and impressive
eHect, are cherished and remembered
oreyer. This day suggests the happen
ng OF an event which has operated as the
eorner stone Of one Of the most stipend
us, one Of the most magnificent struct-
efes ever beheld in ancient or modern
ines. An event whose consequences,
4olloWlng in rapid succession and crowd
q into the short space of 113 years, is
elmost II not wholly without parallel in
ne ne worlds history. The 4th day of July!
Yhat signiticance2 The motives that
pEomt this coming together, a total
1oandonment for the time Of all private
nterests-an epitome Of what is transpir-
" all over this country--suggests a
eady response. No language can gild