The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1891-07-02
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AFFanetmeah All CempIsted Ior The Biggest
Tina IN he HiStsry Il Takina.
The committees appointed TO attend to
the Fourth Of July celebration arrange
ments have about completed their laborS,
and in the main have done well. They
have labOFed long and with good effect,
and, while in some instances personal
preferences and partially have bean
shown, the exercises Of the day will no
doubt pass of smoothly and most salts
factorily.
The day will open with the usual firing
Of anvils and guard mount BY Company
E, ct $50 q. m, at the Central school
house.
The procession will form at 10 q. m. at
the city hall.
The officers Of the day are: Grand
marshal, Fred Parker; aids, T. N. Vance,
D. W. Simmons, F. r. Reed and N. II.
Ellis.
The order Of procession IL % follows:
l. Liberty car-White children.
2. Liberty car-Indian children.
8. Grand Army Of the Republic.
I. Company Z, ID regiment.
8. Independent Order Of Odd Fellows.
9. Knights Of Pythias.
7. EllensbuTgh hose team.
8. Yakima hose teams.
0. Balance Of fire department.
10. City government in carriages.
IL. Citizens.
IL. Industrial displays.
Is. Indians on horseback.
The route Of the procession will be from
the city hall on Front street to Chestnut
street, thence east to FIRST street, north
10 Yakima avenue, Yakima avenue to
Third street, north on Third to B street,
thence west TO First street, thence south
to Yakima avenue and then TO the city
hall.
After the procession there will be ex-
ercises at Switser's new hall, the program
for which Is as follows:
l. "Hail Columbia" by the band.
2. Invocation.
8. Vocal music by the choir.
4. Opening address by the president
Of the day.
s. Vocal music by the choir.
8. Reading Of the declaration Of indie
pendence by F. n. Spain.
z. Instrumental duet.
8. Poem or defamation by Nye Tag
gard.
.. "star spansled Banner" by the
choir.
10. Grafton by Hon. Henry Long.
II. america" by the choir and the
audience.
~. Benediction.
At 8 80 in the afternoon the races on
Yakima avenue, between First and Sec.
ond streets will start. The order Of the
sport Is as follows:
FOOT RACE.
First prize, $40; second prize, q IS hat.
First prize, IS; second prize, 81.
wHEELBARRoW RACE.
First prize, %; second prize, 81.
INDIAN PONY RACE.
First prize, Is blanket; second prize,
Blk 0AuukercnleIs
FAT MANS RACE.
First and second prizes will be awarded
BY the committee. ]. d. Cornett and
james Greene barred.
Ats p. m. the hose team races will
take place.
The celebration will close with Q grand
ball in the evening at Switzer's new Cd
era house.
Natal nay NOtss.
Don't forget the races ct the track.
They promise to be very close and inter
esting.
Sam Vinson declines to enter the fat
mans race. He says the temperature ID
too high for his rich southern blood.
There are all sorts Of reports regarding
the time made by the Ellensburgh hose
team during their practice. It 10 even
claimed that they have worked down Ia
81 seconds. II that IL . fact, they will
carry of the prizes and considerable Of
Yakima's betting money.
Ellensburgh will be down here in force.
It 10 thought q special train will be nee.
essary to accommodate ell who will come.
Work will be suspended on the big
ditch July 4th. Everybody is coming To
the city 10 celebrate.
Tents and other camping outfits on the
skirts Of the city Is testimony that the
country people will generally be here.