Semi=weekly graphic., 1897-06-26
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 CONTEST,
UNIQUE MANNER IN WHICH THE NATION S BIRTHDAY WILL BE CELEBRATED
 AT FoRDYCF, JULY 8
Prominent Little Rock Citizens Have Consented to Act as Judges
 For the Occasion,

For the Occasion.
 The following announcement of unique celebration which is gaining great prominence in South Arkansas will be read with interest:
 on July the second inter county contest in declnmation and music will take place in the training school building at Fordyce. Fifty dollars will be awarded the best declaimcr; $l0 to the second; $5 to the third; $25 to the best performer on piano; Sl0 to second. The following will take part in the contest, represent ing the counties named.
 Welcome address by R. c. Brown.
 Fred Hancock, Little River county, ..The New South.s Ozark and light blue
 Ed Peek, Miller county. tlled and white
 C. F. Saunders, Columbia county, 'oThe Victories q Peace. (Biue and white.
 $. J. r. Wynn, Drew county, Make Him Like Me. lBme and black.
 Henry Rector, Howard county, aRome and Carthage (Green and white.
 Alex Rowell Jefferson county, "The Black Horse and His Rider. fpink and green.
 Walter l., Goodwin, Union county, Henry N. Grady, themost Brilliant son Of the Republic.
 ] " White, Cleveland county. 5Red.
 Parker c. Even, Jr. Monroe county, Our National Prosperity" fBlaclx and yellow.
 J. A. Payne, Grant county, An Appeal to Young Men
 l.. k Menard, Arkansas county, "Indiyidnal vs. state. lRed and Blue. J. O. Walsh, Dallas county, l1u logy on Henry " Grady. eorange.
 Ncvaaa county. tBlacl.) Not yet heard from.
 Calhoun county (Light blue.) Not yet heard from
 Bradley county. (Brown and pink.) Not yet heard from. l Ouachita county. (Royal purple.) Not yet heard from.
 The following young ladies will Icontcst for the prizes in music:
 Miss Carrie Greenfield, Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
 Miss Kittie Matthews, Stuttgart, Arkansas.
 Miss Yertie Bradley, Warren, Ark ansas.
 Miss May Gardenhire, Camden, Arkansas.
 Miss EstelIe Jones, Fl Dorado Ark ansas.
 Miss Madie Cason, Magnolia, Ark ansas
 Miss Ella Bunn. Fordyce, Arkan-i sas
 Miss Cora May Brown, Arlladel- phia, Arkansas.
 The exercises will begin at 10 a. m and continue until 12. when the audience will adjourn to the park adjoining the school premises, where q magnificent basket dinner will be spread by the citizens of Fordyce and surrounding country. Here all young men who have reached twenty one years oi age since July 4 1896, will be drawn up in a special position and short address on American Citizenship will be delivered by 1 Hon. sam NJ. Taylor, of Pine Bluff, l Ark.
 The following distinguished gentle men have consented to serve as judges in the Reclamation contest: Hon. ". E. Hemingway. Little Rock Rev. t. E. Willis, searcy, Hon. Clay Sloan, of Little Rock.
 Competent and unbiased persons will he selected to judge the contest in music. The association is in- debted to the IIollenberg Music Co, of Little Rock, for the use of splen- did new I<imball piano.
 I1ordyee invites q large attendance and will exteDd q royal welcome to this great celebration. Visitors can secure ample accommodations The cotton Belt Railroad will give a rate of one fare for round trip on the , and 3.
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