The age-herald., 1898-07-05
BIRMINGHAM DID
 HERSELF PROUD The Glorious Fourth Was Appropriately
 Celebrated. CITY IN HOLIDAY ATTIRE National COlOfS Were Literally and
 TaStefully Displayed. DEMONSTRATION AT AUDITORIUM Col. A. A. Wiley of Montgomery, Delivered a Magnificent Address Hibernians at
 Lakeview Typos at Hawkins
 Springs At East Lake.
DEMONSTRATION AT AUDITORIUM

l in celebrating the glorious Fourth" The latent patriotism of the people. which
 | has been aroused from its lethargy and in- | tensifed by the glorious victories of the Americans in the present war with Spain was evidenced in the celebrations and de- monstrations held in honor of the one hun | dred and twenty-second anniversary of the | declaration of independence at Philadelphia l in 1716, when our colonial sires threw off | the British yoke and planted the seed of l liberty which has borne such splendid fruit Early in the day the people began to l move about hither and thither, catching dummies and cars to the several parks | where the demonstrations were held The I beautiful colors of the American coat of l arms were profGsey displayed and many new and beautiful United States flags were thrown to the breeze from windows and | house tops. The irrepressible small boy l and the big firecracker were much in evil dence, and added greatly to the spirit of | the occasion.
 | In the resident portion of the city many l of the handsome homes were neatly deco | rated with red, whh2 and blue bunting and | in the less pretentious homes of the work l ing men tiny fags-in some instances a single one-gave evidence that the spirit or patriotism was not confined to classes but in one grand chorus of rejoicing every 1 citizen lent his voice.
 The grand, patriotic demonstration at the auditorium, under the auspices of the Daughters of the American Revolution, was | in every way grand success; the orator l of the occasion. Colonel A. A. Wiley. of Montgomery, delivering magnificent ad- dress. The stage was beautifully decorated | with flags, bunting and flowers, and a l fine picture of Hero Hobson was promi- nently displayed.
 The meeting was called to order by May or Frank w. Evans, who acted as master of ceremonies.
 In Stating inc ohieof of tba ,,,ael;,o Mayor Evans aroused the enthusiasm of the entire audience of about 2Oe0 people by his patriotic words.
 The stirring strains of Dixie and Yankee Doodle were again signals for an outburst and the big building rang with lusty cheers Rev. John G. Murray, pastor of the Church of the Advent, invoked the blessing of the Divine Providence upon the meeting and the principles for which 1t was held. Rufus N. Rhodes was introduced by the chairman and read the news of the destruc- ton of Cervera's fleet which set the audi ence wild.
 One of the prettiest parts of the celebra- ton was the appearance of the forty-six young ladies who each represented a state of the union. As the name of the state was called by Mayor Evans the fair spon- sor, attired in pure white, and wearing sash of national colors on which was print ed the name of the state, took her seat
 on the stage, Rhode Island and the terri tories were appropriately represented by little tots, who were cheered as they came upon the stage.
 "The Star Spangled Banner was sung in which the entire audience joined. Rev. G. c. Kelly delivered an original pa triotic ode which was highly appreciated. A patriotic recitation by Miss Josephine Oxford sponsor of Camp Jeff Davis. United Confederate Veterans, was well ren- dered and received hearty applause. Short addresses were delivered by Dr. O. T. Dozier, James E. Webb and others America was then sung by the audi ence, after which Mayor Evans introduced Colonel Wiley, whose appearance was the signal for another outburst of applause. Teh eloquent orator of the occasion held his audience spellbound for about thirty
 minutes, and in burning words of patriot ism he reviewed the history and develop ment of American independence. At the conclusion of Colonel Wiley's ad- dress the audience gave expressions of its appreciation in hearty applause J. A. Rountree introduced the following resolutions which were unanimously adopted:
 Whereas, The whole world has been thrilled by the dashing. daring and mag nificent act of heroism and bravery dis played by Alabama's distinguished young naval officer Lieutenant Richmond F. Hobson. Whereas, This act is not surpassed in all
 the tales of chivalry, for that discretion which is the better part of valor, and that unfinching valor which is the highest of all discretion the deed commands recog- milton among the most heroic deeds of all times.
 Whereas, The congress of the United States has publicly thanked this hero and transferred him from the construction corps to the line, which was fully war ranted, he having received the necessary technical training of the naval academy where h stood No. 1 in his classes. Therefore be it resolved, That the rep resentatves of the people of Alabama here assembled, suggest and earnestly request the president of the United States a propr ecogniton of Hobson's heroism, that he advance to the rank of lieutenant-com- mander and be given command of the bat tleship Alabama.
 Resolved second, That the chairman of this meeting be requested to send these resolutions to Congressman Underwood and request him to deliver the same to President Mckinley and personally ex-
 press to him the wishes of this people. Benediction was pronounced by Rev. l.. s. Handley of the Central Presbyterian church..
 Promptly at 12 o'clock the leading mer- chants closed their stores and together with their clerks and employees joined in | the celebrations.
 Races at EastLits The bicycle races at East Lake yester- day afternoon were bowling successes so to speak, and were attended by hundreds of people. Robert Stubbs proved himself the rider of the da, winning three first
 prizes and one second out of four races Considering the fact that the track around the lake is of such snake-like,
 winding character, and that none of the | curves are banked in the least, some ex- | ceent time was made, as the records be- low will show.
 The first race, a quarter-mile dash was won by Joe Riddle in 36 3-5 seconds, with Stubbs second and Harvith third. There were @ large number of entries to this race.
 The mile open was run in fine shape, a fast pace being set by tandem, and was