The St. Johns herald., 1900-07-07

: 1 Gray, guarding the Goddess of Lib erty Miss Stella Jarvis and Brig
 ham Peterson, Nineteen Hundred,
 The costumes of all these were ap'
 propriate and becoming, lending
 much to the beauty and attractive.
 ness of the procession and tAe
 grouping on the stage.
 The music furnished on the oc- casion was inspiring. and speaks well for tIre energy and enthusiasnl of each member and the leader of the Brass Band.
 Co. K., Capt. Chas. Jarvis com manding, with glittering accoutre
 inents and soltlierly bearing, could l we'll be the pride of any town.
 Then came a line of citizens completing the procession.
 The Assembly Hall, astefully decorated was filled to 0verhowing Marshall Earth called the meeting to order. The GIee- Club sang "The American Flag" in a man ner to inspire the dullest heart.
 Chaplain A. V. Gibbons invoked the divine blessing upon the as sembly. The Mandolin and. Guitar Club, composed of Misses Amanda Kemp, Eihel Farr, Josephine Ander- son, Mary Patterson and Addie Christensen. rendered most ex- cellent national air in pleasing manner. Mrs Rachel Berry read the Declaration of Independence in an impressive manner, interp- reting the sentiments of the Fathers in most happy style. The Quar- tetie, Messrs Martin Jensen, Chas. Davis, Vim. Holgate and Norman Freeman, Sang The Flag without a Stain thrilling all patriotic hearts present. The Oration delivered by Prof. J. ". Brown was full of eIo- quent words and patriot enthusi- asm. "The Star SpangIed Banner" was sung in full rich voice by Mrs. Martha T'homas. E. $. Perkins in patriot style~spdke concerning the victories of the past, duties of the present. "The Red, White and Blue was sung in excellent and pleasing manner by the quartette composed of Misses Mary Patterson and Eli th Waite, Messrs A. s. Gibbons and Frank Thomas. .s The recitation. "Old Glory is there" by Miss Laura Greer, WAS one the best numbers on tine program.
 Toast master Ling called on a num her of persons who responded in a ,nanner,shat was futt of power to inspire patrietic- zeal. The f"l- lnwing areaihe Sentiments and the persons responding: Cur CUlntry, Isaac Bart Ii; Our Glorious West, Willald Farr; TrihtHe to Declara. ton of Independence, Richard Gibbons The Ladies. F. S. Perkins :; Our Flag. Miss Layenia Berry The Army and Navy, Capt. Chas. Jarvis; The Blue and the Gray, Miss Alice Berry Religion, Factor in Civilization. MChris- jensen; A Welcome, Mrs. Naomi Freeman Apache County and her People, P. T. Coleman Jr.; Our Fnrefathers, President Udall Pa- trintism in. Young Hearts, Alfred Ruiz. The Glee Club sang "Amer- ica," the song thai never grows old.
 W. H. Gibbons made -a motion, seconded,ahd enthusiastically car ried, to extend to the Committees on Arrangements the thanks of the people of St. Johns for'the best eyer had in the town. J Pres. Udall moved that Il com msttee of five be apIsointed by the marshall 10 confer with the county authorities with q giew to secure a site for pavilion and begin ar for building the same seconded; carried. D. K. Udall, NJ. Christensen, E. $. Perkins, Al, fred Ruiz and Willard Farr were the committee.
 The amusemeats, in the after noon, the races, Mr. Froggie, Mr Rruin. Money by Electricity, were bowling successes. A large num- Der of prizes were awarded.
 Every body had good time IJig. little, old and young; no aeci- dents occurred and no one sorry