The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-07-08
CELEBRATIONS
IN The COUNTY.
THE REVIEW SPECIAL CORES
PONDENTS TELL OF THE DAY

PONDENTS TELL OF THE DAY.
Big Crowd Listens to Patriotic Ad-
dresses, and Enjoy Various Sports,
and Eat Picnic Dinners,
The glorious Fourth of July, the an
niversary OF the Declaration of Inde-
pendence, was celebrated in Crawford
in appropriated style, with more en-
thusiasm and interest than for many
years.
The day dawned bright and clear,
but about nine o'clock black clowd
was seen coming up from the west.
The hundreds of people paid little heed
to this however, and the trains were
I crowded with people going to West
Side, Deloit and Dow City. The RE-
VIEWS special correspondents were
on hand and give interesting reports OF
the different celebrations. At Deloit
there was good old fashioned gather
ing of people and everyone had the
best kind of time. John AinswOrth
4 was on hand and he tells how they
celebrated.
At DelOit.
Good old fashioned Fourth of July
celebrations are so rare now days that
your reporter has almost forgotten how
to write one up, but at leloit there
was one, and the eagle screamed as in
the days when the glorious Fourth was
not simply a gigantic money grabbing
scheme.
Deloit has always known how to
celebrate, and to say that she sus-
tanned her reputation this year is to
state fact. There was good crowd
considering the threatening weather,
and quite.early in the day the process
sion or rather the street parade, headed
]. by the Swedish cornet band from Kiron
over hair, started for the grove in
which, near The cid mill site, grounds
had been prepared
Arrived at one of the finest places
ever planned by nature for celebra-
tion, there was music by the band,
followed by the address of welcome,
delivered by Mr.. N. Ell. Brogden. Ii
there were any there who, after his re-
marks, felt away from home, they
should have returned to that place at
once. However, they all stayed and
illustrated their ability to obey the
speaker
Mr.. Brogden's address was followed
by Mr.. John Dobson in invocation,
after which the choir gave fine
selection.
Music by the band was announced
and the boys from Kirom responded,
the crowd applauded, and felt pretty
well myself.
Next there was flag drill by the
girls, which was very pretty. So were
the girls 10 drop into rhyme,
We watched while the star spangled banners
SIS were waved,
From the stage by the girls who so nicely
behaved
Another selection by the choir gave
universal satisfaction. and
Phillips sang away up high
Like diamond in the sky.
Five girls then gave vocal selec-
tion which was rendered with more
than ordinary ability
The Declaration of Independence
was not forgotten, but was read by
little Miss Roark who did well, indeed,
for one so young eight years of age,
believe.
Following vocal selection by the
Glee club Mr.. S. V. O'Hare, orator Of
: the day was introduced, and gave an
oration which was faultless in delivery
eloquent, forceful, poetic, earnest per-
feet. All who heard it were pleased
beyond measure, and want to take the
liberty to congratulate Mr.. O'Hare
\ and to say that his hearers share with
me the feeling that it was scholarly
address.
Amusements and refreshments were
plentiful, and the whole program was
carried out. There was nothing tc
mar the success of the celebration, ano
at Deloit, If peace officer depends or
fee from those who raise racket or
the Fourth, with which to bay hin
svittles n drink" he'll go withou
both. "a blame long time" Old settlers
neighbors and friends meet on common
ground at Deloit, and they just "pitct
in" and s'make out" to have gool
visit and general good tims.
At dinner time was in some doub
about there being enough to ''g'
round because Van Ness was there
but good land! There was enough TO-
him and me both.
At Dow City.