The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-05
FOURTH OF JULY
 4 GLORIOUS DAY
Streets Were Thronged All Day
 With Holiday Crowds
ENTERTAINMENTS PLENTY
Athletic Sports Were the Most Popular and Thousands of People Journeyed to the Baseball Park and
 the Fair Grounds.

Birmingham celebrated the Fourth of July yesterday as she has never done before. The city was full of visitors and every attraction scheduled was well pat ronized. The street cars probably never did larger business in any one day and every available car was pressed Into ser vice.
 And there were plenty cf amusement features. All the parks, both city and suburban, were thronged. Many families sought the shady lawns of these resorts to have picnic dinners. At East Lake there were two performances at the ac- quatic theatre. one in the afternoon and one in the evening. both of which were well attended. Two performances were also given at the Bijou theatre which drew large crowds.
 Athletic Sports Most Popular.
 The outdoor athletic sports were the most popular attractions however.
 Two of the finest baseball games seen in Birmingham this season were played between Nashville and the afternoon game drew a crowd of nearly 1000 people to West End park.
 Several thousand people witnessed the races and athletic sports and participated in the barbecue given at the Fair Grounds for the benefit of the Orphan s Home at East Lake
 Very few accidents were reported in the city to mar the pleasure of the day. the only one of any consequence being the collision of two electric cars between Bir- mingham and Bessemer in which there were no fatalities.
 Every train coming into the city during the morning brought large number of people from the neighboring towns and 1 cities, and on several of the roads ex- cursion trains were run to Birmingham.
 Stores Kept Open Doors.
 Most of the retail mercantile estab- lishments kept open the greater part of the day. Loveman, Joseph & Loeb, in or der to give their clerks a half holiday closed their store at 3 p. m Ferd Marx and one or two others closed at p. m.. but most of the stores remained open un- till Il o'clock last night as usual on Satur- day.
 The retail grocers will close tomorrow to give their employees holiday. It was felt that since the Fourth came on Sat urday this year and was also pay day at Ensley. that they could not afford to close their doors.
 confederates Have Barbecue.
 Camp Bob Mckinley. U c. ", held it's annual meeting and barbecue yesterday on the encampment site at East Lake. | There were over two hundred members of the camp and their guests present, and this was the most enjoyable occasion of the kind which the camp has ever held.
 An excellent barbecue was prepared. and after the programme had been car ried out the guests repaired to the table, where they enjoyed the feast. There were a number of veterans from the woodawn and Birmingham camps.
 The programme was:
 Address of welcome by J. M. Huey of Camp Bob Mckinley.
 Address by c. P. Jones of East Lake.
 Address by Col. Sumpter Lea of East Lake.
 Essay by Miss Cora Jones.
 Essay by Miss Lillian Lea.
 Recitation, Miss Idene Keys.
 At the Fair Grounds.
 The second annual field day for the benefit of the Orphans Home occurred yesterday at the Fair Grounds and was participated in by several thousand peo- pie.
 There was a barbecue, baseball game, horse races sack races, potato race. cav airy drill, foot race, guessing contest and various other forms of amusement furn- | ished for those who were not exhausted | by watching the above progr amme.
 At o'clock the crowd began to arrive and kept coming until late in the after noon. Most of the interest centered in the horse races which were close and interesting.
 The first race for colts was won by William Jones entry; F. M. Dwyer's en- try second
 Second race, 2:25 class-Annie D. first. Tom Roam second. Third race. free for all-Bramlett first, links second.
 Fourth race 2:3O class-Blue Jacket first, Ensley Maid second. The Judges were W. S. Mogrhon, Dr.. A. Gibson and J. H. Patten Starter, James Smiley.
 Troops D of the Alabama cavalry made fine appearance, and executed diff | ficult evolutions under the command of Capt. E. J. McCrossin. The ball game was between the North Highlands of Pratt City and the Stars | of Birmingham and resulted in a victory for the first named by score of IS to 6. The potato race was won by F. L.. Schmidt, while Joseph Serber and Walter Lytle divided second money
 The sack race was won by Joseph Tay- Tor of St. Bernard's College, w. A. Lytle being second.
 The one hundred yard dash was won by Joseph Taylor, with Joseph Lynagh a | good second.