Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-10

Mr.. Hayden. His effort at this
time won for him new laurels.
He said in part: 1t is the duty
OF every citizen to lay aside his
work and remember this great
est of days. He sketched the
early hardships Of the colonies.
reviewed their grievances and
complaints, and paid fine tri-
butte to the Declaration of indie
pendence. Following this Will,
lis Vidito read as he only can,
the Declaration of Independence.
Mr.. Vidito is a fine reader and
did we'll on lhis occasion.
T. 7. Vincent in his address
as representative of the educa-
tional interests, eulogized the
efficiency of our public school
system. He emphasized the inn
portance of an intelligence at the
basis of civil government; the
necessity of a practical educa-
ton; and the importance of a
we'll selected library as an aid to
success in life. He also paid a
glowing tribute to such early
pioneers as Rycraft, Holgate,
Hayden, Williams, Malone, Vid-
ito, Tom, Warfeld and others.
M. A. Miller, representing the
Modern Woodmen Camp of the
Valley, said that the order was a
patriotic institution. Over 1000
Modern Woodmen responded to
the nations call in the war OF
1898, winning laurels of bravery
and valor on the field of battle.
In 1890. the order had $4,000
members. Today it has the
magnificent membership of over
700, 900. 1t holds policies which
amount to 81, o25, 1000.
! J. B. Irvine, representing the
| Grange, said that the Grange was
the pioneer in allowing women tc
hold every Office of the order,
1t was the first to recognize
the influence Of the fairer sex
To them the order owes much
of its success today. The De
partment of Agriculture in tht
Presidents cabinet was the pro
duct of the Oranges influence
Through this came the ex-
pertinent stations at our agri-
cultural colleges. He showed
the uplifting influence of th'
social and educational features o
the order.
The literary program furnished
by the schools under the super
vision of the teachers and Supt
, Denman, was pronounced thu
best ever given in the valley
, The drills of districts No. q,
and 42 were exceptionally fine
The pupils were trained will
great care and their songs were
rendered with a srir1t which wo1
the applause of all. D. w. Jose.
, and Miss Ethyl Kyle deserve
much credit for their effort il
these numbers. Other feature!
Of the program deserving of spe
cial. mention was the lesson or
the flag by district No. 41, ant
the song of little Maud Rycraft
and the recitation of Prof. Jones
entitled the "Texas Steer
. Every pupil participating in th'
, literary program performed we'll
: In the sports arranged by Supt
Denman there was no entry ii
, the fat mans Or the fat woman
race. Instead of this race wa
arranged for men 60 years of ag
and over. In this c. L. Malon'
! won. The other races were a
follows: Ioo.yards for boys II
: years and over, won by Waite
T Cathcart, prize book; 1oo-yart
| race for girls IS years and over
no entry; 8o-yard race for boy
II to IS, won by Fred Peek
same race for girls won b,
Agnes Toilette, prize book; 70
yard race for boys 9 to 12, wo,
by Freddie Tharp, prize knife
same race for girls, won by Lii
lie Bowen, prize book; so. .yare
: race for boys 6 to 9, won by
Delfert Toilette; same race TO,
girls, won by Bernice Tom, prize
: book; 5o-yard race for 6 year.
and under, won by Joseph Fol