The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1904-07-07
A MOST GLORIOUS FOURTH
The Fourth Of July Celebration
is a Marked Success.
OVER FIVE THOUSAND PEOPLE
Attend and Every Detail is Worked
Out TO the Perfect Satisfac-
ton Of All Present.
OVER FIVE THOUSAND PEOPLE

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Of years San Angelo has celebrated
the Fourth of July at home.
And celebration it was.
Early Monday morning people
from out of town districts began
to arrive in buggies, hacks and
covered wagons. By ten O'Clock
there were more West Texas far
mers in San Angelo than have
ever been in this city at one time
before. They came from the Miles
country, from Lipan Flat, from
Concho county. from the divide
in Coke county, from Bronte,
Marcia and other places. They
came to San Angelo because they
had heard that San Angelo always
"did things right" Some of them
had never seen San Angelo before.
Some of them are our staunchest
friends.
They came, they listened to the
speeches of such representative
men as Judge Spence, Hon. W. A.
Wright and Col. A. j Baker,
whose talks were on the timely
topic of American independence.
These men and their families
found amusement, profit and re-
creation on San Angeles program.
In the afternoon Judge John |.
Guion, of Ballinger, orator of the
day, delivered highly interesting
address. He was accorded good
attention, and his speech was of
the kind that makes men better,
broader and more patriotic.
About three o'clock Hon. G. IL.
Powell, chairman of the entertain
ment committee, pulled off q
series of boys races, donkey races,
tug-o'-war, etc. He was assisted
by DR.. Love and Billie Whytock.
At 4 30 the ball game between
Lampasas and san Angelo was
played at Spencer Park. This
event drew the largest crowd ever
see at u ball game at this park.
The game, however, was not as
good as it. should have been fol-
such an occasion, and such Il
crowd. Lampasas' team did not
back up Fox but when Ross was
substituted at the slab the team
got together and did some very
effective work. After the change
of pitchers the game was interest
ing. even exciting.
To overlook the matter of the
feeding Of this vast throng of peo-
pie were to pass by the most inn
portant and the most successful
feature of the day. When Presi
dent March put the arrangement
of all his into the hands of G. b
Metcalfe, and G. A. Broome he
perhaps planned it better than he
knew. He certainly could not
have found men better suited tC
work. They were very ably u.s.
sisted at the barbecue pit by
Knox Bartield and Bob Hewitt
at the tables by u score of mem
bers of San Angelo various labor
unions who volunteered for the
work, and at the gate by John p
Lee, than whom no better gate
keeper exists.
When the dinner was ready fol
serving, ladies and children were
told to enter. Eight hundred anc
fifty did so Then the gates were
closed. When these first at the
tables had eaten and had gone
out of the enclosure. fresh meat,
and bread were put on the tables
the scraps cleared away and near
ly nine hundred more ladies anC
children were admitted, At tht
third table there were 800 mel
and at the fourth the gate wa
thrown open and everybody whc
wanted in came.
TO successfully feed five thous
and men, women and children
and that without hitch in an,
detail is a problem. But Messrs
I Metcalfe and Broome have solved
it and "made good" on the solu
ton. To hold down II gate where
Il thousand eager, hungry people
unrestrained by any conventional
bonds, is an effort and no maj
could have done better than JOIN
Lee. At one time stampede
and DO it said that there were NJ
women therein, was seriousl,
threatened. John Lee had beef
previously mixed up IN severa
stampedes and this was of being
created with a power of reas
) oning. He was equal to this oc
casion as he had been equal t.
) the Others and everything as
sumed Il rosy hue once more.
At the tables, on the grounds
: at the dancing pavilion, nowhere
was there sign of confusion
, Every person in attendance seem
1 a1 forto bla cot uGa1 op6 ON