Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-08
DUR THOUSAND CELEBRATE
Three Days of Recreation and
Fun in Corvallis.

The great triple celebration
held in our city last Saturday,
Sunday and Monday in honor of
our country's birth is now but a
pleasant memory.
With one or two exceptions
nothing occurred to mar or an
noy the spirit of mirth and glad
ness that prevailed in every heart.
Citizens and visitors alike gave
themselves over with a whole
souled abandon to have a good
time, and they had it. The
weather was all the cost fastidious
could wish. Ali three days were
typical of the ideal Oregon sum-
mer. The early morning hours
as also the evenings were COM
fortably cool. Banks of clouds in
the west for time in the early
morning hour threatened rain but
soon melted out into a thin blue
haze that hung like soft pro-
recting canopy between the sun
and earth.
The crowd that came to Cor
Wallis July a, is variously esti-
mated at between 1900 and
5000. About 2, 900 meals were
served by the various hotels and
restaurants of this city. Both
sides of Main street from Emery's S
gallery to the Hotel Corvallis
were packed with people. They
came from all parts of Benton
county. Newport, Toledo and
other points on the coast, from
Albany, Independence, and quite
number here from Monmouth.
1t was the largest crowd Corvallis
ever attempted to amuse, but it
was done and done we'll.
The parade was one of the best
ever held in the city. 1t was
fully a half mile long, was well
organized and very complete.
Visitors to the carnival say that
it was better than that seen in
Portland. The parade was larger
than planned for and tar exceed
ed in beauty of the different de-
signs, the widest hopes OF the
projecting committee. John F.
Allen deserves great praise for his
untiring energy and public enter
prise in being at the head of the
committee On arrangements.
The goddess of liberty, repre-
sented by Miss Grace Huff, rode
in a white chariot drawn by a
span of milk white horses. Miss
! Huff looked beautiful in her
shining white silk robe, that
scintillated in the SUN from the
innumerable gold spangles thick
lily dotting its snowy surface.
1 Miss Huff looked indeed a veri-
table queen-tall, well-propor-
toned and graceful, she was the
center of many admiring eyes.
No better choice could have been
made for this difficult position
aud her friends are overjoyed
that she accomplished her part
so we'll.
The float containing the god
dess of peace and plenty was
occupied by Miss Elsie Dilley,
who looked beautiful in her robe
of pale blue and Miss Mary Dan.
lneman no less charming adorned
in scarlet. Following came the
liberty car with As of the fairest
little girls of the city, with joy
and gladness mirrored on every
face.
The fire department was fitting
lily represented by so boys draw.
ing the Young America engine
the hose cart drawn,by about q
dozen boys, the hook and ladder
cart drawn by about dozer
men and the Willamette boy,
bringing up the rear with hose
cart No. 5.
The members of the Coffee
Club, seated upon a beautiful.
float and carrying tin cups ano
a huge coffee pot, made the ali
ring with the lively strains o
"Red, White and Blue.' Fol
lowing the latter came the car
riage containing the orator
reader, chaplain and president o
the day and two others in which
were the mayor and councilmen