The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-07-05
GREAT CELEBRATION OF
THE NATIONS NATAL DAY
breasts with but single purpose, q
single aim, single thought,
Our Sacred Stewardship.

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single aim, single thought,
Our Sacred Stewardship.
There has been entrusted to our
care and keeping the sacred fame OF
liberty. and 1t is a responsible. onerous.
yet glorious. trust, We owe as such
guardians duty to those who come
after us. to those to whom we must
render an account of our stewardship.
and that Is that there shall be no III
minution in the light given or in the
Vitality OF the sacred flame: that those
things entrusted to us have not dimin-
ished. but that. while jealousiy con-
serving what was given, we have added
thereto by those things resulting from
increased power, experience. knowledge
and love of humanity. Thus viii we
be laying the foundation for the future
OF our country so deep and broad. so
grand and glorious, that We cannot
conceive Of il nor tongue portray its
beauties. Then win our nation be the
arbiter of the worlds destinies. ever to-
be found on the side of peace and free
dom; then will glory consist not in ter
ritorial aggrandizement. but In the pro-
mitigation and dissemination OF those
principles which win insure the ad-
vancement and elevation Of all man
kind.
'But these things are only possible
by bearing ever in mind that eternal
vigilance is the price of liberty"
The benediction by Rev. H. II. Brown |
of the First Presbyterian church |
brought the patriotic exercises to a
close. The Eagles Military band rem
dered several patriotic selections dur
ing the exercises.
Winners of Special Prizes.
The committee awarded the follow
ing special prizes:
Society having largest number Of
members over so, with best fioat-Red
Men, first prize; Foresters. second
prize.
Union having most appropriate float
first: carpenters, second.
Best mercantile fioat--H. w. Chris |
tensen.
Best outside decorated store or build /
ing-S. Dangizer 6 Co., first; Peterson
& Brown, second.
The Program Of Sports.
After an exhibition by the Astoria
hose team, a program Of sports was
carried out on the downtown streets,
with the following results:
Race for boys under Is, rs yards
First price, 49, Frank Cearns; second
prize, 81, wesley welch.
Race for boys under 10. rs yards
First prize, 81, Fred Stevens; second
prize, 81. Oscar Carlson.
Fat mems race-won by John Cor
no: prize, box of cigars.
Sack race, boys under Is, 80 yards
First prize. SO, Wesley WEIGH; second
prize, 81, Walter Smart.
Three-legged race, boys under Is, 80
yards-Won by w. L. Buckley and
wesley welch; prize, 81.
Three-legged race, open to all--Won
by Corno and Johnson; prize, So; sec
ond, L. Hartwig and Frank Raymond;
prize. 50.
Two hundred and twenty yards, open
First prize. $40, Cravin; second prize,
IS, w. Johnson.
Boys pick-a-back race-First, 81, Ed
O'Neill and Hy dickinson; second, 81.
w. L. McCroskey and Earl Holmes.
Tug of war-Won by Jake Wedel,
Otto Gramms, F. Cronin and Bert
Hunt; prize, SIS.
One hundred yard dash-First prize,
$40, Cravin; second prize, IS, ]. F.
Cronin.
Pie-eating contest-Prizes, 81; won
by Leo Furnie and George Beard.
Race for girls under 15-First prize,
SO, Clara Johnson; second prize, 81,
Florence johnson.
The celebration was concluded with
the fireworks display in the evening
and band concert at Eleventh and
Duane.