CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1904-07-07

marched to the picnic grounds where
the formal exercises were to occur.
Many people had preceded the march,
ing column to the island and were en-
joying the cool breezes which swept
through the grove Of cottonwood trees.
A speakers stand had been erected and
handsomely decorated with flags and
bunting and on the arrival of the Wood
man on the fields Attorney Geo. H..
Wilkes. of Florencs, superintende of
Schools, Geo. e, Collegiate, and the
singers were conducted to the plat
form. and the exercises begun.
A number OF patriotic sirs were sung
under the leadership Of . vocal quar-
tette after which the Declsratian Of
Independence was read by Prof. Cole
gate, followed in turn by Mr.. wilkes
who delivered the Grafton Of the day.
Few more eloquent addresses have ever
been hesrd here on a similar occasion
than Mr.. Wilkes, although there were
those in the audience who thought his
illusions to political affair." in Colorado
were ill-timed an Inappropriate.
At the conclusion Of the program
Shere was a picnic dinner to which
everybody was invited, and to which
ample Justice was done by the assem-
bled thTong of people. In the after
noon there were athletic games Of
various kinds on the grounds, snd boat
ing and other acquatic sports. on the
lake, sifording amusement and diver
sion to ALL A number Of swings had
been put up By the committee" Of ar
snd they were a source OF
untiripg satisfaction and pleasure to
the young who enjoyed the occasion to
the utmost limjt.
Although 10 wns generally understood
thas the fireworks display was to take |
place from the top of the Hogsback il
was decided by the comnsittee in charge
Of this feature to have them 1t Sells
Island and very pretty exhibition OF
Ryro, echn,cs was given Al that place.
greatly to the dtsappointnent Of the
public which was net aware that o.
change in the program had been msde.
Ihe celebration at Sells Islspd vss q
great success, and In many yerpeets one
Of the most enjoyable ever held .s that
place.
~ Cs4tonwoon Spr6Es~
The thisd annual uicnic anA FoossA
Of Jolly ceiebrations OF the Fren,oost
County Fruit Growers Assocsstios wss
held at Costeovood Springs snd vss
II h~- ..wArsl hr,-Hr~A Il
There was special progr,m q eIsr-
,ises, ,tAe' object Of theds, 3 oasing b.
InEcto have . social time rather them 10
listen to- speech making. hswever eIo-l
4uent it mighs be. The chief event Of |
tho day vas, of course, ssuperb dinner, |
ln the prepsrssion OF which sii that 10
best in the culinary art Wa isvskedt
Ths. picnic. dinnes of the Ysemcnt |
County Fruit Growers Association arc |
one of the gast,onomic, events Of ,he
yessy and 10 say that the viasds seTved
atflast Msndays gathering, were o. the
usual enpellene~ is to- besso~ upon
them the highest praise,
The afusrnoon was devoosd to sports |
kinds, among which quotts
and other gsmes that do noA require |
great phgsical exertion were the most
popular One Of the intesestiag events
osittie afternoon, vas . base- ball EkneI
bstween teams. rspresenting tho fruit
Rrowers intsnesss on t1e. nssth and \
south sides OF the river. The contest
vas cosductsd with gresS spiee snA the |
progress of the game sRordsa mosh |
10 tie spectssors, who w~re
about equally divided in their pertisss-
ship. The score was In to b in favor
OF the north, side team.
Tho Declaration Of Independence ives
read by Leon woodfosd, asd reeita-
ton enhikled, "Rapahennoc" was
given by Miss Carrie Jackson, daughte
OF Mr.. Aad Mrs. George W. Jackson, Of
Raynolds aveeue, Fruitnere. Among
tAe athletic events Of the afternoon,
we're several foot races, in which COM
petition was free-for-all. Lemonads
and ice water were to be had without
money and without price," The ane
shade at Cottonwood Springs renders Ii
an IDEAL place for a picnic and the
fruit growers and their friends made
the most OF 1t last Monday. All in all
it may safely be asserted that the In
dependence Day celebration at Cotton:
wood Springs was about the most en-
ioyable affair OF the kind in the annals
- A. E.,;t Gra~ar. A.a,>l.t tinn